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• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  because she is lucky and I am not, and since New York is only a 4-hour Fung ... my high school was pretty sweet too, except in a different way, because it ended in a Red Robin in Central PA rather than Rice to Riches, New

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  Spring term classes started a few weeks ago, and hence all of us ... . This may sound like we simply fall back into a well-worn rut, but in fact ... week attending lecture (as a class of 300); plus two hours per week

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  coming to a close, but I’m happy to say that the term is taking shape quite well. First of all, I like being an urban planning major. I’m taking a public policy class (in my major), an accounting class (in Sloan), and a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of school The first day of school

  

  'd just be so excited to be a (fill in the blank here) grader. Things have changed a bit, though not as much as you would think. In preparation for the ... own film series) and afterwards slept like a rock. This morning, I woke

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer, East Campus rush, and the new term East Campus orientation activities, the summer, and the upcoming term.

  

  The month of August was pretty busy for me - a combination of work ... -tripped DC for some work meetings (6.5 hours each way makes for a long day ... works as a director for a rather large freight railroad in the West. It

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Cristen Chinea Cristen Chinea '10, for whom MIT might mean "meteorologist in training."

  

  'Miracle Child' of Public Drinker Earns a Full Scholarship to MIT ... of drunk, but drunk enough. Belinda started the day with a bottle of vodka, Joey a bottle of something else. On some days the cops would ask

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  As Sam Cooke once said, "It's been a long time coming but I know a ... awesome for creating my new banner. Not to mention the fact that you are a perfect fit for MIT and I can't wait to see you as a freshman this fall

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summary of CPW 2006 CPW 2006

  

  I had a blast during CPW and I hope you all did too! Here's a rundown ... follow Nance's "Beaver" act, but managed to draw a few laughs. I was disappointed to find out that people still didn't know what a UROP was! I have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  than your high school in ways you can't even begin to imagine. A thousand ... a world where they were the BEST and always got A's and never had to ... brightest kids in the world on a single college campus means that not all of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  being pedantic. A "double-major" generally means that one gets a single ... , because I should be listed as a year 3 student with a second major in VII-A. You may notice there are no year 3 VII-A's listed. Yep.) The MIT

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  Aha! We have a question! Jon asks "Also, I was wondering (uh oh here's a question) if you could tell me how easy it is to double major in two ... DiffEq) math subject So, that's a total of 156 units beyond the General

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  “That is NOT an ice cream flavor.” wasabi + ginger + ice cream = disaster

  

  I think FUN would be a good way to describe this weekend. THURSDAY Thursday night, my friend Diana and I went to a free showing of Forrest Gump ... The Patriot which is a movie I have yet to see in it's entirety

  • by Bryan
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  A parent posted a great comment on my last entry, with too much to talk about for one entry (especially since I have a hockey game to play ... to a camp like RSI for admission purposes - other than for its own sake

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  i will meet zendaya even if it’s the death of me a wide-ranging rant written while feverish

  

  I've always been a little bit of a hypochondriac, and while that is probably connected to a lot of deeper things than this blog can go into ... weekend here, a whole four days before classes started, I got COVID for the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • October 26, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  (a/n: My birthday was a few weeks ago! So this blog is just slightly ... twenty in four days.  I always cry on my birthday. I think this is a ... different. I’ve spent a lot of time crying recently.  I have a number of

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Sophomore Stupid It’s morbin’ time

  

  gave it my all. I used every bit of time I had left to slap together a talk and a fireshow, write a 10 page essay, and study for my two finals ... worked a little harder during the semester. I am satisfied with the things

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 30, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  17 Ridiculously Useful Tips Every Blogger Should Know i am the entire circus

  

  Whether you blog for a job and get paid by the hour, or you're writing yardlong screeds in a blog that no one reads, you probably know how ... . It's a great example showing everything I'm talking about! 1. Begin

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Sensations On Having Feelings

  

  behind and I cook the vegetables for a few minutes only, the fewer the ... illumination created by a single open window in a darkened apartment complex. The ... ’t have the words to explain it, but this poem has such a power to evoke

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 9, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Friday Night, Off-Campus Style come along on our evening of fish and wine

  

  options (such as: exploring the city, socializing, trying a new recipe, visiting a favorite restaurant, or catching a movie!) it can be a hard ... past midnight. These days, my Fridays tend to be a bit more low-key. In

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  love languages in the little things

  

  Here's a list of things that I consider love languages, because the ... .   Heart-shaped things are a love language. I love this time of year ... is currently having on my bank account whenever I walk into a store

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 6, 2022