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• Blog / MIT Life

  Mormons and video gamers Bonding with strangers

  

  integrity, I was glancing over at the guy sitting next to my sister, who ... station (along with half of London, it seemed) I heard at least five or six ... made it in one piece. This afternoon, I arrived at my hotel and for a few

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  . Everything is more dramatic at 2 in the morning. The scanner in CopyTech was broken and a blinking error message smiled up at me. No amount of random ... .09 philosophy essay due Wednesday at 11:59pm. I really shouldn’t be complaining

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  case, it's kind of delicate and at the same time kind of badass, becase ... satisfaction and ego that I sat down at a soldering station and started stripping ... 's hard to get that feeling (for me, at least) when I'm sitting behind a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Spontaneous 5-Minute Classes on Whatever You Want These are too good not to share

  

  a whirlwind of learning. I've blogged about teaching at these events ... tangentially related to this"-->"Okay, I have an idea for how to begin, at ... What is the particle in a box model? How to make ice cream at home

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Toons and Tasty Burgers adventures in chalk and tasty-burger-tasting

  

  11/9/2013: At the time of this writing: > I'm sitting in a cozy ... performance on Friday night at Wellesley, but it was our Saturday evening ... members on stage at the end of their set, cutting off their last song. Not

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Weekend From Craigslist searching to meat-MIT building, this certainly is an experience

  

  Boston and almost ended up at the airport, but we found our way back home ... their team worked away at making the best piece of meat art possible ... flyers and bananas at the top of the building!! This has been a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 27, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  Entering college has meant I fly at least 6-7 times a year and I ... rather be drilled at the dentist. [1]   Pros Cons If you ... 's not terrible. The leg room is abysmal for tall people but at least you

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  released, which defeats at least half the purpose of the whole form. And ... subject section like this: Java I (taken at B.C.C.) A+ Multivariable ... ______________________ and I will mail or fax them to you at that time." (Don’t forget to

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Q&A for Deferred Students

  

  Hi Everyone, I was just taking a look at some of the questions on ... at your application again and consider it in the context of the Regular ... deferred. In fact, there will likely be nothing at all missing or needing

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 17, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  remember my dad looking at me with his honest, slightly concerned eyes as he ... often does everyone hear that? Kindergarteners could tell you that. At the ... finals week for us here at MIT. So to all who applied, whether you get in

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  event that allows you- at absolutely no charge- to showcase your ability ... paste on setting: Friday. After 4 hours, at 11:59, quickly sprinkle in the ... emotional pick me up, or at least clean laundry. Content with the knowledge

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hack Punt Tool: The Musical Now, the music can be yours.

  

  away at problem sets or studying. For a much better (and more musical ... : Billy Rogers (Trevor M. '15), a freshman who arrives at MIT determined ... seven writers, four were full-time undergraduate students at the time the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  The scene: Friday morning, about 9:10am Me: *Sits down at table with ... ’re getting trained in and feedback on. At least for me, I have trouble ... ’s newspaper, completely student run), shouldn’t I be good at optimizing things

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Update It's been an amazing year!

  

  year he used his computer skills to obtain an internship at a local ... of Sunday afternoon brunches at IHOP after the wait at the Friendly

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 21, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Up The last of the post-finals, pre-internship adventures.

  

  it was like no time had passed at all; despite not keeping in touch ... : ... Me: ... At this point, I realized she was serious. Me: NO! WHAT? NO! WE ... at 4am the next day better than I ever could

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  150. At the same time, I bid the Class of 2011 goodbye with the promise ... to even realize…ways that will be a part of them when their time at MIT ... . As they are making plans for their future I am overwhelmed at all the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  of time and blog. I promise I have a good reason though! Most people at ... do it all now. It's okay to jog instead of run. Keep up at a steady ... importantly though, remember the BIG picture. At the end of the day, it doesn

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  with different themes. This year’s topic was Portable Windmills. At the ... students for a chance at a summer internship. Momentum was a truly amazing ... reunited at last.    5. I needed watermelon: I painstakingly dragged

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Way We Live Saunas make me think

  

  Do you ever feel like you can't do just one thing at a time? These ... winter at the very least. Admission was just 10,000 won, which is a little ... . We had arrived at 10:30 PM, and there were still families trickling in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  The MIT Midyear Report is now available! You can fill it out now at ... at BHCC) A- AP Chemistry (self study / MIT OCW) Chemistry ... ______________________ and I will mail or fax them to you at that time." Some of you have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012