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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  person let that happen!?" I am absolutely honored to have had the ... windows, and the room was amazing. I was even more grateful to have ... accomplishments. We talked for a long time about how I got to MIT and what it is

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  My life in the bush of ghosts The long-awaited chronicles of my life as a vegetarian.

  

  . Last month I'd have to do breakfast, lunch, pre-running snack, sensible ... seemed to be so limited--maybe if I had gone longer, I could have enjoyed ... Heya! So, from 7:00 PM on 7/11/05 to 7:30 PM on 8/8/05, a total of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  , the lesser time devoted to coursework (and problem sets; they have fewer ... many classes we wonder when they get a chance to eat (if you don't have ... to fill in my calendar. By the way, as promised, I have the answers

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Thursday liveblog Updated whenever I get a chance.

  

  time for a quick break, then go talk to prospective members of the ... groups, having already made friends on campus. This is going to be a great way to cap off a great day. 12:59am: What a day! I have finally reached

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Stuff that happened on Pi Day (besides decisions) pastries and pie-ings from around the institute

  

  busy people still make the time to have unabashedly geeky fun together. ... . Pie Kits from Clover To celebrate all the hard work done by the whole ... kit from Clover Food Lab to make cranberry pies. [carousel image1

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 16, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  was the first applicant from his school to MIT in a long time, perhaps ... 's not going to college.' I thought 'You have got to be kidding me.'" No ... You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Residential Life

  back in east campus, the sequel jiggity jig (again)

  

  these past two years have been wild. here's all the times i've moved ... have been passed down from owner to owner, like the couches, the round ... 't spend much time the previous day doing construction. i didn't know how to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 18, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What Do You DO All Day? A guest-author entry by Joan Horvath '81.

  engineers do that they won't have to ask! I graduated from MIT in aeronautics ... writing and editing. I wanted the book to have some illustrations, too, to ... likely to be, or perhaps a sense that maybe it's best not to know. As for

  • by mitblogs
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  *THE* double a room tour from an (only slightly) obnoxious duo

  

  love for a few square feet that I'll have to pack up in about six months ... ="105765" /] I'm not quite sure when it happened, but if I had to guess it was ... the time we said our goodbyes in May, The Double was already a space in

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 17, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  [Chinese: Next time we go to China we can work together on sustainability ... reforms that focus on our young people].   You see, we have to immerse… We have to put ourselves in the shoes of the people for whom we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2016 Ring Delivery! MY RING IS SO PRETTY!

  

  friends in my class that I was really excited to see! We had a great time ... Last night, MIT sophomores dressed in black-tie attire flocked to the beautiful State Room in Boston to receive their glorious Brass Rats! Michael

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  More About Reading ...based on your questions!

  

  (remember, we're professionals); newer readers might take 30-45 minutes to fully evaluate and summarize a folder. We're expected to read applications at least 4 full days each week (including weekends), in addition to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Blending In (Guest Entry) Of singing, eating, and shopping (sorta)

  

  had come to MIT CPW with excitement but also deeply rooted stereotypes ... unfortunately don't have any decent photos from that (many other bloggers will ... fun to see all the random students and faculty pass by and stop to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  didn’t have enough Legos to make satellites on its own. Some teams had a ... GEL staff have already said they want to keep this activity for next ... second-year GEL student (hereafter referred to as a “GEL 2”) is that the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  homecoming to a new school year and adventure

  

  bridge and I have a single for the first time, so I'll be getting used to ... was cheap at the time so to entertain my three year old self and my ... , virtually graduated a long time ago. I walked with Kylee to her new room on

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 16, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  branches was it easy to let go?

  

  's disturbing to me how painless it feels to be saying goodbye. two games i have ... , even without the birds that drink from it? so why does the singer have to ... only have i taken from mit, but i have also given back to it, as a citzen

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying For Finals Study study study study study

  

  the solutions, that way I have something to look at if I get stuck. This ... average final grade of 17%) and am about to be thrown into another. Finals ... . How does one go about studying? The general recipe is to just lock

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Over the next month, MIT Admissions Officers will visit dozens of cities across North America.

  

  students to meet their interviewer face-to-face and to set up a time for ... colleagues and I will go forth across this continent to tell you tales of MIT ... decisions on which students to admit. We'll provide advice and tips wherever

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Prof. Acemoglu’s Clark Medal On the front page of the Business section of today's Boston Globe, there's a story…

  

  , 11 have gone on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics. MIT Economics ... , leading to the military coup of 1980. Living through these times, Acemoglu ... , there's a story on the John Bates Clark Medal being awarded to MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Stress

  

  any feedback you'd like to provide? Your thoughts are appreciated! ... Two pieces that stressed out parents and students may want to check out... Boston Globe article: College applications add to holiday stress

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 16, 2004