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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  be finishing in 15 minutes to get to my two classes this afternoon ... seven days? A seven-page paper, six nights of studying, five hours to attend of the four classes I'm taking, three finals to sit through, two

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The City On A Hill The "M" of " MIT"

  

  good way to expose yourself to different teaching styles, get off campus ... Harvard Bridge is pretty harsh, so the buses and trains are the way to get ... for everyone's sanity to be able to get off campus once in awhile). When

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 2, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  I(t)A(ly)P trippin in the off season

  

  A friend of mine gets airline buddy passes through his dad which allowed us to take this impromptu little trip to the North End's motherland ... post like this, I get anxious about whether or not there will be enough

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat, RETREAT!! A weekend vacation.

  

  miles in the snow to get away from MIT and plan for our upcoming semester. They often say that "getting there is half the fun" and I would tend to ... to this place. 2. I'd never driven in the snow. 3. It was dark. Thank

  • by Bryan
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  opportunities to hang out by the river and actually get to know the city. I spent ... people choose to get jobs at companies over the summer, for several reasons ... summer!) * to get industry experience * see if you like industry or

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  and i try to find my place

  

  'd compromise my morals for a job because frankly, I needed to take what I can get ... because any job is a good job. I do not expect to get a job out of ... work to maybe get to where he is one day, and at the end of the day, no

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Preview of Things to Come too fast, too furious

  

  problems attempting to visualize things like U, q, w, H, and S. Meh, I get by ... to get a bio phd compared to chemistry and physics phds is that you ... 'm starting to get a taste of it, as I spent over 30 hours in lab my very first

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer plans

  

  even if there's no reason for me to get up, and usually get less, but ... tomorrow, it ends. Tomorrow, I get on a plane and fly to Newark, New Jersey ... chance to get settled in. :) By the way, I've discovered that if you read

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  they want to see you fail managing others' envy

  

  might be nice to my face, but I know they were secretly upset. They didn’t want me to succeed, no matter what platitudes might escape their lips. It’s a story I’ve heard from plenty of people. I needed to be careful

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  How to Survive a Tough Semester you {grieve, choke, laugh, choose, pray, ask, live} you learn

  

  weekday for crew practice, and I've been getting to bed by 9:30 or 10 every ... → getting confused → going to office hours to ask for help → finishing the ... My schedule this semester is, to put it kindly, pretty [annotation

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 15, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  weather. To get us started, let's go over some important terms: Nor ... you miss due to snow gets made up near the end of the year, though I ... instance, I was lucky to get one or two of them in a given year, presumably

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer a list of verbs

  

  wrong in a house! Studying: I need to get credit for 18.03, Differential ... broken out terribly due to an unfortunate combination of sunscreen and ... , and while the weather leaves much to be desired, there is still a lot of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 25, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  warning before you get on the MIT Weekend Grocery Shuttle (loops around to ... is that one year ago, I vowed to leave no restaurant within walking ... ugliness. Fulfillment proved to be elusive, expensive, and less compelling

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  Midyear Report serves two purposes: to get your updated grades since you have applied ("Midyear Grades"). to get any other updates since you ... http://my.mit.edu. To announce this, Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  appropriate for the situation, like you wouldn't walk up to the CEO of GE and ... appropriate if you're introducing yourself to a veterinarian or fellow dog lover. 5. Do your homework! If you're going to an event sponsored by a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  ? And how did you get to be hosts? Are all the bloggers automatically ... 're getting to campus. If you're arriving by air, you can take the airport ... pretty much ask anybody how to get to the Student Center (which is where

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  On Friday, I went to the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University for ... North America, and is home to over 1.3 million trees, shrubs, and woody ... in me was hyped to hear that. The arboretum is a good ~5 miles away

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  are on campus to see a lecture upstairs by Nobel Prize winner Ted Hänsch ... can't join in, because I really need to be reading applications. As I ... Frantz. (Luckily, there are more nights of this performance, so I may still get a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  So, you’re applying to college.

  

  ." If only I were to get in, I thought, I'd be set. My life would be made ... If you're applying early (to MIT or elsewhere), you're probably ... wanted to live here and study here. Who wouldn't want to be in the center

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  at MIT, I got to be Tim the Beaver.   Get to check that one off ... other MIT engineers to get the AC working, haha!) Then, to give Tim his ... he doesn’t get up to any antics ;D) Finally, after getting dressed and

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015