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• Blog / Academics & Research

  close your eyes and put your finger on the map and other ways to make grad school decisions

  

  science.  And honestly? My instincts were correct. I was able to get a pulse ... you get to know  Now I’m in a big city. I don’t go out into Boston as ... , surrounded by soggy tourists. I don’t think I could get used to that forever

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 22, 2023
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  Choosing a Major there are so many

  

  tried to move through the 20-odd majors methodically:  Course 1? (Civil ... me for however many years it takes to get a book published. So which ... won’t work, you’d never get anything done.  # As it turns out, though

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 20, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  coronavirus, one year later recounting the craziest ten days of my life

  

  since getting kicked off, I’ve tried to turn it from the jumbled mess of ... are much longer than the others.) Of course, things continue to get ... of preparation and hard work. Not getting to see the smiling faces of

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When September Ends on career fair, life, and other occurrences

  

  the MIT bubble. You get to preview what’s way ahead. The life beyond and ... 'm very excited. Spoiler 2: I might get to speak to a fighter pilot and the ... folder of resumes in the hopes of getting a dream job. There are always

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  large events, get funding, and how to get involved in student activities ... through leadership. So get involved. Challenge yourself to experience ... “MIT engineers go to work for Harvard graduates.” This phrase is no

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Blogographical Biography ...although whatever 'blogographical' means, I somehow doubt it applies to a blog containing graphs.

  

  methods to get small amounts of data from very large amounts, while my ... At 8:57 AM on December 15, 2007, I was admitted to the Massachusetts ... 'm Rachel, possibly more frequently referred to by my Athena username, rfong

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 9, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Renewable Energy in Spain

  

  at exploring different methods of solar cell characterization and ... system into a photoluminescence imaging system to analyze the benefits of ... renewable energy is still something I want to pursue and taught me to always

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  with that beanie. I kind of want the weather to get colder just so I can ... these companies, from Apple to Google to Facebook to the NSA, falling over ... thing I currently have to a job, and expecting me to have any deep

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  application was strong enough in terms of academic merit to get into the college ... which the objective is to lower a stick propped up by the index fingers of ... side note, really take the time to appreciate your parents while you

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  anything to say, so I'm going to do a google search, find some misconception ... said e-mails are in the works). I am a student. Students don't get to ... I've decided that before I go to bed I should take advantage of the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Sabrosura! ...yeah so some variation of deliciousness/tastefulness

  

  annual cultural night, Sabrosura! Sabrosura, as described to me, means ... based mariachi band. (Photo Credits: Joy Ekuta, ‘13) To top off the night, Boston’s own DJ Phix turned the tables with the latest Salsa and

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Staying in Touch Family back home or here in Boston!

  

  ’d ride down the block on my bike, wave hi to my aunt, and return back to my front door where I’d scream, “MA, IT’S ME! OPEN THE DOOR,” so I could get ... completely until you’re here in a dorm, in a town you’ve only been to during

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Bay Area wrap-up The scoop from MIT meetings in San Jose, San Francisco, and Lafayette, CA.

  

  I'm allowed to write about what I saw at Google, aside from what they ... looking to hire MIT students. Getting stuck in traffic on the 101 Freeway ... /East Bay this week. Many thanks to those who attended! The week started with

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2011 Brass Rat! Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?

  

  sophomore blogger will get to blog Ring Premiere! So I must admit, I didn ... and get to wear them for 3 extra months before we do!) Either Snively ... , we would provide feedback about the latest sketch/changes we wanted to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Tag In which I do a YouTube thing for a (bonus) Halloween vlog

  

  to don costumes and wander around to all the MacGregor GRTs to get some ... college life sometimes. My dad decided to send me a surprise Halloween ... the holiday, and before this year I didn't really have enough time to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Dig me, but don’t bury me This entry is brought to you by McDonalds and Google. I mean, literally.

  

  minutes later, I said to myself, "You know, I bet Google has an application ... uploaded all the photos I needed to upload to Google Photos using my Croque ... it's Google, it very well might be. Now I'm off on a bus to Aix

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Historic Boston This entry may be a little long . . .

  

  : Snively, Since you are used to getting up early now, go out to the Boston ... . I made it reasonably far before Google Maps decided to mess with me ... to end up according to Google Maps. Easier said than done. That's the

  • by Snively '11
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  My Halloween Costume is Better Than Yours It didn't give me an inflated ego or anything.

  

  confident I could pull off. But thanks to the wonders of google and my credit card, I ordered some of the necessary components and had them shipped to ... give me the ability to run up walls. But the whole get up did greatly

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 9, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Getting Back to Normal ...with some help from Macklemore

  

  's memorial service for Officer Collier has helped us to heal.  And tonight, we'll take another step in getting back to normal. Tonight is the annual MIT Spring Concert.  Every April, students bring a major musical act to campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2013
• Blog / How to Food

  to build a (taste of) home ft. some topologically challenged zongzi

  

  before defaulting to my usual “pinyin and Google Images” tactic. I give up ... [/annotation] and asked if we were going to make [annotation note="Because Winnie ... little Cantonese growing up, our ability to communicate in Chinese is

  • by Alice L. '24
  • June 24, 2022