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• Blog / MIT Life

  Baby Steps It made tonight's newswire. The grass is still green in Boston Common.

  

  a sports car because I'd jump to the end of a problem instead of being ... level of education on a footing equal to my new classmates by simple ... generations of former freshmen, since I'd waited two years to finally be the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Things I Wish I Knew Coming In in retrospect,

  

  post is by necessity a work in progress, so I'll be adding to the list ... attempting to understand language by lysing the words and fractionating the ... given advice can be digested by the recipient regardless of whether or not

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  sitting down no more sprinting

  

  : is this the best way to spend my time? Should I be doing something else ... came, it was gone, and I was left to plod my way through a weird liminal ... resolution to stay on top of everything. I remember being a freshman this time

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • October 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  T being Boston’s subway system, which he used to get from MIT to ... (colorized)[/caption] This blog post was supposed to be about giving my ... outcome? How can we even compare outcomes, like, would it be better to be in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  longer ringing) Mom: "Why do you have to be so hard-headed?" Me: "I ... sake. All those dioramas and vinegar/baking soda volcanos had to be good ... . Go to a movie, go bowling, do something. The mail will be there when

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  same. It’s the best way for them to figure out if they are comfortable and at home on our campus and the best way for you to be comfortable ... all this time, I never cease to be thrilled to get to finally meet all

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  started working. By the time I would have been set up, it would be time to ... details may be specific to Plaz, the overarching message - time management ... . I did not want to repeat a class – that would put me way behind; I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catalogue of Fridays Like the unsolicited kind you get in the mail, but with more pictures!

  

  slip by so quickly that it feels like before long, I'll be graduating ... -day. Friday, on the other hand, somehow finds a way to wedge itself between ... to sleep. But there is learning to be done! So I make a mental note to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  at MIT. My first reaction was, to be perfectly honest, shock. How could the past eight weeks have gone by so quickly? I can still remember ... Orientation, getting lost on the way to Baker House, exploring Greek life during

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Escaping MIT Maybe if I just get far enough away, my finals will cease to exist!

  

  Christian Science, which happens to be of the most beautiful buildings in ... migrating back to campus, stopping by a bookstore-cafe and a riverside ... 's also a perfect way to see a city and/or get hopelessly lost

  • by Joel G. '18
  • May 16, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  speculation also a post about touching grass

  

  theorizing will be wildly inaccurate and the only way to really understand your ... reading a lot and attacking problems the way you expect them to be solved ... think more slowly when under social pressure or if the right way to answer

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  , course 9 by itself is just awesome, so I don't expect this goal to be too ... other events.I'm not one to spoil a surprise, but I'll be covering about ... Sciences lab, or somewhere else? Do I even get to be paid for this stuff? And

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• 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 ... needs to be warmed? isn't the singer the river, who will flow eternally ... reassure themselves, when it should be the listener who will be more hurt by

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

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Update Submit your MIT Part 1 and 2 by Jan 3, 2013 at 11:59pm EST

  

  of which will continue to grow as we try to conquer it, by the way - we ... As I mentioned in my earlier post, I wanted to follow up with more ... downtime on December 31st, it seems that most students were able to

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Forget that Or, "Why I won't be posting next week"

  

  , which SUCKED and was way harder than it ever needed to be, and I certainly ... everyone to call me by my username (with very limited success) ever since. I ... of my kitchen stuff (bowls and spoons and so on), she promised to save

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  thinking a bit about age and about what it means to be eighteen, anyway, and ... to be a worthy contender for most intriguing class this term. We meet ... routes. The results gathered by the participants of our seminar will be

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2021 Reflections & 2022 Resolutions

  

  adapted since then, I was able to do them! I'll be including the 2020 ... haven't been able to build up strength, but I feel I'll get it by mid next ... 80 lbs!!! Do the splits - Incomplete. Unsure if I will ever be able to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Stay Tuned Liveblog, coming your way

  

  . The format for the evening will be each of the representatives to ... of ways to do it, visiting, info sessions, websites, etc. She mentions ... college will not be able to see your senior year, so make sure your Junior

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2009
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  got me to fall in love with the idea of being an MIT student. 4 years ... being denied the chance to become the person I wanted to be. I had become so excited and allured by the idea of being an MIT student that I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents Too… ...enjoy your visit!

  

  :30 am A panel of current MIT parents will be on hand to share their ... you too. Current students are great resources so don’t be afraid to ask ... ) but mostly let them “do their own thing”. It’s the best way for them to

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 14, 2009