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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  short. Filk music can be awfully hard to define. Strictly speaking, it is ... helpful song about what to do when the zombie apocalypse comes) by Songs to Wear Pants To, "Merlin," a song about the legendary wizard, sung by Kathy

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  very quickly by bulldozing through everyone in your way. i do not ... upper body tilts by maybe 5 or 10 degrees when i’m trying to walk quickly ... ’s like to be you but you can probably ignore this post) 0. disclaimers

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  , then down Memorial Drive in front of Killian Court on their way to the TD ... perfectly: I was booked to be in my Science, Technology, and Society (STS ... to town and parks their train right behind Simmons. This is one of

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Road Again Adventures in Texas!

  

  Just a quick post here - I'm actually on the road right now, doing ... tweeting" (although isn't all tweeting sort of live by nature?) of my ... account - feel free to follow me @MikeyMIT. So far it's been mostly text

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  By the numbers Who needs words to talk?

  

  student would answer the way I did just the other day to the question, “Do ... giveaway that the person you’re talking to has been fully and wholeheartedly ... don’t know which one you’re on or which you’re going to (as is often the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in New York! where chicken and rice is so good.

  

  . When I'm not working, I put my 30-day unlimited MetroCard to good use by ... all, however, take the time to sniff the flowers along the way, and ... semesters to get through! :) Anyways, just a quick update about what I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 27, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  goes by so quickly. However, I've felt inspired to maximize my remaining ... Fear Of Missing Out or FOMO. I think that's the best way to describe ... outside. Yes, you might not be able to feel your face or fingers. But you

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Baseball!! a blog about baseball and internet games and embroidered hats and New Zealand Indie Rock.

  

  come up with a better way to make seats that don’t pool water and drench ... (because the red sox can’t be too good), and Reese Mcguire stepped up to bat ... expresses that “I like the Boston Red Sox, but not enough to be proud of it. I

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • October 4, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  thank you notes before i go

  

  did or said. I wanted so desperately to be liked. But by seeing the way ... is anything to go by, you'd be exactly correct. I really loved having ... . emma To my dearest, sweetest Emma. I feel like this will be a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  you get on campus! It's going to be EPIC. As those of you who tuned ... to know them a little better. If you're nice to them, they might be ... the events I wanted to attend at last year's CPW by ranking them in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  to be included I have created a very simple equation: LΔ or Learning ... emphases individual Δ measurement. Do you have to be in the very front to win? No. (But you'd better be near the front real quick or have a breakout

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Ben Jones Name: Ben Jones; Job title: Communications Dude, MIT Office of Admissions; Hometown: Baltimore, MD

  

  collectively create - impossible to describe, must be experienced. Another of my ... comparison to your applications. Favorite food: Pizza, followed closely by a ... a human connection to an application, it makes them search even harder

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest, Take 2 Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  price on anything. Heh. That proved to be the perfect segue into our gift ... I have had the good fortune to hear several excellent guest speakers recently. 1. Steven Levitt (author of Freakonomics and MIT PhD) came to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  other by sight or name were quick to meet. I came in fresh from REX and ... outrageous, but such water-fire extinguisher fights used to be a regular occurrence. This is why, when carpets were going to be installed in the halls

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Alone some thoughts on spending winter break in mit

  

  break, expecting to be mostly alone, knowing that it’d be really different ... spending my free time more constructively. I should be going to museums, I ... friend and I went to Chinatown, knowing that somewhere had to be open. We

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  by 1 or 2, you'll be able to get plenty of sleep. 2. Anthony, who is ... world. 6. Videos and pizza with friends is a perfectly acceptable way to ... 't had a great group of friends and suitemates to be my support system when

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Can you recommend some academic competitions?

  It's great that you're searching for programs to challenge yourself academically. We have info on science olympiads, science fairs, robotics competitions, and maker opportunities on our STEM programs page.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Hanhan Wang: EECS, robots, and more! What it’s like to study electrical engineering and computer science at MIT

  

  6.081 (Introduction to EECS 1). Course 6 will be changing its ... the modifications being introduced. I will try to cover it briefly, but if you’re looking for a detailed curriculum, go to http://www.eecs.mit.edu/ug/newcurriculum/index

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  ”, “Many Ways to Define ‘the Best’” (by Ben Jones ... and shouldn’t be used in essays). This post is addressed to all ... ;An Open Letter to MIT Applicants” by Ceri R. ‘16, &ldquo

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Events

  AND THERE WAS A PILLOW FIGHT!!! Didja catch the reference?

  

  both would be staying at MIT over the break (flights to Oregon are ... Snively?" So much for pretending to be a prefrosh. It turns out that the ... would take to arrive by T, meaning we were all about 15 minutes early. As

  • by Snively '11
  • March 24, 2008