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• Blog / Advice

  the best thing i did for myself as a pre-frosh the one where i gush about burton one

  

  Lawn again, accompanied by instruments to strum and bubble teas to sip ... whizzed by like a door violently swinging open on its hinges, revealing to ... , and if they weren't so sweet I would have been way more embarrassed by

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • April 7, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  So the rest of your decisions are coming in and let's take a second to talk about it

  

  college decisions being sent to their inboxes. Such a beautiful season. If ... , their decisions are real enough to be on your mind, but not all real enough to yet be materialized as a concrete “you’re in!” or “we regret to

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • March 27, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  is leadership the same as management buzzword alert

  

  't have to be formal; it could be as simple as "hey do you want to pick this ... people tend to be universally okay with using spreadsheets. how to do ... . how to be on top of your email. i've learned that mit runs on email, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The reading season begins

  

  will be an exciting month. By now, I've read my first folders of the ... they're called that). For the next month, the admissions staff will be ... awesome. It is incredibly inspirational to read about you and see just how

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  the axolotl has fallen sixtyfold. Today there are estimated to be ... axolotls are scarce enough to be a rare catch for fishermen. The Amphibian ... pathogen that kills up to 80% of amphibians within a year of being introduced

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Blockchain and the Niger Delta Creating a system for accountability

  

  involves clear, transparent documentation of the actions that need to be ... voice. As Hassan puts it, that voice can be as simple as the ability to ... to be executed, and the project funder may decide a payment release

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s the PI-nal countdown! Don't roll your eyes at me.

  

  -in-their-pants jitteriness they felt - we (and by "we" I mean "I") try to maintain the little ... feels like to be accepted into a school, what it feels like to get a rejection letter. And the best way I can think of to calm your nerves right

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP Deadlines and Openings The deadline for Fall Direct Funding is September 15, so hurry up and find yourself…

  

  easiest way to get a UROP, most people will be more willing to hire you and ... works out to $9.00/hour, when you are funded by the UROP office. Need to ... relevant to ongoing projects in the lab, help design experiments, and be

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  Never Have I Ever…reflected on my identity "too indian" or "not indian enough"?

  

  by a coyote to be relevant? She has to ditch her friends, who are ... hoping to be enlightened and empowered by a whimsical teen comedy just ... -watched the Netflix show Never Have I Ever. The show, which happens to be the No

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  knot again my spread for Infinite Magazine Issue 9

  

  , I really wanted to learn, and what a better way to learn than by doing ... things being remote, so I was really excited to create something truly ... be a spread lead, and was accepted. I then pitched the idea to the club

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roombaaaa The longest trip I've ever taken in my life

  

  to make my way through the hustle and bustle of suited up MIT students ... to be pretty packed inside the Z-Center. As you can imagine, it was ... couldn't believe it at first to be honest. As an added bonus too, I was

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 21, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  managed to successfully innovate a way to blow glass while wearing a mask ... , trying to make ourselves better. How can both be true? Failing to believe ... ."]frit.[/annotation] My mentor advises me that if I want the color to be solid throughout, I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Over Again Applying to college all over again.

  

  then apply it to biological systems. It will be a love/hate relationship when I begin to write my applications; I will enjoy being able to write ... questions in science, but it will also be a little scary to give the next 5 to

  • by Bryan
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On the DUSP Course 11: Urban Studies and Planning

  

  allow engineers to so transform our world. By studying the ways that ... technical knowledge to be able to implement the infrastructure, but that I ... conditions. I'm focusing on experiential learning and ways to better prepare

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Excitement I'll take things that cause it for 800.

  

  It's pretty hard to live in Boston and not get swept away by Red Sox ... (Burton-Conner used to be separate dorms, Burton and Conner, but were joined ... started, just start writing down what motivates you. Maybe you want to be

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Coming Into My Own ft. an exciting semester and an exciting job lined up + making positive changes to…

  

  teaches you how to be a good leader as well as a good team player. I don ... design class that I need to understand the basics of being a product ... initiative by an organization my professor started to provide "a cooperative

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 16, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  MIT for Book Lovers Yultide Day 4

  

  Engineering professor. I can’t express how grateful I was to be a student at the ... -researched but also ridiculous (e.g. a paper on the best way to slice a ham ... to the calm Porter Square. I highly recommend going—you’ll be shocked

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 29, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  THE BURTON THIRD BOMBERS pset, party, pset and party party, rinse, repeat

  

  to illustrate our culture is by what we do, so here's a glimpse of just ... experience my first DTYD this April!! Shirts/Shirt Names: The easiest way to ... , but I've got 3rd more years to improve. Son of Bomber by Karen Dubbin

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  had a $30 payout, I decided to be a high-roller and take a cab to the ... . Bryan, what are you doing today? I'm going to GRAD SCHOOL! I surreptitiously jump out of my lofted bed trying to land with a gymnast's dismount

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Is Found! The Mystery Hunt ends after 36 hours.

  

  captained by my friend Dan '03. Way to go! Dan '03 of The Evil Midnight ... Sunday, 12:31 AM: The coin was found by The Evil Midnight Bombers ... entry. Thanks to Random / S.P.I.E.S. for running another terrific Mystery

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 15, 2006