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• Blog / MIT Life

  An Afternoon In/Out Of The Snow

  

  will actually trade money for the transient pleasure of drinking it, and ... want, but not how to get there." For them, I weep frozen tears of vicarious unfulfillment into my delicious sandwich. But for myself and my

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  didn't get in: I have a story for you! And hopefully, it'll make you feel ... versions of that application, asked for several others' opinions on my essays, and revised, revised, revised. In order to compete for scholarships

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  ? What could I be doing differently? Am I asking for help when I need help ... something or by defining ourselves with certain characteristics. For example ... individual with spunk and character. As a result, I strived for A's, worked

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  went off to distant lands for the summer are finally coming home, and ... orientation (safe travels for the rest of you arriving over the weekend!).  It'll be a time for some new adventure before classes start.  Boston is to be

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  This post is for incoming freshmen (with a slight bias toward ... started packing for your adventure and I hope you're shaking with excitement ... incidents and alcohol related deaths. He came home for Thanksgving that year

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  . That's a topic for another day, though; as promised, here's the follow-up to my first post about trying new things, and looking for adventure ... cracker jacks and funnel cake for the first time. I fell in love with green

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Time! All my classes managed to schedule tests within a week of each other.

  

  up until 3am almost every night for the past week, studying for tests. In fact, right now I should probably be studying for my math test ... screwing up my grade for the rest of the semester. It all started last

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 5, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  Ahh Pi day. It's an important day for nerds worldwide, but it's perhaps most important for some future nerds here at MIT (not to be confused ... , decisions day (D-Day from here on out) is upon us and for the prospective

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  .01-Intro to EECS EECS, for those of you who didn't stare at the floor during ... learned on Java. (for all you coders out there, let me go ahead and say ... Sabar drums. I'm super excited for this. 21W.789-Mobile web application

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Potpourri Blog Post food... etc.

  

  . It was pretty ugly. Checkout the iCal for this past week. [Calculus ... , Physics Quiz, CLASSES!!!] For the moment, I have no profound thesis for a ... ; Bane of my existence, and I know I’m not alone. For 8.01 – the intro

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  time, and now actually gets taken seriously. And for good reason too ... respect your wishes, even if you ARE a certifiable moron for going with the ... for school to contact them via Facebook. Others suggest that students

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  love for pie is still only surpassed by my love for bacon and Arrested ... college with a definitive plan for their lives at an age where they ... . Anyway, this all means it's about time for a new bio. There are people

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exhibitions@MIT [by Leah Brunetto '12] Something different amidst displays of scientific progress.

  

  programs and activities, for-credit visual arts/music/theater arts classes, non-credit Student Art Association classes, and opportunities for cross ... on the second floor of the Student Center, the central point for

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  officially graduate and should probably stop blogging so...be prepared for that ... of dignity. I do it all for you, dear readers. So, entry number 1 ... (I was in a single, which actually really sucked for Orientation), so

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  except for a few brief instances where the actors have added in-character lines. (These are extremely brief. For example, I'm pretty sure the death ... !" than were strictly called for by the script. I'm still citing it as an

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Banditos Misteriosos Everybody enjoys a ghoul dance party!

  

  for a follow-the-leader style dance! Music: On Friday, Oct. 24th, we will post on our website the song file for the event. Download it onto an ... song, please read below for important announcements: 1. The extravaganza

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  reports about their meetings with you. For some of you, an interview may not be something new, but for others the meeting with your Educational ... contact information for your EC is to log in to your my.mit.edu account

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fall Formal My Saturday evening.

  

  same thing. Fortunately for all of us, MIT has a remarkably strong ... with your problem sets for the week (or even if you aren't...) and are looking for something to do, you virtually guaranteed to find something

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  And so it is… Just like the blogosphere said it would be.

  

  Admissions. For an introduction on me, you can check out my introduction blurb ... fam for a bit, so I flew home a week early. We went "up north" for Labor Day weekend. [SIDEBAR: for those that aren't familiar with the great

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Full Circle Here's to yesterday.

  

  -school senior, I enrolled in Harvard's Secondary School Program for four weeks during the summer. Unfortunately, the science options for the summer were sort of lacking...so, instead, I signed up for an art history class

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 7, 2008