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• Blog / Athletics

  Happier Than Ever on quitting and long-ish distance biking

  

  on a gravel footpath between the station and my office. I have to get off of my bike for this part, so it’s easy to just not get back on ... get rid of a stolen bike wouldn’t encourage someone to take their time

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  My How Times Change… ...and yet, they are much the same.

  

  on your list, or you wouldn't have applied to them. And in truth, you ... to get on with the process of deciding among the schools that have ... haven't been reading your folders, working on plans for the big event. At

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Diary of an All-nighter 9-5 is so out! Try um, 5 to 9...AM!

  

  . We discuss how much sleep we’re getting/not getting/how there seems to ... courses in your major) – and more pressure to be uh, mature and serious ... to construct a bridge) -- [Getting started] I've got a variety of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 30, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  just before you're told how the ref rules, the screen freezes and a voice ... selective college or university? How hard can it be? All you need to do is ... just a few ways that diversity will affect the way you're going to shape

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  closer you get to receiving your admissions decisions, the easier it ... were released. On the drive home I considered calling someone to check my ... the scenes I used to only see in photographs, and I remember how

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fonts of MIT a typographical tour

  

  identify Windows fonts, you're set to identify many of the fonts you'll see ... next to RLE's: This one's in Interstate. It's a font based on the road ... directories here are in Georgia and Arial, again two Windows fonts. How to ID

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Out of Context Quoteboard SFW for the blogs, unfortunately

  

  ” "I was listening, until you shit on capitalism" I...don't know how to ... that people say on a day to day basis, whether they are drunk or sober ... honestly, most of the quotes that get sent to this list have similar energies

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 25, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  and how MIT helped (or didn’t) get them to their current level of ... as good as it gets. I get to oversee all aspects of student life and ... disciplinary constraints? To explore these issues, I have been on an extended

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Class Projects

  weld your own bike and other IAP activities

  

  known how to MIG weld. However, I did not. I had been trained on TIG ... for hours. The heat gets to you slowly. Blisters blossom all over your ... Own Bicycle (exactly what it sounds like), 2.670 (learn how to use a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 1, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Ridiculous things I’ve been up to in which i wear an exoskeleton

  

  to say that if you're on campus you should sign up for their study, so ... best way to get packages. NixOS, because its declarative system ... beginning to form. I should probably get better at replacing broken things

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  you an entry on How To Be Cool and Study Abroad, and it just so happens that some deadlines are very, very soon. I wouldn't want to tell you how ... to get your adventurous little self out of the country! I know this

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Snow! there is (was) snow and it's freezing (or is it?)

  

  I returned back to campus on December 29th, and as the Amtrak ... -covered sidewalks. I had yet to master the tunnels and navigate through them on my ... -challenged person (read: I can still get lost with Google Maps), I wouldn't trust

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 9, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  after coming to MIT, I was like, "Oh my god, I can't go on like this ... steps. Get up. Grab a change of clothes. Wait for the shower to ... really want to break it down: Turn phone off. (Hard!) Get up. Walk

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a major road to trouble exploring interests as a baby beaver

  

  enough time. Many questions came into my head as I toiled on how to crack ... me to avoid some zones tho...[/annotation] Indecisive as ever on how ... Chem was on fire"]5.111[/annotation]in ESG because I wanted to get a

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  managed to get an A on the final exam, taken later. I wrote about how I ... to my dad so I could get a second opinion on what I’d written. The ... wouldn’t be able to get in, just because you are never fully prepared to

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Misery Loves Company: Part 1 You might fit in at MIT if...

  

  doesn't seem to work for me -- but rather learning how to deal with your time. How to handle those moments of tension and overload and take on ... you they're going to steal your firstborn and hold him hostage until you

  • by Cam T. '13
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  who cares about poetry? lots of feelings

  

  every pop song about disaster,  I manage to find your name.    ... this is how your language is perceived: a string of nonsense.  You are ... , the food your parents cook, and you will keep wishing to be less—less of

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  ? Yes! Instructions on how to request a fee waiver are detailed in the ... focus your efforts on the areas that are most meaningful to you. To borrow ... –2022 admissions cycle) please refer to the current policies published on our site

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Roman Life A.k.a. not-Greek life.

  

  google maps, we decided on a trip out to Sandwich, MA for our mini ... End. [End Time Travel] Also, note how I just barely manage to stay on ... 't line up properly; your workload is far more than you're used to or should

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 21, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Updates Some helpful tips for those working on their EA apps.

  

  form and we will be sure to get the interview report. If your EC has ... already here on the site -- for example, about standardized test ... Recommendation forms are available on your MyMIT portal. It is okay if your teacher

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2012