Search

Search Results

• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  [annotation note="There are two ways to get from Heathrow Airport to Paddington ... . "I was getting one of your keys copied, and it was taking longer than I ... into Heathrow Airport on a dragon, and then I rode with a group of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Folding with Flair Adding a third dimension to boring old paper

  

  ornaments. I was amazed by how the satisfyingly geometric creases gave rise to ... ’s super satisfying to fold once you figure out how it works. Five ... -by-step folding instructions on a single sheet of paper. But when I came to MIT, I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • August 4, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  updating my blogger bio because its no longer accurate

  

  to document my journey and I’m glad I could take you on this trip with ... because I didn't want to choose between the two of them because how could I ... gritty I: am a blunt and hard to get along with individual get hangry

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 24, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  can make your week fun to rid of all that anxiety! On Thanksgiving Eve ... , and even attempted to get in on magnificent Black Friday deals, but ... satisfied to our rooms, to rest. On Thanksgiving Thursday, Denali ‘18 (who

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  FYI: Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting in 2025 what it says on the tin

  

  just estimators. Honestly the only way to know how much aid MIT will give you is to get in and then receive your award.']clearly communicable ... income because your parents have decided to use that wealth to pay their

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waiting Game hit submit time to quit

  

  "You're good to submit!". I was kind of doubtful seeing as how quickly I ... really hope to God that I get the yes. After rapidly typing up an essay, I ... different kind of anxiety -- a waiting game. A countdown to 9AM on December 15

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Experiment… featuring Emily '22, Felix '23, and Alison '23

  

  note="TO BE FAIR you were like can I subscribe to your mailing list and I ... have [annotation note="I can’t get over how much T A L E N T Emily and ... draw MIT-inspired art similar to what you would find on Chilled Cow or

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving season blue blue blue

  

  , what to expect of it, how i was failing at expecting and on the other ... for a long time. i started to, hold on to your hats, like that random ... really because every time, you think there is still a lot to get done

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 21, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  hello, after six years

  

  writing. this is not possible to stop, how change continues to happen. i ... . like how to play a game where i try to escape from hell, and how to play ... about how to build things that help, rather than hurt, the relationships

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  to my parents, living on your own is the first step on the pathway to ... have the rare ability to set even water on fire. Thankfully, some of the ... others having similar reunions. My mom tried to get a sense of what life

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  I'm currently on the MedLinks retreat; it feels good to get out of ... to Activity in MIT Building B to your dorm room without ever leaving ... secretly wanted to do this. ...get special seats at fractal Planetarium

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Post-Finals, Pre-Graduation almost done...

  

  tried poutine as well and have to admit that I was not a big fan. On our ... . It's hanging outside my closet in a (probably vain) attempt to get the ... lunch. I'm half-convinced that any minute now I'm going to get a call or

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done done done end-of-semester happiness

  

  of being able to write a paper on a chosen topic. the last class i ... 've definitely been on the other end before, and i'm trying to not feel too bad ... taking an extra class. now i am doing better--i get to spend time with

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 24, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  IAP trip to the natural history museum! turns out nature's history is pretty cool

  

  't that great". I said sure to my friend because doing stuff with your ... 'll come, but I don't really want to see the glass flowers [more on these ... was a semi-sullen teenager, who was maybe not exactly thrilled to be on

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  readmission what'd i miss?

  

  lot" on your resume--but nevertheless it is important to know yourself ... lot more time on my hands than I was used to. I went to one of those ... . Then, when you're ready to come back, you email your dean at S3 and your

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 19, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  snapshot diary 2.0 an image a day keeps the psets (and workday) away

  

  stickers. I don't know what to put them on, but I'm hoping to get a new ... ways a video, and you don't get to see still images all too often. Unless ... standard 18-55mm lens. I wanted to get a new lens to be able to try out new

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 14, 2024
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How does one attain a Pirate License?

  arrrrrrr! Come to MIT and earn your Pirate Certificate. All MIT undergraduates must complete eight points of physical education classes to graduate ... they’re a challenge to complete.’’ So you best be careful whilst
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Past, present, and future

  

  were part of the group that decided how to structure the Simmons ... about the past. Through the past, you learn what to expect for and how to ... , they get to relive their triumph to an interested audience, in the latter

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With Pizza, Constipation and Hell-Sucked Villains Written in the style of TWoP’s recappers, to mourn the website’s closing. Weird things may…

  

  initial concern about how much to get, but my advisor does his marvelous job ... ’s gonna happen, retribution-wise. He’ll get beaten to death or stomped on or ... for us. But to get to Woody’s, we have to go through All That Is Wrong

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  A parent posted a great comment on my last entry, with too much to ... , basically a program where you pay a lot of money to live on a college campus ... recommend these summer programs as a thing to do "to look good on a college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004