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• Blog / MIT Life

  “Well, you just cost me money.” Best. Desk Call. EVER.

  

  On any given day, you'll totally forget how awesome it is that you're ... 't really know how to do that. MIT has multiple science departments, so you ... automatically assume that you're some crazy child genius and an expert in anything

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  My first blog entry! Let me begin by introducing you to MIT World, a free and open on-demand video streaming web site that features public ... one to be the first one to reflect on in this new forum. So, I thought

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Neil Gaiman: The Liveblog "This is a land of fire and dreams."

  

  's giving was even featured on the MIT homepage for today, which is how you ... goes. Originally, I just planned on showing up to the lecture and maybe ... together." Prof. Jenkins talks about how he used to be the Green Lantern when

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus: Building a Camera at the Hobby Shop [by Biyeun Buczyk '10] If you have an idea, you can build it.

  

  semester dreaming of how the camera would look like--promising myself to start on the construction after finals week, for fear of not getting ... stuck and have no clue how to begin (like me). I’m constantly

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  . Yum. No pictures though, it wasn't on my plate long enough to photograph ... semester at MIT, something I didn't get to do last summer. I went to bed ... 've flown in the summer since I came to college in 2007. My only experiences

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  For Applicants Admitsphere.org, four hens, two ducks, best wishes and high regard from Mac-town, Oregon

  

  in order to learn how to win at high school, college applications, and ... counselor to get real college essays and relevant advice. Through ... near and the pressure is on--but for all of you who are still typing away

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-Campus Preview Weekend GET PUMPED.

  

  ! If you're not, well, to quote Phyo '10, "GET PUMPED!" I didn't get to ... chance. Wouldn't want them to get jealous or anything! So tomorrow, while ... get institute holidays and have to still get our problem sets done), I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  puzzled again? a little puzzle for the class of '09

  

  a group of scavenger hunt questions to solve, and today they get to solve mine. This blog is supposed to have a question on it, so I'll make this one easy. How many entries to date? Please do not post the answer

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  (Note: to everyone who has emailed or commented with questions, I got your messages! I will reply in detail soon. Thanks!) This has been a ... ... ah, New England weather. More time to do homework? Something like that

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: how to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall

  

  Teachers Association, to help let teachers know about the challenge and how ... a student or a parent, you could forward this to your math or science ... homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cool running Well, it's warm running now, but just wait about two weeks.

  

  Dartmouth on the bus to visit and I gave him the grand walking tour of Boston ... existing product (in this case, the ability to control your playlist) and ... "bridge loops" covering a wide range of mileage, so it's not too hard to get

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  rush wilg bunnies inside this blog post

  

  year and thus couldn't get on-campus housing anymore. I used to live in ... events to your Google Calendar through tinyurl.com/rushwilg ... was important to me, but I didn't want to stay on the mandatory meal

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  that may be six, since I'm still waiting on one. You do want to get ... application and wants to get to know you in person. I'll be meeting this weekend ... . And it's all free, from the airfare to the hotel to the sunset walk on

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  My Freshman Journey with Internships or: i get rejected a million times in a row

  

  I wanted to write a comprehensive post on my experience with being a ... it is extremely rare for freshmen to get internships. Often times ... exclusive, the internship tends to be more competitive and difficult to get

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 16, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... your school to check on your academic progress. What are the realities ... list have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  really like you, and you do not need to improve on your application. You should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call your school to ... waitlist have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek

  

  know that there are four different states your interview can take on the ... 'll focus super-hard on all the other pieces of your application. No worries ... with your interviewer to send us an extra (first?) copy of your interview

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2004
• Blog / Challenges

  Exhaustion Guess who's not ready to go to grad school after all

  

  , and would get to work on lots of cool projects related to my interests ... MIT, but still go on to do an MEng, or do a multi-year grad program ... learning that students are offered, it can get tiring to constantly shove new

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 2 A recap, with pictures.

  

  Google Maps for an hour or so. Met up with Lorelle and headed to the BSU ... Another insane (in a good way) day! Got to MIT early; checked in with my fellow admissions peeps. Not bound to the Reg Desk today, I made the

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  Potter, and I had to get Dumbledore’s help because I was hiding in a broom ... organization, and we needed his help to keep Voldemort from getting in because the blue paint on our walls wasn’t magic enough. And then I had to blog

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009