Search

Search Results

• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  you know what? No introduction is really needed. There are things that I ... . This is Professor Junot Diaz. This is a book that wrote, one of my all ... knows enough bad words!). Prof. Diaz is an incredibly eloquent and humble

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Giant Cows Eat Venus; Earth Next Breaking apart and growing, fireworks, and a story

  

  Venus is a fairly predictable thing.” He paused, switching the settings on ... cardboard eclipse glasses. “Is that it?” “No, honey, that’s a bug. It should be on the top right.” “I don’t see it. All I see is the sun. Do you see

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 25, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  it's much akin to trying to appreciate the shirt your friend is wearing ... , in my home town of Pearland TX, the highest point of elevation is ... taillights in front of you. Climbing as a sport is essentially non

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  One year later MIT is like a surprise birthday party, but without the birthday or the party.

  

  ” is October 24th, which is when the first paragraph was conceived in a ... Simmons Hall is supersaturated with tiny windows, or the thrill of hearing ... truth is, I probably made up the last sentence. In retrospect, 9:00 AM on

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee With a title like that, it has to be good!var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol)…

  

  discussion, but I just don't think this is the place to do it, considering the ... credibility. But allowing the blogs to become a full-on soapbox is a slippery ... something than to experience it? While I still hold to this “experience is the

  • by Snively '11
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  're still with them. This is especially true for all you high school seniors ... drafts for my main essay. This is like a world record for me, since I am ... is not due to blind confidence either, as I really felt that my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Have you seen your mother baby standing in the shadow? A visitor's guide to Harrisburg, PA, with original soundtrack by Billy Mack.

  

  realized that frat rush is a great time after orientation to meet some ... Beckinsale is a vampire, which you can tell because all vampires always wear ... "lycans," which is pronounced the same as "lichens," so that's what I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 18, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

  

  Note: This is not a guide to keeping a notebook because everyone has ... recently completed one, which I finished a month ago is also multipurpose ... .   Diagrams and Technical drawings If I had to pick, this is my

  • by Anika H. '26
  • July 8, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  our collective dismay, there is another side of the coin: spending money ... in a very expensive city was difficult.  Boston is consistently ranked ... there is no non-response bias even though it was an opt-in poll, mostly

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  House, the dormitory where I live. The role of dorm president is often a ... year. But, regardless of how vague the role is, or how any person chooses to occupy it, one thing is constant: email. During my two years on

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back to high school except now I don't know what I'm doing

  

  setting; at the same time, I don't know how much chaos is too much chaos ... school did, and this is the first time that I've felt very aware that I did ... strategy is not exactly conducive to becoming a good teacher. I don't really

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 5, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Impressions of a Harvard Class I’m taking Irish Folklore and a writing seminar on fairy tales!

  

  . That name is Harvard. Harvard has another feature, known as a wide ... ="I was too focused on not saying a number that I forgot this is Harvard ... you what those dorms mean, which one is the equivalent of Baker or East

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 12, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  10 Fun (and REAL) Facts About MIT! Incredibly Correct Facts about MIT!

  

  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is globally renowned for ... mind! #1 - The Beaver Club The Beaver Club is an unofficial student and ... - Little COOP of Horrors Underneath the MIT COOP store is a basement that

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 1, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  some IAP adventures as told by my camera roll

  

  blog post, here is a collection of "activities" from this IAP, as told by ... little more food or food that is a little higher effort. It's also a fun ... -and-a-half hours [annotation note='recipe video is here, but, fair warning, it is

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 4, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Rush Course 12 what it’s like to study Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT

  

  people ask my major. Course 12 is Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary ... climate change, from plate tectonics to exoplanets. Our department is housed ... undergrad lounge is my favorite place on campus. By the way, hi! I’m Juliana

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 6, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  I Miss You, Random Hall my love letter to the dorm i got kicked out of too soon

  

  'm unsure whether this is a symptom of the pandemic or a symptom of the dorm itself, but there is something cold and unfeeling about New Vassar. From ... and devoid of art and light. I hate it. Perhaps hate is too strong a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 9, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  pilgrimage to Eegee’s, which is a Tucson sandwich chain named for its fine ... holly berry, which in hindsight is not a berry one consumes, but the ... prefer walking. There is a strangely high density of ice cream shops in

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  and extracurriculars that are beyond their control. My elder daughter is in college, and my younger daughter is a high school senior who is ... principle for our process is that "we want young people to be students and

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  to do lists and have done lists so busy that all I can do is just stare at the wall

  

  My November is a looming list of tasks that must be accomplished. The sun is setting sooner and sooner. It's getting really cold, with the ... research statements. To be done [annotation note="absolute deadline is Dec. 1

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO: Fear of Mis-Optimizing ice cream teaches me a thing or two

  

  realization is a blurred, murky grey. i first heard the term “fear of mis ... . choosing whatever i’m interested in is easier than it sounds. i’m probably ... a frosh who hasn’t yet experienced anything—is a waste of time.  

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 18, 2019