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• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  as the norm. However, it is not uncommon for us to receive letters from ... behalf? The interesting thing about this question is that we often get ... answer is always the same: "Whoever can write most compellingly about you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Right NOW Making Things

  

  Toscanini's, where the ice cream is tasty and the electrical outlets are in ... bed at the same time and sing lullabies in harmony. Not nearly as many ... to myself. There's endless work to do here, but the best work is done

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  just appeared the other day and mine is, as far as I know, in its final ... schedule means that school (and the accompanying work) is about to begin ... Wednesdays are pretty awesome. My Friday is pretty the opposite of awesome. Oh

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  GTL the secret to a successful summer

  

  ://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=GTL) -- and no, not gaming, table tennis, and library. But if you asked me for ... 've concocted so far. 1 box of questionable purpose (If you're wondering, the ... and breads with the notion that making every sandwich on this list (http

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to my home Feel free to chill in here

  

  the last exam was (just kidding, it's not always bad...just...a lot of ... 's exam season, so I have been up late studying/youtubing for the past week ... week, 14.02 (Macroeconomics) this week, and 15.501 (Accounting) the next

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 4, 2009
• Blog / Events

  What now suckas!? That's right. I have a brass rat. What.

  

  rings during their Sophomore Year. The rings, known as brass rats, is the ... get started with this entry, let me dust the cobwebs out of your head ... , at the very beginning of the semester. Since then, all the sophomores

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An American Idol Math Question You guys are all good in math; help me out with this one.

  

  for two hours - the system is not actually measuring anything. Let ... see the numbers on Wednesday night, when Elliott got voted off? Each of the three top contestants received 33.xx% of the votes - statistically

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Introducing the New 2017 Bloggers Let's get ready to ruuummmmble!

  

  duking it out as is possible with Allan, the gentlest and most thoughtful ... , without further ado, here they are! The Freshmen  Jack-William B. is ... A couple months ago, Petey posted the blogger application, and a few

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  the hardest you’ve ever worked the firehose strikes again

  

  , as I hurried down the Infinite and out into the cold. “Junior year is ... — the feeling of thinking something is impossible, and then doing it ... especially not when one is taking 5-7 classes. I wrote two dozen poems and a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 14, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  What We Did In High School pls don't be as stressed as we were

  

  to-blog list, because it is truly special. But for the purposes of this ... th grade for piano. But honestly, we were not the greatest at many ... english teachers, and two history teachers. This resulted in not the best

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 11, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  , and this post is for you. During the semester, mired in work and ... frosh again in the best possible way: I felt as though MIT is a place ... have the chance to have those missed connections. But somehow, not

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Tips for the EA deferred send us your FUN form by February 15th

  

  I send? The only "new" thing you need to send in is the February ... can send via fax (617-687-9184) or mail. The FUN form is due by February ... ] edu). The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is closed December 24th

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Classes

  Prof. Catherine D’Ignazio on Urban Science for Public Good

  

  One of the strange things about being 10,000 years old is that, while ... /change technology to make the world less awful, and Catherine is one of the central ... ) where that is a central object of concern contemporaneous with the new

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 1, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life Tokens the currency of joy

  

  ), buying a house, and eventually retiring. The goal is to collect as much ... . Shenanigans are worth it not only for the joy in the moment, but also for the ... , chasing the aurora at Tufts on a random Thursday. Each of these memories is

  • by Allison E. '27
  • July 6, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group

  

  the best parts about a sitcom is that you can tune in at any moment. So ... ready and the activation energy is simply too high.”    (in lieu of ... “The muscles of my soul, longing for the opportunity to feel and fear

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 18, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  learning how to drive and other matters of identification

  

  the starting point, the examiner is so expressionless that you're not ... paper stuck to the windshield. Is that a ticket??? Time to panic. Oh my god is it going to fall off??? Time to panic some more. Get off the

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  Atlantic rainforest. REGUA is part of the Atlantic rainforest. Most of this ... . Almost nobody is studying the moths. There are just too many of them ... arrived in another world. The rainforest is a solid block of plants. There

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  my house in Central, and the latte is conveniently free thanks to a ... surrounding choosing a living community is a constant in the MIT experience, at ... with my milk frother is usually the highlight of my morning. back to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  think one of the most important things at MIT is not learning to be ... deal is, anyway. Bacon's just one of those foods that you're not allowed ... 't get things done. The way it works for me is that when there are more

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

  Boston Rain With apologies to Tay Zonday.

  

  , since it is supposedly the middle of winter, I didn't think to bring one ... Despite being the middle of winter, on Friday the entire Boston area ... falling from the sky, I won't deny that I always took a certain pleasure in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008