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• Blog / Admissions

  Get excited for CPW! CPW= Campus Prefrosh? WHOA!

  

  relaxed and listen to music, snack on a sandwich, or just hangout with your ... have to do the MIT thing and sleep a little less). You're probably already convinced that MIT has a stellar academic program. (If you're not

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  In Defense of Peer Pressure or, why my hair is now purple

  

  act, be your own person and make good choices. I'm here to tell you how this is fundamentally flawed. What Mrs. Andrews (what? Your kindergarten ... pressure isn't always bad. Listening to your friends, and letting them affect

  • by Kate R. '14
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  In which I show no restraint whatsoever But don't worry, you'll all probably benefit from it (unless, you know, you don't).

  

  comfortable, is really not necessary for your bed. In fact, I fear that it may ... anything that retains an imprint of your hand for that long, regardless of ... president for a year. If you don't like where you're temped, you can move

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 11, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exhibitions@MIT [by Leah Brunetto '12] Something different amidst displays of scientific progress.

  

  [by Leah Brunetto '12] No matter what your background or level of ... -registration, you can even exhibit your work on the MIT campus! My name is Li, and I ... end, you can, of course, add a personal touch—your own soundscape

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  safekeeping upon arrival. (In theory, MIT returns your time to you upon ... friends will take up a large amount of your time, and it is very tempting to ... deliberately ambiguous and your readers split three ways as to what it meant

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  worry about what you list as your "intended major" on your application ... Office get a sense of what your passions are and how you have explored them ... anyone tell you that being unsure about your future stop you from being

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Banditos Misteriosos Everybody enjoys a ghoul dance party!

  

  Monster Mash-up! Consider this a Halloween Dance Party but with all your ... , we will be your choreographers. On October 17th, we will be releasing an instructional video, complete with dance moves and your very own

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sabar drums, Rwanda, and the C.I.A Can you guess what all this stuff has in common?

  

  I know what you're thinking, "Whoa, two posts in two days? How can I ... ? me either I just googled "hard math") To fulfill this, you're required ... class this year is 21M.030, or as you'd want to tell your grandmother

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  ", because you have just enough room to extend your arms all the way. Coffin ... to paint your room and walls is a pretty big upside to Burton ... room? I don't think you're ready for this jelly. I HAVE A FLOOR NOW. I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  out of your houses (MIT pre-frosh are busy people, apparently). So if I happened to leave a message on your machines or with your parents, feel free ... really didn't miss much, especially if you're already a dedicated reader of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  72 Hours Three days can be a long time.

  

  biological engineering. To "prove your worth" to the department and earn a degree, you're asked to use your expertise to tackle a realistic, complex ... the rest of your time to work on the project. Unfortunately, because my

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • November 8, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Excitement I'll take things that cause it for 800.

  

  fever. You have an excuse if you're like Brandon '11, who's from Colorado, but other than that your only other refuge is that you don't like ... chemistry is like a puzzle. It's like one of those logic puzzles where you're

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Conditioner For My Face "The dot product is the solution to all the problems of the universe. Even the…

  

  gems as, "Can I use your conditioner for my face?", "I cook with MY ... when the bus doors open...it splits! Demonstrating how your bus is ... rich gems from my classes (all are split into lectures, big talks by your

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 18, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Some Time in New York City I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but by night I'm…

  

  Pi. Duck Tours are something you might do with your parents or ... to be a half-mile walk out of your room and across the Harvard Bridge ... yet, you still have the river separating your classes from Boston

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer, East Campus rush, and the new term East Campus orientation activities, the summer, and the upcoming term.

  

  anticipated "Jesus: The Ride" to much fanfare: If you're interested in ... granted when you're going through the motions or even just tackling a ... , conscientious deed to finish your PE requirement the first year, but "successful

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Straight from the Dean’s mouth Time magazine readers chat with the MIT Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones.

  

  book, Less Stress, More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen ... at Amazon. Some of your responses: Valentina (Bogota, Columbia): How ... school for your kids, based on their needs and your family situation, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  We Started the Fire It wasn't always burning since the world's been turning.

  

  wasn't true at your high school, but in all ten classes I took there was ... living in the library, seeing your AP US teacher in uncomfortably short shorts, and existing solely on Wintergreen Lifesavers because your freshman

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  You Are LUSCIOUS I lusciously answer some of your questions

  

  you?! Aliza wrote: "I love your blog name and the subtitle. I didn't actually read your entry and hope you won't take offense." None taken. "If ... answer your questions. At different stages of the process, you will be

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  "there's so much going on that you're bound to find something that will get your blood flowing, your mind thinking, or your heart racing." At the ... specific lab, it's in your best interest to speak to the professor directly

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Jeux sans frontieres Who knows how to have fun better than I do? Oh, nobody.

  

  Game," and so on. You can call it whatever you like. Divide your ... previous games I've played are "Brokeback Mountain," "Stick pickles into your nose and ears," and "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts"... or, if you're

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 2, 2006