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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  . Whenever you're feeling stressed about the millions of things that you have ... crammed in your tiny room trying to solve the hard problems together and ... this week are waiting for the newest psets to come out, come in your hour

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  in the form of your freshmen advisors. Freshmen advisors are faculty ... to ask how you're doing. I certainly can't speak for all of them since ... for your patience and politeness in pulling in the reigns more than once

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Hospital Trips and Dance Parties MIT campus is where it's at over the summer.

  

  happens when you reach the wall? Answer: You use your feet to stop. Me: Oh ... your college years. You probably know that it's young, that it's lively ... nearby. Elderly couple, whoever you are: more power to you! When you're

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Events

  (Paint)Ballin’ Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it

  

  to run up until the Friday of that week. So basically, you're learning ... realize that your schedules may look like this (click 'em to make them ... " like pelting the ever-loving stuffing out of your coworkers with several

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 19, 2011
• 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 / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? Updates from the MyMIT Application Tracking System.

  

  last question first. No, you're not in trouble if your materials haven ... agencies. These will be directly uploaded into your file in plenty of time to ... so that they can be filed into your admissions folder. We have 15

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2009
• 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 / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  one piece of your folder that will cause us to admit or not admit you ... individual, and as a citizen of your world. You don’t make up for one part of ... your answer, the more fun the interview will be. They won’t ask you about

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 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 / Admissions

  A blog post about blog posts Superstar blogger emeritus Mollie gives us some of her favorite entries [now its own post!].

  

  board recently; it is such a good start to answering your question that I'm reposting it here: So as you're probably aware, MIT has a dedicated group of ... 've compiled a list of blog entries that may be particularly helpful as you're

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 9, 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