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  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  your stereotype may be. 3. I may not be always politically correct. I ... 't mean you're "paying for friends," nor does not getting a bid during Rush ... it really possible for you do find the "best match" for your next four

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunny Skies In The OC [by Mirat Shah '08] A new post, and answers to your questions from the last…

  

  HASS (humanities classes outside of your major) like we have at MIT. I ... St. John's. Once at Cambridge, your college is probably the most important aspect of your academic and social life. Sorry to draw upon Harry

  • by Cambridge
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Answered Questions, answers, and Sam's face. This is the real MIT.

  

  can use BootCamp on your Mac to run Windows. Windows Vista, too. Also ... committee does take context into account. At the same time, just because your schools don't promote the activities you're interested in doesn't mean that

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 2

  

  you're learning. To zoom out to your larger question, suicide and mental ... your Part 1 early, but it need not be in summer. Yali wrote, "I'm still ... "We got your application," or "We got everything but are missing X

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  when you hit the atmosphere. Is there anything you’re looking forward to ... mass of the trolley? Um... GUSTAV: That’s beside the point! You’re ... ! Ruined by your accursed applied mathematics! NELLIE: We can totally figure

  • by Jebby B. '25
  • March 7, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  work-life balance (without a life)

  

  one. in mit, and undergrad in general i guess, you spend your time hanging out with your classmates. you go to classes with them, work on ... you're friends with, because you're on campus, and all the undergrads

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 10, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  rice cooker cooking or, how to cook for yourself with zero skill

  

  picture's horrible. I know. I don't care. Your food doesn't need to be ... . Some other ideas: You can cook your rice in broth. It doesn't have to ... easy to use, and yet it tastes so good. If your rice cooker comes with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 19, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  you’re some kind of pro, but it was a pretty big deal to me, at the time ... it. You can’t go back, because you’re already in your gym clothes ... , because you’re not equipped to face the disappointment of not doing it. But

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doors of East Campus a la Humans of New York

  

  first move in, one of the first steps in making East Campus your home is painting your door - at least, that was my experience, but I’m sure a lot of ... individuality and how you choose to represent yourself, and your door is perhaps

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Ode From A Science Fair Junkie in honor of intel isef 2018

  

  There’s this idea that every moment in your life, every experience you go through adds to your being in some way or form. You essentially become a mosaic of all that life gives you. Your high points lay the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 13, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  “so what’s your name?” interactions with other freshmen, and then ... think it’s pretty simple. You get assigned your dorm and room sometime during the summer. They might be based on your preferences, and they might

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  expensive. Lesson 2. If you’re passionate and determined about your project ... land on the bulb, on the ground, in your hair. Some are tiny, no bigger ... . Adelowalkeria moths are furry and sit on your finger like tiny teddy bears

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Fifty Shades of Break or things to do other than pressing F5

  

  unphotogenic). Blurred for your own safety. (Just kidding, my boyfriend doesn ... would've done something else with it. And at this point in your year (assuming that you're a high school senior and you never again want to figure

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  deal is, anyway. Bacon's just one of those foods that you're not allowed ... you they're going to steal your firstborn and hold him hostage until you ... and wake up in a bath tub full of ice, your kidneys removed, and a pile

  • by Cam T. '13
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With BJ Novak, opened by Barack Obama You may have heard of BJ Novak from his role as Ryan Howard on NBC'S…

  

  I'm here now! ] There are some times in your MIT career when you're tired and struggling to keep your eyes open and your focus on this pset ... outside just last week!) You forget, most of the time, that you're a student

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 23, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  , accomodations, visas, whatever. Sometimes you're left on your own, but you can ... placed in, but either your salary, the place you work for, or MISTI will cover your living and travel expenses to and from the country. Finally

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Laptops! It goes on the top of your lap.

  

  you're dead set on having a desktop and wouldn't work with anything less ... Macs. Which Mac though? >Macbook Macbooks are great for your typical, everyday student. If you're going to be doing basic typing, Mathematica

  • by Snively '11
  • March 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  signed by the Harvard professor, your advisor, and the director of the HASS ... the MIT HASS office and the Harvard registrar. No more than half of your ... anyway if you're taking MIT classes). So about four times a week now, I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  You gotta have stuff Places to get different kinds of stuff around campus. And rudimentary directions, too!

  

  public service announcement on where to buy stuff for your future ... student, you're eligible to purchase a discounted monthly T pass. If you don ... the zoo. I get lost a lot.) If there's anything you need for your dorm

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  difficulty of the work, but simply jogging your brain again to compute ... you take a gap year, try to keep your mind fresh with some school ... happy endings, even if you don't end up at your first-choice college. Just

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005