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• Blog / MISTI

  “Heroes” The second in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Michael Jackson.

  

  , so we decided to a small café with over 85 kinds of cake to indulge in ... ?) proved to be fateful, as it was in a glass jar, which prevented me from ... next to it. Honestly, this is just an incredible sight in the middle of a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mondays and Tuesdays and the Spaces Between A few days in my words and a break in someone else’s.

  

  current 6.005 student. This is a theme in college: as you get older, your ... gets larger in the window, nighttime Boston like a wet spiderweb beneath ... to take notes on and Café 4 for coffee. I find a seat in the back row

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 27, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  , and if your future job involves sitting in a cubicle solving well-defined problems fed to you by a benevolent manager, then you’re in luck because the ... differences. Each of the teams also wanted to pull the project in a certain

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  wish I had a better justification than this, but in 9.00 (intro to ... you've figured out what you need to do in order to get that amount of ... thing, you're talking to someone who loves sleep. Sleep and food are two

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Aliens, Bitcoin, Camps now i know my ABCs

  

  antsy, so I wanted to make a quick post and point your attention at two ... way to being wise, a tree feeling stuck in one place, a tadpole coming ... illustrated story of a lonely alien sent to observe Earth, only to meet all

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 19, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Advising Folders! Lots of fun discoveries about advising and such. Also, how I managed to confuse MIT…

  

  students in a kind of mini-class on some random, fun topic. (You get a few ... , MAS.A17 (Designing Technologies for Kids). Basically I get to play with ... , which means excited little prefrosh like yours truly got to find out

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring cleaning and miscellany The Brass Rat club, sending 4-inch heels to Goodwill, and picking a new food-providing graduate…

  

  opportunity to do a little spring cleaning. There are few things in life more ... , often necessitating a 10-minute walk in the cold and wind to warmth each ... . I got to hear stories about my UROP professor as a graduate student (I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  enough to make you a contender in the Regular Action round. Let your ... send in a whole new version of my application? No. You do not need to ... your particular situation. They're more than welcome to give our office a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of the Bands "Rock on and come to CPW!" ~ Thomas Jefferson"Chris, you made up that quote from…

  

  ). Plus, I heard a certain Tim Beaver is planning on being there to get his rock on. He's been known to get a little crazy. See you there ... food than you'll know what to do with (hint: give it to a hungry

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Free-est post! un-free schedule

  

  In the hassle of getting my life and graduation requirements together ... intentionally by taking eight classes a semester so they can graduate in two years ... the CS/math majors I know are in this class, including a '14 down my

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  will.i.am: An entry by Prof. Patrick Henry Winston The Black Eyed Peas' frontman hangs out at MIT.

  

  besides, I hadn’t been to a good concert since the Rolling Stones were in ... at MIT whenever he is in town. This time I took him to see robots in ... walked around for three hours. Then, he was off to do soundchecks. A few

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogging Is The Salt Shaker Of My Life thinly veiled platitude included free in box of metaphors

  

  to blogging propriety: "Imagine you are writing a letter to your ... going to be crazy, it had better be crazy in a good way. You don't have ... our tireless devotion to describing, in unnecessarily sordid detail, the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  food. When you're not in a dining hall dorm breakfast becomes a luxury ... incredibly difficult in the face of a three midterm week but these simple steps ... How not to do it. (A dinner from last summer) This is probably the one

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  getting some free food, we sat in on a 8.02 class (Electricity and Magnetism ... suitemates were very nice. I even got to sleep in a bed instead of the floor I ... where I fit in. It was a great feeling to eat breakfast before leaving on

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Sweet Deal An offer I will not refuse.

  

  . ------------------------------------------------------- Since you are a member of the MIT Class of 2007, You get to ask a professor out to a nice dinner on the town. And we'll pay for it. So, not only do you get a chance to interact closely with amazing teachers

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part two) sophomore trinkets

  

  class ring early to wear as a demo in the months before Ring Delivery) A ... that says "MTA," used as a prop to recreate the intro of this video in a ... these things in a ceramic, mushroom-shaped container (which we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 25, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My first music festival It was muddy.

  

  's kind of fun to sit in your car while it wags around, a tractor's tail ... us? Woman: Oh, you're trying to get to the festival! Me: Yes! Woman: Oh ... watch out for the Mad Russian once you get to Floyd -- gives a lot of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  activity. Okay, now you're challenging yourself in your coursework and activities -- make sure you convey that to us. When you describe your extra-curriculars, either in an essay or on the application form, try to make it more than a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Seminar Advising There is nothing funny about this entry...but please read anyway.

  

  your advisor every semester to talk mano-a-mano about which classes to ... advisor to discuss some subject in a group of around 8 housemates in a ... meetings. It's a great way to start off the week. How are your Mondays? Mine

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  attend but just want to see if they can get in). How do I know if I should request a fee waiver? Your decision to request a fee waiver is not unlike ... outside of your family who can help you to determine your need for a waiver

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007