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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  to get a head-start on - in four of my five classes (the only class ... Institute. These beautiful, glorious lulls come in a variety of flavors ... in a reasonable amount of effort over the break. (Kind of like high

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  or brush it aside, it’s easy to get bogged down in the details from ... important day in your memory, at least for a while. The moment before you see it, you’re likely to reach a crescendo of anxiety. After that moment

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  places around and at mit godless and holy

  

  great things about MIT is its location. You're in this hub of great ... closed Raymond asked for a hamburger It was served to him on a sandwich ... Boston is supposed to be a place of good seafood. Do not go here for good

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where is my mind? In Northern California, Munich, a tent in New Hampshire, and an oreo-flavored soft serve machine.

  

  't only have to choose a place to spend then next five years of your life ... once in a while. I've been feeling kind of floaty these past few weeks, like there's a quote from The Unbearable Lightness of Being to describe

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  watched Pitch Perfect, a film in which freshmen know what they want to do ... , and even attempted to get in on magnificent Black Friday deals, but ... denizens gathered in the lounge to select the day’s film. “Can we watch a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Updates exciting, exciting!

  

  turns out, it's not a good idea to accidentally push down on your laptop ... 't the smartest idea; in fact, the professor might even ask you to get up ... in the months to come! ___ That's it for now! I have a couple other

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Reason to Celebrate My advisor is a genius.

  

  everyone else I know does keep up. Friend: Your UROP advisor is a genius. Me ... people refer to the recipients as a Genius because they are awarded a ... taught by a Nobel Laureate. Freshman in 7.012 this term have the privelege

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Christmas: The Playlist and much music was had.

  

  recall that I'm in an a cappella group with a lot of really great people ... like crazy to put together a kick-ass performance. There's a song by ... many wubs. There's a Red Hot Chili Peppers song with a guitar solo. In a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art in the Infinite, Vol. 2 MIT meets King Koopa.

  

  and pipe. This is my roommate Rob. He willingly accepted my plea to jump up for this photo. The things I get people to do for my blog. Today is the last day of my 5th semester at MIT. Time flies when you're

  • by Bryan
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF, BAMF, and other west coast adventures planning my next two weeks

  

  . ISEF will take up lots of my time, so I won't get to do much else in LA ... 'll get back in Boston on Saturday morning, just in time to catch the final ... to San Francisco. I'll be spending two weeks on the left coast for a

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

  Five Years of Admitted Student Gatherings MIT community is getting bigger

  

  *Scene opens* I'm standing in front of a house with my family. MIT branded balloons are tied to the mailbox. There is a poster of the Dome on ... about high school, potential majors, and what we wanted to be in our

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 29, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo and physics and math, oh my 57 units of academic fun fun fun. Now with humanities!

  

  -20 students) are basically your chance to review the material presented in ... the fact that I was taking classes I was genuinely interested in, plus a general excitement to begin my second semester at MIT (keep in mind this was

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Released TODAY @ 6:28 p.m.

  

  click refresh 200 times in a minute. You might get carpal tunnel! And you ... to receive your decision online before logging in to decisions ... thereafter, you can check your decision at: decisions.mit.edu Log in

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 14, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding spiels metal hot glue gun go brrr

  

  and getting your hands dirty all the same. There's undeniably a gendered ... . In order to learn how to use the makerspace equipment or learn a new ... . Always wear closed toed shoes in the hotworks room, as dropping a piece of

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 9, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  learned a lot at the spring meeting I attended and had a great chance to get ... current students was a huge help in deciding whether to stay in California ... , was a meeting held in the home of an alumni volunteer named George

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  years. I joined GEL for the opportunity to develop leadership skills in a ... different person than the Maggie from 2008. When I came to MIT, I lived in a ... ’m going to a country I’ve never been to before to work in an industry I have

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  that wine in Spain is not just an excuse for people to get wasted. 5. I ... semesters - in a "real" study abroad), you're paired with a family, a city ... , during my month in Spain, I discovered that I had a knack of getting the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  to the details-be sure to use spell check and capitalize your name, etc. Also, tell us something that delves deeper into your personality or a funny story. It shows a human side of you that we'll relate to. Fun fact

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave

  

  weird enough to find something appealing about living in a building that ... Laura '09 had an interesting bit a while back in her blog about East Campus and West Campus, a distinction that, at least to me, always brings

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  's a wimp. When situations get rough, she jumps on her bed to get as far ... following are true", she said. "You want to be a part of this once in a ... in a show, but would like to try something new this IAP. You are

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011