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• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  wish: to pluck the wings of a fleeting moment, spread it out in the ... Building 4 to Building 3 in a brief whirl of disorientation during ... running lemonade stands. I'll get a real job someday.) Moments of pain are

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Measurements How do you measure a year in the life?

  

  specific songs define the distances in my life? A walk from East Campus to ... measure a year, I began to wonder what units I use to measure my life. The ... the length of a FIRST Robotics' Build Season, to the state of political

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Morning Person rise and shine

  

  a stressful rush to get to school on time for first period. Here, each ... naturally wake up very early. I know, it's a nice "problem" to have ... , depending on the time of my earliest class on a given day, I have three to

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 14, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Edmund’s New Toy Guitarring starring eJones

  

  Jazz (Ben has a Fender Jazz bass). In addition to the standard split ... photo (notice the tupperware! what a friend to the environment...), and ran away to a meeting. Here's what he emailed me today: Mitra, Where

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  B1ner Cribs come see 10+ rooms on Burton 1

  

  are in vogue, and we're not allowed to paint the walls anymore, but we ... , these are all pictures just from my life :) I’m so happy to have a room ... , which was a group room purchase to create more soft light. Also: the lamp

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 24, 2024
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast

  

  back. I slide in across from him, next to a blond guy with limbs that ... . Since my novel comes out in 2022, I’ll have to change the setting for that ... backend for our app. We ended up crashing in the hackers’ lounge for only a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 3, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  why it's so hard to get women to consider careers in engineering and ... hysterical). I got up at 4:30AM on Thursday to make it to the airport in time for my early flight and didn't get to sleep until after 2AM, so that was

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  i was sick when i wrote this :( a largely unedited post where i ramble about getting covid

  

  spring classes, I got a positive test last Wednesday and had to quarantine in my room. I feel a lot better compared to the first few days of ... was able to find a place to stay in Tang Hall, a grad residence right

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 7, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a week in europe pictures of munich, vienna, amsterdam

  

  into complacency but i have to finish these things swirling in my head so ... outside and it's dark. i need a break. i want to leave. on saturday, i ... boston logan, and join my friends. i take a plane far, far away, to a

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!! and also my major and also indecision

  

  time, and realized that if I were to become an actor, a major in theater ... running, though, I've returned to the idea of literature. I said a lot in ... major, organized by what I considered, in a roughly chronological order

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 20, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  We will not be taking anyone from the wait list in 2020 closing out the wait list for the Class of 2024

  

  list are invariably awesome, and we hope to find a space for them in our ... opposed to taking a gap year, or enrolling somewhere else). We always plan ... -year students to request a gap year up until this past Monday. When those results

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Symphony 9, Op. 95 “From the New Blog” I'll to pay you to hang out with me and watch me type.

  

  that Gwen Stefani, in addition to designing a bizarre new line of ... 'm hoping that I'll either be able to find one abandoned in a basement when I ... follow her around as a living fashion accessory. Her inspiration in this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 26, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I access the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  about how to access our MIT QuestBridge Supplement. If you are a Quest ... your QuestBridge application to apply for our Regular Action cycle, but you must let us know in advance by emailing questbridgeinfo
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just a Yellow Lemon Tree… I wrote a rap song for you.

  

  detail in future blogs (like for MUN I'm going to do a big post that ... 't function anymore and cassettes were getting hard to find), a cassette of '60s ... ) --- So when I signed on to be a blogger, I made a small promise to myself

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Green Monsters

  

  . If you're applying for regular action, now is also a good time to ... wait until after Eid, so you can have your interview on a full, nourished ... what kinds of things they talk about. A week and a half to the early

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 21, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nonlinearity My conjecture on finding my way through four years at MIT.

  

  , I was en route to spend another five years at MIT pursuing a PhD in ... invited to participate in such a committee; however, having gained what ... 's very easy to project a very linear path for your life or your experience

  • by Bryan
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Was Great in the 1800s (and it's still awesome today)

  

  ’s history helps with your consideration of committing to MIT in the present ... choose to participate in a variety of musical clubs, French or German plays ... of its peer institutions in accepting women, who also got to work in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT ... Gillespie applied to MIT from a relatively small public school in Georgia. He was the first applicant from his school to MIT in a long time, perhaps

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  Avenue (living in East Campus, the closest dorm to classes, we have a ... was Red Mango, so my friends and I would call going to get frozen yogurt going to get Red Mango.  Sadly, the closest Red Mango to MIT is kind of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  More from Ahia I even manage to do MIT-related stuff when I'm 750 miles away.

  

  for a few days), since my fam is hopping on a plane to LA early tomorrow ... me and Adam in the stands. Surprisingly, I've gotten to do some MIT ... treats and a frosted star cookie, and got to speak to the entire group

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 28, 2005