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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  scootin’ and zoomin’ a transportation saga

  

  a scooter to get around; my freshman year, I just walked everywhere ... not-that-long story short, I got Jerry’s Razor A5 Scooter, in its ... , the bearings in the steering column were a bit wonky, making it hard to

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 18, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Save a tree… ...eat a Beaver. MIT makes me fill out lots of paperwork. Get it? Beaver? Oh…

  

  which classes you are able to take as a freshman. I took the test in June ... forcing upon me. As a new MIT athlete, the first thing I had to do was ... Practice Form, which was sent to the athletics department and was 10 pages

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And now for the feature presentation… ...IN STEREO.Don't ask. It's an LSC thing. I don't really get it myself.

  

  read any literature? In short, my school isn't exactly the ideal place to ... guys and only writing short updates. This makes me sad. So today I have a feature length entry for your enjoyment. I (finally) got around to editing

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 28, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to ... grateful to have walked this short part of your path with you.  If you are

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Blogs ...for the price of one! (a.k.a. robots)

  

  failed a test -- getting a 36 -- with one of the two lowest grades in the ... experience for me; it brought out a quality in me that I hadn't had to call on ... questions and interrogations to start pouring in any day now. Just kidding

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 13, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  Get Your Wii On. A Dome Hack!!!

  

  back to one of my favorite video games from when I was a kid, Zelda! The ... Triforce was created by three Goddesses to serve as a symbol of their sacred ... In honor of the release of the Nintendo Wii the Great Dome found

  • by Bryan
  • November 19, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I Scrapbook Sometimes Stickers!!!

  

  post, but I did not get to post about any of my own pages. Here is a look ... and stress-reducing to sit down on the floor and put stickers on pages ... sticker donations :) And, as always, Rory is there to inspire me in my

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 17, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  , according to Google Analytics, but no one is commenting, so here's a place to ... to drive up to a meeting in a few hours, and I've got a sprint ... 'll pop in and out as I can to answer whatever gets posted.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Hanhan Wang: EECS, robots, and more! What it’s like to study electrical engineering and computer science at MIT

  

  , a senior majoring in Course 6 to learn about her experiences with the ... if you’re looking for a detailed curriculum, go to http://www.eecs.mit.edu/ug/newcurriculum/index ... Python programming and circuit theory in order to control a robot. The

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s like finding candy in your pocket… MIT in the media - Always a treat.

  

  in my opinion. I'm sure we all fall victim to surrendering minutes and ... getting desensitized to the negative connotation of procrastination so that ... ), things to make us react in one way or another (Linsanity), things to make

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  be in now because it's not easy to get into some dorm in the re ... demand and not easy to get into. However, you should NOT go in with the ... for a flimsy reason of short-term convenience like it being easier to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  how to fail. If you're going to be a practicing scientist or engineer ... okay. And, of course, when you're stuck in your UROP lab doing a ... . 2. Charlotte noted, A short note to all- having a safe campus doesn

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  2005 in Review Being in college manages to teach you a lot of life ... is the worst grade to get. It means you were "this close" to an A- but ... that if I were to get a B+, I should have opted to do less work and get

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Prefrosh: My ‘Year On’ ...and why you should listen to Matt McGann. [by Vicky Thomas '12]

  fellow '12s in an effort to get to know them better") Matt's entry to see ... , helped build a massive roof-deck, went kite-boating, went to Google (and ... and develop and contribute to a lot of exciting things in a lot of

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  also block off certain hours in your schedule during preregistration to ... sucks to stop, become almost sedentary, and then get back into it after a ... 's simply due to knowing that your professors are easily within reach. In

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Scenes From Admissions, Round Two What's going on in this picture?! Another installment of our new little game.

  

  Occasionally I'll show you a picture and give you some clues to see if you can figure out what's going on in the scene. Welcome to Round ... contains many secrets 2) A large noteboard 3) Daniel's index finger, which

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  There is a bench it’s a nice bench

  

  in the lounge, or working on a pset, or walking to Hayden to get ... : I went shopping, participated in a hall meeting, walked to Next House ... bridge. It leads to a small patch of land. On top of the bridge you get to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 19, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It all comes to this The Senior Thesis (cue dramatic music)

  

  pages or longer than fifty. The research can be performed in your Junior ... presentation.” (2.ThA website) Some people choose to begin their research in the ... and looking for trends in their mineralogy that could lead to a better

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  I wasn’t about to let anything get in the way of my Acadia trip ... driving experience, I still needed to get a learner's permit before doing my ... to get a generous seven of the 25 questions wrong and still pass. With

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  how (not?) to concentrate a quick guide

  

  concentrate; fail Google how to concentrate Wikihow how to concentrate ... assignment is worth 20% of your grade Panic You are a freshman this is ... Try to concentrate on assignment Fail Browse memes Try to

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • May 9, 2017