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• Blog / MISTI

  [JOINT POST] Travelling as a black female "Alexa, play Brown Skin Girl..."

  

  -worker was nice enough to get us a discount at a nail salon and once there an ... conversation they would nod their heads (side to side, not up and down) and ... the word, and was thoroughly confused by whether the side to side head

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  then makes you want to beat your head against the wall. The Pythagorean ... ! Outside now, I wandered over to the site of the new Media Lab extension ... back. Now I'm sitting in my room, typing, getting to read a little bit

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  this summer a recap of sorts

  

  , or going outside to get an iced matcha from Caffe Nero, or just hanging ... section of the city. MIT exists in a sort of bubble, and it's so easy to get ... scales (up to 9 months). In particular, the Niño3.4 index is a single

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • September 14, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  “What Should I Bring To College?” (partly) answered my everyday carry

  

  depends on your needs, and I'm not looking to start a flamewar here.  I will ... , lets you conserve battery life by controlling when your Mac switches to ... aspect of your computer, from disk usage to fan speeds. Evernote - free

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  19 Summers AHH I'm getting old :(

  

  admissions site about it) so here's a breakdown. If you aren't interested in my pre- high school days, skip down to Summer 13 (the numbers correspond to my age at the time). *It took me forever to write this sentence. Ideas

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  things i wish i could do thoughts from the bay area

  

  at the time, so i learned a lot - every time i wanted to visit a new ... district is confusing to navigate because a silly surveyor decided to align ... point has heavy contamination from radioactive testing at a navy site that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • June 23, 2022
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  spring and fall semesters, the Independent Activities Period is a special ... to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and ... almost any form, from how-to sessions, forums, lecture series and films, to
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Remember…

  

  site that Ben Jones created, where we could all check in and get to know ... for high school students to join -- we had to wait until May to get our ... , unless you happened to know your fellow admitted students in your city or

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 7, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Nobel Connection 2 MIT alums have won Nobel prizes this week!

  

  it was 364.4 smoots + 1 ear long. Google even considers the Smoot to be ... you choose to get a PhD, begin when you are 19 2. Be distantly related ... awarded the Nobel prize, bringing the grand total to 63 faculty, researchers

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Admissions Valentine's Day Cards! Welcome to your moments of fame, 13's.

  

  , and I'll add you to the post. :) It's kind of a fun way to meet your ... send me your pictures and I'll keep adding them to the post! Happy ... person to get their picture in before Valentine's Day officially ends. A

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Boston Calling Everything I know about having a phone at MIT.

  

  already now is definitely the time to get a new one on Amazon.com if your ... week of orientation, I had to get out my cell phone all the time to give ... might want to look into getting a new area code or a different carrier

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Time Management Reading this article adds +15 to Time Skills

  

  something else (use it as leverage to get a smartphone from your parents: "mom ... would be a class about manipulating time to your whim through various ... you go to schedule your week you don't have to try and remember all the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Diabolo, Pandora, and Bad TV Shows You figure out what they have in common, 'cause I sure as heck don't know.

  

  will pause until you click to let it know you're there again (unless you ... 's your favorite kind of music? Do you have other sites like it that you use ... that show is reaching its limits. Hopefully I'll be able to get around to

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • June 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  , where you're taught to primarily regurgitate the information obtained from ... to be on-location in New York City with an independent movie directed ... comfort of your home. you can even bring it on to the airplane without

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2009!

  

  about the Class of 2009. I'm very excited to see who the class will be! In the meantime, all of you '09s should check out the Firstyear site and also the Orientation 2005 site. Thanks to Ann's blog for drawing our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 2, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  Fall 2020 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live may the 4th be with you

  

  applicants who applied for entry during Fall 2020. You may access your decision at apply.mitadmissions.org—the same site where you submitted your ... your application account, and you can log in now to check your decision

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! (2010 Edition!) yay pictures!

  

  admission site blogs waiting for the application to be released. I saw your ... New York. I went to Europe for a week, where I had more great food. I am ... 's gaping maw ready to swallow me whole again. In other words... BRING IT ON

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 9, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  a postcard from GTL Spain finding myself or something like that

  

  . Despite all my best efforts, I couldn’t get the lock to turn. My host family ... myself to someone new, I get the opportunity to meet myself again. I know ... "]MISTI,[/annotation] or just independent travel in general. Anyways, it's getting late and

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • January 9, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee With a title like that, it has to be good!var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol)…

  

  audience of this site. I support Snively 100% in wanting to have that ... on the Admissions site. It's true that we encourage our bloggers to ... that everybody knows what's going on. If somebody wants to get something

  • by Snively '11
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  question its legitimacy later. Don’t ask your professors to proofread your ... paying for your education and it’s your job to make the most of it. Life ... How To Avoid Sounding Stupid* *All advice should be taken with a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015