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• Blog / Academics & Research

  (An Incomplete Guide to) Summer Opportunities for MIT Students Pantsuits, stress, hyperlinks.

  

  interested); I attended company talks primarily for the free meals. I spent my ... , résumés: I was having none of it--my focus was on adjusting to the new ... , it dawned on me that I would actually be eligible for many internships

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  Freshman Pre-Orientation Program, and was so excited to explore MIT for a full week. There seemed to be events going on 24 hours a day! While this ... saving time for last-minute decisions. Oh, and grab tons of free food. It

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  well. I hoped to get free tickets to Carmen from the Council for the Arts ... early and take my free Monday off to get ahead. And so I did. Cue the fun ... and bad haircuts. Wednesday night, I braved the long lines to wait for

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  wanted it, but mine turned out huge. By that I mean, we built it to the ... expected it to be, especially when I put it in my room. I tried it out for a ... session. We built a loft for James '11, and a table for each of us. Okay, so

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Christmas Hug [UPDATE: New picture!!!] *squeeze*

  

  Today was Winter Break 2008 in Lobby 7, a really pleasant way to ... . There was Christmas music, a happy atmosphere, and there for all of it was Susan Hockfield, MIT's one and only president. A friend of mine pointed

  • by Snively '11
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Spring Break post

  

  for undergrad. You'll have the chance to succeed wherever you end up. It ... , and possibly others, have questions. Feel free to post your questions as comments on this entry, and I'll answer them. It saves me having to be

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rejoicing A few things worth celebrating.

  

  hopefully no one is looking for a grand unified theme. First, I would like to ... TA waves at me, says "Bye-bye!", and points to the board, on which is ... papers (mine was on dopamine receptor genetics) and doing well on the first

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlisted

  

  In the near future, we'll have some advice here on the blogs about being waitlisted. In the meantime, feel free to use this post's comments space to discuss anything waitlist-related. And, if you haven't already

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day

  

  recitation contest Pie eating contest Free pie for everyone! And don't forget to pick up your UMA pi day T-shirt! All contest winners get pi ... you to the Pie + Ice Cream Study Break! Tuesday, 3.14 @ 7 PM Student

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  four more to go. On Wednesday, after a couple school visits, I had the chance to have a picnic-style dinner with the Orange County Educational ... (...as opposed to other OCs) I'm in Orange County California, in a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  privacy on networked social intermediaries. When I came to MIT Admissions, I frankly thought it would be a short stopover on my way to law school. I was ... . Originally I had planned to just take one class a semester for a really long

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nothing Gold Can Stay some reminders

  

  the time in the world for me to sit, staring at the ceiling, letting my ... The semester is over and I'm back at home, spread out on my much too ... quickly 13 weeks go by. And just how little time there seems to be to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 28, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  Nerd movie update

  

  directions on how to remove the cables. The memo, addressed to "Imperial Drones ... my old Baker House housemate, who was a Sequence Supervisor for special ... Artist on the other two Star Wars prequels, and Revenge of the Sith was his

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 24, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to Boston My summer plans! And some things I wish weren't a part of them.

  

  ). To ensure that Camp is free for all campers attending, the counselors ... in time to head back to Boston/MIT for the summer :) This is where I ... wait for Camp in August. Okay, now back to packing for my flight back to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  These are the drones you’re looking for Aerospace engineers: what do they do in their free time?

  

  -aerospace-engineering-major-boyfriend-now-aerospace-engineer-husband has been a frequent character on the blogs for the past decade, so I ... ’s a bit of a Star Wars nut, and recently, he’s been on a quest to build ... he’s written for Make. For my part, I'm trying to do all my favorite

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Congrats Jenn Lai ‘11, Rhodes Scholar This blog entry does not contain video of Jenn playing "Rhapsody in Blue" with the…

  

  with a support organization for HIV-positive individuals. She plans to do ... could show the video to people like you on occasions like this... Sadly ... oldest and best known award for international study," includes among its

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just To Be Clear: We Don’t Do Legacy anatomy of a WTF in the WSJ

  

  privilege for the advantaged.” For you to receive legacy preference, it means ... have learned from Mr. Shadowen about the sources he relied on for this ... are grateful to Mr. Shadowen for bringing the error to our attention

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 25, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  would be able to recognize mine immediately and wouldn’t have to keep reading as my stomach sank. I decided on a restaurant to go to (a fancy ... good. And breathe. Slow inhale on a count of four, hold for a count of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Events

  DATA FOR BLACK LIVES this weekend at the media lab

  

  to the creation of LAW FOR BLACK LIVES, centered on the concept of ... across the street to the media lab, where the DATA FOR BLACK LIVES ... danger and the urgency of being on the highway was not new to us. Three

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 18, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX continued The rain killed my hawaiian outfit.

  

  -house rush is going on, and then tomorrow, freshmen will get to use me as free manpower to move them in. Now I've yet to comment on CityDays or the Student ... So REX or Residence Exploration began on Sunday afternoon with a

  • by Bryan
  • August 31, 2005