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• Blog / Academics & Research

  To the future! and beyond?

  

  I have to think about the real world.  Things like where to live, what ... of the real world this summer when I had to track down a place to live (thanks Craigslist!) and people to live with, but the fact that it was all

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what i drew this summer i took an art class

  

  much else to learn. But in the last year or so, the old dream of doing a ... pages, but it still took 60 hours to make. I felt like being a writer and ... new perspective on what it means to put something down on the page. It

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Coffee in the Pagi-nation [joint post] breaking cruel rituals

  

  not. But while I’m reading your application, I should be able to get to ... the 2024 Discord, to be honest—but after many, many late nights ... will likely continue to stay on this side of the world if I attend

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: A Summer With Tulip Interfaces, Inc guest post by Sharon L. '21

  

  ’s really convenient to be able to find the author of many parts of the ... , or to easily be able to make contributions of my own. The culture at ... sure that the person who does is willing to help you learn. Every few

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t Miss the Battle of the Bands Watch Ben Jones's band, Tremulant, perform with Marilee Jones at Battle of the Bands this…

  

  Floor of the Student Center Who: YOU! Battle of the Bands will be a ... aren't in the competition; they will be performing purely for our hearing ... really amazing... guaranteed to blow your mind or your money back (ok, the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  five things I love about New York welcome to New York, everybody walks in New York

  

  to be growing in popularity. And although I’m not certain, I think leg ... on the fact that MIT had come to be home to me just as Toronto was, and ... back to. I don't know where I'll be this time next year or into the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 28, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Flip Side I'm a host instead of a prefrosh this year - but CPW has still been…

  

  place so far, which is okay because I'm a host and not obligated to be ... the Class of 2014. Again, it felt odd to be among the ten or so student ... not MIT was too hard, whether it was frowned upon to not be an

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catching up What's new? Lots of things. I just haven't told you about them yet, because finals…

  

  ...what's the word? Oh yeah, fun. To tell the truth, it can be a really ... not at the same level as the calc-based physics he wanted me to do. (I ... not even taking the class she was testing for who was only able to solve

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  my mind and soul that I will be late. I still try to walk quickly, but ... started using a stopwatch to time some of the walks I’ve made. Simmons to ... , and as I enter, the all-wood space opens up to a giant staircase that I

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  sometimes not. 18. Being afraid to ask for help is a very major handicap. 19 ... important. 23. It's wonderful to be perfectly content in the company of just ... give me enough alertness to get me through the rest of my day... plus it

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  article is that the US is no longer the superpower when it comes to ... , here's what you're going to be working on.' Even if it's a really cool ... they want to leave the sciences and go into banking or consulting. This

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Poetry and Physics You don’t have to get theoretical physics to get Frank Wilczek.

  

  , which ends with To be or not the choice seems clear enough but Hamlet ... can do anything" or the world is open to you, and then be told that ... of "tickets" to be able to do the thing you want to do, you have to

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  “research.” I will now reveal to you the coveted secrets of landing a ... people seem to find UROPs not through the online list but either through ... disillusionment, even after you pack your suitcases to the acceptable airline limit

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  responsibility to articulate the transformative impact that they should be having ... their aspirations. Even though the challenges faced vary from role to ... to the whims of a transactional public who view education solely as a

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving in England Celebrating a North American holiday in Britain.

  

  to be honest, instead of thinking, "Wow I've been in England for 2 ... invited as well as the students who went over to MIT last year. Cambridge ... 've got to say I would've rather served myself instead of being served. We

  • by Cambridge
  • November 24, 2007
• FAQ / International applicants

  Do application materials have to be in English?

  any documents, please ask him/her to sign and date the translation ... All application materials must be in English. You may have a professional service or a teacher in your school complete the translation, but
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  , and tried not to think about the fact that we'd been in the car for ... fellowships (AHHHHHH!!!!!!), and said goodbye to the NRAO, and the building in ... from his apartment to his car. We drove to the McCormick Public

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Folding with Flair Adding a third dimension to boring old paper

  

  in a “draft” blog post when I applied to be a blogger. That draft never ... fun models, from the traditional orizuru (paper crane) to Christmas ornaments. I was amazed by how the satisfyingly geometric creases gave rise to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • August 4, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  with her graduating owner, and another named Ferris who had to be put to ... allergies to make necessary arrangements. Since we have five now, the hall chairs (a couple of hall residents who are the liaisons to house management

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  Fortin’ with Mimi Let’s. Talk. About. Queer stuff.

  

  Massachusetts will vote to repeal or keep the law. As a transgender woman, my ... Transgender Anti-Discrimination”. In essence, the bill says that you can’t be ... MIT and it’s wonderful people. MIT is such a great place to be queer! I

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • September 18, 2018