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• Blog / MIT Life

  summer’s end

  

  and back to satisfy a late-night ginger soda craving actually, finally ... , i see you MOSTEC...) driven a zipcar full of friends out to westford, massachusetts for homemade ice cream and a late-night visit to mit

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students ... you to talk, shake it off, and remember that you will survive. We

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  a wonderful MIT Alum. Be sure to check the listing on your My ... a whole MIT community that can’t wait to meet you. Congratulations and ... applications, I’m excited to start meeting all of you! Kim was kind enough to let

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Lost, Hosed & Confused I got hacked today.

  

  ; CONFUSED IF FOUND, PLEASE RETURN TO SKULLHOUSE A REWARD MAY BE NEGOTIATED ... happened to me today. After my 24.900 lecture this morning, I decided to take a brief nap in the student lounge off of the Infinite Corridor. When I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  college education, here are a few questions: 1. What are the skills you hope to develop the most in college? 2. What are the most important classes you think you will take? 3. What do you want to learn or know that you

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

  PrimeShooter An addictive factoring game.

  

  My friend Shefali '04 sent me a link to an addictive math nerd video game which actually relates to the name of this very blog. It's like factoring Tetris! Check out PrimeShooter: If you love math, you may want to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Newsflash! Guess what!

  

  'll actually get to be a real, certified EMT. Plus, I got an A on the paper I ... Guess what! I passed my EMT practical exam! Yay! Now all I have to ... I'm really lucky, even through the 18.03 pset I have to do right after

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laura Stonehill: Designing Italian Pedestrian Bridges Laura Stonehill spent a summer working at a civil engineering company in Venice, Italy.

  

  at a civil engineering company. She was able to travel around Italy on the weekends and spent a week at the end of her internship traveling to ... considers herself really lucky to have had the opportunity to work at such a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 24, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How did the blogs get started?

  behind the blogs was to open a window into the lives of MIT students: what they do, think, and feel. MIT was one of the first universities to have ... , uncensored posts reveal a lot about MIT students, academics, and life at MIT
• FAQ / First-year application

  May high school juniors apply?

  a small number of applications from young students who have outgrown their high school curriculum and feel ready for college. We have a lot of information on our site about what to do in high school that you'll find helpful
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics professors have a charming sense of humour Excerpts from relativity problem sets

  

  .033, Relativity. Relativity is a great class to teach, if you enjoy designing ... 's what I like to see on a problem set. :) ... into strands of spaghetti. Our professor obviously had a good time

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  As the City Slumbers thoughts while walking in a park

  

  graphic novels from a squat library. I gave a wide berth to a mom with her ... Sarah and I always escaped to the park.  One year we made a daily pilgrimage to Eegee’s, which is a Tucson sandwich chain named for its fine

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  graduate school to being a professor, or from medical school to being a ... would be huge: Go to college. Go to graduate school. ??? Be a ... took a leap of faith and applied to MIT. I took the first steps, and

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Are you sure you don’t want to cancel? Double whammy.

  

  Airport. Fly to Houston, TX for a day long interview. Now keep in mind, I ... sign that reads: "Mr. Bryan O." I wanted to take a picture of him and ... just my neighbor. Me and my mom. Return to hotel. LUXURY NUMBER TWO: A

  • by Bryan
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  ?'” (DFW went on to deliver a timeless and celebrated address that is well ... people, including those who apply to MIT, have a difficult time thinking ... salient, and most likely to swing an admission decision in a highly

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Full Circle Here's to yesterday.

  

  Harvard Yard to take the No. 1 bus up to MIT, where I was given a personal ... , separating it from Boston). We got there early enough to have a great view of ... 'm working on a great UROP, I have plenty of fun projects to spend my spare

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what the f*** am i doing this summer still don't know if i'm going abroad or not lol

  

  'm EXHAUSTED. I was supposed to do [annotation note="a program where MIT ... students in my major don't typically go to sophomores. at a certain point, I ... offered a job. it happened to be an infinitely more interesting company and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 12, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Disco balls in space From an antique bookstore to Drive-By Truckers, and back

  

  ." I had previously listened to a grand total of Zero alternative country ... their ranks, since he knew every word to every song) -- it's always a ... -hour walk home. To stave off the otherwise-inevitable heatstroke, we took a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  Sam imitators and giant turkeys and enter a raffle to win a replica of ... down in her hometown of Covington GA to see a football game and a free ... the room to off-white before moving out or face a $200 fine Other than

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  character, and a strong match with MIT’s mission to use science, technology, and the useful arts to make the world a better place. We can’t wait to ... can be a difficult decision to receive, but trust me: it works out okay

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2024