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• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  help orient me to campus once I get there (and help me move in, right ... If I had to explain what Junior year's been like so far.... I'd say ... /Chris Perry) It's pretty much felt that way since the beginning of this

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  't stick to your "10 year plan" too much. Things change every day. New ... motions, because as they say, "to whom much is given, much is expected ... . 5. Try new things Don't be afraid to break from routine once in a

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  said, I think no matter how much you like to look good, there will be at ... need to contact admission office? If yes who. And for the essays I was ... charming to me. I also really love everyone's passion, pretty much everyone

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  (and maybe a little text here and there) So pretty much July 4th was ... something I should experience at least once, and while I probably did enjoy it ... other humorous conversations, me and my friends decided to discuss baby

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  't expecting to gain much in the program other than a commission. Now I am a year ... . At MIT, sometimes you need something other than intelligence to make ... wonder how I am getting paid to do this job... I should be paying them

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Is this real? The party called IAP continues.

  

  appear to be how much of it is still scripted and staged. Despite the Tech ... a better scientist. Become a better MIT student. What does it mean to ... One of my favorite things to do that I don't really have time for is

  • by Bryan
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  during my gap year to put to perspective just how much I appreciate being ... this. You don't want to but you have to; you need to. And of course ... millions of nighttime lights. I pressed my face to the window, not quite sure

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest blog] y(I)APping nothing crazy just another IAP blog

  

  amount of manual labor needed to be performed, but it’s so worth it in the ... don’t know what to make of it—it seems I only found so much social ... the blogs and imagining a future in Cambridge—having the opportunity to

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 13, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  fireworks lose their magic once it's captured via images or video, so come to ... . Basically, the book is about a bunch of strangers coming together to live in an apartment, only to find that they're all related at the end to a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Should Go To Canada In which Kayla E. '15 and I took a spontaneous adventure to the great land…

  

  . She asked me if I wanted to go to Canada, and I said yes. About 24 hours ... adventure to Montreal in the great land of Canada. Neither of us had been to ... receptionists were really nice, the fare was not too much, and we got breakfast

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 15, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  As much as we love formulas, you're not going to find one here! We ... well. We want to see that students are involved in things because they ... who are willing to take risks, and who will bring something special and
• Blog / Events

  2026 ring premiere! and what led up to it!

  

  all at once. We forgot to track attendance, but Kresge seats around ... P.E. classes needed to obtain a Pirate’s License at MIT ... just as people once used stars to navigate the seas. (Also, if you look

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Which I Get Schooled By My Professor This video does not contain an improvised song, but it does contain Peter Reddien.

  

  love every single day.” Does that mean I might try to get an internship ... (I know you’re tempted to stop reading after the video, but keep ... the lecture did happen to be a good time. We learned about how you get

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Class Projects

  in which i blog again four-ish blogs in one

  

  completed.  I’ve been putting off writing. It feels like once I’ve put pen to ... don’t have as much to say about the experience of the class. 8 ... the spring really proved to me how much I had grown as a student in

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 29, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Radio Nerd Shenanigans i wrote this in october and forgot to post it oops

  

  sure you need to give your real call sign” “That’s totally a real call ... never works permanently. Every once in a while, somebody tries to clear up ... a few times, much to his annoyance. he doesn't really like being anime

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 25, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  once I got back to French House. It lasted an hour. 10pm. My dorm ... needed to bake a cake. Turns out my friend Kelly '15 had finished her work ... post. Disclaimer: I gave myself exactly one hour to write this post

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor quotes The spurious wisdom and even more spurious wit of MIT professors.

  

  of the crowd. Does that ever happen to you? [Class mumbles in the ... , and that this is going to make me either a good scientist or a raving ... used to keep track of the funny and/or ridiculous things our group of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jugal Shah- Improving the technique of High Resolution Quantitative Autoradiography Sophomore Jugal Shah is improving a boron imaging technique that may potentially enhance a promising…

  

  Most universities aim to attract well-rounded individuals with varied ... ) along with a minor in music (Course 21M). As a testament to the diversity of research opportunities on campus, he was able to cross paths with Dr

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m so ill. like, in the bad way

  

  me unable to do much more than mumble incoherently, sleep, and chug ... obvious drawbacks of being sick, it's impossible to catch up during the semester once you fall behind, so just don't do it. Ever. Really. Keep

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Walk Across Rhode Island 12 hours, 33 miles, a million aches and pains

  

  everywhere now that I didn't need to save my breath. I didn't know I could do ... they swore to never do it again. This time they rounded up some 40 people from MIT and Brown University to walk the Walk again. I was super

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 14, 2023