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• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2017! highlight reels from the new year

  

  the point: I’ve decided to drop out of MIT. I don’t need to be an ... ! P.S. I’m here to talk if you need me. April 14, 2017 Twitter ... , and for the first time in 3 years, I don’t need a bottle of hot sauce to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  -style device which appears unlikely to work but does anyhow. (2) A method by ... ) Someone who studies too much. See tool. punt - (1) v.t. To determine after ... skimming through the glossary of my current edition of How to Get Around MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR

  

  Boston roughly once a month to go out and eat and explore the city. But ... much. Currently, we're planning to work our way through every ...  all of us are there, since it's very much a good movie to watch with your

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes and Casting and Birthdays, oh my! What are "Things That Wake Me Up at 9am"?

  

  genuinely enjoyed. The writing portion consists of 3 papers that need to sum ... back to East Campus once more. Having wasted way more time than the ... (General Institute Requirements) and while there isn't much leeway in what classes are

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Early Action deadline is almost here The only thing scarier than October 31st is Nov 1st (just kidding, no need to…

  

  understanding with teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in ... processing of all materials at this busy time. If you need to switch from ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  ? The answer to all of these questions is yes. Does MIT have a football ... come to the games and drink too much and then go do stupid things. But ... Reno, and took a drive downtown: I drove on to my meeting with the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  's when I need to charge up. 2) Someone spilled water on my laptop. Yikes ... ) Once the charger arrived at my dorm, the deskworker forgot to send out ... files I need for my classes once again. And there was great rejoicing

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  feeling grown up walking in adult clothing

  

  hours of work needed to make the difference. how many hours of work, daily, does it take to pay my rent? how many minutes of work does it take to pay ... one of the prompts i answered, when i applied to be a blogger (and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 17, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  Who knows what course 6.270 is without having to look it up? Anybody ... "HappyBoard." ($1,500 worth of LEGOs, sensors, and HappyBoard). To avoid ... given all of our supplies and an objective. We then had a month to build

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Important Information about your Financial Aid Application Track your status on MyMIT

  

  Financial Aid and that’s great! Applications are handled through the ... applicants and the comments will be closed. But we did want you to know a few ... logging in to MyMIT. Students who have completed their applications by

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Events

  A Trip to AfroTech My Recap of the AfroTech Conference in Houston

  

  ://mitadmissions.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_2672.mp4"][/video]   Once we made it to the airport ... through TSA and then made our way to our gate. Once we settled, everyone ... the first time as we were driving was actually a shock to me. Once we

  • by Richard O. '28
  • November 30, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  things i have been consuming this summer random bits of media i have eaten

  

  . Anyways, it's very hard for me to put into words how much this show means to ... for myself. To me, I think, baking is much easier. Anywho, I've been ... really want to start baking more once I move into the new apartment, so I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  i stole a vhs player! and other old things i’ve acquired over the last 2 and a half weeks

  

  ’ll appreciate this deluxe edition for years and year to come. Now I just need a ... things I didn't need (shocker) and now just had to look at things I wanted ... [annotation note="Ok, it's like 3 now, but i'm not going to change

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • May 3, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  (now five) classes I needed to add for the degree. I still don't want to ... use for the photography class I'll get to take next term because I'm not a double major anymore. Why did I ever decide to double in the first

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Flowers in your hair

  

  I'm flying to San Francisco for the long weekend -- hope you kids in ... 'umba, Capoeira dancing, MIT Gospel, MIT Dance Troupe, Steel Pan, and so much more!! "Pulse: Waves From the Motherland" is a demonstration of the extent to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  accepted to MIT, I still clearly remember the day I received my decision. The ... room with my parents standing on either side of me, ready to either congratulate or console. As I prepared to click the button, I was neither

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  weekend. “Being hosed” is an MIT phrase meaning “having too much to do and ... completely sidetracked me, so I needed to get out of my room if I was going to ... With the title of this entry, you might think I’m about to tell you

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  need of a good dose of classic rock on a Friday night, head over to the ... I can still make that speakerphone call to Pablo at least once a week. ... much it. We can talk—or argue—about music for hours upon hours. We have

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group

  

  exactly how to react whilst confronted with a million changes at once? At ... tangents, we need to focus”  “Hmm, so essentially… we’re deriving, and you need me to integrate, right?”  [making a mental note to add that to my

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 18, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  September Equinox Appreciation A Cambridge Autumn

  

  Greater Boston. I don’t think much has changed about how amazing fall is to ... , once in mirror The glassy surface of the river reflects a portal to ... once rode my bike to the Square. And decided to walk the rest of the way

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 22, 2025