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• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  , and then I decided to be all creative and turn the cup into a tree trunk ... following sports once I got to college. Or maybe I just enjoy getting a peek ... , but technology and I have a weird relationship, so I tend to stick to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  about and look at science? 21. Even if you don't want to major in science ... self-study and proceeded to get 5's in all three subjects. For a long ... 'll still have to pick and choose) 13112221. Following from what was pointed

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Tale of 8 Instagrams Low resolution, high flavor

  

  Once upon a time, I developed an Instagramming problem and started to ... retreated, and I woke up to sunshine and a gentle old man painting the Boston ... can change from pleasant to ominous in a matter of minutes. And that

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventure Time at MIT We went on a hiking and camping adventure!

  

  this last minute opportunity to relax and have some fun climbing, hiking ... , and then hike the Franconia Ridge over night to watch the sunrise from ... excited for the adventure, and drove up Sunday night to Rumney, New

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 22, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Pigeonholing boxes = semesters, pigeons = classes

  

  , and as much as I liked Ken I didn’t like this approach to the class ... is a somewhat privileged position to be in (and given some of those ... , go to docs.new (the most useful website shortcut frankly), and put

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 13, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT recruit athletes?

  contribution to MIT's varsity athletics, they may choose to advocate for you in ... your application. Unlike many other schools, MIT does not send "likely ... " which they may fill. Prospective athletes to MIT are subject to the same
• Blog / Events

  beautiful moments i think too much

  

  's been harder to notice the nice and pretty things in life: sailing on the ... to see the lights turned off and people napping, sitting on a couch next to a friend i know's been busy recently, napping peacefully, and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  As Winter Melts things are gonna change so fast

  

  what already exists, always eager to make progress on the goals and ... most MIT students are compelled to check their email at least once every ... significant changes students tend to see and care about are, as far as I can

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What pretty hair… This entry is about my dorm, hair dye, pork dumplings, and, of course, Alain Boublil.

  

  "door unlock" button, and manage the rental movie collection. Pretty much ... asleep on a kitchen table and woke up to find my entire body wrapped in ... the recipes I used to keep myself sane over the past month and lots of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  Mechanics E&M, and more, but once you're done with those you don't have to ... extremely hard and this school has pushed me to limits I didn't even know I ... 're forced to collaborate with others and kind of work through this hardship

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  bump MIT students design products

  

  person trying to open the gate is an adult and let them through. We see ... , it's my responsibitlity to help organize and guide our team to win make ... students will have taken an idea from nothing more than a sketch on paper to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  being with it and in it, and having motivation and desire to keep on--that you're specially chosen, and lucky to be there. -Richard P. Feynman ... . Pyrolysis and biochar. It's a little bit hard to imagine that all of these

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Etiquette Workshop: The Keys to Painless Networking Jodi Smith taught the UPOPers the keys to painless networking!

  

  appropriate for the situation, like you wouldn't walk up to the CEO of GE and ... specific organization, know what the organization does and who might possibly ... cards and follow up. After the seminar, we went to a "Mock"tail Party

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  , defining it meticulously, and creating counterexamples that take us right ... out the boundaries of privacy and legality (someone hold me to this ... To support my lack of a meal plan and therefore, constant take

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  One Extraordinary Week, Plus Ferrets I suit up for surgery.

  

  much been a whirlwind of activity. For once I have absolutely no problem ... of free time to socialize, relax, and simply enjoy everything that ... crazy, fun, and/or ridiculous things I've been up to this past week. To

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  my Special Relativity test required me to add (and subtract!) numbers with 5 significant figures, and the professor did not manage to include a ... .02932 and .39328. A wise person once said that arithmetic is like

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m leavin’ on a jet plane… and another plane...and another plane...

  

  how it looks, I found it to be very fun and interesting to drive. 10 ... /V setup. I get everything situated, tested, and ready to go. The local ... begin to come in. 3:00pm. We start up the meeting, and everything goes

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [guest post] on undergrad by laura c. '23

  

  . specifically: why I chose to major in physics and mathematics how I decided ... and math! I was incredibly lucky to attend a high school with amazing ... articles, and I also read a lot of textbooks (shoutout to the secondhand copy

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  EA, RA, and Transfer Updates Including the status of MyMIT tracking and the latest for those impacted by Sandy.

  

  MyMIT tracking.  Once we're up-to-date, we'll let you know, and send an email to those people we still need something from ... " when you submit it, and then email us and have us change it to Early

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  responsibility apparently has to do with novel concepts like time management and ... people on my floor are much better cooks than I am, and every now and then ... fellow frosh were in the same “MIT IS TAKING OVER MY LIFE AND I WANT TO GO

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006