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• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  , listening to the Prince of Egypt soundtrack (Hans Zimmer AND Stephen Schwartz. Oh my goodness.) The couple to my left don't speak much English, but ... Way's magnetic field. I managed to get much better precision than the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Room 251 a room tour!

  

  , and it was a lot more fun than I expected it to be! I might blog about ... specifically, I live in 2 East, or 2E for short. 2E is like a family to me, and I ... will give a shoutout to my roommates Caleb R. and Cory L. (both 2020s

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Days in the Life In which I overuse Instagram.

  

  -setting even through they're on Pass/No-Record, and I think to myself, "hahahaha ... anymore," which leads to internal sobbing and then I'm jolted back to ... from the other day in class and add a little something to them. Just. For

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Testimony from an ’11 By: Debbie, '11

  

  ’ to me since she has decided that there are better and productive ... Heaven) We also met Matt McGann, and we overheard two guys talking to Matt ... delicious! But yes, after all the excitement I managed to return to BC and

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Holidays And some final thoughts before the new year

  

  ’m getting to see how much everyone has grown. However, Reflecting back, I ... our classes, there’s so much to learn. But I found no use complaining ...   ★ To think That one year ago, MIT said “Yes, you can go

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 30, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  winning embracing positive-sum

  

  responses, and while my system 2 is much cleaner than it used to be there ... , and so on - but it also extended to non-academic endeavors as well. for ... occasionally those people will like your tweets and amplify them to a larger

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  I don’t watch much TV anymore and I’m a little behind when it comes to pop culture references, pop music and the like. If it wasn’t for ... . Franco? The technical awards go to engineers and scientists that make most

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Smashing pumpkins and other halloween treats Turning back time and dropping squash off of tall buildings

  

  “committed to reducing stress and facilitating student social activities while ... , hat, and bib and used a hula hoop and plastic bags to make a giant test ... much longer than I anticipated on Friday night and didn’t really have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  With a record number of applications, this year was once again the ... applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many ... category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  

  With a 17% increase in applications, this year was once again the ... applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many ... category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  " has come to a close. And of course, it wouldn't be blogworthy unless ... sections that were going to be on the test. Cue Facebook. The best and worst ... the "we expected you to be taller and more buff comments" at Meet the

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  You Can’t Make MIT Love You If You Don’t… my advice on application essays (updated 7/29)

  

  , but there is one thing that I am confident in recommending to you. (And ... apologies to Bonnie Raitt, Tim Berners-Lee, and Marshall Herskovitz. It was ... of my essays were within word limits, and yeah, it wasn't great to cut

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.

  

  much Law and Order this summer?) In my various unofficial capacities as ... spout one-liners about passion and hard work. I have been known to mention ... wanted to major in, and, hey, if one of the professors in the department

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  For the Admitted Students Welcome, Class of 2013!

  

  were part of your epic journey, and I'm sure they'll be very happy to ... with your friends, and relax! Take the time also to enjoy your senior ... First of all, Welcome to the MIT Family! (click to see full

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  disorienting, and refreshing in an absurd way. Now, back to normal playback: I ... succeed and will extend to you as many ropes as you need to pull yourself away from your mistakes and weaknesses. All you need to do is reach out

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  anywhere and there's so much stuff to do for college kids. I love that the ... to be at all! Everyone works hard and studies, but they hang out, party ... people will actually laugh and won't shun them to the library. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  lives. We see that one kid that sits behind us in lecture. And to all of ... never really fully get to know. Because while small talk and conversations take place, we never make it a priority to sit down and really understand

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  's my blog and I get to put words in your mouth if I want. That's a good ... , and also how to navigate the Course 2 roadmap, littered with numbers ... dedicated to teaching and helping you build whatever electronics projects you

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  Last Lap and hoping to finish strong

  

  just hurts me so much to have to give presentations and do improv ... things to blog about. But, since it's my last semester as an undergrad, and ... various precedents to different Internet legal cases, and write up our own

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  , at MIT and Cambridge." I think the best way to illustrate the ... while I go off to my next class (multi-tasking and finding things to do ... ). Happy because I finally get to eat, and because it's my favorite class. It

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008