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• Blog / MIT Life

  What is Simmons Hall Like? part of my freshman year experience

  

  college is quirky than by saying you live in a triangle? I had the room for ... assignments came out, we were all together in 5A. In fact, 5A, for the first ... that Iron Man talks to in his workshop), which I assembled (from

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  I saw a turkey the other day… hello, world!

  

  Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, but maybe I’ll save it for later, since I realize ... run through Boston at the time, and he was chilling in someone ... ’t wildlife in Boston; I’ve seen my fair share of creatures, including the

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  mail, but that was back before MIT had the technology in place for online ... , but there is one thing that I am confident in recommending to you. (And ... for fun.) "You can't make MIT love you if you don't [write a good essay

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

  classes are hard but i’m sure you knew that already an academic case of murphy's law

  

  an A or B in a grad level class for it to count towards an MEng degree ... validation you get in return feels good and satisfying and right. Sometimes, it's like trying to pop a pimple, where you'd poke and prod at the pimple for

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 29, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  -jokingly-triumphant way because I had been uninterested in the project for a while, but felt ... ” to change everything in his life, and joked that he might run for ... We’re sitting in my room doing pretty much nothing, because I guess

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2018 Diaries what the weekend was like for me

  

  Exploration for freshmen in the fall), and Bad Ideas Weekend. I associate rush burgers with my first time in the EC courtyard, when I dyed my hair in ... prepare for bed in advance because my prefrosh went to sleep before I did

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 17, 2018
• Blog / Travel

  [liveblog] morbing at the airport the flight is delayed for several hours because of toilet issues

  

  their business in for the entirety of the 6 hour flight.   8:30pm ... . we changed gates for the 4th time and the flight is still delayed. in ... .5 hours in the airport with only my cockroach plushie for emotional support

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 1, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  A Year at MIT, by the Numbers quantifying my MIT experience

  

  "]McCormick[/annotation] Penthouse to brainstorm ideas for our show in February, and Bomber Formal ... note="we meet 3 times a week for 2 hours during the semester and like 20 hours a week during IAP to prepare for our annual show...those hours stack

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Local Boston Startups at Mass Innovation Nights Over 700 to be (sort of) exact

  

  Bullhorn for hosting us in their new headquarters.   After the event ... that area for surveillance. I met them at a VR@MIT event back in February ... Mass Innovation Nights is a monthly product launch party for local

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 10, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  settled in enough that I don't remember what my own experience was like :-P For the record, during my CPW, it rained for a little and despite that, I still had a blast; so, regardless of weather, get ready for the most

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Collective Apprehension Seems like my last entry freaked everyone out. No worries guys! You can do it!…

  

  back from my Easter visit home just in time for my training session at ... you to do a pset in a class that's easy for you, like 8.02, vs. a class ... test scores and psets? And don't students usually work in groups for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thanksgiving a different way All the cool kids call it "Friendsgiving" now, right?

  

  already eaten); pecan pie (still in oven). None of us went home for a ... to be thankful for than usual. But at least we do have, here in our ... tradition, we got the full week (to allow for on-campus students to pack and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 2, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  could use that knowledge for. In terms of advising, I think I was right ... At MIT, every student has an advisor -- in fact, throughout their time here, every student will have multiple advisors! It starts in

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  1st Year at MIT Everything there is to know about my first year here

  

  Hey guys, I first want to start off by apologizing for not being ... what's going on both in my life and in MIT at general! (and one day I ... ). So just in case you don't want to watch the entire video here are a few

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 28, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leonard Nimoy at the Boston Pops He told me to live long and prosper!

  

  . Leonard Nimoy is famous for his role as Mr. Spock in the original 1960’s ... constellations,” he told us, “we have been looking for our companions in the ... , “for music that is particularly meaningful to me.” He put his hands in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How MIT students are trying to change education by biking across America.

  

  cooked up the idea for this adventure. In the following Q&A conducted over email, Turner indeed describes Spokes in more detail. The ... few of my friends are participating in - Spokes: Biking Across America

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  means I've got to take one for the team in order to share. Don't break ... quote I used in my personal blog was "One of my favorite items is a ... were amazing. I looked around on YouTube for a clip but just couldn

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Didn’t You Graduate? I refuse to accept my new label...kind of.

  

  school is somewhat an apprenticeship in which you prepare yourself for a ... breaks from lab eventually :) And for those of you applying, I'm in a ... who had been participating in the Cambridge-MIT Exchange the last year

  • by Bryan
  • August 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  blogger applications; this week, I'm modifying the Maker Portfolio for ... at old requirements for admission.  Last year I posted our essay ... , not only through what they literally write (i.e. "For fun I like to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Time to Enroll You have doubts, I have gifs

  

  to college in the fall and can sleep soundly. But making a choice is a little harder for your situation. You may be overwhelmed thinking ... . If you don't want to take my word for it, comment with your must

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • May 1, 2014