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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  much in the past three weeks as I have at MIT, though the knowledge is ... When you are at school, the whole world seems to exist in its own ... on in the world, only able to scan the New York Times every couple of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  ~10 years ago, this is the first you've heard of ISEF, and you want to ... is open to members of the general public for viewing and when all ... this summer, but the upshot is that we just look for students to describe

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  wow. my first three weeks being an actual student actually at mit

  

  'm still in a state of shock (so try to forgive me if this post is all over ... included EC, but most of my time was spent in the courtyard of Senior House, trying again and again to master the tire swing (which, mind you, is no

  • by Joe B. '18
  • September 19, 2014
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  've had is that . . . they are just jobs to me. I put in the requisite hours ... 't care that much about compensation. Of course, most people are not in a ... mean is, if I weigh compensation as a heavy factor in choosing what to do

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  prospectives or tourists, I explain that the rivalry is kind of a one way rivalry ... is inferior, that while on the outside they seem nice and p(r)eppy, but deep down they really just want to study alone in their rooms and go on

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Y U NO HAVE ROLLERCOASTER this is why

  

  If you weren't aware, REX (Residence EXploration) is going to be in ... in Cambridge most qualified to safely construct a roller coaster in ... in the courtyard, which temporarily becomes a sprawling playground of 2

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  my friends, they pointed out to me that even if that is true for most ... , and this post is for you. During the semester, mired in work and ... frosh again in the best possible way: I felt as though MIT is a place

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  What do you want? the story of college fit and how i stole from jeremy

  

  beyond in order to qualify for most schools. I’ll give you that. The ... out of the college experience, and not every environment is conducive to ... figuring that out, researching schools becomes much easier. You go to the

  • by kellen manning
  • August 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  the most to an applicant in high school. We find that these five things ... province being published in the local newspapers. There is no other way of ... attend the same from India. Will it be wise to include the SSP thing in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  making things a blog about being a meche major

  

  of dents are small scratches in the paint.  This is not to say I have ... Maybe my favorite part of course 2A is sitting next to my friend in 2 ... in this major is a trip. I struggle with the concept of having one

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 20, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  Together in Service MIT community working collaboratively

  

  in the Sloan School of Management who is using an algorithm to help ... the theme is to have an organizing principle that helps convey the ... week of symposia that is free and open to the public and organized by

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 20, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  preserving student community what does it take?

  

  ' in the context of the renovation is annoying and difficult to navigate ... from existing in the capacity it's used to, so people would end up moving ... might not be able to exist in the way we want to once we move back in, the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 20, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  14 years later what I've been up to in the past one-seventh of a century

  

  in 2022. Everyone told me to join Stripe, but I picked EFF in the end ... onto the Stanford campus to give a guest lecture in web security, and ... -long learning. Buy Bitcoin in 2011.   Anyways, no blog post is complete

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Winter is coming. actually, it's already here.

  

  to Python (6.S189), and it's actually a really fun class.  In the first ... the snow is while everyone else got sick of it three weeks ago. But can ... coming to MIT, I had never cooked before in my life.  Nada.  Zip.  (okay

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  I cry. When my kids perform in the 2030s/40s they're going to hear ... Minor (which to my ear has no direction whatsoever) is a bit much. I do ... beginning to end. The English language is particularly difficult to set to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  life. This is the first year I've been old enough to actually vote, and ... possibly even to drink cocoa with him. This is the problem with MIT - I ... , Obama was the only one to have a public rally in Boston. I think I shall

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions mailed;

  

  room for them in the class. It has been our most competitive year ever ... , and at a quarter to five, the mailman came to post the letters. Sadly, I missed the photo of the postman coming to take away the letters. We have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  behind. But the important thing to remember is don't be afraid to ask for ... participated more in recitation and made sure to ask questions, and at the end of ... 'm finally free to come back to the blogs (: It's not that I haven't been

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  studying for the same tests. Your schedule is like the food trays in the ... Cookie to top it off. Yum. College is when they stuff you in a chef ... . In the end, you get a finished product that is just the way that you

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  me to do the session there since I ate quite a few meals in that same ... easier for you to tell us, in your words, exactly who you are. Yes, the ... this year, nor is there the need to decide whether or not the "optional

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009