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• Blog / How to Human

  Setbacks head hurty

  

  the cool kids, and it's great because I get to customize my planner the way it fits me best. This is one of the pages I've made for myself ... pilgrimage to Lamont Library in Harvard and camp there for hours. It's far

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  'm happy to report that I feel much better now. I was seriously out of it ... week. Responses to Comments: Jalpan Dave asked: Is there any way I can ... besides my IB but thats not enough is it? Well, considering there are 17

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thoughts on Snow quick notes from the journal.

  

  waterproof to it as you thought. Silly: how grass looks like a bad shave when ... delightful squelching sounds after a while (see 4.) Everything is wet. It ... about snow: Don't welcome it with a fire alarm and evacuation at 9

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  extremely docile and friendly (or according to Wikipedia, “dog-like”) and is ... that, though, she is sweet and likes to rub her head against you back and ... some days it’s like I mean nothing to him. I don’t take it personally

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  share? Work is super fun! And I'm trying to figure out… life, aka what I ... ...I honestly don't know enough neuronscience to be able to explain it, I just do ... "specialized" field like aerospace isn't nearly as restrictive as it is sometimes

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  .  Still, I love it here.  This weekend, I played with cats, took a trip to ... work gets to be overwhelming at times, and it's important to know that we ... to help students in need of support, but I think it's important to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day with love

  

  no role in a student’s success. “you can make it anywhere,” we want to say to you. it’s true. i have proof from an admissions officer (from 50 ... ’t prerequisites to success. in the end, you’ll be yourself wherever you go. mit is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  reason I’m in China is to intern at an architecture atelier at Beijing ... 't want to rent to foreigners to avoid paying tax 3) the apartment is too ... Chinese backdrop, and it is...but do you see something strange

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.

  

  - that I will blog more this year. It's a promise to myself as much as it ... to computer science but also to real life. 6.046 is notorious for being ... far, this class is awesome. It takes the algorithmic thinking of 6

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP 2006

  

  purpose of this is to help you "network" with alums and find jobs at their ... Again, happy 2006 to everyone! Electricity and cable have been restored at my house -- I hope everyone who is still without power (and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  feel may be helpful to us in evaluating your application. Every application is read in a holistic manner, within its proper context. ... plenty of room for you to tell us about any special circumstances regarding
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  You (our signature song) to me in my boxers. It was amazing. Toons is ... /Silly Things Sometimes you need to get away from campus, as wonderful as it is. I ... , here are some things I do to keep myself sane: Poi Poi is a member of the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare

  

  . Trust me, everything is going to be okay eventually. You'll figure it out, no matter how frustrating it is! Questions To Start: How big is your ... and a common area is quite difficult, and it's annoying to not have

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 11, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  [guest post] from the vault: hall exchange notes notes from a hall exchange in 2017

  

  is quite familiar to me, it is strange to describe it in such specific ... a warm palate. east campus, although i love to call it home, is more archaic: it is, to say the least, in need of repair. i am not sure which i

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Discuss Disqus launching our new commenting system

  

  Day coming up next week. We also want to make sure it is as clearly and ... for admissions officers and current students to share their stories. It ... equipped for is the sort of conversation we hope to foster on the blogs. The

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Amazin’ The Mets clinched the NL East. *happy dance*

  

  forces always equals zero, or else you did it wrong and life is unhappy ... problem to someone else suddenly makes the solution clear). Rick is in 6 ... by itself, but it becomes a lot cooler when set next to the "I forgot

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questions and Answers Evan Broder is taking over my job.

  

  , but I wonder how hard it is to keep a pet at college. Do you have a pet ... own comments like 2 weeks before I got around to doing it. Way to make ... paint job the way it is. And most people agree, because who wouldn't like

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Repainting the Smoots A Wacky MIT Tradition

  

  group of older men wearing Lambda Alpha Chi shirts. It’s time to continue ... ’s rewind 65 years ago to when it all began.  POV: it's 1958 In the fall of ... -a-mile bridge all the way to MIT — that it was basically walking to hell.  One

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 27, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  to name the dragon "Angelina," because it is both hot and kind of scary ... you it was okay If you want to see what MIT is really like, though, I ... '08 drew attention to the fact that it was, in fact, moving, smelling

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Poetry and Physics You don’t have to get theoretical physics to get Frank Wilczek.

  

  "how is it possible to construct heavy objects out of things that don ... can do anything" or the world is open to you, and then be told that ... Princeton. This is an amazing talk. You don’t have to get theoretical physics

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 24, 2007