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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Infinite Corridor, set alight or, why dozens of people were crammed into a tiny stairwell at 4:19:53 PM EST

  

  MIThenge today - not to worry!  It's predicted to happen again tomorrow, 2012 ... If you hang around MIT long enough you'll begin to notice some ... written about on the blogs, though, and this is one of them. The central

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 10, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  “But I’m not cool…” Dr. Suess but shitty? Dr. Suess but angsty?

  

  different ways an forced myself to have a go of all it and blah blah blah But ... , did the best that I can  I moved up to Maine until I couldn’t stand it ... know is surprised to hear That I have an internship.   I

  • by Powers '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  , whatever. Anyway, I want to know - how hard is MIT? Because I keep hearing it ... ' post, but then it stopped being brief, so I decided to post it here ... keep saying high school is easy? I don't think it's easy. I actually

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  has increased to generally 150 NTD (about $5 USD), but this is still an ... click on the link, i'll spell it out for you. FPI is $22,050 for a family ... very, very little money for a family). Adding on to this is the fact

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tetazoo Goes Camping An adventure to the top of a mountain and a little cabin in the woods

  

  way there. It was dark when we finally got to the campsite. We were ... . And, after four hours, we finally made it to the summit!!! It was so ... opportunity to observe one of those flags up close. It felt so good

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  of faces and experiences makes it all worthwhile. * Came home to find ... soccer or the patience to watch it, but seeing a goal finally being made ... (recommendations?). Basically, it’s the time to become a Renaissance Man! – someone

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Days My traditional end-of-summer recap post, in technicolor.

  

  how it took place, or if it had anything to do with me becoming a senior ... having to park it on a dirty latrine). Maybe we took the whole maturing ... . Pictured above is the route I took to work: the Harvard bridge, past building

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  my gap year of nothing and everything certainly something

  

  set of steps. here it is: (1) bring salted water to a rolling boil, (2 ... to unpack with a gap year, so I’ve broken it up into 2 parts. Three ... for me to read. I found it was a good way to check in with myself

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sneak peek at the new admissions and SFS sites what we've been working on all summer

  

  generous financial aid, anytime money is involved people tend to get stressed ... include: making it really easy to find what you are looking for ... , and good places to host MITAdmissions Labs content once it's built. Like

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  *. Plus, “high-school dropout” had a nice ring to it (and I would get loads ... punchline is that to call myself gratuitously lucky would be understating the ... understanding from the fabric of the universe is like pretending to be a salmon

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  better. Hi, I’m Michelle, and it’s super nice to meet you! If you didn ... ’s facilities to exercise regularly, and start to use its cooking facilities to ... – it’s a difficult adjustment to the college lifestyle, with the food

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  the night. When is a good time for it? I have yet to know. That project ... MIT evening is like, and I will not be able to tell. By “evening” I ... slept. It’s comfy enough, though its purity is more debatable. Last year

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2015
• Blog / Events

  A Latino Christmas An introducción to Next House's newest student group.

  

  November) it is designed to raise Latino pride in Next House and was designed ... day', which since yesterday is declared to be celebrated every year in ... decided it was time to get the show on the road. We started our off

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • December 11, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  to colleges. Obviously, if you're reading this blog, MIT is on your ... for years. It sounds like an awesome way to destress after p-sets. There ... intimidating. Each dorm is its own community, but you also have a tight and

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Asymmetric Discussion of Shoes, the Process of Moving, and 3D Glasses Physics problem included. Some assembly required.

  

  wearing thick, waterproof shoes, because the road to MIT is paved with slush ... . MIT is not a school for the daintily-shod. For that, I direct you to the ... sandals is an acceptable solution to hard weather. (By “hard,” I mean

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  , with me, the question of whether it is in principle possible to major in ... "Hell yeah. Downside is, he might be too busy to advise (?)" I admit that ... honest: Alan Guth is probably a very busy man. According to his faculty

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Last Night What I did last night, on my last night. CambridgeSide Galleria & Brokeback Mountain

  

  already. Anyway, my point is that I had an economics exam, so I wanted to do ... "Last Night" -- get it?! I took my 14.41: Public Economics final in the afternoon, so I wanted to go out after and celebrate. (I am so

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Let me introduce myself. Alternatively titled: Whomst'd've?

  

  psets without collaboration. 18.01A is the same. It seems I always have to ... whatever MIT has to throw at me. That last paragraph is supposedly my ... have to work for it. Despite that, I didn't expect to struggle this much

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  whiteout conditions forget your mission, just get out alive

  

  whiteout conditions is a song by the new pornographers, and it ... stage of grief so demanding" and "maybe you riot for nothing—it's just a ... , because it's been such a mood. every morning, i wake up, and i have this

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding Online Decisions A brief update.

  

  I am excited to let you know that things are looking fairly good for ... yesterday and they seem optimistic. Please note that it's not definite at this juncture. I'm hesitant to post this because I don't want to get your hopes up

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2006