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• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT women Rockin' the two X chromosomes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  

  school are getting married. It's a weird thing to be a female scientist in the world, I guess. But it's not a weird thing to be a female scientist ... engineers at MIT, it's also not a weird thing to be a female engineer here

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Let There Be Prefrosh! And let them build ALL the things!

  

  Just one year ago, I had arrived at MIT as a prefrosh, ready to start my new life in Massachusetts.  I came here early to do a pre-orientation program (FPOP) known as FUP, where I got to do all sorts of cool community

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things that are hard. Though not as hard as this.

  

  were a Crayola crayon, I would totally be Dandelion- it’s clearly the best color in the box. From the ages of 3-10, my life goal was to be quarterback for the Detroit Lions, though I was eventually was forced to give

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Spot the Blogger where you'll find bloggers during CPW, and some bonus tips!

  

  is not a guide to optimizing your CPW experience... here are a few ... best to get to know them! Remember that your host is fully aware of the ... filled with hundreds of other prefrosh just like you, so it'd be a shame to

  • by Connie H. '15
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW! The greatest shopping list ever.

  

  're bringing CPW to FIRST. Ask them questions about MIT. I'm totally serious, it ... Here is what I bought at Shaw's (the local grocery store) last night ... for details. ;-) I was really hungry. Such is a day in the life of a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Review of “Shopgirl”

  

  for it to come out on DVD, that is, unless you just did something really ... has a future. Mirabelle is forced to choose between Ray and Jeremy, two ... to see "Shopgirl," a movie based on a novella by Steve Martin. Claire

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  your best american girl on my first boyfriend

  

  everything there was to know about myself. I didn't know how easy it is to ... because it was cute enough and partially to remind myself that I was a ... valuation of $4 million. What was it like, I wondered, to have the confidence

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Up With The Mail?!? Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. But I'll tell you everything I know.

  

  mailed. Oh, and (3) the post office infrastructure seems to have its own ... reason to the ways of the post office. Again, I know this is very ... Services, just checked in via a comment and I thought it would be best to

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello applicants, i don’t know what to say but i can try

  

  to classes for a while. maybe some of you are far away from any ... through the air, i’d stand by my window all day and whisper comfort to ... out, i remember being pretty stressed out about it. and it makes me feel

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 13, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  Note: this one is dedicated to the expectant EA applicants. Hope you ... battle session, it was almost dawn, so we decided to watch the sunrise ... day, I was pleased to note that it was 6 am, and a whole day lay ahead

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  You’ve got questions… ...I've got this video. Or rather, this sad excuse of one...

  

  ??? Here's a video in which I attempt to eloquently answer questions that you all e-mailed me (aren't you proud, Mom? I made it all by myself!): (The best part is at 5 minutes.) Also - obligatory doodle picture: This

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? And thanks to an awesome friend, I built my first one!

  

  then, I’ve had an inverted sleep pattern I’ve been too lazy to change. It’s ... appreciated. Then Kevin suggested that we go to Killian Court—which is an eight ... , like unicorns or people that don’t like Taylor Swift. What’s not to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second… Fifth Week?

  

  Okay, so it's been inexcusably long since I last wrote here. This is ... . :-) Physics is a continual thorn in my side, but everything else seems to be ... 'm here to do is tell you about life at MIT. Selection's all over and the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  finally put a ring on it,” or “Engaged to the institute!” While this quip is ... non-MIT perspective. Clearly the intent of participants is to appear ... . This type of photograph is designed to emphasize the details of both the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.

  

  : It's Director of Financial Aid Daniel Barkowitz, holding up some fondue! As his associate advisor for a group of six freshmen, I got to tag along to the end-of-year dinner at the Wine Cellar Restaurant, just across

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  not feel bad about it. Success for her is temporarily measured on a Pass/No Record basis, and she is allowed to slip. But the lengthy vacation will ... ’s a lesson the Frosh will carry on from this: “It’s way better to work

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hip-Pop – Konnecting Souls Part of the MIT series "Hip-Pop in French: Contemporary Theater, Film, Dance, Comics and Graphic…

  

  Kresge Little Theater, MIT Free and open to the public Co-Sponsored by the ... choreographer and composer, Franck II Louise is a pioneer of the French hip ... musicality of movement lies at the heart of his work. He is presently

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 4, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Availability Heuristic with applications to pledging

  

  't make it any easier. Many MIT freshmen, myself included, come to ... trying to trick you: it doesn't help anyone if you pledge a fraternity ... finally gave out bids to some awesome freshmen (and a sophomore!). They'

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Early Action Decisions Details for retrieving your EA admissions decision on Monday evening.

  

  may use our automated system to reset it. Simply visit https ... We have just sent out this email to early action applicants: Subject ... , 2008 We are pleased to announce that MIT Early Action admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So done Midterm week = loss of Mollie's mind

  

  'm totally going to sneak down when I'm at the lab on Friday morning. This is ... out better, because the building has a cool structure, but it's hard to ... So depending on a) what major you are, b) what classes you choose to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 3, 2005