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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  does it do. Me: ...it collects solar energy, and uses it to charge things ... The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night's sleep so that I could wake up early the next day to figure out how to pack

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  hold me (but not too close) on writing the full-length play

  

  a good answer to this question. Part of it is that I haven’t quite ... problem with fiction, though, is that I find it extremely difficult to write ... best to avoid saying nothing at all. It’s probably true that, in college

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  buying us tickets to a Clay Aiken concert on 8/28/05 --how I should take a ... see what's it's like, I'm trying to be a vegetarian for ... you want to see exactly what an MIT student does over the summer? There

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  90-something days of summer (Part 1) MIT people around the world

  

  courage and energy to continue to swim. Looking back, it wasn't the pain or ... to see them going on to college and pursue that love. It's the MIT ... . _____________________________________________________________________________________________ The second person I would love for you all to meet is Qing Li, Class of

  • by Linh V. '13
  • April 20, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  the hardest you’ve ever worked the firehose strikes again

  

  *everything* else to make up for it, that this is my one chance to take a lot of ... classes and south of sixteen. You don’t need to find it. You don’t have to ... — the feeling of thinking something is impossible, and then doing it

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 14, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Stitch n Bitch: Quarantine Edition a tight-knit community scattered across the globe

  

  time, I didn't want it to be true – who wants to spend a whole year ... to start learning. I got the [annotation note="It was advertised as an ... used it to try out embroidery."]embroidery kit[/annotation] for Christmas

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots Here's how I spent my summer.

  

  It's been a while since I introduced you to MIT (my way, of course ... write about it ;)  But summer's winding down now.  The time has come to ... -coordinated tournament on the ISS. The goal of this UROP?  To write a game, teach it to

  • by Piper '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story behind TIMtalks In other words, a story about stories

  

  are all about. Maybe all you need is a 10-15 minute story to get you ... interesting ideas or amazing things they had struggled to accomplish. It was ... starting such a program, I knew I wanted to be part of it." Sometime during

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  the umpteenth post about balancing art and tech version: slightly jaded

  

  contemplating the concept of writing something is closer to the goal. Though it is ... application. Or it may happen all at once, after this summer, when I decide to ... many projects to finish. My shelf feels like it will never be completed

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  Square. MIT strategically knows that it is around this time that students ... form!”   Weekend 8 Friday night, I attended SPOOKY SKATE! It’s an event that allows you- at absolutely no charge- to showcase your ability

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  any news in your life. This is not required nor is it expected, but if ... 've got some answers (updated for this year's very competitive EA pool). Is it all over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  So, if you've been deferred, you may be asking, "What now?" Is it all ... in your life. This is not required nor is it expected, but if anything ... action applications for other schools. You should still put the same energy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  tired and busy and tired and busy and tired and busy and

  

  it's Tuesday or Thursday, go to class from 7-10. If it's MWF, go to ... it harder to make that progress. So I feel very stunted and though I ... buy pastels from the store. I'd go to yoga classes and pole fitness

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  process out there, but it is still useful to learn how other places do ... to or support is even tougher to get into, because it seems more ... is not to get MORE students to apply to MIT, it's about getting the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Just Because It’s 2/29 I apologize that this blog has nothing to do with MIT.

  

  it doesn't count because my birthday is in December, and I have already ... : TODAY IS LEAP DAY! Leap Day, I'm sure you already know, comes from the fact that the earth's revolution around the Sun is not perfectly 365 days

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  cash, got strapped to a skydiver, and was pushed out of a plane.  It was ... it take, how much does it cost, is it self-paced, etc etc) and ... redundancy built in to the skydiving gear you wear.  Not only is there a

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Question me an answer. I try to help somebody, for the first time ever.

  

  accurate, but it is true that the work done by a chemical engineer usually ... engineering researcher is to turn turkey carcasses into oil. Now, my grad ... is forming giant brown-black polymers akin to bread crust in the 250 C

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eleven "And the award for 'least creative entry title ever' goes to..."

  

  already because they mailed it back to my house (along with my ID, which is ... tires seem really skinny. ANYWAY - this is another "don't let it happen to ... you say it is, because I am a sane person."So yeah. A list it is. 1. I

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  with the radio. Sidenote: I love Cape Cod because it is slightly cheesy ... . Best idea ever.) I even managed to not get sunburned, which is really ... , ate a leisurely lunch, and went into the city to shop a little. It was

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  your life in interesting ways, if you let it, but you have to let it. I ... toward the goal of getting into a top school, and it's been portrayed to ... needed to do, you have it made. That's not true - it's once you get here

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007