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• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  Office)  where you can apply to be interviewed for a lot of different ... questions I was asked was "Can you name all of the Beatles' first and last ... other since freshman year and talk about getting old.  I can't exactly

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 12, 2014
• Blog / Events

  What If… I Met Randall Munroe? ... Something would have to blow up

  

  questions like: “How much Force power can Yoda output?” “What would ... event called Splash, in which pretty much anyone can volunteer to teach a ... ’t mean that we can’t apply it in absurd, hilarious, or even impossible

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  There have been plenty of posts about MIT's career fairs, mostly talking about the massive quantities of free stuff (water bottles, shirts, pens, cupcakes, etc.) you can acquire from hundreds of companies set up

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Doggy Birthday Meet Simmons Hall's smallest - and furriest - new resident, who just turned 8.

  

  a piece of lemon cupcake. Who says old dogs can't learn new tricks?

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  . They told you that you could do anything. They forgot to add that you can ... year, I can't say I wasn't bitter. I finally graduated, and began some ... coming back. Include some travel for perspective (you can read more on that

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  maybe some engineering problems). While I can’t say that I’ve personally ... always on the move, always trying to figure out where the next place I can ... ) teaches so many things that you can never learn in school, even at a place

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello, Seattle i am a mountaineer...

  

  dog-friendly; you can hardly walk a block without seeing a dog. The

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Commence the Commencing! and congratulations to the Class of 2014

  

  very own Matt McGann. You can follow the commencement on Twitter, on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  you pick an event where you can meet up with your student each day ... and perhaps even an umbrella. Weather can change quickly in Boston ... on foot. Even just a short walk along the river can be a nice break

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  2014 Resolutions January 2nd and still going strong

  

  January that I can work on during IAP: 1. Simplify and keep track of my ... about squeezing out every single penny I can. I'd rather use the time for ... free shirt). I linked my MITFCU account with my Mint.com account so I can

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 2, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  rink. I used to take ice skating lessons in Indiana, but all I can ... students can dress up, eat cookies and candy, and skate to their hearts ... never ending transitions and I think I’ve learned that sometimes, we can

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  learned that you can stunt a poplar tree's growth by depriving it of copper ... researcher, you can get obsessed with and trapped in your little specialty bubble. You can spend YOUR ENTIRE LIFE studying one celestial object! I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  We have nice things on the walls And I have pictures.

  

  (called the Bermuda Triangle, because people get stuck there talking and can

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing… Maker Portfolios! Making the world better, one portfolio at a time

  

  system! In the meantime, you can watch me talking at Maker Faire last May

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  dangling off towards the garbage can. There's a box sitting on my otherwise ... three pillowcase-less pillows. I can't remember the last time I just sat ... learned (one year ago!) that I can be both an astronomer and a public

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  “There is No Place Like Home” ...especially when you are a long way from home

  

  can add a different dimension to the college experience that I knew ... company to watch a movie that person can be found just by walking into the ... river and forget the intensity that can be MIT is key to finding balance

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • July 12, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  rain. Can you imagine? This Vine from my fellow archi grad Justin proves ... , because even today I still can’t believe it. I didn’t really enjoy math and ... of, that you can stand by and own up to. 2. Follow up -- it’s not that

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Tragedy for MIT and Boston Devastating news for our community.

  

  sessions and campus tours are cancelled. You can read more on the MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Quarrying Around Ice skating in an underground tunnel

  

  future. I hope that I can go to the quarry again next year and make this an

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 21, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Friend the Parasitic Scientist A Random Hall alumnus on reality television!

  

  video. I did and they liked it so they flew me out to film! I can only ... probably some other stuff that I can't remember.) Oh wow. For the costumes ... in general was my favorite thing. How many people can say that they

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 26, 2013