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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Appreciating America in Tokyo (or Things I Never Finished, Part Two) On Japan and America. And being an American in Japan. Happy Memorial Day!

  

  experience, to say the least - while my lab is an international lab run by an ... accustomed to all sorts of odd situations in lab, but it took a while to get ... gained by staying in the US, and it's going to be interesting to bring that

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  can't get into an FPOP, what can I get into an MIT?” I figured DEW was worth trying anyway: best to get comfortable on campus before the orientation stampede. And I didn't want to miss any MIT opportunities (helped

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkeys and babies But no baby turkeys.

  

  for now, since it'll probably change by tomorrow and we'll be back to ... 's probably time to get my shoes back on. Three weeks filled with neuroscience ... practice, and a couple long shifts on the ambulance before I get to fly back

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  want to get you in, have some explosions, show Hugh Jackman half ... credits if you happen to see it. Which isn't a bad idea; you get what you ... American History, colonists at Charleston did better by stealing the tea and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Chalk of the Week chalk art at the welcome center

  

  't know what to put that day, but I was surprised by how much personality ... the fact that it was going to get erased eventually. Really shows how ... visitors of all ages to interact with. But, I get to tell people that I drew

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  snagged one of the bikes for me. That afternoon, I came by to check it out ... basket on back. I liked it, but wanted to touch it up. I began by stripping ... getting by on a netbook since, an Eee PC does not make for a good primary

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snacks on a Plane And other minor horrors of leaving MIT for the first time in a year.

  

  -up-the-stairs-without-knee-bending contests; watching math majors play Guitar Hero while I pretended to be ... ? Interestingly*, I haven't gotten out of MIT recently. (In nearly one year, to be ... worst one-word sentence hooks ever. See? Apparently, I forgot how to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 20, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  for up to 15 activities. I get really miffed when I tell an admissions ... The beginning of a new term is always accompanied by a mix of anxiety ... …it can get pretty overwhelming. I’ve found myself having less and less free

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  strain yourself to get it out - but actually, and this runs opposite to ... into consideration (and you're not going to get a part if you really can ... promise to the rational, logic-based region of my brain: a promise that I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year; New Me! (Two Months Late Oops) I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do in my last semester…

  

  last semester, I’ve finally found time to prepare breakfast by myself ... . Brush your hair everyday. Clean your room once a week. Get seven to eight ... able to recreate that moment, or if that was the last-first time I’d get

  • by ana~
  • March 5, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  you by the copyright holder. You are directed to take the following ... not wish to reply by email, please use our Web Interface by clicking on ... When I first got to MIT I got a little pamphlet entitled "Copyright

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  , but the FUN form is the best way to update us. The FUN form is due by ... applicants who are admitted. It's hard to get into MIT. Being deferred means you're going to get another fair shot. Bloggers who were deferred and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  get too-focused inside bubble. People who come to MIT are usually ... 'll tell you why it's better to work before grad school". I think he by "time ... be engulfed in the so-called MIT bubble. Which basically means, getting

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Mist in the streets of Boston monday wanderings

  

  friend of a friend’s place, surrounded by students from BU. We set to ... what never was. How sad that I couldn’t get to know deeply all the cities ... minutes, a shadow crosses the window, cast by a pedestrian or two walking by

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 20, 2023
• Blog / Events

  I graduated My brass rat is upside-down and my dorm room is bare

  

  Track by 8:15am. I was at Johnson at 8, only to find a line stretching ... friend :) Course 8 was next in line to Course 9, so I managed to get a ... the class. I was startled when my row was asked to stand up and get in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  How I lost aura points i confess my sins

  

  state that I have been reduced to[/caption] For people who aren't caught ... . I lied to someone's parents It was[annotation note="Parents come to ... ."]Family Weekend[/annotation] about a week ago (a few weeks ago, by the time this

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 14, 2024
• Blog / Events

  The Places You’ll Go Places I've recently gone.

  

  !) and busting my butt off at my JOB. I chose to get an internship in ... I went to 9-to-5 life in downtown Manhattan. Some of you might have ... world. One other thing many people do during IAP is get an internship. So

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Call For Bloggers As promised, here's an entry that will explain this year's application process for admissions bloggers.

  

  welcome to apply. In the interest of full disclosure, however, you should know that we will be looking to hire almost exclusively incoming freshmen to maintain a balance between new students and upperclassmen. That said

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 26, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  could get to me. And then, the will to live with more energy and self ... advice in his remarks to MIT's newest graduates. The whole speech is definitely worth a read (and worth watching), but I wanted to highlight

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cute! an MIT mood meter – Are you smiling today?

  

  need to get that happiness barometer up. The best part is walking the ... Infinite and tracking the intensity of smiles passing by. Students walking through can look up to a screen and see if there's a hysterical green face

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 16, 2011