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• Blog / MIT Life

  SIMMONS GOT A TRAMPOLINE!!! it's awesome, possum!

  

  one of my best moments.    The Simmons trampoline is a great ... was passed to get an ice cream machine for Simmons, but the plumbing to ... ). My dad tells all of us to take a turn doing something cool for the

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  to do lists and have done lists so busy that all I can do is just stare at the wall

  

  sun is setting sooner and sooner. It's getting really cold, with the ... sleep. Here's a list of the stuff I have to get done, and the amount of ... paper and meet with someone in the WCC to get feedback on what else to fix

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  obviously the best place to be! Q. What do you remember from when you first ... incredibly exciting is that we have the best faculty in the world along with ... official biography and photograph, followed by the Q&A: Dr. Jonathan

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Calculating a Quantitative Snapshot of Fall Semester Skip to the end for a picture of peas

  

  ’t an easy decision to drop a class, especially half way into the semester ... of the semester all the way until the end, recording the exact time that I closed my eyes to go to sleep and the moment that I woke up. There

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year in laptop stickers RIP my laptop 7/19/20

  

  is the first of my two Taiwan stickers that were designed by artist ... . losing the files on my laptop and having to pay a good amount of money for a new one sucks, but what i find most tragic is the loss of my laptop

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summers spending three at home

  

  that is not the case for everyone), so we didn’t feel any pressure to ... spent a lot of time troubleshooting and trying to get the HTC Vive they ... our experience doesn't seem to be as common, and this is technically our

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 22, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  finding meaning at the end of the world i alone determine my destiny

  

  , for having taking the reins on my life and fighting my way to get here ... to get them all done after the weekend, even if it meant grinding them ... few months? three. one of the things i'm supposed to value the most is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art Keeps Me Sane At MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] The beautiful irony is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset…

  

  opportunities kept coming. I used to dread dancing the way a lobster dreads lemon ... [by Danbee Kim '09] My mother, like any other parent, likes to keep tabs on what I'm learning at this fancy college I go to, which is why she

  • by ARTalk
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sixth Sense No, I don't see dead people.

  

  working hard to prepare and plan for the weekend. If you're planning on coming to CPW and haven't registered yet, remember to log in to your My ... planning to post a quick blog entry; I recently saw this amazing TED

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 27, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  where to get black hair done to the availability of urban radio stations ... made the 12-hour round trip from Boston to Ithaca, NY. When I departed Cornell 10 months ago I made a promise to return in each of the next three

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  exactly the way we are is not what brings us to MIT. Pushing to find your ... point is sometimes lost along the way and only after many trials can be ... , essays, tests, revisions-- to and fro like clockwork. When the bell sounded

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: Holly on applications, art, and action team an experiment in the sounds of admissions

  

  seemed like a nice way to try and bring the form to the blogs. I embedded ... Earlier this summer I sent out an email to the office asking if anyone who doesn't blog would like to be interviewed for the blogs. A few

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 4, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.

  

  and Circle Center Mall. It is linked by the indoor skywalk to the Hyatt ... Thursday, May 11th, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm at the Indianapolis Artsgarden. Since we're hosted by the Artsgarden, the reception theme will be "The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A little bit about me and my trip to La Republica Dominicana A trip to the Dominican Republic to compensate for a bitterly cold Boston winter

  

  ! The first time is absolutely terrifying...but you get used to it. I ... my tan is fading I guess it's time to get back to work. One month until ... just got back from my second visit to the beautiful town of Punta Cana in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  , working in the machine that is Big Tech. My day to day involves a lot less ... have been able to ship a few products that are out there in the real world, and the feeling of making something that gets used around the world

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Culture Clash Spain doesn't do sarcasm, and my soul is slowly dying. But then I took some…

  

  Spanish when I want to express that idea. Which is the beauty of knowing 2 ... need that exact word, you get your point across just fine by basically ... . 2. I love that you can go to the grocery store and buy olive oil by

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  Committee will primarily look to the Midyear Report for your updates. What ... application. The Midyear Updates form is a simple text box, similar to an essay ... once again be considered by the committee during regular action. You are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  spring break in San Juan journeying to none other than the most popular MIT spreak destination

  

  went to grab some of the best tacos I've ever eaten at a taco truck, and ... , making it all the way to the highest point in the rainforest and back in ... way to the south of the island. as we drove, people stood up to dance to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 11, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  luck on finals! The reason I'm writing this entry is that by now, those ... general. A lot of you talk about getting into MIT as though it is your goal ... have been brought up to think that getting into a good school is one of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I screwed up a lot So a bunch of my blog posts are dead.

  

  : never delete your Public. NEVER DELETE YOUR PUBLIC. If you are trying to ... then you will be made of fail and then the little voice in your head that ... Haus in the housing lottery and then sent me an email asking to fix the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 26, 2010