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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  until November. No no, today I felt I like a freshman, hosed for the very first time. Last night I woke up at 5:30 to put the finishing touches on ... encountered my suitemate and moral compass Dizzle '09, just finishing up a 2

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  a month that I get my act together and cook real food for myself, even ... for a whole day. Breakfast: I love Frosted Flakes. Really I do ... routine for the past 7 years, and I'm not about to stop now. (Although

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tour de Frat house tours of pbe, dke, and sig chi!

  

  total! A lot of my friends ended up joining frats freshman year, so I thought it would be fun to show what Greek life is like for them. (You can ... further ado, let’s embark on our Tour de Frat! Phi Beta Epsilon First up is

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 28, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes! Classes! Classes! Classes!

  

  , not three, but FOUR times since I last did, it is clearly time for me to ... about the Red Sox. Because had it not been for the MIT Blogs, I'm not ... yourself up in your room trying to get a 100% in every one of the 16 AP

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 1, 2007
• Blog / People & Identities

  Campus and Memories low-quality pictures and some memories

  

  show for it but stagnation. I’m bitter. I’m sad. I’m angry. There were posters for events from more than a year ago hanging in the infinite. Worse ... .  I’m trying to be hopeful. I’m staying in Cambridge for the summer and

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 24, 2021
• Blog / How to MIT

  Laptops! It goes on the top of your lap.

  

  I've had dial-up internet for as long as I can remember. One of the ... started! There are two computer options for MIT: Desktops and laptops. Both ... Macs. Which Mac though? >Macbook Macbooks are great for your typical

  • by Snively '11
  • March 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  Seeing all the parents converge on MIT campus for Family Weekend ... 're still with them. This is especially true for all you high school seniors who are leaving for college a year from now. Your parents might be

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 1

  

  have such different calender schedules? For example, are there issues ... schools). The course that I took at Harvard was in the spring term, for example. But it may be getting easier for fall term cross registration

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Finals™ How to survive AND thrive this finals season?!

  

  myself up for frequent maximal states of flow. Then comes the hard part ... ™: Survive and Thrive. ...and practice what I preach of course for my two exams this semester: 6.046 and 7.012.   [STEP 1] TRAIN FOR BATTLE

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 18, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The root of all evil Money, money, money, money... money!

  

  shape up my time-managment skills, and I had enough money to pay for any ... , my family sat down around the kitchen table for a discussion. My dad ... pieces of scrap paper. Finally, he looked up and said, "Well, we can pay

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 29, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Infinite Magazine [joint post with Kidist A.]

  

  our theme for Issue 8, I spent a week unsuccessfully trying to come up ... some late nights, I'm really proud of the design I ended up with for my ... actually applied for the internal relations role but ultimately ended up

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Feels of IAP photo dump

  

  at the end, we picked up the menu and saw that for every piece left ... really, I was there for the food. When I went to IKEA growing up, my ... startup founders, rode an UberCHOPPER for free, and got into the Tech

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Events

  A Splash of color! and a bigger splash of water.

  

  exactly did all that time go? That's an answer too long and boring for this post (and for maybe any post; the last few months have been either a ... double (or triple -- slightly debatable) pun in the title and subtext. For

  • by Cam T. '13
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blinky Lights (Part I) An example of how I go about building things.

  

  And I'm back! I'm determined to make up for not posting at all in the ... last for maybe one post after this one. But, hey - a guy can dream, right ... prototype for the project I want to talk about. It falls into the blinky

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  's start over. The other day this fabulous idea for a blog entry came from a ... here. Forget that. For four years, I attended a pretty standard public ... -30. There was a club for everyone, and if there wasn't you could start it - we

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  Come on, let’s go food truckin’ Where to find some cheap, reasonably tasty, and sometimes even healthy eats on campus.

  

  going-away potluck dinner for Julian, who's heading back to France on ... usually like to make something more complicated for potlucks, but I was ... , and let the whole thing simmer for two hours. It turned out alright and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  ="aligncenter" width="346"] I was late for class that day 🙁[/caption] After 12 years in ... . So when I felt like I was drowning, I asked for help. Asking for help ... for. You just need to reach out. I didn’t start out knowing who to talk

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  f*ck up bro, what are you even talking about?” my sister said to that ... in your wallet?” “I’m not telling you.” For some reason, I didn’t want ... . I set up the bet so that if I fell short, I’d get a consolation prize

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  just vibing tough times out here

  

  that). Instead, it's trying to keep up with friends and care for family ... ="The Toast once said 'For the first time I genuinely comprehend that there is ... 't be surprised to hear that writing an essay or studying for a midterm

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  quarantine throwback i present to you my early april 4 am thoughts

  

  - I wake up- I code- I meme- I video call with my brother or parents or ... under a rock for the past few months and only just came out to read my ... up when I’m fading out and who turn the little windy thing in my back

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 6, 2020