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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  10 ft from Hasan Minhaj D R E A M S D O C O M E T R U…

  

  everyone. It's being able to stand up for what's right without fear or second ... actually do exist! They’re out there! For you and you and you... As the sun ... was the fifth person in line (pretty good for an amateur like myself

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  back-to-school special i'm a senior now :o

  

  school i've been back on campus for about two weeks now, but it ... much time with my friends as possible before 1) we get too busy for each other and/or 2) we graduate. lots of puzzle hunts and concerts lined up

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 17, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Walkin’ Enjoy my expository, mediocre investigative photojournalism!

  

  up buying at the store. Ice cream is a catalyst for productivity ... of these masterpieces of convincing propaganda. I, for one, know that ... meta-poster postering a space explicitly not intended for posters. Wait

  • by Jackie M. '20
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter/Summer/Where I’m From

  

  I grew up, from 13 to 18, and where I spend most of my IAPs and long ... for the past four months. Winter in PA is grey trees against a warm ... drive from town to town up and between the hills and see dozens of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  question!   When I got an email last week from Chris asking for ... sort of fascinating when something you’ve been taking for granted turns ... that goes into making a mascot! For one: there’s a process behind

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  gearing myself up for another round of exams and the inevitable rash of hand ... while I was cleaning things out for the new semester, a gentle reminder of ... ) and 20.310 Biomechanics (the other three pages). For each exam in 20

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not Much Has Changed except a lot has changed

  

  , that was definitely an unexpected decision for me that changed the course of my entire MIT life. For one, I had a guaranteed social life. For two, I had a gorgeous five-story house to live in. For three, I gained 43

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  H^3: Home, Hummus, and HBV The end of my first semester (and Pass/No Record D:) and the beginning of a…

  

  Chinese dinners with my relatives for a week was great! Still, nothing ... college. At the same time, take some time to thank your family for the little things. Cooking dinner for you. Buying you more toothpaste when you

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Thing I Love About MIT… Is how easy it was to use an assignment to pick up a cool internship.

  

  least for me). I’ll be spending my IAP playing ice hockey for the MIT ... ’s backyard). I'd like to share how I found myself working for this 1.5 year old startup, because it highlights why my classes are helping prepare me for

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • January 5, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  for the GEL Program, "almost every team practiced key leadership skills ... up against those of MIT students? Diane said that the visitors ... time, materials, and requirement specifications, and did not go for the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best (Work-Related) All-Nighter Ever Stressfully fun times at the Institvte.

  

  arrangement ever for my jazz class without being completely sure what two of the instruments I was arranging for would sound like in real life. Twelve non ... hours scripting and rehearsing a dry run presentation for 6.UAT (i

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 18, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  Yestermonth’s IAP Everyone else is doing it.

  

  the semester, when I had 30-hour labs cropping up the instant I finished ... tend to get much more done for yourself. Some people spend IAP home, or ... 't insist that you should spend at least one IAP at MIT, just doing things for

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The New Year Barging in on the new blogger party.

  

  holed up in The Tech office for eight hours one night every two weeks ... Muslim Students” Association joined forces for a dinner celebrating the ... dining hall fit for Hogwarts. It was nothing like that. That was Thursday

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Movin’ On Goodbye '09//Hellooo IAP

  

  of IAP 2010. For those unfamiliar with IAP (Independent Activities ... for a better idea ‚Üí Overview of IAP 2010 From what I've heard, some of the most popular offerings that fill up very quickly include the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  We Treat You Nicely VOTE VOTE VOTE!

  

  Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 Blogging Scholarship! And ... . Normally visits only last for about a day so you will have to cram as much ... yet (anybody got any good opensource or freeware for resizing? Other

  • by Snively '11
  • November 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  opportunity to see what it was like. For all you skeptics out there, MIT ... food at the CPW festival, which was just a taste for what was to come ... EECS for a month with 39 other girls. We had a reunion during CPW, where

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  " programming languages. In spite of this, 6.001 had a very strong reputation for ... for as long as any of my friends can remember. Because 6.001 is "early ... the students will opt for other means of learning the material, but for

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  I have to admit that I don't have fifty pieces of advice for anybody ... important thing you'll learn is how to ask for help. And that's still true, but I guess the failing part happens before the asking for help part, so

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  of now I think you can make local calls for free. If you're like me ... House). I got mine at Target for around $110 and it was definitely worth the price. You can also look around your hometowns for used bikes or ask

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  words may never hurt me." If only. For a long time, I questioned whether ... other than my potential to do well at MIT. For a little while, I even ... my experience really reflects the desire for some of the people who

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006