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• Blog / Challenges

  Embracing the Penguin Snowboarding Trip ft. Jayden

  

  colony to chase the mountains, I ended up embracing my own inner penguin ... about school for a little while.   [caption id="attachment_122005 ... on the Amtrak line we were on so we were in the train car for a solid

  • by Richard O. '28
  • January 31, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  a peek in a week of my summer trying to enjoy it while it lasts

  

  sometimes we end up talking before or after the prayer for an hour or more ... in mind for next year!"]CODE2040.[/annotation]We caught up and talked ... earlier than when it's due/next one is released, but psets are hard for me

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  *witty title here* (Guest Entry) You want awesome? I'll show you awesome!

  

  attic- I'm unprepared. It's not entirely my fault though, I've been up all ... our flight is a blur, mostly because I slept. When I woke up, we were ... looking for summer work. Wow, I'm beginning to like this place! My mom and I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Still Alive! sorry, this has nothing to do with portal

  

  metaphorical plot, it's a true inspiration for my secret pipe dream of becoming ... about having just tested negative for strep. One and a half weeks later, still coughing up my lungs in a mucosal haze of academic slackery, and

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 22, 2011
• Blog / Events

  SpaceVision 2010 Space is cool.

  

  be on time for my 8:10am flight. I asked the hotel to give me a wake-up call at 5:30. I ordered a taxi for 6:30. I set an alarm for 5:30, just in ... ended up sitting around for ages before finally being able to board

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 13, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  this long hiatus, I've been back in Taiwan (for 3 weeks!) catching up on ... drove up the mountain. The Pink Triangle is preparation for the Pride ... , there's no time for puzzlemaking in MIT usually). Then, I returned to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2008 MIT will even help you find a date

  

  even provided a list of nerdy pick-up lines: Pick Up Lines for Nerds ... much. Prom is a nice excuse to dress-up, see what your friends look like with make-up on, and maybe ride in a limo, but in the end you’re just

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  black shirt and head over to Kresge Auditorium. I signed up to usher for ... :                                                                         October 17, 2014 7:30am- Normally I wouldn't get up this early, but today I'm supposed to meet up and get some coffee with my mentee before her first class

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

  Week(end) [Read: New York] Adventures Parts 2-4 I’ve affectionately named these adventures: #metroentertainment

  

  dove into! Thursday was another chill day for me. I woke up fairly early ... ’s Soul Food*, for lunch. Later, I met up with a couple friends in Union ... a two-hour journey up to an alumni’s home in Rye, NY for another

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vast Oral Tradition Bela Bartok, a fluorescent rabbit, and Helen Keller walk into a bar. Stop me if…

  

  recuperation from, my oral presentation on GFP for 10.28: Saturday: Scored free ... program consisting only of works that were orignally commissioned for the ... and Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra, both of which I've studied a lot

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  plastic knives spraypainted silver and other poems from 21W.762

  

  suggested forms for each week, but it was completely up to us if we wanted to ... it out aloud during class for a round of feedback. And that was it! I ... like my summer internship “i love going to Trader Joes to pick up chicks

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 26, 2022
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  On UROPs Research at a private research institute? Naaaaahhhhh, couldn't be!

  

  to work up to it. It barely crossed my mind first semester. And yet, one day in a December, an email showed up in my inbox from the Game Lab. A UROP! That I was under-qualified for? Let's see the relevant skills

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • January 21, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Season Taking things into my own hands.

  

  things! So what exactly am I up to for the summer? Well a little bit of ... there's one item I've been staring at guiltily for far too long: blogging ... the tough semester is that between having my time tied up in school and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Face Book And Study I have been doing all this and more. But mostly not this.

  

  Okay, hold up. I have a really good excuse for not blogging in ages ... yes, I only had one, and yes, it was for an intro class since I’m one of ... not to take company housing for some reason. When I landed last weekend

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.

  

  -to-face and to set up a time for their interview. We will always finish with an ... 't receive a letter, now is a great time to sign up for MyMIT! It's also worth ... MIT is a good match for you? We will of course talk about admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 11, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Replay… Who says you can't go home again? Or at least go back to school...

  

  for the long haul. I joined the Chorallaries, I helped design my class ... graduated and several times each year would come up with reasons why I needed ... for a few hours or days. I also became an Educational Counselor and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  their respective universities slaved away we at MIT got up late, ate ridiculous amounts of food for a few hours (I woke up to my friends making a ... to go right now. Are you coming?" "...Sure!" Far be it for me to let

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Big MIT Career Fair Lots of companies are on campus today recruiting MIT students.

  

  lined up a month into senior year, almost a year in advance. For the underclassmen, Career Week is a great first opportunity to line up internships for ... for them, or to do a summer internship. The companies span the spectrum

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  of work to be done. So, you may ask, what are we up to right now? Preparing for the influx of summer visitors. Beginning in a few weeks, crowds for our twice-daily information sessions and tours should start getting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode I: Hey Joe The one with the game of ultimate frisbee in the rain.

  

  up for the weekend. From there we went back to Joe's house with his ... hundred. However, sometimes other friends like Joe '08 let friends come up to their houses for a weekend. Joe lives in Portland, which is "Maine

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 10, 2005