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• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  one hour of musings we're so back

  

  subsided, at least for a wee bit, and I'm excited to be back. — Is this ... a funny little thing. As the days go on, it becomes harder to return. Subsequently, in effort to break that spell, I've set a one hour timer to write

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 10, 2025
• 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 ... -hello? Cheerful guy at the front desk: Ma'am, there is a taxi waiting for you. Me

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 13, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  markings indicated only a single lane. And don't even get me started on how ... Last Thanksgiving break, a few of my friends and I visited Acadia ... friends objected. “Don’t people drive on the left side of the street in

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Joy of Building a chronicle of my failed attempts to create things that work

  

  Franklin figurine in a Faraday cage, so it hasn't been too bad yet. This one ... I'm just a nerd and like school. Either way, I have classes that are ... In a public high school with about 700 people per class, there was

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 3, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flat Ryan’s Adventures at MIT! There are more exclamation points in this entry than there are days of classes left…

  

  Having a brother who's eleven years younger than you has its perks ... feel bad about it (actually, a lot of people my age do that...) 3. You ... : Last year, my brother's second-grade class had a unit on Flat Stanley (if

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Art? It's late, but not too late.

  

  pathway. I'm not sure what that thing is, exactly, but I sure learned a lot ... don't think you get how cool this is... A CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN!! Of ... sheets. The most review sheets I ever had for a class was 12, front and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  . I am an international student or a student whose primary language isn't ... biology e/m)[.] Nevertheless, students, parents and counselors have been calling with questions. In an effort to answer these questions, here is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Product Design, MIT style Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

  

  you didn't notice yet, the theme here is PRESENTATION. 2.009 is a CI-M ... as a lifeguard. I'm not kidding.) But then today I was struck with ... . Unfortunately I can't find a clip of it, but if you search YouTube you'll find a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  application?" -- W.L. "Isn't taking several APs in the sciences and math a way ... enjoyable." -- Deepta I don't know if I'll do this justice, but I'll give it a ... , time with family, etc. It (sadly) isn't all that infrequent that I hear a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Case of the Considerate Robbers and other winter adventures

  

  monotonous routine of a 9 to 6 (or sometimes 8 to 7) work schedule, almost ... kisses on the right cheek when greeting and leaving a room and learned to ... ) and the traditional empanadas, stuffed with meat, egg, and a singular

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • August 3, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  F=-kx spring break in nova scotia, nyc, and dc

  

  staying in a different area that she was in, I'm glad we were able to check ... quarter, I felt like a spring. Specifically, like an undamped oscillator. My ... response force I'd feel on my energy levels. Calmness remained at a distance

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 31, 2024
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Astrology Forecast for the Class of 2023 Some big aquarius energy is coming...

  arriving to campus to begin their orientation to MIT. I'm excited to connect with our newly enrolled class through a number of events over the next week. Tonight I'll be at a welcome dinner for students in FLIPOP, the new

  • by DJ Rock
  • August 22, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  I always seem to know I’m back at MIT when I can vaguely hear my alarm go off at 6am. A lot of people seem to think I’m crazy for waking up ... III). Playing a varsity sport at MIT isn’t unusual. The statistic I

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / Events

  East Campus REX Events! welcome to the wild wild west

  

  ): This isn’t in the REX booklet, but since prep is from 6:30-7 PM, I’m assuming that I’m right. The Water War is a yearly tradition in which we East ... around in our badass Rush shirt or wearing a brightly colored cowboy hat

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 20, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: Sign up for SAT Subject Tests SAT Subject Test registration deadline is April 28.

  

  A message for juniors out there: with the deadline for the June ... receive your scores. Our College Board Code is 3514. We don't require that the Subject Tests be taken in June, but I think it's a pretty good idea

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  should be a momentous occasion, where I have something important to say (I'm trying to get over this feeling). The feeling that I shouldn't blog until ... "Not the same few colleges," which also consumes a reasonable amount of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  hike the desert pretend i am a lifestyle blogger

  

  over several bridges. A tram which runs into the canyon couldn’t follow ... classes that I have, since I learned a lot, and I couldn’t double major with ... This winter break, inspired by a chaotic night hiking trip

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 21, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  the Big Rocks are calling and I must go MITOC winter school!!

  

  not on a Big Rock -- seem less deep. Sometimes it really isn't that deep ... walking" well, Big Rock walking again, so I might as well... What I'm having a hard time saying through words can be said through my Big Rock

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  welcomed by a hallway packed with almost 200 students. “I didn't really ... for soccer for the Premier League. I'm a very big fan of just putting my ... , but I'm happy that I didn't do that,” Peter said.    Mohamed then

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  , along the Charles River in a place called Cambridge, a bright-eyed, eighteen-year-old baby boy was born. In his future lies a childhood, with all its requisite promises and challenges; in his past lies a strong

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005