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• Blog / Challenges

  3 Simple Steps for Making New Friends Guide to Meeting People

  

  ? Well, otherwise, I wouldn’t run into so many people! We are creatures of ... ="BC is split into two sides that are still part of the same building ... for all of us to “break the ice” and flow into conversation. Before I

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  One year later MIT is like a surprise birthday party, but without the birthday or the party.

  

  rush of inspiration mixed with Google calendar.) Exactly one year ago ... for an entire 12 hours. Cambridge was wrapped in a wet blanket of cold, drippy weather at the time with hardly an ounce of sunlight to spare, and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a major road to trouble exploring interests as a baby beaver

  

  that the task of managing to fit all these interests into a little over 3 ... questions when I tried to make a simple outline of my blog that spiraled into ... ever existed.[/annotation] Soon, I was digging myself into a hole of

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  ) run over into the month of January, so plan your IAP activities ... the requirements of your specific major(s) and minor(s). You can create ... ! Subject Evaluation Reports: at the end of each semester, students rate

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Movie Marathon, Pt. I Watch ALL the things!

  

  Trek: Into Darkness The Place Beyond the Pines And this is Part I of ... not ventured into any of the extended versions. Baby steps, folks. On ... . My best attempt - a team of people try to infiltrate into someone

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 30, 2013
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  I’m currently in the exotic land of England. Over a week ago, I flew into Heathrow Airport on a dragon, and then I rode with a group of ... place) The Journey to Heathrow, Fortress of the Skies The few days

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You should get this bundle right now definitely clickbait

  

  game bundle to tell you that you should buy it. Here's a list of some of ... . I've sunk around nine hours into the game already. It's disarmingly ... building a CPU out of simple components. It's not for everyone, but if you

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  And tomorrow brings a new day

  

  Around this time of the year, we're always told to write something ... vulnerability and sharing that part of yourself. College admissions is a volatile ... senior year and I know how scary it is to package your identity up into

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 15, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  GEL-ing Gordon Engineering Leadership program, that is

  

  223,462,346,400 on my SAT. I did not take all 27 levels of the AP ... while attending a community service event at my high school, I broke into ... those of you up to speed on the course numbers), I’m pursuing a Theater

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Do you have jobs? Can I have one?

  

  After I finish my M.Eng (Master's of Engineering) thesis in the spring, it will be time for me to leave MIT and venture out into the real ... , and otherwise fulfill me. So far, I've met a *ton* of companies. I can

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Still Going… haha... yeah. It's not over for all of us.

  

  those hours. Good luck with the completion of the semester and your thesis. Have a great day! [Course Administrator] As of right now, I have ... photography final project, which took up 3 weekends of shooting, editing, and

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Win Sam Stuff! That, amongst other things.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" +…

  

  , but it's time to move on. :) Speaking of classes applying to MIT for ... drive a couple of months back much less painful) and I found some fun ... great series of connections that I've managed to make, I think I've found

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  name for a last name - essentially, my name consists of three first names - which is fun, but can lead to a lot of confusion. When I first started ... that his is actually not three letters and consists of some combination

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy November 1st! Halloween was yesterday. My costume was/is an embarassment. You should read about it!

  

  Lots of people thanked me for my application advice, for which you ... whole thing. There will be plenty of time to go crazy and lose sleep once ... graduate students? Have you or any of your friends started researching for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 1: Hartford Part 1 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  first leg of the trip, left Boston. (Note to self: pack the night before ... door.) Made good time to Hartford; checked into the Hilton (didn't see ... 're the director of a math/science academy? I know the spelling's not a

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Old Kentucky Home

  

  couple of months in New England, somebody told me I had a Southern accent at least 2-3 times a week (by now, of course, I have a group of people ... Orientation group as an incoming frosh, we got into a good-natured, vehement

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  must win to get into MIT, like there is no set course of actions that ... into MIT and that they aren't the be-all end-all of your application. I ... hit me in the face. Not a light caress, not a brief reminder of the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Online Learning Ecology in The United Kingdom An xTalk on Amazing Programs and FREE Resources

  

  enroll into a university of 190,000 learners from all over the world, at ... Technology-enhanced education is changing the lives of millions without regard for identity, income, or location. Ever dreamed of getting a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  separate. As I got into my second year and started taking more of my course 7 ... smartest, wildest people you will ever meet. Around the end of junior into ... As some of you know, I got my master's degree from the Comparative

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  Ocean Engineering departs into the horizon. The sail takes the form of a ... describe the unveiling of 2008 Brass Rat. Brass Rat? That's right, MIT has ... -growing infestation, one rat is chosen out of the many scurrying about campus to be

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006