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• Blog / Athletics

  Sexy MIT Engineers My

  

  whirlwind of MIT makes the most mundane tasks into mountains to conquer. The ... important sports are. My favorite part of playing ultimate is incremental ... of an accomplishment. But! I learned so much on the sidelines from the

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bring Your Audience to Work Day In celebration of the annual Bring Your Audience to Work Day, the first Monday of…

  

  importantly, the least amount of employers willing to accommodate a paid ... of the group -- because after all, if I can open someone else's eyes to ... ? Today was "Bring Your Audience to Work Day," definitely one of the more

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  't much of a party, but the title at least made the task of opening envelopes seem more fun. We are now receiving a deluge of mail each day, buckets upon buckets of pieces of your applications to be opened, sorted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In the Darkness of the Night one of the strangest things I have ever experienced

  

  left and to our right. We then broke up into groups of three to play ... group of American college students come along and play ultimate Frisbee ... the start of one of the most curious experiences I have probably ever

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  buildings of campus. One catch was that we had to split into two groups, and ... , which is really the most important part. Speaking of fun, one of the most ... into submission." One puzzle featured the cast of Sesame Street deep in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  of the universe dribbled into the drabness of real-world practicality ... understanding the structure of spacetime and, more importantly, sounding really ... I'm the type of person who never wins the lottery. Were this a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  features important women’s issues, from a series of articles written by ... , they were all venues of festivities to celebrate the Glamour Top 10 ... Martha Stewart), in addition to visiting all of the above locales. We not

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  hopefully take advantage of them. Most importantly, this involves realizing ... ’t think of better advice. I don’t blame them, certainly, they were just ... details, caveats, and qualifications. I like taking a little bit of this and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  general. A lot of you talk about getting into MIT as though it is your goal ... have been brought up to think that getting into a good school is one of ... until they get that piece of paper that will open the gate into the "real

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  Rowing at MIT The heavyweight men near the Museum of Science. PC ... Engineering, and one of the most awesome experiences of my life has been rowing ... with you because I think a lot of you might be like me and would feel the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  important to me to always think about the impacts of my actions and to take ... surprisingly common behavior for lots of people. I couldn’t, really, tell you why this happens; It’s probably some combination of the pressure to be happy

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tips for applying to UROPs

  

  deadlines! REALLY important. Remember to keep track of deadlines for getting ... approval. This is why it's important to search for potential UROPs ahead of ... of the process in obtaining a UROP[/caption] It's a great opportunity

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Make Friends Disclaimer: Attempt at your own risk

  

  sort of felt like I just ran into people as I went about my life, and ... repeated interaction. But the types of interaction you have are important. I ... the most important reason of all--that we have similar values and we all

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 30, 2016
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  , and the possibility of a full-time job; occasionally, it comes up for ... realize that most of this readership has never applied to either grad school ... you stay there? An average of six years. Five, if you go to Princeton

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Summer

  a year of counting fish the shape of real work

  

  process of research, of venturing into the unknown. In math and physics ... things, then you can write down equations to plug into a simulation, and that simulation can give you a better idea of how plasma behaves in a

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 11, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday! (a.k.a my first video blog) vlogging? MEAT CAKE!

  

  Hallo blogger faithful! Undoubtedly you've noticed that the times, they are a changing. The air is crisp, the trees are ebbing into their ... that died in transit, brownies, and most importantly- Steakon!

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 30, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  Last week, I spoke a little about Camp Kesem, one of the many student organizations at MIT and one that dedicates a lot of time and effort into putting ... better. I think one of the most important things I've learned in my time

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  into the overall community. (I think my friend Becky is one of the ... So, by a show of hands, how many of you are stressing about college ... that’s a lot of you! Last year around this time I wrote an entry called

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  money than those who go into banking. The life of a graduate student ... week alone, walking up and down the Infinite, I've run into a bunch of ... The February 13 edition of Time Magazine had an interesting article

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Day, the Year I Applied what I learned in college about application struggles

  

  moments during senior year as well when worry erased the important bits of ... my life will never be the same.” The prospect sent me into shivers and made the room burn. Whatever manifestations of worry there are, I felt

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 20, 2015