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• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Senior Spring ... I'm almost done?

  

  relationship with her father. Both emotionally wrecked me in the best of ways and ... whether to keep walking in the cold and he said something to the effect of ... pretty good advice sometimes.      My weekdays in January were filled

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  ? undergoned? underleft?) over IAP, but in the meantime I’ll recap my January and ... dropped before ever attending. In Pokerbots, I worked with Jeff ‘18 and ... -n-go pot-limit Texas Hold’em, in case you were wondering) against other teams

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Blog: Operation Overgourd A different kind of pumpkin drop (by Lauren H. '16!)

  

  is an air museum in eastern New York that restores and displays Golden ... dogfighters and barnstormers…and for two weekends in October, they host a Fall ... , then compete to see who could make the most cuts in the paper before it

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my first class play in 2nd grade. Science was a way to explore the universe ... later, I am now pursuing a minor in Theatre Arts at MIT. I, like many

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  're off and away! (flickr: thenerdsangle) You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes You can steer yourself any direction you choose ... you may not find any you'll want to go down. In that case, of course

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  reconsider all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many ... great choice to fall in love with, so that no matter what happens with the MIT waitlist, everything will still turn out well for you in the end

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Nationals! In which MIT XC goes to Iowa

  

  qualified for nationals after placing fourth in New England, while the men ... change later, we found ourselves in Minneapolis: There was snow! We're definitely not in Boston anymore... After a three hour drive, we made it to

  • by Alina G. '11
  • November 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Veni, Vidi, Jamba I came, I saw, I conquered a lot of smoothies

  

  had my first 9-5 job this summer in a California cancer research lab, I definitely saved time for fun. Case in point: daycations. I consider myself an ... . I started this summer with some easy trips. A day on Folsom lake in

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do Alums do? Are you exceptionally forward minded? Already thinking about what you'll be doing as an alumni?…

  

  while they were in school, and so they tend to continue doing really cool ... 's usefulness in action. But what's REALLY cool about the company is that it was ... stuck out like....well like MIT students in a class full of sports

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mikey’s Meta TV Post ...In which you find out about the good, bad, and really bad shows I love…

  

  this post): 1. I have not blogged in quite a while. 2. I finally have a ... premiere weeks in September, but traveling got the best of me. 5. Now that ... get spoiled for me in the comments. [Important sidenote: I watch almost

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals Week, from my perspective My finals.

  

  ! It's hard but totally doable! I could actually be ok in this place!" I ... . That class is the most information intensive class I've ever seen in my ... ) most failed class in Course 2 (Mechanical Engineering). After my first

  • by Snively '11
  • December 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  , a sweatshirt, a hat—heck, even my non-existent MIT shoes—inspires in ... the local U that I take classes at in the morning). These clothes are ... disappointed—but as the hackers in lobby 7 eloquently expressed, “IWHTFP” in each

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Bang! Update [3] Gotcha!

  

  pistol team is on its way to West Point in New York for a shooting ... . In fact, last year the MIT pistol team won the National Championships ... straight from the bus into the range, which is, unlike ours, housed in a

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  rough, and can sometimes leave you feeling as if you’re trapped in a sick ... one. In four years, you will be in a completely different situation. As ... non-profit organization (Teach for America, Peace Corps), work in a lab

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  Bon Pain in the NIH Clinical Center (which I justify by the total ... mug), hanging out in New York City, and more. I’m really only getting ... , sinking in. Could it really be true that I only have one year left at the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on the Paris Metro Our final review was Monday - officials from the Paris public transport authority flew in…

  

  internship at the BNSF Railway in Texas, I'll also be missing some of the great ... system. (I introduced this to you sometime in February.) Our effort is ... in these things. RATP headquarters (Maison de la RATP/House of RATP

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Testimony from an ’11 By: Debbie, '11

  

  MIT Admissions webpage in hope of a new entry every hour. Anyways, since ... malfunction in our darn WINDSHIELD WIPERS. I was stuck in an auto-repair shop in ... , TechCash is awesome, and we had $20.11 in honor of our 2011 class! (Later

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the world ... friends and family, perhaps visiting your favorite childhood haunts in a ... or gossip or student club presidencies to get in the way... what would

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  though we haven't meaningfully updated our web page in two and a half years ... modest reduction in room size, every 6 people in the dorm get a full ... Target refrigerator from Omaha, NE in the back of your parents' minivan

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  at pool edge and contemplate reflection in water. Wondered why awake again, since no class until 12. 10:01 AM: Dive in. Am definitely awake ... class so big that people sit in the aisles.. of 10-250 (note: chairs in 10

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006