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• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  students in the United States (waitlisted students with international mailing ... 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

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

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  :34 PM: Learning about estimations in calculations, SI units, basic ... 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

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s bigger than you, and you are not me. Consider this entry the hint of the century.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Laverde's Market, nestled in the MIT student center ... sullen students recognize each other in line at La Verde's. Tiredly, the ... units." Checkmate. The victor's sub sandwich is up, he grabs it and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Felicitation Answers... and hopefully minimal snark.

  

  other people in the world are shallow in what I editorially find to be a shocking way, so I'll answer anyway. Look at yourself in the mirror -- there ... research for him for very little in the way of salary. So slave labor works

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining Hall Alchemy The art of turning cereal and chicken tenders into slightly tastier cereal and chicken tenders

  

  stopping you from getting food from several of them at once. When I'm not in ... . In doing so, I'm often surprised by how much the salad bar has to offer ... ] = Curry pizza Mixing foods from the same station can result in surprising

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  what happened yesterday? "what's the name of the mushroom shop?"

  

  're released? yeahhh"]Yesterday,[/annotation] I woke up around noon in my dorm room. I don’t remember the last time I’ve let myself sleep in to my heart’s content in this room. I usually set an alarm even on weekends. But yesterday

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  science and technology that shines in your everyday life.  Or you could be ... could even be your birthday today, in which case HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  Truth is ... .  Welcome to the party. I fell out of my parents' nest in New Jersey and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  , not simply difficult." - QUESTION 1 In my opinion, there are four ... what you paid for, you'll have to eat a certain number of meals in the ... , in some form or another. I live in French House, which has its own

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Building the Yearbook [by Ken Haggerty '11] An inside look at Technique 2010 (shhh!!!)

  

  you can buy it at our booth in the Student Center in early May for $65. ... (pending nothing apocalyptic happens in the meantime...knock on wood). That means that the books should be in towards the end of April, with

  • by ARTalk
  • March 29, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Your MIT ID PLASTIC! Shiny plastic, at that!

  

  buys food (Which is what you need in order to live. You’ll find that ... tube in December, a huge envelope in March, and a bigger envelope in May ... . We’re all jealous. In addition to getting into dorms, your ID card is

  • by Snively '11
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  The Annual Burton-Conner Apple Bake: Sunday, October 23 in the ... Sunday the 23rd at 3:00pm in the Porter Room. Winners will be announced around 4:00pm and eating will commence. $500 in prize money will be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  I like to break a mental sweat, too. Missed it by that much.

  

  If you commented any questions in the past few weeks or so, I'm going ... had to comment on Schrock, even though I was already scooped in ... ), or, in our case, a living group (Conner 2!). Now, I've played three

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  , especially in a world where leadership, interpersonal, and management skills are required for competitive higher positions in all organizations. President Hockfield says in her inaugural speech, “With our expertise in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  available to you (such as living group websites and the Guide to Residences in ... it, which is just as well because I don't know what was going to be in ... am dancing. I'm also back in Florida, having moved out of Senior House

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  's relentlessly positive attitude towards everything in life no doubt helped him earn his PhD in Chemical Engineering from MIT. It also might have helped ... to his thesis defense in full uniform: Doesn't Professor Tester (my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  Crocheting With the Firehose Gauge your stitches, gauge your life

  

  store in Cambridge?[/annotation] To whom will I bestow crocheted gifts ... 've successfully woven in my crocheting with my life at MIT. But why do I spend so ... .[/annotation] In the end, I think there is more to crochet than stitches. It's a

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 13, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  semester, but you can start to poke around in the 6.811 course website ... has grown into a gem that features the best guest speakers in the field, interactive labs (including navigating campus in a wheelchair), and lots of

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  . As I recently wrote in an op-ed piece for the higher ed website Inside ... her personal growth and genuine enthusiasm for learning. In the piece I ... participated in FIRST, last year I had the good fortune of experiencing FIRST

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…

  

  hand in anything with words in, on and/or around it that leaves the ... this website; every piece infused with a candor and respect for our ... decide if you can't imagine spending your college life anywhere else. In

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 13, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Why yes, I’m with the news I need a good fedora

  

  I work at Hasbro in Rhode Island, about a 1 hour train ride away from where I'm staying on campus. Kim '11, who was also in Toy Design with me ... representatives, and meet professionals working in a variety of fields, including

  • by Snively '11
  • August 7, 2008