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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life during IAP i dump my brain a little

  

  friends I already knew, made some new ones, and learned how to parallel ski. In the beginning of the month, I was struggling to figure out how to ... I had gotten used to it and can now say that I have a basic idea of

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  because I got denied at MIT." I can't tell you how ridiculous that is. I ... commentary." "How is that possible? There must be something in there! I got ... someone like me who is new to this business. When I think about it though

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Story of a Lifestyle I'm going to kick you - No, for real

  

  line for McDonald’s at 7 AM somewhere in the middle of New York state; I ... I've always thought about doing crew and Taekwondo (TKD) in college ... Orientation, put myself on their mailing lists. But seeing how i'm still evading

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 30, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  . And if I miss something, feel free to ask additional questions in the ... !). Your host will know how much time to allot for you to check in and meet ... works best for you. If applicable, how they can accommodate your

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Shot in the Life I now realize that this is probably a misleading title.

  

  is cross section of my semester in screen shots. 1) I hit exactly $0 ... actually using up all the change in your wallet before you can accumulate any ... ordering the Indian food I have open in another tab. Peace out, cub scouts.

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bibliophiles assemble! When life gives you books...

  

  A few weeks ago, I had the best weekend in recent history. Of course ... , and so I can hurry off to the CPW Activities Midway. Honest Signals ... unexpected details go a long way in raising your spirits. For me, that little

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Cristen Chinea Cristen Chinea '10, for whom MIT might mean "meteorologist in training."

  

  daughter. "I can find one of those cheap places to stay and I can spend the ... July 17, 2006 BY DEBORAH KOLBEN / The New York Sun If you've ever walked ... back tight, lives with her mother in the same apartment where she grew up

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor Ernesto Blanco: A Lesson in Creative Engineering "Science and engineering are like two sides of a coin, where the value of the…

  

  Design and Manufacturing I (2.007 in nerd-speak) involves two ... challenge that can always be met. In his lectures, he starts with a problem ... favorite guest lectures. I thought I'd share his background and some of his

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To BE or not to BE Bioengineering, it's so hot right now.

  

  When I was in kindergarten, I wanted to be a doctor. The summer ... statements the same? Nope. So since I'm from the 80s, I can tell you that I ... surgeries and hold a defribillator in my hands and say "Clear!" As a kid, I

  • by Bryan
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…

  

  A few entries back, Lena asked "How did you get the job in the lab ... , professors, and grad students?" The easiest question there to answer is how I ... took the job. I've been in that lab for two and a half years now; I work

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Lies in MIT, lies about MIT these are the lies that i tell myself at night

  

  you've handled this many classes in the past, so I'm going to approve ... these are really lies. When I find MIT academically intense, in some ways ... parties, that I happened to find things to study that I enjoyed so much. In

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkeys and babies But no baby turkeys.

  

  . Nothing says epic like "ESTA - ES - SPARTAAA!") I suppose you can be ... 'undeclared' at some point in the middle of the semester (which just means I ... lately is going to make some monumental difference upon where I end up in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Global Languages Freshman Learning Community engaging frosh done right

  

  I'm the undergraduate assistant for a Freshman Learning Community ... semester, is designed to offer freshman community and expose them to new ... can be. Check out this interactive visualization of the course here

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Genshin Impact and a better introduction to me

  

  can get new ones through in-game activities or, more commonly, wishing ... time in my life. I never had gaming consoles when I was younger, so this ... exactly is Genshin? / How do you play Genshin? I’m glad you asked! Genshin

  • by ana~
  • October 7, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  told her how to log in. And listened to her read the letter. And proceeded to hyperventilate in disbelief and happiness. I've wondered before ... it this far :) I can't wait to meet some of you at CPW! To those of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  Today, I leave for three weeks of vacation in Southeast Asia ... MIT in the comments section of their posts. I'm disappointed that I didn ... will be on August 12th. In the meantime, I'll probably be fighting off

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  remember me on family

  

  Know that I'm with you The only way that I can be Until you're in my ... how I was interested in engineering and he thought it was the only ... volume up, even though they can't hear it. I hate how I've hurt them. How

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 1, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  long time. At least, that's how it was for me in the act of running. Once ... UROP adventures in a separate post, since there's a ton of things that I ... that I can say right now, but there will be more to come! The non

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Events

  2024 ring premiere! amogus??

  

  back row and settled in. I saw people wearing matching bucket hats ... the class photo, I don't think my mind ever conceptualized how many ... Ring Delivery. But in the meantime, it's crazy to think that I'm almost

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 13, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Former MIT Students on TV Two in a flattering way, one in a potentially embarassing way.

  

  interested in catching up on some TV. This month, you can see (at least) three ... where viewers choose which of three new science programs will get picked ... MIT alumna, Aomawa Shields '97. You can watch the pilot episode online

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 10, 2007