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• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around

  

  'm thinking of you and the family. I'm thankful for all the new people I've met in the 3+ months I've been here. Being at MIT has really opened my eyes to so many new perspectives and ways of life that I just never even

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  them as presents at New Year's now - I've gone through The Far Side ... 'd raise my SAT verbal scores through the roof - to this day I can't remember ... . Not really, but yeah, I'm getting paid. BUT in my defense, I blogged all

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  ’s freedom of self-expression. Anyone who is taking part in REX right now can ... in including these as well. I echo the sentiments of a commenter on the ... a wonderful institution in so many ways and no matter how you choose

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  ) and Math (Course XVIII), but ultimately I graduated with a degree in ... people the benefit of the doubt, as I'm sure we did in your case. hedwig ... chances of getting into MIT?? and if so, then by how much?" I'm sure your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  (104 degrees over the weekend, in my new Fahrenheit vocabulary. I ... particular reason. In case you can't tell, I'm geeking out here, and loving ... a typical day at work. I'm in an office with four other undergrads

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  him, no "Wayne Corp. makes my stuff, I just buy it", Tony Stark designs ...   Most of my entries center around things I've learned or experienced in my always interesting (if occasionally miserable) time trudging

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The return of Questions Omnibus It's time to answer your questions...

  

  ... ------------------------------------- Jasmine wrote, "how do you register for CPW? I can't find any information ... ://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/...ork_hard.shtml I think I can, I think I can (Bryan): How do you have time to have fun ... registration form for CPW?" You can register for CPW in your MyMIT Portal. Just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We are the people in your neighborhood… On MIT's diversity

  

  First off, sorry I haven't posted in a while, it's been an intense ... vignettes of this to communicate how diverse this campus truly is. I'll spare ... brings the world to your doorstep. You can meet a lot of new people, try

  • by Bryan
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Love is Blinds A short, fairly irrelevent entry, as told from the perspective of the 7+ people who…

  

  last night, in the hallway ANGELA MONSTER: Allin and I are going to Economy Hardware tomorrow morning. ME: Oh, can I come? I need to buy blinds ... Hardware ANGELA: Oh, are you buying 37"? That was the kind I was returning. I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  , seen, or experienced before. I got a new job, worked part time in a ... passed on to me. I counted. The word “how” appears 12 times in the ... from, and how I used to be. I used to be afraid of change. Complacency

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  to do lists and have done lists so busy that all I can do is just stare at the wall

  

  particularly difficult during the month of December. Anything I can't buy in ... exaggerating."]10 hours.[/annotation] Buy some new everyday shoes. The black ... applesauce.[/annotation] To be done by whenever really, but I haven't posted in

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eric Lander, spring rolls, and the New York Times two of those three are related

  

  introduction--unless of course you've never heard of him, in which case I'll just ... -related news, the productivity geek in me decided to try out an entirely new note ... synced to the note.  I'll keep you updated on how it goes, unless I end up

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 6, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  There’s No “I” in Team There's also no "Tennis" or "Senior Day", but that won't stop me from writing about…

  

  to try so many new and wildly amazing experiences here, some of which I ... , the internet is forever), and I look forward to the ones I’ll have in ... , practices became focused and I began to compete in individual tournaments. I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m doing this IAP i guess i need to be more specific

  

  ’ve been learning a lot! I’m making a website with [annotation note="hi Dylan and Emma! oops sorry i’m writing this instead of working on the website"]two other people,[/annotation] and I’m really excited to see how it’ll turn

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  In which Elizabeth tries something new. (My idea of thrills is changing the location of my bookshelf.)

  

  The other day I learned something new. After being here for almost three years, I learned that MIT has a climbing wall. Now, in any other ... !), leading to a momentary, but non-negligable, conversation on how I should try

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 8, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  things i have done since leaving school but only in the ten hundred most used words

  

  job now i think a lot about how games can be good for people write ... enjoy doing as often as you can i am glad that loving games has brought me to where i am now i hope that i will get to show other people how much

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 19, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  , and New Haven, CT. I’m currently working on a joint MBA/PhD in ... can’t believe I graduated from MIT 10 years ago! Each time I am lucky ... New Haven, CT area for the past three years. Like most ECs, I LOVE

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  can do to help you get in contact with them. Don’t be afraid to ask for ... be something new, but for others the meeting with your Educational ... mechanics of how this all works. The best way to find out the name and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How do you know when you’ve chosen the right major?

  

  core design with new eyes.   I declared Course 2 (Mechanical Engineering) a year and a half ago.  The most valuable lesson I've learned in ... semester off and accept a 6-month position in Apple's iPhone Product Design

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prizes in your pocket Computers are so cool omg this is why I’m a course 6

  

  ! OLED Displays How can plastic become conductive? In materials science ... you can buy on Amazon for 7 cents each. You can find blue LEDs in any ... Do you ever stop to think about how incredible computers are? I don

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 9, 2023