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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Conversations with graders And other ramblings of a frosh...

  

  my corny little flashlight: Now I can use a milling machine and a ... concepts that I couldn't quite remember how to do and a couple that I just ... evaluations for us to fill out about him. I suggested that we work in small

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Watching Birdwatchers And getting into summer programs.

  

  cars. I remember how proud I was after taking an Art History class in ... year, but didn't get in - which makes this doubly sweet. I'll be there ... studying pulsars. PULSARS!!! I can't wait. </NEWSFLASH> Twisted as

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  . Come on, help me out. In other news, I finally figured out how I'll be ... water slides. And I was bored out of my mind. There were about 3 people in ... back in puzzlement and continued to stare at the water, thinking. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Night Off Campus and some dancing

  

  yet. We'll know when they do. Already, I'm aware of how ensconced in my ... soul-consuming. Still, on October 10 at 6pm, I can feel my brain starting to unspool from the rest of my body. I need a break, and luckily, I can

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 21, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Episode 4: A New Hope Addressing the concerns of undecided students.

  

  how MIT and CPW can be overwhelming. I, too, had a hard time adapting to ... the students who are still undecided: How can we help you make your ... good for that, though I've only eaten at Lobdell once or twice in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Guest Blog: From the Life and Times of Cam

  

  's Team 97 that 2007 FIRST season. I came in knowing how to write "hello ... will be too. I hope that my story can be helpful to you. This is what MIT ... to make your decision (in favor of MIT). Also, I've added some new

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 6, 2009
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Boston’s college mascots, placed into a Tree of Life a project that nobody asked for

  

  sure that I can claim the title of being the founder of mascot ... how specific the school is about their mascot, I either got a specific ... an image file, which I did and then polished up in an image

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 18, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  announcing these prompts last year: People often ask me, "How do I stand out in ... to begin thinking and planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most underappreciated thing a good college applicant can do is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  about the school that I’ll be attending in just a few short months. My CPW story can be summed up in three pictures. Friendship: From R to L ... ;class="photo"> Um… Speaking of pictures, I apologize in advance for the poor quality

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Poetry and Physics You don’t have to get theoretical physics to get Frank Wilczek.

  

  change the world. With that in mind I started thinking about The Universe ... I was thinking recently about the mixed messages that come through ... can do anything" or the world is open to you, and then be told that

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  a perfect long weekend in other words: i did no work and now am kind of a mess

  

  made were in the sections i choreographed (the irony…). my parents really ... bitterly cold out, so as soon as i got home, i bundled myself in a ton of ... were probably the only conscious movements i made in the whole two hours

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Trick or Treating Halloween Shenanigans

  

  crab. Since I’m smiling in the picture, I can only presume that I was ... exist as a digital copy in some stranger’s pocket. I can’t tell if this is ... I can’t remember the last time I dressed up for Halloween. Last year

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  some thoughts i have a few

  

  restrictions and rules of being in a sorority. I don't know how much I can talk ... regrets of mine I try not to think about. But I hope I can put that all to ... way. I think, as I type this, I still don't regret my choice to live in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 10, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things To Do While Waiting for Decisions, Part II Relax! Take it eee-aaa-sy!

  

  majors (this post is long overdue, I know). In the mean time, if you can ... be scared together because in six days, I'll be six days closer to ... life decisions, but I can suggest a couple things to ease the pain. It

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 10, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  who cares about poetry? lots of feelings

  

  scherzi.    I can’t listen to Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 anymore. In ... poem of mine I could find in Google Drive. It was my first-ever high ... behind silver and gold no one can see   I am from memories

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  intimate setting. How intimate? Questions I ask in ESG classes on a daily ... that; can you explain it again?"; and "wait, WHAT?!" Questions I asked in ... you can talk to them and ask questions, but in ESG it's even easier to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Tricky Questions A follow-up entry to answer all of the 50 million comments I got about the…

  

  while they did it. I'm sure you can see how many problems that would cause ... hold off on some interesting pictures I have for you so I can follow-up to the hack entry and answer some questions about it if I can. (Plus I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  dear to civilization. No matter how gingerly, how mildly I tug it open ... 've had a harsh life. Why complain? I can afford the luxury of reattaching ... -vacuum air. By then, I had hit the road in a rented SUV headed for the woodsy

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Bang! Update [3] Gotcha!

  

  several personal bests. Again, I shoot tomorrow, so all I can do now is wait, blog, and demonstrate how my shirt says TIM in the mirror. Until ... . If you'll recall where we left off, I was in the the hotel room after

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  hey kids you should apply there's still time!

  

  painless in retrospect but I was a little stressed about it. On the ninth, I ... and I still got in. (Note: This isn’t me bragging about myself being t ... ’s why I think you should apply. 1. Applying to MIT is how you get into

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 4, 2017