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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  oversharing first base what have I been up to for the last 2+ years?

  

  So, hey. I'm Jude - I was hired as a blogger in fall 2017, fell off ... how to get back on - with the end result that I haven't blogged for over a year, and I've been living in comfortable silence for almost all of

  • by Jude H. '21
  • December 11, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Room 251 a room tour!

  

  it in another post, but for now, I wanted to give a small room tour! I live in room 251, which means I live on the second floor. More specifically, I live in 2 East, or 2E for short. 2E is like a family to me, and I

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 1, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  citizenship status. In the MIT first-year admissions process, you are considered ... applications from students in the process of waiting for their green cards. If there is a change in your citizen status during the application process
• Blog / IAP

  what I’m doing this IAP mostly physics and musical theater

  

  previous IAPs have been really fun. In freshman year, I did [annotation note ... "]SEVT[/annotation]. In sophomore year, I helped with the Pi Day video animation and grinded for Battlecode with two of my friends. In junior year, I worked on a

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  ’m smiling in this picture or squinting because i can’t see through my foggy ... , I’m also wearing Merino wool socks in this picture. Merino wool comes ... cold when I step out is because of this guy. 10/10 would recommend. 4

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT at Copley Square Yet more photos of #NoBanNoWall protests in Boston, plus an update from President Reif.

  

  's protests in Copley Square. I took all the photos above, and the following ... there: This was the first time I really actively participated in a ... could not be more proud, and I am certain that you join me in thanking

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 31, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Beantown, H-Town, Blue Hills, House of Blues With cameos by home, beatboxing, and happiness

  

  , or October 31. Three weeks ago, it was October 10, and I was in Houston riding a bike. October 09-10 (H-Town) I was in Houston for a conference ... thing I can think of is Taipei, after spending a month in Hong Kong, but

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 5, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Democrats, Republicans, sportsmanship, books The unbearable awesomeness of literature at MIT.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The combined weight of all the termites in the world is 10 times the combined weight of all the humans in the world. Confused ... vacation in Scotland. From a train window, they saw a black sheep in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  World, or what I imagine Boy Meets World would have been like if I had ... school students, I decided that this anecdote would pair well with an ... .12 showed me that I really could do organic chemistry, if I just believed in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  because I was lazy, but because I wasn’t interested enough in the subject to want to dive into the deep end…I was fine with wadding in the shallow waters. I would rather labor over advanced biology or mechanics, it’s all

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

  

  slipping into a lab coat. In high school I was fortunate enough to spend two ... contacting professors who had research projects that I was interested in. After a few interviews and lab tours, I was offered a position in the Chen

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Finally! Pictures from the Conner 2 holiday party! Yes that was a month ago. Leave me…

  

  to comments: Daniel: Hey, the EMT class sounds cool! I had no idea how ... night and on weekends that I would be able to attend. Plus, not all ... 't expect any posts for awhile, but who knows. Maybe I'll squeeze in a real

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  I watched the sunrise this morning

  

    that doesn't mean I don't matter I'm no insignificant blip in the universe it means I am part of something much bigger than myself   ... one of the reasons I love dawn is it reminds me that the sun will

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • November 7, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  ! Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh! Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin!), I thought I'd take a look back at MIT athletes who have participated in the Olympics. Now I know that many of you may be thinking that MIT is more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  -person interview would be difficult. Of course, I prefer doing in-person interviews ... Maybe I need to get over myself - it's been six years since I was in ... Jones informing me that I was selected to be a blogger...BUT every once in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  the Korean Flying Tigers, and since half of my floor is in the club, I ... MIT undergrad would major in political science or civil engineering. See how seamlessly I incorporate these links? I am a blogging genius. Anyway

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Anxiety Level: High A play-by-play of emotional diffusion

  

  ’t just in “bad shape”, what if you’re incapable of passing 8.02?!? Me: I ... one of those kids that everyone thought would do great things in high ... - Anxiety: If someone watched you 24/7, they would understand how pathetic you

  • by Powers '23
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  SCIENCE! I'm bad at it, sometimes

  

  Signs that I would someday Do Science can be traced to when I was 6 ... rediscovered a diary that I kept in first grade. My favorite entry reads ... out. I thought that my friend Eric would find this amusing, so I took a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  absolutely the right decision. I took three classes in my major this last ... humble about my test results. In 2.004 I was getting 90-95 percent on the ... didn't take it as one. My other scores in the class would be enough to

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  lessons. Some you would prefer not to learn, but in the long run, I'm sure I ... the B-. However, in retrospect, had I not worked hard, maybe I would ... has managed to teach me in the past year. I ran for UA Vice President

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005