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• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  ? A prototype of who I will be? Somewhere in the middle? Right now ... depends on how much you can handle. What you are interested in. Your preferences, if you have a grip on them in the first place. How much you are

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training

  

  's addictive, I swear), I haven't done much else in the way of vegetating. First, I took the GRE in July, and the majority of my free time prior to the ... -- but I don't think I've ever spent so much time studying for a test in my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  . Most people I know in doubles use bunk beds because it saves space. My ... separate beds. I've seen bunk beds in Simmons but don't know if they ... ugly campus. And, in general, I tend to agree, in the sense that the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  interview plays in selection so while I’d planned to start at the very beginning—a very good place to start, I think I’ll have to start in the middle ... how they evaluate the student. I can’t cover all of it at once 'cuz it

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 2 A recap, with pictures.

  

  for dinner. From there I headed to the Mr/Miss MIT pageant in time to ... ? What are you talking about? P.S. Can I just tell you all how much the ... Another insane (in a good way) day! Got to MIT early; checked in with

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  And now your feature presentation Are there still theaters that play the "Let's all go to the lobby" jingle?

  

  face the truth...about engineering leadership. As I hinted at in my last entry, Kevin '11, Joe '12, and I had an on-camera discussion about how GEL ... undergrads out there, I hope these experiences show you how the Institute

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  also wrote:  In the coming weeks, I hope we will remember this feeling of ... personal consequences in their daily lives.  Whatever the outcome, I very ... civic engagement. When I arrived at MIT, in 2009, with a background in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt.2 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Decision time...

  

  stay in MITWE, MITSO, and Techiya, at least for the first couple weeks. I ... semester, I knew I couldn’t stay in all three groups. But I really didn ... stay in all three groups, I finally chose to stay in MITSO simply because

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life as a Talent Scout I could be the next Randy Jackson.

  

  the Cheesy Tots. I don't even want to know how many years of my life I ... Battle of the Bands 2007? I guess you'll have to wait and see ;-) In other ... week, in preparation for a CPW event that my fraternity hosts every year

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  brushless motor. I’ve finally learned how to properly breathe in Yoga. I ... filled with SO MUCH LIFE. I’ve turned in a total of 15 problem sets. I ... ’ve stood in line at Maseeh’s dining hall at 12 pm for a halal burger. I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ten Things I Hate About Europe Well, not really. More like, Ten Things I Like About MIT. You've got to accentuate…

  

  entry was originally titled "Trimalchio in West Egg." About a month ago I ... summer. I was really puzzled by the last line, in which she said she couldn ... to see what she's talking about--even though I live in a dorm with two

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW Weather Machine Strikes Again a frivolous day in the sun and grass

  

  The weather sobered up just in time for CPW, and we celebrated the sunny warmth with a spring picnic. It was a day made for frivolity. I ... sweet potato fries, which I've been wanting to make since I read this MIT

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Intermission Summer job: just kickin' it. And working at Pixar, too.

  

  Sometimes taking a little time to recharge is really all you need. I've been spending hours in used bookstores and swimming and taking deep breaths, and it's been.. really nice. That doesn't mean I've forgotten about

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  among men in the 19th century. Mitra usually does not allow me to take pictures of her, so I do not know how I managed to get this one. I thought it ... apparently I was erroneous. Maybe it's like the wedding episode of I Dream of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  . Then I took a nap. After my nap I fixed a rip in my pants, hooked up some ... not be in charge of my own destiny #5: LOL. my gums are showing and I ... you think? Honestly, I probably have one in mind already and I just don

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Poetry Prescriptions Things I've Made and Consumed. Sophomore Fall, All of It.

  

  lively murmur and a beat in the background. IAP is one week in. I spent ... passed. In the beginning, it was like a full-blown middle-school crush. I ... Michael Waldrep. October and September: I took weekends away. I camped in

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 13, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Massachusetts: The Geek State I less than three (

  

  UROP. As I work from home. In the third geekiest city ever, mind you.) ... The Forbes blogs broke an interesting story early last week that I went absolutely nuts over, and I'm so glad to finally have enough time to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  most of these t-shirt bearing tech companies in this reality. Instead, I ... if any companies 1) interested me or 2) would be interested in a CMS/7 ... I'm not going to paraphrase all of that in text. But I think the most

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014
• Blog / Events

  LSC – It Doesn’t Suck! Reject digital, return to 35 mm analogue

  

  ’t suck! I’d never been a big fan of film back in high school, but watching ... hadn’t used physical film since 2015. That would all change in the ... dots in advance to know how to position the starting frame when we

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest post] Eating Your Way Through MIT The story behind Chop Stir Hack, an MIT student food magazine

  

  support students living in cook-for-yourself communities. As you'll read below, Elizabeth '13 and I were modestly involved at the beginning of that project because the How To Food admissions blogs functioned as prior art and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 26, 2020