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• Blog / MIT Life

  There are a lot of awesome things named ‘Kaiser’ This post mainly consists of drawings of my professor, sentence fragments, and my over-use of…

  

  and congratulations to our new provost - Professor Chris Kaiser. You can ... nevermind. 4. Kaiser. The card game. (Apparently there’s a Canadian card game ... lectures are awesome. And YOU are awesome. Sincerely, Elizabeth This is

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When I Grow Up In which I contemplate growing up and what I am going to do with my…

  

  was not and is not easy. There was (is?) a point where the thought of ... up" is often completed with a "I want to be" or a "I will try to." We ... through EMTing for a bit to help myself. It's all figured out, right? Where

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 8, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  my gap year of nothing and everything certainly something

  

  taking one, so I wrote a blog about it. You can read that here. I just ... went on a meditation retreat. There are certainly ways I can say it in ... there were few other times where taking a full break would feel totally

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 26, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  country during IAP can be a great way to expand your global horizons without ... in another language! (For all you pre-frosh out there, just think: next ... this entry: what is IAP? The one-sentence, in-a-nut-shell version that I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Barker Engineering Library Where sound goes to die.

  

  wasn't joking. It is dead silent in there. If you accidentally make a ... brown thing to the right isn't a desk, nor is the table. There's a girl ... bulletin board, of a garbage can, of a ceiling, of a vent, and of a door. I

  • by Snively '11
  • February 13, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Belated Guest Entry by Carin '13 - a little late perhaps but incredible nonetheless

  

  and coconut husks (bikes, ect). There are only a few of the ideas we ... manila, those islands are trash. The left side is a GK village, the right ... , founder of GK (center); and a few other GK staffers. Do you really need a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Three Tales of Junior Year Accidental Harvard Class, UROPs, Experimenting in College

  

  -affiliated mentor, you can get pay or academic credit. One of my summer UROPs is for ... that, no matter where you end up, you'll be ok. Now that I'm a senior ... The Accidental Harvard Class It is possible to miss a class. Not in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 10, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my summer break california, nasa, pedestians, wifi

  

  sun rises at 6am sets at 8:30pm. You can get a tan sitting in your room ... in 2009 (2010?). I can't tell you too much more without upsetting my ... buffalo. There are no buffalo in california as I write this entry though I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 22, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Questions and answers

  

  . It is intense, and you live it and breathe it. You spend 24 hours a day ... a housing lottery after your first year? If you want to stay put, is ... . Science is just as much a part of MIT as engineering (there are currently no

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  of background info: The MIT Concert Band is a student organization, as opposed to a performance group that students can join for credit (such as ... at any time, which is nice because a huge percentage of MIT students

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Recap of the 2.009 Final Presentations rough, tough, messy!

  

  lives the game is over. There's a highscore system so that you can compete ... . If you want a summary of what 2.009 is about, Chris made a post. 140 ... automatically transcribe what you play into a guitar tab. (Note that this is

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • December 26, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Transfer App Is Live For current college students hoping to enter MIT in the Spring of 2013

  

  Ahoy! I hope you arrr having a great September. The MIT Transfer Application is live and available for download. A few important notes and reminders: The transfer application deadline is November 15. (There will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  You only got in because you’re a… how to cope when good news unexpectedly gives you the blues

  

  This is a blog post for those of you who are struggling with the ... relatable or helpful for you. There's a lot of different ways to deal with ... the shit they talk about you is downright rude, racist, or sexist. I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 16, 2019
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  held in person whenever possible, however you may coordinate a virtual interview if agreed upon with your EC. After you submit your application, you ... waived, it will not put you at a disadvantage in the admissions process.
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Minecraft: Discuss Open thread.

  

  't anything else to this post. Minecraft is a fun silly game in which you can do ... entirely: Minecraft. What is Minecraft? Quoth Wikipedia: a sandbox building ... cubes in a 3D world...The game is divided into two main modes, Alpha and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2008: So I think I’ll go to Boston (Guest Entry) More pictures than your body has room for!

  

  already it. Usually, there is a lot of walking involved when you switch ... you need), and MIT is a great place for this because there is a lot of ... : Wow, I bet you can get a really nice view from the top of that building

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Real Snow! Real pictures this time.

  

  event to buy more. The rest of the ice cream finally arrived. There was a ... student RA, basically, for those of you unfamiliar with the term) is a ... 's kitchen and loft, where everyone sleeps. There's also a lounge area

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  school for a Masters in Comparative Media Studies. Basically, there is no ... , and most of these people are more doers than talkers. There is also a ... competition, Sloan business school, etc.) but there is a bit of a chasm from lab

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dudamel On music and becoming an old man

  

  is a tradition in Venezuela, where Dudamel is from. According to the ... "Dudamel is cool." So, even though I had no idea whether Dudamel was a music ... my program, I learned very quickly that Dudamel is not a music genre

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  on mit’s mailing list culture update: tetazoo glounge

  

  , and others can guess who said these quotes, which is a fun game. i think ... it continued. every once in a while a new thread with "Where are you ... i think i have achieved a state where i feel like i should be

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 17, 2021