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• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of ... , during which I applied pressure to the On button, and the Blog for MIT ... . Finished off with more pretzels. Classy. 5:40 PM: I go on a spontaneous ski

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Lots of good and important stuff for both EA and RA admits.

  

  that. (This goes for both EA and RA admits who have submitted complete ... guestbook, it's a good way to share your contact information securely with ... choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year(s) before enrolling

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What pretty hair… This entry is about my dorm, hair dye, pork dumplings, and, of course, Alain Boublil.

  

  relationship between three floors--Conner 2, Conner 3, and Conner 5. I think of ... blue dress, with ribbons tied around her pigtails and definitely the ... , a little frustrated by being the only boy and by being the proverbial

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Derailment My Gap Year

  

  of an interview for a prestigious internship with a law firm, I was ... . However, we are looking for a bright, young, motivated individual who is ... I took a gap year after graduating from high school, and it was

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The View from 1000 Feet Life after MIT ... kind of

  

  is a repeated effort to search for new information and new ideas, and ... math gods might come down and strike me with a bolt of lightning, but I ... secure links below, and arrange payment for any charges shown. Statements

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Don’t feed the squirrels In which I work with gifted children.

  

  speeches for Persuasion and Debate or learning a full year of Latin in three ... , or the second kid for swearing loudly and publicly with the knowledge ... Pain for a post-On The Air engineer training (me)/post-radio show (her

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 5, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  and i’d do it again differently

  

  .701 became a way for me to start learning pure mathematics to the degree that i ... wanted to join—now conflicts with a class. or, it's saturday (or sunday), and you're at your friend's family's place for dinner; except you're not

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 25, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Quad Life four girls become roommates, hilarity ensues

  

  at the top of our lungs and paint our nails. Our weeks start with a ... . Dressed up with Anji and Liz for winter fraternity formals (left) and with ... I was confused when I was put into a room with three strangers at the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  c/o 2017

  

  't know how to say goodbye to them. finals week came and went with a ... for their last exams, and suddenly my room was packed and i was on a ... our culture into something more ideal, whether by looking out for a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 12, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  continually looking for service and runs out of charge in about 12 hours. And ... Eventually, the Boston Rudolphs caught up with me, and I took them on a tour of ... people who were on campus for Family Weekend last weekend. And not only

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A White Christmas Escaping Boston to go to more snow

  

  packed up our winter clothing and headed to Colorado to spend a week in the ... holiday is cluttered with things I said I'd do during the semester and didn ... time to decompress and enjoy spending time with my family. I don't know

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Tragedy for MIT and Boston Devastating news for our community.

  

  , and another is reportedly on the run in Watertown, a city that borders ... It has been a tragic week here. On Monday, the Boston Marathon was ... were Eric and Ann Whaley. Last night, an MIT Police officer was killed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduling woes advice for dealing with overenrolled/conflicting classes

  

  )"]illustrate[/annotation] in my own time afterwards.  3. Ask the prof to save you a seat for next ... major requirements you have and have not completed; handy for making sure ... whether you’re a major/minor. But the specifics and exactly when you

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class of 2009 Ring Delivery The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.

  

  attire was "encouraged," so I sucked it up and put on a dress. I left Burton Conner with a group of other 09's: Adelaide, Rick, Cathy, and Laurie ... design at Ring Premiere. Then the committee hosts a reception for the class

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After: A Collage living the MIT dream

  

  , thanks for beating me senseless with unintuitive C optimization hacks and ... for landing in chummy situations with a wide variety of living groups. A ... change up your living situation, even if you just do it for a summer, and

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  I can’t feel my face Snowmageddon 2018

  

  intimidatingly) as a “bomb cyclone” hit us yesterday with a foot of snow, and it ... , Kristen N. '19, and Kylie G. '21 looking for Boston. So. Much. Snow. It was ... become my standard outdoor attire: I realize I look a bit like I’m about

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • January 5, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  has to be 10 ft long, with a 2 ft wide deck and 2-3 ft clearance above ... .013 (Senior Civil and Environmental Engineering Design, for those not yet versed ... sounds like. We are given a general prompt and sent on our way: Savannah

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  , and a quick translation for those of you who don't speak numbers. 2 ... narratives and watch on film, with a generous amount of writing, analyzing, and ... form. Although I'm excited to have new classes and a fresh start, a new

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  school break thoughts

  

  I wake up with a jolt. In middle school, I used to have a recurring ... and hands, with no direct cause to point to. Well, except there are ... antagonizing me. To be able to sit and read a book or watch a movie or play a

  • by Victor D. '27
  • June 21, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  disinterprerto! a centennial, a harry potter dream, a made-up spell, a corny metaphor

  

  with how I was handling Unified, and generally a little worn around the ... with, you can break them down into simpler and less threatening-looking ... as an AeroAstro is amazing in a lot of respects. 9AM classes for

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 28, 2014