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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let the good times roll here is where my summer adventures take place

  

  Public Service Center to intern with a non-profit in Hawaii on the Big Island (Hawai’i County)*. I will be here (in Hilo, HI) for 2 months (June ... ://bigisle.sustainhawaii.org • http://abcnews.go/WN/MadeInAmerica ok… now it really is the end. For now

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • June 18, 2011
• Blog / Events

  This Isn’t Goodbye This is see you later.

  

  served in a tiny carton for lunch. Eating at Maseeh was like eating at a ... nine of us in there. I felt so bad for the chefs! We enjoyed ourselves to ... sure everything is in order. Our frat was holding a small barbecue for

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 19, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  It’s been a long road… ...gettin from there to here

  

  -Marathon in November.[/caption] For various reasons, I don’t want to specify ... role in forming me into what I would be as an adult. Forged and formed ... ="attachment_109829" align="alignnone" width="225"] My hair has been updated in the last

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Repilot A 10th vlogiversary for the 20th blogiversary

  

  thought I would largely contribute in a behind-the-scenes way, as I do with many projects in my life. While MIT students have IAP in January and take a breather from classes, Admissions Officers are in our seemingly

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  ’ve stood in line at Maseeh’s dining hall at 12 pm for a halal burger. I ... As I look outside the long windows of McCormick Hall’s penthouse, soaking in the last few glimpses of blue sky (oh no, winter is coming), it

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  vibe check i'm basically living at MIT again

  

  remote UROPs/jobs for the summer and it's nice to be in a space where we ... for granted once I left MIT, so it's wonderful to be back in this kind ... like I'm in the midst of an apocalypse, as opposed to how chill leaving

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How hard is it, really? Let down

  

  , even with the 20% plugged in for the first test I had missed while in 8 ... took a physics class in high school but it was more hands on and not AP, nothing that could prepare me for MIT physics. There should have been

  • by Snively '11
  • April 9, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Guest Post: Where to Buy Food: MIT Groceries Guide Because eating textbooks gets expensive.

  

  . General Advice for Grocery Shopping Bring an empty backpack. You should ... groceries, here is a reference for food prices. In general, to see how expensive an unfamiliar grocery store is, check how much they charge for a few

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  time in hospitals, labs, or perhaps as an intern at a nearby firm?) No ... . It has always been helpful for me to keep that in mind, especially when ... best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the world

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  -mache pinata for Phil '05 on the night before he left for his graduate studies in ... Joe mentioned Les Mis in his comment for my last entry, I thought I ... So, in my dorm, there seems to be this really close, almost familial

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Wanting to Do Everything And Deciding What Parts of Everything I Can Do

  

  more value and more of myself in doing things for the true sake of ... If I had a penny for every time I heard someone say, “this year went ... pennies in the month of December. Piles of them. Every single year. But as

  • by Richard O. '28
  • December 31, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adam makes a guest appearance Adam's motto: Step one, get it done. Step two, there's always more to do.

  

  in the universe, death, taxes, and MIT students complaining about how much work they have to do. I guarantee you that one day will not go by in ... something therapeutic about complaining. So in keeping with MIT tradition I am

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s going on inside my head It might not have been so very important.

  

  most healthful food in the world, is actually bad for you, because it ... . 2. I got an A on my Pulitzer-worthy essay for German I, "Mein Freund ... BASF online. I want to get an internship in Germany this summer through

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

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  Anna's and bumping into Shamarah '12 in the Infinite Corridor, we arrived at my recitation for 5.12 (organic chemistry), where I spent an hour ... Student Center to pick up my very own pre-frosh, an awesome guy from

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  how to spend a summer Spending a summer in Boston a la Bryan

  

  So summer kind of comes to an end today. Orientation starts next week, and then comes Rush and classes. Now, I will say this, I had an ... like the professionals do on how to spend a summer in Boston. Now first

  • by Bryan
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  given an outlet for my energy and creativity that my classes didn't always ... the one in charge for one more month, but in effect, they had already ... their a cappella group, or run an ESP program, or be in charge of running

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  4 / Just *breathe* Everything is going to be all right

  

  , mindful, intentional. Last Monday for Veterans Day, I slept in, went to get acupuncture for sudden pain I was having in my foot, did some ... stay in with an Airbnb host, greeted with thee most welcoming Southern

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 2, 2018
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  There’s no formula for gaining transfer admission to MIT. The ... , competitive applicants typically have a 3.5 GPA or above, and mostly As in math ... on your major, you may have covered more ground in one science
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat! Retreat! 24 wonderful hours of sister-time in the MIT mansion!

  

  I just returned from a retreat for my sorority, Alpha Chi Omega. We spent the past 24 hours at the Endicott House , an MIT owned mansion in a Boston suburb used for conferences. It was amazing to hang out with my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  flops are my shoeware of choice, even I have to give in at some point and start wearing shoes and socks. To get ready for the winter, this week the ARCSAB (Academic Resource Center Student Advisory Board) put on an event

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005