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• Blog / Academics & Research

  You stay classy, Sam… TA, go! At MIT, I live in a basement and I don't get to watch Desperate Housewives.

  

  lab requirement for Course X. It's taught in the sub-basement of ... for Desperate Housewives." 21F.401: German I -- I spent an hour locked ... Thermodynamics -- Last year, my UROP advisor, Jefferson W. Tester, taught this for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  students will be considered afresh in Regular Action. For more information on ... international students.   MIT Early Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2016 are now available at decisions.mit.edu You can log in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Big News The next chapter in the life of Ben Jones.

  

  I've been putting off writing this entry for a week, because I simply ... the long, introspective part for a later entry, once I've had a chance to really process all of this. In a nutshell: after four incredible

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Visualize whirled peas

  

  crowds, especially for big releases. The last crowd I was in that was this juiced was for The Matrix: Revolutions, and don't expect to be in one again ... for the conflict in Israel and Palestine? US troops are fighting in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2004
• Blog / Events

  Halloweekend and the 7 weekends prior!

  

  , dress up entirely in pink for the Gangnam Style flash mob in Killian Court ... 2 I auditioned for Dance Troupe and made it! I’m in the subsection ... lettuce leaves in chill weather.” Blogosphere: “Right… work on those similes

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Television Show Decisions Three hours is about as much time as I'm willing to waste on television each…

  

  's where you come in. The contenders: LOST I've been an addict for ... high hopes for this season. I feel like the show might be in trouble, but ... Tivo, bless you) means I can watch these four shows in about three hours

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just A Small Town Girl Blogging in an awesome world.

  

  skills at the MIT Daycare, practicing for my future career in stand ... was born and raised in Columbia, MO – home of the Mizzou Tigers ... ’s mascot. Seriously.) – located smack-dab in the middle of the U.S. While it

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Burning questions A lot of people had questions!

  

  a pirate certificate for the completion of a certain set of PE classes ... mythical. Darn, there needs to be a Snopes for MIT urban legends. One day I'll do an entry on MIT campus legends, if I can recognize enough of them

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 21, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  . Remember that your application is reviewed in context, and that we look to ... We read applications from students interested in everything from apiculture (beekeeping) to building nuclear reactors in their garages. We
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s happening on campus tl;dr packing up & freaking out

  

  I think I speak for every undergraduate when I say: holy fuck.  The ... increasing exponentially in MA every day (not hyperbole: the numbers literally follow the path of an exponential function, info here) and research into

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 11, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  , and an in-dorm resource-for-even-more-resources.  All dorms (across most ... , in my mind, is the mega-resource.  You can go to them for just about ... .  Are you struggling in classes?  Did you catch the flu and miss an exam

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  We Want You! Write for us!

  

  basically not sleep for an entire weekend. Current students/bloggers love to participate in CPW as well, but it's really about the prefrosh experience, which ... attend CPW to write an entry > You must use paragraphs in your entry

  • by Snively '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  sharp and soft featuring: my favorite naruto moment

  

  i had back in high school. i am disappointed in myself for slipping ... major reason for why i decided to pursue softness. but in becoming dull i ... in my favorite naruto scene, a samurai and a ninja charge at each

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • August 21, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hooked on a Feeling High on believing everyone's in love with me.

  

  word in German for "the Pope" is "Papst" and I kept thinking he was ... DID YOU KNOW? On keyboards in German internet cafes, the y and z keys ... in less than 10 minutes. Kneel before me, Rachael Ray. Last entry ended

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 6, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  what exactly I want to aim for in the near future. Basically, in the face ... -achiever-ism go hand in hand whenever people discuss either of those topics, but ... reach a lofty bar that you set for yourself. It’s a challenge.  

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night ... had to be screened by three different people when I went to check in for ... for the event under my regalia. But a fateful gchat with Chris '09

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday! 1 in 365 readers are really pleased that I remembered their birthday! ...or creeped out…

  

  her a cake. She was in one of the dorms in West Campus studying for most ... blogger is honoring them for their birthday, not to mention a little creeped ... friends. The important word to understand in that sentence is ‘celebrating

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Circus but like a nerd circus. So you know, less elephants and more calculus. Just as…

  

  Rumney in New Hampshire. The MIT Outdoors Club (or MITOC for short) has a ... cabins in New Hampshire available for rental. And the prices are incredibly ... ). Invariably, the answer has always been "dive in somewhere and it'll work itself

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  FREE FOOD! FREE FOOD! EVERYWHERE!! AM I YELLING??

  

  and muffins; later there was free food in our dining halls for the rest ... 're paying for food in the first three weeks, you're doing something wrong ... number in the lottery, I'm in an excellent double with the view of the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT & Boston colleges Some tips for checking out MIT and Boston this summer.

  

  Summer is a great time to visit colleges in Boston. There are more than 50 colleges and universities in Greater Boston, making it easy to ... roads) is not necessary. And Boston is an exciting, historic city that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 11, 2006