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• Blog / MIT Life

  Not in Kansas anymore A brief look at your third '15 blogger

  

  with a bolded list! Past Living Situation(s): I was born in Ethiopia

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  be a constant calibration process. P.S. I'm not especially advocating

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  I haven't been as buried as my fellow premed Chris S., '11, who's working on a thesis right now, but the pre-finals frenzy (read: cramming assignments into the two to three weeks before finals) means that I also need to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  support staff. It”s a real “sacred space’ in every sense of the word.

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  CPW 2011! I hope you '15s realize exactly how excited we all are to see

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  Early Action rose quite a bit. However, it’s important to remember that we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  always says, that’s because of the people." It seriously is. I honestly

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  cousin’s cat Squish, and she scratched me from the base of my thumb to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  mentor’s niece's colleague offered to rent me a bedroom. Everything was set

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  think of the boathouse as kind of a second home. It’s where half my

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Making an Entrance On being helped to my feet.

  

  “uh oh”s. Heard one guy say, “dude, that had to be, what, the first pass

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  The New York Times has had an interesting set of articles over the past couple weeks about vacation time in the U.S. versus Europe. The basic gist, as I'm sure you know, is that Americans work their tails off

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  from Ramya ’14! You might think that CPW stands for Campus Preview Weekend, but you’re wrong. CPW really means “4 days of Pure aWesomeness.” (The C didn’t want to join…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  . Gruber received his B.S. in Economics from MIT, and his Ph.D. in Economics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  Hey all – On the night admissions came out (two nights ago), my good friend Steve ’11 (freshman ex-roommate) was reminded of the story of Tim Tebow after the decisions…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Throwback I'm gonna throw this out there. If you don't like it, you can throw it…

  

  rolling backpacks and headgear. It's not that my throwback to the early 90s

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  Today is Day 5, after my laptop refused to boot after turning on early last Wednesday morning. In these last five days, I feel like I’ve experienced the five stages…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  '10s) want to know if I still want to live with them next year, but

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Undergraduates by Major AND Professor Auroux. Don't miss it.

  

  source: http://web.mit.edu/registrar/stats/yrpts/index.html (fall ’09-’10). O is “undeclared sophomores”. Forgot to list CMS though (16 students). =/ Hahaha it’s actually a pretty hard to read graph, but it’s sequential by major…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter Miscellania I'm (b)ready to go back to MIT al(b)ready.

  

  play minesweeper to protect U.S. troops from setting off hidden mines in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 27, 2009