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• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Flies And I lose track of it

  

  he was a much nicer guy), and we were given a four-day weekend to catch ... (wonderfully blogged last year by Michael) is tonight. ‘Tis the season for ... stress from midterms somehow, right? (I’m a little bit sad that no

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 26, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Giving Laura an assist

  

  , either - a lot of hacking is simply exploration, much as a lot of computer ... on a roof or behind a door that is supposed to be locked does. however ... quite accurate. The IHTFP Gallery, a.k.a the Hack Gallery, is maintained

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  defense the other bloggers didn’t believe i could write a post about basketball

  

  correct. basketball is a complicated sport and there are many exceptions to ... team matches up with a person on the offensive team and is responsible ... :  there are some basic principles at work here:  when a player is open on

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 20, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring there will always be regrets

  

  how much you are doing. there is usually a lot to do but there are ways ... .006 for real this time and it was a much better experience than last ... semester is again a struggle. I want to take fewer classes, so I can explore

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 6, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  , how competitive and unsocial it is. I’ve only been here a few weeks and ... admissions. Until there is a really popular TV show depicting a college ... out for yourself if a school is the right fit for you. To be honest, I

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  things that made me happy lately from the first week of classes

  

  (architecture). “How do you perceive pika?” someone asked. “It’s a little ... chill week, which is a week filled with events for new people to have an ... work and the semester had barely even started. In some ways this is a

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 20, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  A Year at MIT, by the Numbers quantifying my MIT experience

  

  , considering how much I cook/how stupid I am sometimes. I built a snowman on ... choreographing. teaching is so much fun so i'm really glad i did it"]I taught ... Time flies. Today is August 6th, 2020. It's been 143 days since I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday A Boston institution.

  

  is a nice place to watch the marathon because there’s so much space and ... , hosts a Marathon Day party every year at their house, which is located ... (a holiday celebrated almost exclusively in Massachusetts and Maine

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Careers in biology Also known as "why on earth I'm applying to graduate school".

  

  $30,000 a year is quite a bit more than I currently make as a UROP. I ... from four to six to a zillion years, depending on how fast you get your ... best part about being a professor is that you get to be last author on

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No ... waitlist. How many people will you admit from the waitlist this year? It is ... shifting can lead to a second round of waitlist admissions. It is a part of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Seemingly Stressful Survey The Tech publishes about stress at the institute

  

  mistakes and everything was easy, how would we learn? Anyway, I spent A LOT ... a News Editor for our campus newspaper, The Tech. For me, that means one night a week in our office on the 4th floor of the student center

  • by Stanley G.
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Pumpkin Drop Trick-or-treating is not enough.

  

      If a 5-kg pumpkin is tossed through a snowstorm such ... pumpkin meet the ground in McDermott Court? How much time, in seconds, does ... footage of the event. On the bottom is Isaque '15’s version, which is much

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Making The Switch Making the transition from high school to college, Chapter 1

  

  headstart in that regard. However, no transition is without a few roadblocks ... and a strong will to learn to say "no" to yourself and others when it is ... 's really hard to say that there is a golden remedy for being a responsible

  • by Bryan
  • March 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  session, I am asked a question like this: Is it true that MIT has the ... ; in fact, MIT is better than the national average1. However, this is a serious question, and it deserves a longer response. The reality is that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What Is an MIT Community? ...a personal experience

  

  Science Fair front page). She tells us with a contagious excitement how awesome it is to build a solar car from scratch, and how we should ... algebraic groups with a friend at midnight before a biology pset is due may

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  there really is history _everywhere_. For example, I'd cross a street and ... , you might even contemplate how to make a nice triangle in front of the ... do is to leave you with a few pictures. Anyhow, thanks for reading

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Joint Post] Chatting with Hank Green, the MIT Commencement Speaker interviewing Hank + sharing student stories!

  

  ="aligncenter" width="300"] !!![/caption] Hank is a man of many passions: science ... SciShow taught me about how powerful education is and how it can be used ... Remarkable Thing captured how weird and profound the social internet is. I

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  that “admissions officer” was a job. I hadn’t spared much thought on how ... administrative role and a great opportunity to learn about how nonprofits operate ... problem was I didn’t get to do much of it. So armed with a greater

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  go a long way in helping you set up your room exactly how you want it ... 'll need for your dorm and you may even have a meal plan, which is paid in ... wanted to. Now, whether or not you have the discipline NOT to is a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  matcha latte. Caffe Nero is conveniently only a five minute walk away from my house in Central, and the latte is conveniently free thanks to a ... surrounding choosing a living community is a constant in the MIT experience, at

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021