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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Life, As Physics Problem also The Tech said a thing

  

  situation is the same as if you collided with a stationary car while biking at ... / admissions wiki today. Amita Gupta, a freshman member of the inaugural Tech FPOP, interviewed Matt and I yesterday for it, and the article is pretty

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  sitting down no more sprinting

  

  morning nor night), or how to sense when my social battery is gasping and ... this blog is a collection of those observations: some things I learned ... that there is a correct way to do college (and life in general): a neat

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • October 12, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fall Adventures a day in rhode island, maine, and boston

  

  within just a few days and how important it is to take a deep breath, slow ... .[/annotation]It turns out, though, that one of the best perks of living in Boston is how ... made a stop in New Hampshire to walk the Artists Bluff Trail, which is a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 6, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Room Tour 2017 edition

  

  2021s, can't wait to meet y'all this week! To give you guys a sneak peek of what is to come, I (finally!) got around to learning how to film and edit videos. Here's my first shot at it, and a room tour to show for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Intermission Summer job: just kickin' it. And working at Pixar, too.

  

  Sometimes taking a little time to recharge is really all you need. I ... you guys, though - watch for a pretty important entry coming up about ... . How're your summers treating you?

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  how you group words. There’s a certain power in a sentence that is more ... phrases make you seem less confident as a narrator, which is useful ... meaning perfectly. Do not separate a subject and its verb. An exception is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  or did you contact the coach and (this is going to sound stupid) how ... 're a prospective freshman who is interested in the particular sport and ... places for different people. Matt: how is burton connected or different

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Upon entering MIT, every freshman gets a list of "101 Things To Do Before You Graduate", which varies a slightly by academic year (for example ... Something, following the proper etiquette (Hacker's Code of Ethics) which is

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  Meet the baby bloggers! you have to read that to the tune of meet the flintstones

  

  Hi everyone! It is that time again, the time of my[annotation note="okay, so, this is only the second time. but it's been a year okay ... can draw HORSES (!), but prefers to ride a bike, and is dating Harry

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Firehose Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.

  

  boundaries of what you know - well, what's the point? There is a reason an MIT ... what you're capable of. Which is so much more than you might otherwise ... This video is very appropriate this morning. Since about five o

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  No Pain, No Gain I wish it weren't so.

  

  , these injuries were pretty much my own fault. Because my EMT-B state exam is coming up in just over a week, I've spent the past few days cycling ... . It would be somewhat forgivable if these minor wounds were a result of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 5, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Bryan is alive and in Rome Day One In Rome

  

  We got here safely, and we're having a blast. I'll write a longer ... hour and I have a lot of emails to respond to. (Thanks for all the emails - keep sending) But for now, I'll just leave you with a few photos. Monday

  • by Bryan
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Not an actual entry Warning: I am apparently in a run-on sentence/overuse of parenthetical statements mood today.

  

  Sunday, at which Adam had too much fun being a pirate. Our friend Mark '07 (who is also coming to Maine) lives in Orange County, so he a) drove us ... really cool video of a helicopter he designed and is currently testing by

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21E our major in a diagram!

  

  We are majoring in 21E, a joint major that lets you combine any ... about the requirements of 21E, and were inspired to make a diagram, sine 21E can be confusing. So, here it is, filled out with the classes we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 9, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing the MIT Application Essays Hurgh. I know.

  

  The secret is... there's not really a secret. Just some tips. 0:18 A ... former Associate Director of Admissions https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/how-to-write-a ... you want to study?" essay 5:17 The "how do you improve the lives of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 28, 2017
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What support is available for LBGTQ students?

  MIT strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for LBGTQ students. MIT and its surrounding communities offer a broad array of ... Hernandez '14, wrote a guest blog, Think Pink 2011, about finding the right
• Blog / About Decisions

  Preparing for Pi Day MIT decisions come out this Friday: what to do between now and then...

  

  experience CollegeConfidential is more a source of stress and nervousness and ... get much work done after pi day. 5. Say Your Thank Yous Now's a good ... last year, so decisions came out at something like 9:30 AM on a Saturday

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  [Guest Post] The Southbound Train by Kylee C. '23

  

  This is a guest blog post by my dear friend (and first person I ever ... Graw’s “Truck Yeah” while trucker country is a fully fledged subgenre within ... country music. The freight train is a subject of particular fascination

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 10, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  part is a lie. I do not actually have Alan Guth's home address. However ... a little detour and explain the student side of how advisors are ... . course requirements, how to plan a career in physics, finding a UROP) I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  is the culture. It's hard to describe, but there's a peculiar mix of ... , there is a definite geometric progression which takes place. The larger ... —for example, "Talk Like A Pirate Day" is about the holiday and those who

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009