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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  *Oink Oink* Nobody panic!

  

  ", which is where I went to figure out what to do. I called a phone number ... us. A couple of days later a kid in my suite had similar symptoms, went to MIT Medical, and returned with a blue mask. Soon a girl in my suite

  • by Snively '11
  • September 23, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  the way where I have to cross a side street, or switch sides of the road ... Bridge:     When I bike back home in the afternoon, I have ... ; Usually, I'm biking home in the sweet spot of post-rush hour and pre

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  The Five Stages of Grief (Jonathan’s Version) on a journey from New Hampshire to Next House [guest post]

  

  mean? These are the questions that I ask myself about 20 miles in. I can ... reason that I should be awake right now. In less than 3 hours, I am ... , New Hampshire, all to finally walk 34 miles back to where I started. I

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 4, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  , you can see the article here. Basically, what I gathered from the ... in lab watching the hours go by until I get an interesting data point ... paper-hungry but not with regards to money, but to how many journals I can

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  students in the middle, about three quarters of the applicants, were deferred to regular action for further consideration. I am often asked why MIT's admit rate for early action is so low in comparison to the admit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48 Take under four classes, they said. You'll have free time, they said.

  

  semester where I can breathe a bit more, and I've found that the #1 way ... should work where you're happy and productive. Personally, I've ... ?   "Greetings from Chile, where I am observing with the

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  Saturday) in teams of four. It's a good deal: five evenings a week, I have a ... really special. Juan can speak four languages, and Davie sings in his room ... , where are you from? Ben: Ben was born an errant macaroni farmer in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Reuse Poetry Giving things away

  

  "I got it on Reuse," people say, with the emphasis in the word falling on the re-. When I see the word elsewhere and say reuse in my head ... . I gave in. I now speak in numbers and nicknames and mailing lists

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 13, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Emergency Morale Booster Night! One of my favorite e-mails of all time

  

   "Emergency Morale Booster Night" and the content was: - Salut la maison! I hope ... resident Queen of Party, I've been getting the feeling that some of my party people are feeling a little down and/or exhausted at this point in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  campus, and their explorations in finding new places to live. Today, I ... trying to boot out of the country, nor do I have any in-person graduation ... was going on in this time that I straight up don't remember because it

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what I did this semester in broad strokes!

  

  hands-on lab sections where we got to see the theory in action, and I had ... . It helped that I got an early start, having stayed in Boston during the ... technicals, and I really liked all the other students in my section! [caption

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Piercings! sorry mom

  

  Square. I went to Chameleon back in January 2019, bundled up in a coat ... procedure and jewelry. Once at MIT, I did some research about where to get ... piercer named Owen. He allowed Priscilla and I to be in the piercing room

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  have covered more ground in one science discipline or another, or you may
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  should read more poetry for class. - Where did I leave my bike? In senior ... and on. Poi has become a sort of meditation for me, where I can just let ... of two strings in cool patterns. I first got introduced to poi during

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  warm day in Boston today, I still had applications to read. However, I ... by Building 66 (where I spent much of my undergraduate life). I like ... 'll go bed after I put in just one more piece, I promise." It's not a

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Goodnight Moon Or: The Senior Who Desperately Tries to Put Off Bedtime By Saying Goodnight to Every…

  

  as is my house back in California. I remember being gently startled the ... alleviate the dissonance in my mind every time I accidentally referred to MIT ... no home and no place and no thing that is perfect. I love MIT in the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [joint post] blogston commons with Allison E. ‘27, Ellie F. ‘28, Jebby ‘25, and Sara N. ‘28

  

  jebby moment"]its like drawing in MS paint,[/annotation] where you can ... of who I am then all the big philosophies I can compose in my head. And ... note="and i must clarify with the pain in my heart that i now also

  • by Janet G. '27
  • November 11, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Steve and Me remembering steve jobs

  

  of this was because I grew up on Macs, and so I've always thought in Mac. I can make a Windows machine go, and I can bumble around a *nix ... products, from my Macbook to my iPhone, are omnipresent in my life - Steve

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  you'll be happiest. 2.In one year, a lot will be different I can pretty ... around this time. I can hardly believe how much has changed in just one ... place, it's perfect for me, but I definitely understand how people can be

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  experience! Also, I am still living in an awesome place where fun is always ... ended, but I'd like to sum things up in one post and just get it all out ... in the future.  I am now considering doing a concentration in either

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013