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• Blog / Challenges

  Somewhere in between Trying to find out where I belong at MIT

  

  , last pset, last lecture, etc). I can’t help but feel a bit displaced ... a degree in Chinese, but I have to go for another year to finish my ... ’t going to be the same without you. I could not have asked for a better

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 13, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  11 Reasons Why Senior Haus is Awesome Twelve, if you count me once living there. That's pretty awesome, right?

  

  for it! Here's a stellar guest post from current resident Dan Parker '15 ... , I’m a freshman from Binghamton in upstate New York, interested in ... (physics). I live in a dorm called Senior House, where I’m co-organizing CPW

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snapshot of a Week Food, radio, James Bond, and soccer in an unusually eventful week.

  

  expensive but totally awesome, I turned to eBay for a classic, all-mechanical, fully manual film SLR. I won an auction for a c. 1975 Minolta SRT-202 in ... fundraising drive. I answered phones for Yves' French Toast show since he's been

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 Classes For 0 Credit: Beethoven to Mahler and Paradise Lost That can be rearranged to say: Paradise lost to Beethoven and Mahler.

  

  music spanning from Beethoven (a Mozart contemporary) to Mahler (ca. 1910). I loved having a class that taught me to listen, and was all set to ... armchairs and a big TV. This week, I learned that to be a great composer in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How phonology explains wordplay in Tagalog songs armchair linguistics

  

  distinction is used for wordplay, though. In Tagalog, I can think of at least ... I've talked a lot about Tagalog, and Tagalog songs, on the blogs, so it's a bit of a big deal for me. My first post, Colorful, is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 9, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  6.5 Years Post-Graduation, I’m a Beading Artist a twisty path

  

  revered from a distance until mid-2024. Now I’m part of them! [caption id ... [/caption] Living with chronic illness sucks, and I can’t wait for the new medication ... , I’m a disabled Chicago artist. I love it. Thank you for supporting

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Adventures on the Charles Aka we go outdoors sometimes

  

  as you look for the opportunities. I didn’t know where to look last ... credits to Rachel R. ’16 and a couple from twitter because I am lazy and ... “trained” for half an hour to compete in a mock-race. Everyone was super

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I was out of bullets. Living free or dying hard in Germany.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The gigantic Bayer sign in Leverkusen, Germany, where I ... in Berkeley next year, I thought it might be better to be a little more ... a package just says, Rauchen kann tödlich sein.   "Smoking can

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  nice moments on campus things are okay, actually

  

  do a little shopping, I got some good food from Trader Joe's, we walked ... and a break from psetting. On slow Saturday mornings, I might sit in one ... Kind of continuing the thought from above, I've been finding a lot of

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 10, 2021
• Blog / Events

  World AIDS Day 2008 Spread the word.

  

  and can't actually go to the screening, but I've found a link to the ... organizations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global ... , spread awareness, wear a ribbon, post a ribbon. There are also some events

  • by Snively '11
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  was to show you a controversial play where a penalty has occured and ... diverse class that reflects the values and goals of your institution. For a ... act as an Admissions Officer for a fictional College or University

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Past, Present, and Future This all "began with a single blog by a student five years ago, at the…

  

  I've worked in corporate America for about 5 "semesters" now (they don ... the same. Matt's a big deal so he didn't respond immediately. I am very ... planning CPW. I believe I wrote 4 entries: making fondue for Valentine's day

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  transition from high school to college can be a tricky one, but you were always there for me**. Like a rock. Or that piece of paper I accidentally ... can't seem to do that here. I had to settle for these floating stars

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Barker Engineering Library Where sound goes to die.

  

  bulletin board, of a garbage can, of a ceiling, of a vent, and of a door. I ... into a perpetual tourist. That's not so bad, I guess, because I fit right in here. Not a day goes by when I am not absorbed by a mass of tourists

  • by Snively '11
  • February 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  my first spring break!!! 13 MIT students take San Diego

  

  until a few weeks ago, i'd never had a college spring break (spreak, as some may say). in my freshman year, i was kicked off campus a few weeks before spreak due to the pandemic, and i've had no opportunities for

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  FourFiveUnits all you could ever want to know about my semester schedule

  

  decided to work on an [annotation note="In a world where I passed 6.00, I am ... have been Doing nonstop. I think it might be a personality thing. I tend ... spent in lecture. I will admit that this is a relatively low number

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 13, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Your questions & my answers.

  

  . ------------------------------------- Visali wrote, "Can you explain why MIT is very selective? I know that it ... , recommendations and etc. Where is the line that seperates the accepted from the ... unlike next years class,would you consider me for this year's class?i am

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Human After All Unlike customer service nowadays, MIT (and its admissions office) is 100% human. Give or take…

  

  people affiliated with MIT put on a live webcast from 77 Massachusetts ... 's almost like we're not crippled by our social awkwardness! I may be being a ... for any prospective student to stand even a ghost of a chance of getting

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  More Milk Please And a cookie too. If by cookie you mean an awesome metaphor.

  

  difference. Points can be redeemed for a choice of: absolutely nothing or a ... uncomfortable. From my experience, albeit a limited one, I’d much rather imagine ... 2017, right now, I’m feeling a little overwhelmed. Before me lies a

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  2026 ring premiere! and what led up to it!

  

  ) Ring Premiere happened! For almost a year now, I’ve had the privilege of ... Rat for their class.  If you don’t already know, the Brass Rat is a ... . It has an extensive history (that I won’t go into but you can read

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2024