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• Blog / Events

  The one-armed violin player and the Dalai Lama Emad's not the only blogger who got a press pass.

  

  . I can tell you that much. As we strive for that, we move away from ... :30am. I stumbled around French House for a bit, bundled up, and shuffled ... the grass for a dog sniff security check. I didn't consider my notebook

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding a Second Home love is where you least expect it

  

  various dorms and houses to decide where I actually wanted to live for the ... released. From a future perspective, I know exactly what had happened: I ... know that this is the place where I can grow, in all sorts of ways (in

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  get a rejection letter. And the best way I can think of to calm your ... ’s nothing else I can really think to say. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, and while you can debate the validity of that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  to do lists and have done lists so busy that all I can do is just stare at the wall

  

  ="Though I appreciate the opportunity to rewrite this paper for a better grade ... technical finals to study for. As a HASS major, however, this means that I ... particularly difficult during the month of December. Anything I can't buy in

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  master’s at UMD and now I’m a Terrapin If anything, I can say that this ... take a minute just sit right there I’ll tell you how I became the ... Square (I know, I know….give me a break, my title is long and I’m not a

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finally Finished (for now) Saying goodbye and good riddance to a few things

  

  flew across the country for California where I am currently lying on a ... is a fount of stress for overworked undergraduates. I can recall with ... someone who derives a great deal of happiness from a well-cooked meal, I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • June 2, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

  from waiting for Early Action decisions. Maybe these thoughts can help if ... post can guide your own thoughts, the beginnings of a framework for you ... wasn’t a natural “clear goal” anymore. I was a poster child for the

  • by Phi A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  in general?) Do you believe someone could be rejected from a school ... , etc for students - not designed to be a spying tool for Big Brother. To ... . But I've read a lot of stuff over the last year and have seen many

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  I came, I saw, I stirfried Foray into non-ramen cooking

  

  one. I bought a pan. We'll see where I go from here... How do you ... steps. And then I took a bigger step, and bought meat for the first ... share, and that is how I managed to feed myself for three months. You see

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 3) Thailand and Israel and Columbia, oh my!

  

  I haven’t worked in a lab at MIT, I can assure you that it’ ... ;ve been working for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, usually from 9am-5pm ... what my capabilities will be when I graduate from here. In the end, a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 8, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Welcome To Guild Camp [by Susan Shepherd '11] "Boot, Not Summer."

  

  '11, and I had at least another hour of work ahead of us. A row of ... tell you how you can solve your plots. A few of those sheets had not yet ... buy and read Deathly Hallows. Some years see the writers get sick as a

  • by ARTalk
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a semester in glass! i made a lot of things :D

  

  a ton of content. When I took it for the first time last semester, I ... instinctive for me,  everything just flowed a little better, and I was able to ... by just going for a mishmash look - I picked up some blue, purple, and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 28, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  up buying the spicy version because I prefer having a bit of a kick in ... offering for when I want a chili & lime snack without the tears.   ... (and actually like a 17 min walk from Next House which is the furthest

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021
• Blog / Events

  And if I had a million dollars Solve this problem and win a million dollars, SERIOUSLY.

  

  given where I'm from, I probably should be. So anyone who's daring enough to teach an old dog a new trick, I'm sure I can teach you my ... lie on a certain vertical straight line. This has been checked for the

  • by Bryan
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Maple Peach in Cambridge They have some weird fruit here

  

  was 3 years old. I’ve lived in Georgia for practically my whole life, until this summer when I officially moved to live in a hotel (aka Maseeh ... my mom was a biochemist. Perhaps it had to do with all that tinkering I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 5, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Building 4 Odyssey Looks like my James Joyce karma isn't that horrible after all.

  

  can do great things for each other. Any others that I'm missing? In any ... 's entry -- this is a challenging time for the MIT admissions office, and ... styles, extensive vocabulary (250,000 words from a vocabulary of 30

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  for them. It's a pretty good system and I enjoy it a lot, but I do want ... servers I'm a part of, I've realized that there are certain things about MIT ... . So, I decided to make a blogpost of things-I've-had-to-explain-to-non-MIT-people-a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  can be. From reading Aden's comments on my predraft, I learned that a ... to a two-year break from school, I'm finding that my passions ... , often during times of study. I suppose it's a way for the people cooking

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Moment with A Minister kevin rustagi '11 on MIT and entrepreneurship

  

  Kevin Rustagi '11 is a designer, entrepreneur, and musician whom I ... a recent alum, I’d like to explore that a little further – and specifically, what fascinated me about MIT. So, I came to MIT in April 2007 for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  can’t believe I graduated from MIT 10 years ago! Each time I am lucky ... sometimes it can be hard to find a convenient time and place for your ... interview for a Wall Street bank. I’ve also interviewed students who look like

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014