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• Blog / Admissions

  A Maple Peach in Cambridge They have some weird fruit here

  

  seconds, we’re going to start a brief presentation on the life of Kirsten ... , 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 / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  research projects so i have no choice but to work a lot, and so on. but i think one other reason that might not be as easy to discern is a change in my relationship with death last november i read a blog post where

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We’re #1! What's the emoticon for oversize foam hand?

  

  such a vibrant, creative place that if you can't find something amazing ... International Colleges & Universities, a higher education directory. I have a few theories as to why we elbowed our way to the top of the list

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 29, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  more without working over time. The problem seems to be a lack of executive functioning: a (relative) inability to follow-through on the idea, i ... to stop doing, which I'll get to in a bit). One thing I've learned

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  My Blogger App, five years later i've finally dyed my hair blue

  

  down the line. I think I find it a little too easy to reflect these days ... note="i like to think of myself as a Real Adult"]Real Real Adults ... . It has nothing to do with geography. In such a large city, I had always

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 16, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Final in Boston An MIT- and Boston-centric look at the Italian victory.

  

  Congratulations to Italy on their World Cup victory. The celebration was huge here in Boston, home to a large Italian-American population ... have to look forward to is a down market. According to this article, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m Not Normal About Friends (Part 1) i lost six nights of sleep to perform amateur data analysis on a sitcom

  

  I started watching Friends a few weeks ago. I thought it was going to ... , 10+ weeks of non-stop assignments gave way to a week of utter ... for all of this? To find out who's the best Friends character? No need

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 25, 2023
• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  "]CPW[/annotation] 2020, except it isn’t. It’s the first day of CP*, a virtual answer to ... this event. We’ve all done our best to pick of the pieces of a scattered ... in person. I’ve been looking forward to being a Blogger at the “Meet

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  moving on, as shown through free t-shirts some spring cleaning

  

  that way for four years. This led to a bad habit of me pushing all the ... so large that even a .5x wasn't zoomed out enough for me to get it all ... think I drew a piece of cake). Then, we were supposed to come in on a

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  life lessons from my internship career choices moving forward

  

  position where they can't care about compensation. And to be honest, a large ... any true ownership over a project. My dream job is one where I get to do ... mean is, if I weigh compensation as a heavy factor in choosing what to do

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  , and use MIT resources to find a job. As a sophomore, you can participate ... are a couple considerations to keep in mind when deciding whether to ... : * (generally) higher pay (investment banks can pay up to around $10,000 for a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting en route to North Carolina Sectionals vs. Midterms

  

  Kansas City, I had a 6.006 (Intro to Algorithms) midterm later that day ... throwback to last year's Eastern Sectionals, as I was vying for a spot on the ... where I don't have enough time between classes to train with my coaches

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 13, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  the things i hate and what they say about me

  

  , like if they’re busy or have a bunch of personal issues to work through ... to navigate through difficult life territory with ease. finding people ... finding jobs that you enjoy and which want to hire you is supposed to be

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 9, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update v. 2008

  

  to explain that they needed some maps for a puzzle. This sort of ... out who had the means, motive, and opportunity to do it. We're given a ... Pleasures," left instructions to find our work with the operator (person who

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  January Questions Omnibus 1 Some questions answered.

  

  students where posting and I began to get a little worried. People here ... (it takes a long time to compile these, even with the brief answers ... you school does not follow the US school system do you need to hand in a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Camp Kesem! It's magical.

  

  importantly, it's a chance for these youngsters to forget about difficult times at home for just a little while and to immerse themselves in pure camp ... 've already been working really hard to make this year's camp a great success

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Plot Twist And what MIT Architecture has taught me about design and life.

  

  zone every once in a while to make sure that we still know where we ... to pretend they didn’t. My mom has always told me that crying is a sign ... excitement, a mobilizing force that will propel me to want to learn more for

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Parental Advice Sometimes you just need to get out of the way

  

  to grandma, and a certain jolly old elf that lives at the North Pole ... help us to determine if a student is a good match for MIT like creativity, willingness to take risks and resilience are traits that most parents would find

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Lazy Day Today is one of them

  

  early. I turn a little bit in my bed before...contemplating going back to ... !I had many, many, many lazy days as a rising freshman about to enter ... .   Head to the beach.   Get tan! (Or get a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 12, 2011