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• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  As the November 1 Early Action deadline approaches, we have been ... litany of disasters and/or disruptions: fires, blackouts, strikes, typhoons ... yourself, your family, your community, and your safety.[/annotation] You will

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken Burrito for the Lab Rat’s Soul Because a personalized blog entry is just like five dollars.

  

  her e-mail address, or merely give her the change I had recieved for my ... her if I could borrow a dollar or two to pay for my burrito. ...and ... gazed heavenward and opined, "Someday somebody will do a favor for my sons

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  portlets in the next month or two based on requests that you've made for ... the not-too-distant future, although it will take a lot of planning and ... right (new portlets, fresher content, online community) or if there are

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  want to, or simply because you think it will get you into college ... # of AP's for admitted kids was 5 or 6 (that's total for all 4 years of HS - i.e. 1-2 per year if evenly distributed). Many admits (most likely

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  will still be selling mangoes by the dozen and the tap-taps will still be ... about being in a country where nobody has electricity or regular access to ... of people here don't have electricity at night - or at all, so even

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / Personal Projects

  How to Build an LED Acrylic Sign Your Complete Beginners Guide

  

  instructions will teach you how to make your very own acrylic signage from scratch!   Step 1: Visualize the sign in your designated space Alright so I'm not like a super cracked Autodesk user or anything but I do

  • by Richard O. '28
  • November 30, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Good Morning or Good Night? seven am adventures where people say good morning and good night

  

  often as 1 am, or 7 pm. So maybe I’m not the expert.[annotation note ... countries – in Canada, or the UK, or France, the signs you see would read: Red ... note="cj: i will also not allow theo to have a stronger annotation game

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Events

  eclipse chasing, undergrad edition compilation post by Kano '25, Allison '27, Amber '24, Ali '26, & Audrey '24

  

  't; trying to predict what happened millions of years ago or what will happen ... demand or whatever.  In that same vein, if total eclipses occurred daily ... with no distractions of cameras or telescope, and I’d let myself be on

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 22, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6 / New Year, New Me Looking back, looking forward & staying in the present

  

  teaching at a high school for MISTI Global Teaching Labs, and traveled around ... started the semester at ETH Zürich as 1 of 6 MIT exchange students Started ... and Europe, Swiss culture, and meeting new people: Fig. 1: Fernweh Fig

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 12, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  a week of summer ft. cafes, lab, and assorted thoughts

  

  :00. Write ’til noon, or 1; definitely not after 2. After that, I’ll head to lab, a 25-minute walk down Mass Ave. Usually the day is clear, or ... ://open.spotify.com/playlist/3EGKKO6m7WI5iA1Z7eHb40?si=6c3b4351813f4ae0 Monday My general plan is

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 8, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  can't invent it); however, until then you will just have to settle with ... last week or so since I have arrived at MIT, but that would most likely ... will probably do a few later posts about the details of things like

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  , kids) or taking a (very) brief study break. But something whisked me away ... release of Early Action decisions, we aren't allowed to blog on Saturday or ... , we split up, I towards Harvard to buy a Christmas present for the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Alive and Kicking I kick, therefore I am ~taekwondo~

  

  Wouldn’t it be cool to try something new? A new sport, perhaps? Or ... committing to MIT or any college for the matter. I had a strong desire to ... details about that. There was some [annotation note="signing a contract

  • by Waly N. '24
  • August 3, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  3 Lessons Learned While Hiking and what they'll teach me here

  

  your life, money can’t buy happiness. This will translate to my life at ... fundraising. The hike (called the Appalachian Trail, or AT) itself was ... MIT. My three main takeaways from this experience: 1) Materials and

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Parting Remarks Part I: Leaving Marks reciprocal changes

  

  because I am too afraid. Please help me. I will pay you, buy you a meal ... always thinking about what I will leave behind once my time on earth comes ... included stuff that I have photographic or other evidence of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  One year later MIT is like a surprise birthday party, but without the birthday or the party.

  

  my host and her hallmates, or the spontaneous midnight tour of the MIT tunnels, or the fact that my host and I found an elevator in the great outdoors, or the 1 AM run to Simmons Hall, or the tingling discovery that

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / CPW

  From First Visit to First Week A Reflection on Independence and Making Decisions

  

  prepare for my 4-year journey that will probably include a lot of late ... more importantly in the fact that I had reached a point in my life where ... that would show up on my high school transcript or worksheet that had to

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Deadline-time Questions Omnibus Answering all of your questions. See you in 2007!

  

  application file as of now. Or will this be a just a waste of time on both sides ... will be more recent, will this be done automatically? 1. We will not re ... supplementary recommendation, but I don't think it will be ready by January 1st

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  (Guest Post) how can it be home when it’s not finding a sense of belonging away from home

  

  wouldn’t think twice before saying no. i couldn’t be seen as weak, or i ... anything. or enjoy the things that i truly, genuinely love.  just ... "]IAP[/annotation], i began to cook™ for myself often. i would buy weekly groceries, make

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes a whale is just a whale Humanities classes make me roll my eyes sometimes.

  

  different schools. (I will note that it's easier to get into MIT [or ... Well, I've reached my first "last" of the year... I just put the ... presumably the last non-science paper I will ever have to write. In my life

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 13, 2005