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• Blog / MIT Life

  Maybe I’m Amazed ...but not until Season 13, at least.

  

  shows that I could make time to watch during my first two years at MIT. So ... reason that they keep changing to Power Rangers: Zeo or Power Rangers ... season of the Japanese show and have to switch to a new season of the show

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Academic Marathon If Mollie's boyfriend can complain, so can I.

  

  the first part of the weekend to go to the FIRST Boston Regional (leave ... . After that, I dedicated all of my time to studying for the 8.02 exam that was held 7:30 that night. I finished around 9:15, got back to my room

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] 8.13 Junior Lab feat. aidan chambers '23

  

  for the rest of the semester! Time to write your first paper and give ... first. Compared to our first experiment, we now had two separate detectors ... rewarding classes that the Physics department has to offer at MIT. Given the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  don’t need a graduation requirement to convince me to take that! First ... PE classes in high school tend to follow one of two models. Either ... pretty psyched to see just how cool the PE offerings at MIT are! A small

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  Amsterdam. For me, this was my first time in Europe, and I was eager to see ... classes since the first semester of senior year, and to be honest, my high ... Floor on the Left - also! in Spain, what we consider to be the "first

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Al Kwon ‘08: Researching drug delivery Al Kwon, a Junior majoring in Biology, talks about some of his really exciting work…

  

  find your UROP? A: Once you find your first UROP, it’s easy to find ... PIs. I did not give up and I was fortunate enough to start my first UROP ... first prize. I was already very happy that I got to present my work to a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  writ with lightning." According to IMDB, this was the 'first' true ... Now that CPW is behind us, I am beginning to return to my life as a mild-mannered Admissions Officer. I have to admit that I've been excited

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  break! Excited to go apple-picking for the first time with y'all! These ... mailing list culture at MIT here. Fun fact: when I first got to MIT, I only ... ."]executive board[/annotation] and how people choose to divvy up the work from year to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  and took a gap year. The story of how I decided to take a gap year is ... dream life. Well, no! No! It’s not fine at all! The first few weeks of ... prodding my siblings ever-so-often to end their summer vacation and return to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.

  

  , precisely, one goes about getting into MIT. My first response is generally to spout one-liners about passion and hard work. I have been known to mention ... I solemnly swear that I am about to tell the truth, the whole truth

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  live are preparing to celebrate Marathon Monday tomorrow but for those of ... and this is our last chance to make certain that every detail is perfect ... the weekend it makes sense for me to offer some tips about how you can

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  CPW Advice 2k19 come party wildly and/or play wii and/or perceive wonders and/or...

  

  50-50 with regards to if they had or not). CPW was the first admitted ... all of campus puts on a bazillion fun events for them!) I wanted to write to all of you who will be coming to visit very soon. You might be

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 8, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  superficial. The first time that I was able to define "things that I value" in a ... went to LeaderShape, and it was there that he first conceived of Khan ... in the first place. Perhaps I’m applying to graduate school because I

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  diversions from what is otherwise a never ending trello of things to do

  

  lot of busywork, it was nice to *feel* things for the first time in a ... sadly in my wordpress at this current moment, but have not had any time to ... semesters, there would always be work to do, and during some weeks work piled

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  [GUEST POST] CPWgCPWaCPWyCPW huh...there are some lowercase letters in the title. that's odd.

  

  events!!!! But first I want to give you the scoop about how gay things are ... ! This is THE FIRST gay event I went to ever, actually during orientation ... have to post this anonymously... MIT is hella gay, and lots of cool gay

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Oh the Places You’ll Go! Did you know Dr. Seuss was a SigEp?

  

  outmaneuver any NYC taxi. The Motherland. I woke up last morning to the slow ... gaps in the blinds. I rolled over, and realized - to my delight - that I was back in my "own" bed. I half expected my sister to open the door

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-ing the Weekend (Guest Entry) ...even though it is technically two days longer than a weekend.

  

  the bible to free food, free stuff, parties, meetings, and other activities that spanned the course of the four days. Have nothing to do? Look ... out about the MIT sororities before going to CPW, so this was a perfect

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Low The first in a trilogy of Berlin photo entries, featuring Zinedine Zidane.

  

  on my first rock album. Then I would invite him to play for real at my ... Alfred Wallace, who sent a letter to Darwin describing a similar idea one ... destination. In the 36 hours we spent there, I think we got to see about one

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Scholar

  

  Scholar will be the first show ever to celebrate higher education as the ... college admissions-themed scholarship competition. The first of six episodes ... lifetime is about to come true for one of America's best and brightest high

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 7, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who was the first woman graduate?

  In 1873, shortly after MIT's opening in 1865, Ellen Swallow Richards became MIT's first woman graduate (and later its first woman instructor). Richards' work testing drinking water supplies and water contaminants made