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• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  look forward to bumping into them on the Infinite and watching them grow ... decided to blog it here as a real entry so that more folks would see it. I ... people when we read their applications. We imagine them coming to MIT

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  the world to over 25 countries. What’s cool: So many things. First, you ... program or grant to get you there. And it’s not just study abroad: there ... ’s time to share the wealth, so I’m here to lay out for you all the tips and

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  my first task was to get ice cream with my advisor, her colleagues, and ... album from 2006, and sang along, wildly off-key. I took the T to Porter ... writing, and working, and meeting many people. I want to preserve it, like a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 8, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  profession? Sorry to those of you who have actual careers like car-washing and ... the latest tides of prefrosh, but nonetheless I do want to totally sound ... experience, gently tugging on the writer's (aka, my) natural tendency to share

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments-ment Webcast A few comments on the past week.

  

  cold. I have this secret dream that I will someday be the first person to ... 's resplendent pantry gives substance to my dream of becoming the world's first ... . Life after it happens is at least semi-solid enough to serve on a plate

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 5, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  start in statistical thinking now. First, a few facts on which to chew: 1 ... an infinite number of students -- is, to 95% confidence, approximately ... proposed to deal with an epidemic that is threatening 600 lives: one program

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation

  

  stomachs and no desire to return to IHOP for infinite pancakes anytime soon ... MIT's temporary emergency closure means I no longer have an excuse to ... idea that IAP is 'infinite time' can be so dangerous, because I ended up

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  semester to create an outfit out of––you guessed it––trash. From collecting vintage curtains from their grandparents in Poland to repurposing old ... donated clothes that audience members brought to donate for charity and for

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  weeks before spreak due to the pandemic, and i've had no opportunities for week-long vacations with my friends ever since. but, from March 18 to March 27th, i got to experience spreak in all its glory! it was absolutely

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

  There is a bench it’s a nice bench

  

  first-year, would talk about scheduling time for myself, only to find ... the morning. Quickly assemble breakfast. Head to lecture. Cook lunch, or ... to more lectures, or recitations. Then a student group gives an

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 19, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learn Coding Before School Starts you've got one month left. go!

  

  ) concepts. 2) syntax. With your first language, you have to learn the concepts ... Freewebs to built my first website using their drag-and-drop website builder ... ("Learning your first coding language can be really hard. By your second language

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 2, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the First or at least, I used to

  

  these this post"] [0:00][/annotation] begins. I used to hate the first ... feels like) the first three days of school. [annotation note="to repeat a ... , the reason I hated the first week of school was because it used to be

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 14, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT

  

  While at MIT CPW, I had the wonderful opportunity to sample all sorts of ... also simply awesome beyond all reason (koodos to Cross Products, muy bueno Muses, first rate Resonance, and of course gotta love the ladie

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Conspiracy and intrigue

  

  ...and all the while, we were turning our keys on command to launch nuclear ... Before we get to the subject of this entry, we have a question! Xin ... contributor's copy of How to Get Around MIT (frosh should use it, it's a good

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  first time in cdmx and first time out of the US, but not the first time having an ethnicity…

  

  touristy--Zócalo and the historic center of the city. First we went to ... Last week, I left the country for the first time! This was really important to me for a couple of reasons: I had a premonition that I was

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • August 15, 2025
• Blog / Events

  MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!

  

  important items that engineers should add to their personal wish list. Now it's time to blog about something I feel particularly passionate about: public ... snickers, like "why does a chemical engineer want to be an actor, too?" But

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  days to be exact. It's also the first semester without Freshmen Pass ... this was a new challenge. The first time I cooked, I actually had to call ... first few days were reserved for practice and to get acclimated to the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Last First Month Because I procrastinated too long to say 'day' or 'week'

  

  weird to be a senior. It feels weird to be a senior while excited ... " but manage to smile and say "um, maybe taking a gap year before applying to grad school or possibly working if I find a cool company who wants

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Class Projects

  I DON’T NEED YOU ANYMORE. the making of my final video project

  

  first to create a portrait of a person or a place. Abby showscases this ... serves as supplement to the main shot."]B-roll[/annotation] footage first ... ... MISTAKE: Not paying enough attention to music. For my first documentary, I

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

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  :-) A couple of classes I'm paying special attention to: 21F.019: Communicating Across Cultures. The intro class to the Applied International ... , and I look forward to it. A lot of reading, though. :-) 21F.302: French

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006