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• Blog / Athletics

  I like to break a mental sweat, too. Missed it by that much.

  

  honest, I'm becoming quite discouraged now. First I was too late to get ... to go through and answer them all tonight... unless they were so inspiring that I got the inclination to write a whole entry on them. So, if

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my semesterly planner mentally preparing for the trials ahead

  

  : weekly schedule The first page of my calendar is devoted to my recurring ... In less than a week I'll be hopping on my flight back to Boston, and I'm so excited that I'm just about ready to kiss the Logan Airport

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • August 18, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Ellie on the M.T.A. writing about the T, on the T

  

  first-year class went to the aquarium. On our way back, past midnight, we ... traveled to Chengdu, China, and eventually more and more cities, I got to see ... transportation has that going for it too. The first time I visited Boston, in my

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  [Guest Post] The Southbound Train by Kylee C. '23

  

  used to be all the rage in country music. Purported to be on the first ... Gladys Knight and the Pips sing in “Midnight Train to Georgia” (the first ... This is a guest blog post by my dear friend (and first person I ever

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 10, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  special to me. They were the first who told me their stories, how growing ... them to campus for CPW that April. I saw their nerves when they first ... kinds of thoughts to mind. This happens every summer as the academic year

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Additional Questions & Answers Regarding Music At MIT If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing so in college,…

  lockers: Lockers are available on a first-come, first-served basis to ... Arts] If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing ... as scholarship opportunities to take private lessons in voice or an

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Spotlight: MIT stands with the people of all nations we are one MIT

  

  weekend.     The purpose of this homepage is to reaffirm MIT ... the introduction: MIT accepted its first international student in 1866, only one year after its first classes were held in a storage warehouse

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 13, 2018
• Blog / Events

  TELETHONNNNN brought to you by Domino's

  

  After my kickboxing class today I ran to the Bush Room and just finished a three hour shift of the Admissions Telethon, calling to ... Iwasjustcallingtocongratulateyouonyourearlyadmissionanddoyouhaveanyquestions?" The first few calls were just as surprising for me as they were for the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  First, an aside Today, Adam and I were on the subway heading to the ... 't sleepwalk your way to perfect grades anymore. My first semester at MIT, I ... upset when I got grades below 90; my first semester at MIT, I learned to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Making the Pi Day Video the experiment, part 2

  

  things they needed. The first thing was someone to create music that—to ... seeing these first clips, both Karthik and Audrey agreed to join the team ... pieces started to meld together enough to have a first draft. And, with the

  • by kellen manning
  • March 12, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  wonder how I am getting paid to do this job... I should be paying them." This quote came from an F-15 pilot who stopped by to speak to the AFROTC ... excited to commission as an Officer in the United States Air Force, to have

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  Well, there’s certainly truth to that. I arrived in China almost two weeks ago, and spent the first week in the comfort of my relatives’ home ... had a stress-free beginning to summer. :) Picture-time~ My

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The end, my friend Pictures from my graduation :(

  

  June 2008 seemed an eternity away when I first arrived on MIT ... sappy reflective entry (that will come later!) Instead, I wanted to share ... 't have to leave this place for long... Friday June 6, 2008 began in the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am Treasured :) Graduate school visit #1 (Updated)

  

  time to the Berkeley area, so it was all new to me. First Stop: Cafe ... . Bryan, what are you doing today? I'm going to GRAD SCHOOL! I surreptitiously jump out of my lofted bed trying to land with a gymnast's dismount

  • by Bryan
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  How do you go from taking 5 classes a term to only taking 2? You would think it's easy, but it's really not. So this semester is the FIRST ... . Commentary: We watched this video the first day of lecture. Possibly one of the

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christina Royce: Analyzing Re-entry Systems Christina Royce, a senior double majoring in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Manufacturing through…

  

  To manufacture the silicon chips that run your computer, silicon ... engineering and is the associate director of the LMP. To analyze these systems ... to mathematical approximations -- which were developed by applying

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Sunsical The sunshine of May 12th

  

    a musical by Erick '17 sung to the tune of "Summertime" by ... ♪   ♫These days life goes like this Wake up, go to class and then Gotta be a ... Feels something like summertime♪   ♫Like that first exam and that first

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 12, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  This is the third rush to happen since I graduated MIT. And most of the time, MIT is not at the forefront of my mind. I've got code to write, planes to fly, trips to take. MIT isn't my turf anymore, and I

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  means it's exactly one year to the day when I discovered I got in. In honor of that anniversary, I'd like to hear your stories. I know you all ... ? How excited? How did you react when you found out you were going to be a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  June and Flaky Biscuits The first part of an epic summer and food, bien sur.

  

  drained. I needed to re-discover why I needed to be at MIT in the first ... first leg of my summer, if you will. A return to my roots. I reconnected ... telling people that I'm a blogger. (Which I then question due to my recent

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 16, 2012