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• 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 ... the class, I had barely stepped foot in a proper gym. To me, the ... machines (or myself)! The course taught me that and more. The first couple

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

  Life, IHTFP, and Everything answer: 42 (and snow!)

  

  steps away. I felt a surge of excitement then. It remained with me weeks ... events reassured me that MIT was the place where all was available and ... surroundings. Or when the exhaustion of a dozen sleepless nights brought me down

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One new blog, three post-college thoughts just popping by to say hello

  

  Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany.) Some news from me ... long it would take me and my fellow undergrads to notice if all of Boston ... German acquaintances to write down book suggestions for me. I read Marion

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  around me, while theatre was an outlet to express myself. Twelve years ... fact, theatre has helped me become a much more effective engineer. How ... all these details to make my vision a reality. That is what motivates me

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Classes (or, Gettin’ Classy) I made a series of Biology videos about blood and learned about digital education!

  

  ME BE ARTSY/WORK ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS WHILE ENJOYING MYSELF. To be ... . Instructors: M.E. Wiltrout, N. Schafheimer, S. Thornton Over the course of this ... size version of my face projected on the screen behind me.) It got crazy

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 31, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  lay in its ability to transport me to another world, another story, and ... the low, low price of $19.95 wasn’t enough to convince me that those ... ’s advantages and benefits. I half expected the next pamphlet to offer me free

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 Classes For 0 Credit: Beethoven to Mahler and Paradise Lost That can be rearranged to say: Paradise lost to Beethoven and Mahler.

  

  ). I loved having a class that taught me to listen, and was all set to ... tragic situation: he took 21M.235 with me, wanted to take 21M.250, but had ... 's wonderful, right?) "That sounds wonderful to me!" As a result of that e

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Experiment in Independence all by myself for IAP

  

  Bread (2x) Soft Organic Multigrain Bread (2x) [don't ask me what the ... sandwiches as well as raw. Those who know me well are aware I love rabbit food ... buildings. Me: ...coool. Brother: So where do you wanna go? We only have one

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  2014 Resolutions January 2nd and still going strong

  

  filled out any surveys that could get me free thing and I downloaded apps on my phone that would earn me money for watching advertisements. But ... watched ads on and the surveys I took earned me a total of about two dollars

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 2, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing an essay using thumb tacks and arousing the suspicions of a snarky Nobel laureate

  

  standing a foot away, grinning at me. Frank Wilczek was grinning at me. I ... don't know what casing the joint means 2) FRANK WILCZEK IS TALKING TO ME ... laughed and said "ahh, I see" as though he didn't believe me. Recovering my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  It occurs to me that I haven't told you much about what I'm doing ... from me is doing some crazy-impressive mapping of the Whirlpool galaxy ... disgusting quantities of food coloring), Linus* behind me is reading a paper

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  wrong building, which irked me (in the wrong building for my first final ... , with me, the question of whether it is in principle possible to major in ... a room grading the 8.01 Advanced Standing Examination. Me: So

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The View From the Other Side of Hell If MIT is a 400-meter race, am I really at the beginning of the home…

  

  me in terms of not traveling to NYC at all. That's saying a lot ... hilariously showed me his registration schedule once and lamented that he had to ... engineering majors berate me... [obligatory Kanye entrance] Yo engineering

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Presenting…My Prefrosh! ‚ô•

  

  asked me to guest blog about CPW and I am going to try to give a glimpse ... nice to meet you!!! Add me on facebook ;) I also met Ameesh, a high ... 's abundant supply of grease, memories definitely washed over me all around

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 18, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Your MIT ID PLASTIC! Shiny plastic, at that!

  

  . What could MIT give me that could top those three? I went to the second ... given it, but to my surprise it was ready for me when I got there. You ... Blockbuster video guy, I know you were jealous!)? Let me give you the rundown

  • by Snively '11
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Karma What goes around comes around.

  

  around comes around) but this last Monday pushed me a step or so towards ... homework. This is what happened to me on Sunday. I was working on this ... what it seems like to me. My professor was sitting at home, in his

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  grabbed my camera last night. You might think it's stupid for me to just ... hoping that the torturous noise would finally end), but Gabe assured me ... me because I'm not wearing any pants." Trust me. Or you could ask Evan

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing Workshop I just wrote an entire post and my browser crashed. dfsdfksdfojfoajwefoiajdwf.

  

  start with something that's important to me, or if not, any random ... Patrick the Irish, who lives a few doors down from me, fixed his server. He ... that was really important to me and had been a part of my life since

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry 6.003 Wherein my senioritis starts getting just a little ridiculous.

  

  drinking that soda. Thanks to Shilpa for telling me that dubious bit of ... again. One time he even e-mailed me to ask if I was going to turn in my ... test next week! Thanks for letting me know! *nice, slightly awkward

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  available to me? Does work study mean that I'll get a hair-net & spoon for ... more questions? Give this a try and let me know how it worked out for you. Did I leave something out? Drop me a line and let me know. (This

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006