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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  . Not everyone can get into this school, and besides, it's not the first ... people do find this balance and get comfortable. But I guess you can ... demanding academic setting, but I can't change who I am. I feel sort of

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  can access the internet: 1. The Turkish internet cafe on the corner ... short, yet harsh life has taught me, it's that beggars can't be choosers ... divulging trade secrets. Also, I can't really read most of the error messages

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

  

  rider who must be an EMT but can have almost any level of experience. Optionally, there can be a third rider who only needs CPR certification. Third ... . You should definitely try to come if you can. I've never been here in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  describing the entirety of my visit, you can check out Mitra's entry on the ... price that can't be beat. MORAL OF THE ENTRY: Impose yourself on people ... puppetry just a little bit (the show is like Sesame Street, except you can

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Replying to questions and comments

  

  ! i hope i can too someday! but i didn't get the part about kevin. i ... do my hw. but my friends don't know mrs. einstein and can't call her or ... you can help me out. why is kevin different?" It's a very valid point

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  My life in the bush of ghosts The long-awaited chronicles of my life as a vegetarian.

  

  I'm not so reliant on them. I gave up shaving for IAP and now I can go ... , black beans, salsa, hot sauce, guacamole, lettuce). Even now, I can ... /middle eastern truck with a really friendly large lady, and you can get a falafel

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  I can't even begin to explain it. When I do get to MIT, I'm planning ... horror movies. We can watch the first 5 minutes of any horror movie and ... can jump in a pool whenever it gets too hot. Plus it's a pretty cool

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 1

  

  to my post on cross registration, "How can MIT undergraduate students ... , stupid she didn't know what test she's taking?!? Is there something I can ... heard of and can't conceive of our penalizing someone for misnaming

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Robo-CJ writes a college app do neural nets dream of electric essays?

  

   attack. It picked up on my bad procrastination habits too. I can't say I ... I can now read blog posts from OpenAI and understand at least some of ... crisis. "I don't have a choice in this; I can't seriously pursue a career

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 28, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 1 Post-decision questions answered.

  

  entries that I neglected to answer here, you can repost in the comments and ... accepted in the space online. Can I send it my e-mail? If yes, where and in ... question as above?" And (the same?) Anonymous wrote: "Matt, Can you please

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  thank you notes before i go

  

  anyone like you. It's something that you can only understand once you're actually in your presence, words unfortunately can't do it justice. But being ... 've always dreamed of having. There's nothing else I can really say here aside

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  gesturing around MIT drawing sights and sites around MIT

  

  sketches of random things. You can think of it as a warm-up for drawing. For ... , they didn’t mind. Dolly-MIT employee guy also had a can of coke with ... was there. In Lobby 7, there usually are MIT keychains you can pick up

  • by Waly N. '24
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  the perfect choice doesn’t exist not the same river, not the same you

  

  zero. once again you can determine how busy i am by the rate of my ... whatever time i have left, because it can just take an arbitrary amount of ... . sometimes i wish i can just send the results of one technical screen to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 22, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice for the Incoming Froshies You've accepted your offer to MIT! Now what?

  

  and try the hardest you can in your classes - the semester will be over ... how much you can handle on your plate in addition to your classes.  Join ... close with the people around you.  Watch how you can allocate your time to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Q&A I asked current freshmen about the things they wish they knew for their CPW!

  

  things with them that you can both enjoy.  Some of my best friends at MIT ... 't enough for your parents, you can tell them that MIT has a 24/7 student ... out.  You can always call the MIT emergency line at 617-253-1212 if you

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The one-armed violin player and the Dalai Lama Emad's not the only blogger who got a press pass.

  

  ), if time allows. That said, I can sympathize with the desire to hear His ... environmental problems...we cannot see. By the time they can be seen, too late! We must take care...of our own world. There is no planet we can move to. All

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: REGRESSIONS a documentary on MIT, and why it's so important

  

  soundtrack is even more challenging. Wes and Luke did a phenomenal job—I can ... ..i can't imagine having a discussion with the current president in this ... classes as us. We can walk away with more context about the elements of our

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  January Questions Omnibus 1 Some questions answered.

  

  actually involved in selecting the class of 2010??" You can view some of them ... still send in supplementary materials and, if so, until what date can I do ... , "When is the latest supplementary emails can be processed?" Bryan wrote

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  One of the coolest things at MIT is how easily undergrads can join ... in Cadlab, one of the MIT Lab spaces on campus. If you can call it a ... places on campus, but none come close to the speed at which I can iterate

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  can change. At home, the closest I came to checking the weather was ... vs. Honolulu: [carousel image1="116460" image2="116461" /] As you can ... roommates can attest, it most certainly has—my bedtime is now around 3:00 am

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025