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• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  (which can be expensive and annoying). I was happy to pack all of my stuff ... ?" or "can I part with this for an indeterminate amount of time?" boxes ... clockwise 90 degrees). In this particular raincloud plot, we can see that I

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  have a dedicated home office space. I always read in my office so I can ... room is well lit and good sound system... but dogs can get to me easily (see video). Kitchen can be a bit chilly but I have better posture at the

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  -had-to-explain-to-non-MIT-people-a-lot so that when YOU are asked all these things, you can just link them to ... can help you do things" and you just become a god among your small group ... Mailing list culture at MIT is very Prominent. Essentially you can make

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  Things All International Students Can Relate To! You won’t believe number ... ’s insane. Every time I drink water from the tap, I can still hear my parents ... . The only reason I can withstand it all is because, through some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 2 electric boogaloo

  

  Pirate Certificate - 25% complete. Turns out that you can in fact get PE ... is only natural, because you can’t find something very cool if you don ... one can imagine, struggling through course material for a subject you

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Person Studying Persons… ...and why the Myers Briggs test is invalid

  

  for what it aims to really do. Primarily, it ignores that people can like or be more than one thing for most traits. Anyone can, in theory ... theories or debating European politics”. I can be very social and still enjoy

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking in with EA Applicants because I just saw Chris' post, and you probably did, too

  

  ;Why College Rankings Are a Joke," the external proof that you can do ... ” by Anna H. ‘14 The process of making what you can from a ... . If you can do that to just a handful of people, imagine what you can do

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  skepticism as to whether we can actually do it. Our commitment to academic ... exactly what we are trying to dispel. I believe that quantity and volume can ... their value can vary at different institutions, but at MIT, we have found

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sleepless Nights And how I've been spending them

  

  can treat themselves to a mix of the city's tastiest cuisine. My ... MIT become giant sandboxes where even inexperienced freshman can explore their field of interest and learn skills they can apply to coursework and

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 26, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  as early as you can! But since I was in such a time crunch, I printed ... ! You can use it a little more slowly and carefully if you use Barron ... hours, do it, take all the allotted breaks, score yourself. If you can

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  members in the service so during the semester, it can be difficult to get ... those things where reading the material and knowing the facts can only get ... realize that you’re only going to be as good as you believe you can be. I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  meeting with on Wednesday. Obviously, I can’t waste this person’s time. What is special about me? What information can I uniquely deliver ... something. Know as much as you can about the Member of Congress and the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! Plus lots of awesome advice from MIT students!

  

  I can’t believe it’s been a year since I first delved into the MIT ... ’s going to be here over the next few days for CPW, I can promise you that ... prefrosh from Uganda, and I’ll try to see how many prefrosh events I can

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  to decisions, can be answered by two things: having a little zen, and a ... . This is good to know because now I can tell all the kids to play ... comments on a number of blog posts this week, you can literally find someone

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  effectively as most of her peers. A short paragraph can take Y half an hour to ... language, but the brain does not ignore it, says Perrachione. “The brain can ... connections with nearby neurons and can process information very quickly. The

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Liveblog: Info Session with Karyn Blaser! Learn about MIT

  

  every student gets to decide what to do. They can stay at home, travel ... largest underground tunnel systems and can get you around campus during the ... freshman bio, 7.012). Student/Faculty ratio is ~6.8:1. "Can students start

  • by Snively '11
  • October 12, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Merritt ‘13, Carlos ‘13, Edward ‘13, and John ‘13 The final edition of a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  Hidalgo June 6, 2009 Just moving to a new apartment can be tough for some ... soon and can hopefully help everyone one day." Garay, who currently lives ... to the opportunities available in the United States and how anyone can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Heartbreaking Lunch of Staggering Genius I'll write about campus dining some other day.

  

  inflection. Jess disagreed, unbitingly. I can't blame her much; Jess and I have ... gastronomical splurge/disillusionment causality. My Manhattan bildungsroman can ... ) can score an online reservation for Jean-Georges and expect to be served

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  interesting phenomenon that...." You can almost see these test questions more as ... standing on the highest point on earth that can be traveled in a vehicle ... which forms between the mountains - you can see a bit of it in the picture

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 1) Another IAP. Another Country.

  

  really hard to refine my Japanese ability (so I can keep up with the ... can see that I think the subway is the best place to observe the people ... /small goods...etc. Special edition figurines can cost up to hundreds of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 13, 2009