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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  ^ how not to do it.   "Help! I'm from [Los Angeles ... 's really not that hard.  As the saying goes, "there's no such thing as bad ... staying warm on a budget is that it's all about layering. Not only does this

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  %, it does not mean that the chances of a given applicant who scores ... stuff that's left behind. Or think of it like a shadow. A shadow is not ... 't. That's how our admissions data work. It shows you where the decision wasn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Everyone at MIT should take this class. How often do you get to design toys in class?

  

  .  But for others, it's not so black-and-white.  If you ask them what ... interdisciplinary work - so 2A-20 (a flexible MechE with a bioengineering track) is ... handouts, remind everyone when midterms and finals are, assign psets. Not so

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  I knew how to work hard. I just didn't do it so often. I certainly ... were something to be proud of... (It's really, really, really not ... . It's a lot more complicated than what it seems. It's not about making A

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing…Stan! Passing the blogger torch

  

  implementation to consider, not to mention all the ethics, advocacy, and ... introduce GEL’s latest blogger, Stanley Gill! I’ve worked with Stanley at The Tech for the past two years and know that he is not only an enthusiastic

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 24, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Perfect Match? because the right CPW host can make a huge difference...

  

  work for everyone, up and running by CPW) But I digress. As I am sure ... necessary arrangements to attend, and are not waiting, in typical MIT fashion ... should mention that I am not specifically referring to MIT, although you

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  , suspiciously asking the class to introduce itself and not talking about protein ... , I’m Lydia. I’m a sophomore. I’m in courses 6-7 and 18. I’m not in 7 ... Algebra Since I decided to be a math major I need to take this. Why not now

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  ’s definitely not because I’ve decided to relax too much and lead a quiet ... awesome desktop image. 9. I was working on this:   It’s a wind ... experience. I learned how NOT to epoxy my hair by accident, how to deal with

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  working hard!) as well as a text box for any other updates you'd like to ... ? No. You do not need to "improve" your application, or redo ... to the committee. We do not expect or require any of these things

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Photophobic

  

  , there's not to fit through there, and it's a bit.....steep. The nice part ... " (though given the size of other passages in the cave, that's not exactly a ... on my left side, not unlike trying to swim the sidestroke on land. My

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 28, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  , across the street from Burton-Conner (not to be confused with the Sailing ... , and working with you if you have to miss an exam due to a game, race or ... people do not start until college. In rowing, for example, the size of the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday! 1 in 365 readers are really pleased that I remembered their birthday! ...or creeped out…

  

  blogger is honoring them for their birthday, not to mention a little creeped ... good one, but believe me it’s just a lucky guess! (Read: I’m not a ... *’m not two years older than I was last Saturday, I was celebrating with

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Do You Like “Like”? What to do about social sharing.

  

  , not the whole world. So we've stuck with the "Share" button, because suited our purposes, wasn't creepy, and worked just fine. However, we ... , and that it will not be fixed because Facebook Like is the Glorious New

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Retrospective Wait, what? I'm done with my first year?

  

  really wishes I were still a freshman and not a sophomore. It feels strange ... '14s, and to hear about prospective '15s, not to mention a few ambitious ... we ended up taking more study breaks than actually doing work, haha

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  working. You can even go somewhere else (WHAT? WHERE). Plus, the fact that ... not classy enough for this place, and thus made every effort to class ... rounds of Euchre, we ended up at the igloo. This was not your grandmother

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  little ways back in my history (what history I have), not too far, just a ... fine. I never thought twice about not knowing. No one I knew ever took any issue with not knowing. Except maybe my grandpa, who, later, would

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  How I got mugged in the frozen foods section. So, MIT is kind of like a turkey and provolone Subway sandwich.

  

  , after which I was arrested for not blogging enough. (If you’re trying to ... make a good blog entry.” Life at MIT does not make sense a lot of times ... something, because whatever he’s asking you is certainly not anything you have

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 5, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  cooked meals centered around a turkey, football (the American kind, not ... sorts of other autumn foods. Not only that, but my grandmother actually works in a bakery, so the pies and cookies are always top-notch (and in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and ends and Canada A study break, plus some other highlights of the week

  

  , not Hemingway's novella. I tried to split The Old Man and the Sea into two blog posts in high school literature class and it didn't work ... , if not a roomwarming one. On the trek back to my room from the front

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Courses and Stuff Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.

  

  've probably heard about the required Humanities concentration. If not ... some good stuff. I'm super excited about this class, basically we work on ... Playwriting Another Theater Arts class. This one might not make the final cut

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2008