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• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  '."]Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science[/annotation]offers a ... parts of the job I loved plus more: I get to help students at office hours ... signed a job offer two days ago (!), so I guess that means the next year of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Iron Mask what i learned from MF DOOM

  

  are destined to be forgotten. To sacrifice who you are at the feet of ... are at the end of this blog and I still want those who don’t know much ... the draft saved in a folder outside of the vortex folder on my desktop

  • by kellen manning
  • January 2, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  today, you'll see a "Share on Facebook" link at the bottom of every blog ... I remember the first time I ever heard of Facebook. I was donning my cap and gown and preparing to walk at my high school graduation. Pomp

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Double Edged Sword On Time Magazine's article titled: "Are We Losing Our Edge?"

  

  The February 13 edition of Time Magazine had an interesting article ... this new era where communication occurs rapidly and information is only a keystroke away. There was one part of the article that made me feel a bit

  • by Bryan
  • February 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  wherever you go, there you are alive internet theory

  

  of me], and not taking full advantage of the birthright being offered ... 's account where they upload covers of songs that they like. It feels so real ... of a saying but I couldn't quite remember. I thought it went "If you

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 30, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Under the Dome A full day of free fun at MIT

  

  display at the Media Lab, or a bunch of physics demonstrations. I also hear ... . Only a day at one of the coolest institutions in the world, with your ... seem to have a thing already for free events at MIT. I'll cut to the

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Admissions Decisions Now Available Online News about the 2011 Regular Action cycle.

  

  released on March 14 -- Pi Day. This year, decisions are being released at 9 ... year. We admitted 1715 students for an admit rate of 9.6%, or fewer than one of every ten applicants. Because of the size and the strength of

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Is this the real life? Guest writer for Sam's Blog, Ruth '07 goes home to Georgia, gets ditched by most…

  

  Titans, and countless other things you haven't seen. At the risk of ... game Friday night. Better yet, Waites (UGA) '08 offered to pick me up at ... : the changed locks at my house, the remodeling of my bathroom and bedroom

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Things I Wish I Knew Coming In in retrospect,

  

  research at another university or intern in industry? Your PI has connections ... seen. Seen in the sense of sending a message to someone, but they just look at the message and don't respond. In Spanish as in English, you

  • by Abby H. '20
  • August 16, 2019
• Blog / Events

  (Still) Celebrating the 150th! Boy oh boy is it delicious (and free!)

  

  -campus dining options; there's a huge cooking culture in many of the dorms, as ... it comes to quick food at minimal investment and effort to yourself, I still think MIT's the place that can't be beat; the majority of my

  • by Cam T. '13
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  this is that not receiving an offer of admission does not make an ... admission decisions and the last of the regular action candidates clicked ... particularly conscious of the magnitude of this selection process, given the

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  accept cards than back at home, where lots of small businesses don’t accept ... family’s from Zamboanga. But three New York Cities would be larger than ... . Crossing roads. Back at home, if you’re on one side of a major intersection

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

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  thrown at us. At the end of the day: I'm super grateful that MIT has turf ... offer. These facilities are more or less available to anyone at MIT, so I ... It’s a beautiful spring day here at MIT – the sun is peeking through

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  Monday was a student holiday, which means that while my friends at their respective universities slaved away we at MIT got up late, ate ... . And it may or may not be your dream school, but at the end of the day

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  than yourself at any top university. What tipped the balance towards MIT ... hacking…."  Whenever I consider joining a new activity, I think of it almost ... week ago, one of the admins on the MIT Class of 2017 Facebook page asked

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Unveiling the New Varsity Weight Room let's get buff !!!

  

  MIT, the new VWR is now double the size, has double the number of racks, has a new turf speed and agility section, and a bunch of other fun ... After a seven-ish month renovation, the new Varsity Weight Room is

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 23, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thank Goodness! "There are bridges you cross / You didn't know you crossed / until you've crossed."

  

  representing MIT (well, and the nation of Belize) at WorldMUN. Should be quite ... "philosophical" it is LOL) So hello from the other side of a terrible week of ... midterms in three of them (Spanish 4, Biology Lab, and Organic Chemistry

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Blog Projects

  where is south dakota again? and other fun questions for your south dakotan friends

  

  the bucket list. I never expected to jump on a bus to New York at 3 am ... time I heard about (or at least, really considered) MIT was at the end of ... : Personally, I think MIT has been at the periphery of my knowledge for a long time

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 3, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  A Complicated Synthesis Question starting materials include hard decisions and uncertain paths

  

  at my laptop screen, scrolling through pages and pages of Janice Smith ... living in a universe of Organic Chemistry. To the point where Orgo and real ... you don't. Recently, I'm dealing with a new kind of synthesis problem

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 7, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  Zoom University. On top of setting stuff up in my apartment (unpacking ... span of two or so days. Needless to say, it was stressful. New problems ... of classes at MIT, and breathed out a huge sigh of relief. Saturday

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020