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• Blog / Academics & Research

  All-You-Can-Eat Summer I hit food coma at the first paragraph.

  

  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. And so, we employed our favorite technique ... the days just sort of bleed into each other and everything starts to feel like one giant meatloaf of beaching and eating and working and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  the things i hate and what they say about me

  

  means you are regulating your emotional state in a healthy manner. and ... to our interactions i hate when math and cs students call sciences ... you want to enter lasting relationships with is supposed to be hard, and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 9, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Teach ‘til you drop, then draw the Mona Lisa while blindfolded. 573 students, 10 hours.

  

  Anniversary Special release, and Splash was overrun by Doctor Who fans. I was wearing earrings that said "wibbly wobbly timey wimey" and my audiences were littered with sonic screwdrivers and Tardis t-shirts. I managed to slip in a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  . The semester is really underway now, so that means tests and psets and projects are all happening at once, and lots of people are pretty hosed ... International Science and Technology Initiative helps students find ways to study

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flat Ryan’s Adventures at MIT! There are more exclamation points in this entry than there are days of classes left…

  

  pants say "MU" and "Mizzou" (University of Missouri). 5. Flat Ryan with ... : 1. You get to watch Spongebob and not even feel bad about it ("I was babysitting!") 2. You get to play with light-sabers and Nerf guns and not even

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 5, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  'Belle and Sebastian University.' I was like, 'Belle and Sebastian! Awesome ... '80s hair metal. ("Next year I'm going to college, and there we will ... much fun as it is being pompous and loathed by everybody, just don't do

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The ratio of people to cake is too big.

  

  reading day, which, for our office, is every Monday, Wednesday and Friday ... distractions) but instead stay home and read applications. This morning I read applications at home (Ducksberry), and in the afternoon into the evening I read

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  deadline!), and complete it before Halloween, assuming you're in an area ... your teachers that are writing your evaluations, and be sure to thank ... and ask if their English teacher's recommendation has come in, or if we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Guess who can legally drive alone in Maine now? Learning to drive on hard mode (i.e., in Boston)

  

  Last Thanksgiving break, a few of my friends and I visited Acadia ... Airbnb months in advance, creating an itinerary of trails to hike, and even ... , I’ve had my South African driver’s license for three years and was no

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  FASAP, an advising seminar for MIT freshmen that has not one, not one-and ... and immensely bloggable. Now that we've sipped through autumn down to ... thanks to MIT funding, which gives its thanks to my tuition), I and my

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  The most wonderful time of the year No, not Christmas... IAP!

  

  , or I won't go on the June degree list!) And so, in my last IAP, with ... learned a lot about MIT history and trivia.) I've said it before and I ... stuff is going on, and all my friends at other schools are going to class

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduling woes advice for dealing with overenrolled/conflicting classes

  

  hours/week… aiya I give up.” And no less than five seconds later, I ... major requirements you have and have not completed; handy for making sure ... who need that class to graduate, then based on descending class year and

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2021–2022 application cycle as well

  

  already taken the SAT/ACT, and cannot find a forthcoming opportunity to do ... their personal health, as well as the health of their family and community ... academic aspects of their application (such as grades, coursework, and

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 6, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Two Valentine’s Day Serenades Happiness and hearts and the MIT Logarhythms and Muses in cell biology!

  

  in the room. “Madeline,” one of them said, “meet the Logs.” And then ... seat for you right here.” Madeline sat down on his knee and they surrounded her, some standing and some kneeling, and sang “Do You Believe in

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TERMinal Velocity My last term is flying by!

  

  Hard to believe but my time at the institute is starting to wrap up ... sorts of projects. I, for better and worse, am not most people. My term is the heaviest one yet for me, both in terms of academics and non. So

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 21, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  guide on "How to Do CPW", and I heard it was "amusing" though I was really going for inspirational and life-changing. Here's a gif in case you missed ... stunning and poignant tribute that some people didn't realize it was a hack

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  No Pain, No Gain I wish it weren't so.

  

  , throbbing arms, and various bruises that colorfully decorated my 5' 4'' frame ... , these injuries were pretty much my own fault. Because my EMT-B state exam ... between an absurd sense of calm and an overwhelming sense of panic. I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 5, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  the heirs that the race is on to claim his treasure, and leaves behind a ... much intrigue and humorous dialogue (the book is quite entertaining ... States during Fourth of July. (or if I was, I was in little-town Maine for

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Seemingly Stressful Survey The Tech publishes about stress at the institute

  

  comes in on time, writing last minute stories, and essentially making sure ... me and the two other news editors to make sure that you get your bi ... so, as me and the other news editors were a part of the survey

  • by Stanley G.
  • December 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Congrats Jenn Lai ‘11, Rhodes Scholar This blog entry does not contain video of Jenn playing "Rhapsody in Blue" with the…

  

  oldest and best known award for international study," includes among its winners political figures like Bill Clinton, George Stephanopoulos and David Souter; scientists like Edwin Hubble, Robert J. van de Graaff and Brian

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2010