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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  off, sprouted leaves and thorns and eventually grew legs and started ... that statement, it made me cringe, and I decided I don't want that ... . More than not there's some aspect of selfishness and self-validation to

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Days My traditional end-of-summer recap post, in technicolor.

  

  citizen, but something definitely happened. Friends, I grew this summer, and ... , began exercising on a daily basis, and even quit pulling the pigtails of that girl who sits in front of me in class. I also took out the trash and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  jockeying for social status and acceptance in teenage hormone land, otherwise ... classes you took was something that defined you and dictated what your day ... allow me to tell you something exciting and maybe a little concerning. As

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life… [Biochemistry] Life as a biochemist at MIT and Cambridge

  

  , at MIT and Cambridge." I think the best way to illustrate the ... scientist and an engaging lecturer, sprays dozing students with water from a squirt bottle, and has a dog named McEnzyme) and the amazing Prof. Ting

  • by Cambridge
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How hard is it, really? Let down

  

  test by studying the test format and past questions, not the material. I took a physics class in high school but it was more hands on and not AP ... day of 8.01 was quite fun, I enjoyed it, but we took a pretest and I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 9, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pottermania hits MIT Excitement for the release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

  

  The campus -- and, indeed, the world -- is abuzz with excitement for the release of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. I don't know what will happen this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  More Updates from Cambridge It's CPW 24/7 here. We can't wait to see you.

  

  , going until 9am Friday. Black holes, quantum computing, neuroscience, and ... wrestler and WWE Champion Mick Foley (a.k.a. Mankind, a.k.a. Cactus Jack, a ... . Thursday at 5pm. An open house and presentation of new undergraduate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  , and juniors here, and we come from all sorts of majors -- Course 2: Mech ... is done here is litigation-based and strictly confidential, I can ... other MIT students who are working as externs on Wall Street, and we had

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  stretches for your hamstrings and calves, and then climb to the top of the stairs (and feel thankful that you aren’t dragging an enormous suitcase or ... Mario Kart, or Rock Band. They're preoccupied, so keep walking, and enter

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eleven "And the award for 'least creative entry title ever' goes to..."

  

  I know, I know, I haven't written in forever and a week. Um, yeah ... people who you always think of by both first and last name all the time ... a novel and I decided a list would be the best way. I keep lists of

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 20, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello applicants, i don’t know what to say but i can try

  

  posts about waiting for decisions and that kind of stuff. personally, i ... have things settled for at least the next week, and i know i’ll spend a ... confirmed cases and are worried. maybe some of you have loved ones who are

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another one! The return to campus, round III

  

  airport security and suitcase-wrangling, I just couldn’t help but feel a bit ... pledges, the sidewalks were a maze of storage boxes and moving carts, and my ... for attendance at various talks, orientations, and club meetings. After

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • September 11, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  that time of year… ...when every day feels like 48 hours instead of 24. When's summer?

  

  things that have kept me going. And a big one is listening to this video ... noisier and quieter than the city. Here, the sounds of birds and insects ... again, thousands of miles away from where you normally live and go to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 20, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  ;    You can log in using the same username and password that you use ... in to decisions.mit.edu.   Between Early and Regular Action ... includes artists and architects, bakers and baritones, from Boston to Bhutan

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  instant rush of novelty that consumerism thrives on. And hey, I’m not ... already have. It becomes part of you. My favorite (and well-used) fleece or ... memories and stories, the same way that a certain song can conjure up

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  I Suppose It Was Inevitable That We Have An Office Instagram a list of some other places you can find the blogs (and the bloggers)

  

  . It's strange to think that was so long ago, and also strange to think ... , it's also strange to think I once had a full head of hair and wasn't exhausted by 10 PM every night. And this too shall pass. TLDR: we on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2014
• Blog / Events

  DEALicious in which i counsel an FPOP and come out with free candy. also how to…

  

  First things first -- I took a weekend trip back to New York and ... straight into helping lead DEAL (Discover Entrepreneurship and Leadership ... other freshmen and upperclassmen with potentially similar interests. They

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Holidays with the Huangs a nondenominational celebration of capitalism and duck

  

  I've been home for almost a week now and I've done nothing but sleep gratuitous amounts and eat animals I wasn't aware still existed while lounging ... health with the power of time, the love of my parents, and the mesquite

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Turkey Time MIT Admissions will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

  

  this holiday. If you are an Early Action applicant and your My ... documents during this period. If you are a Regular Action applicant and your ... forgotten your MyMIT username and/or password, you should use the "forgot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  I came, I saw, I stirfried Foray into non-ramen cooking

  

  share, and that is how I managed to feed myself for three months. You see ... ramen and the occasional pasta. (I'm actually really ashamed.)  For the ... learning and practicing cooking. So I bought many, many meals from the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 7, 2012