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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  business is not an option for most people, though it is a convenient way to ... just to have you leave a few years later. I know how important it is for ... gender roles." This leads me to a few questions, which I would love for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A, Vol. II A sort-of guest post

  

  whatva I do what I want" and flew home to surprise him. I have tons o ... project in case you couldn't come to CPW and see it for yourself), but I ... ... aren't you supposed to be in school?" which is totally a legitimate

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  BEST WEEK OF 2007 ...a self-rewarded happiness.

  

  by a little I mean a ton. I was invited to interview for my PhD at my ... than when I got into MIT for undergrad. I knew I was going to get into ... for undergrad. So anyhoo, this is just the first hurdle. I still have to

  • by Bryan
  • January 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 1 A recap, with pictures.

  

  them online for so many months! I've taken a ton of pics which I'll post ... Logs. Before heading back to the Reg Room for my second shift, I stopped ... registration desk until a little after 8PM, went to the Prefrosh Welcome Event in

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 7, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  Medical Center in the morning and from TMC to MIT’s campus for my afternoon ... California, the land of horrible to non-existent public transportation. The ... monthly pass! Hooray for saving money. The wait is usually five to ten

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yay for cheap stuff Inexpensive books make me happy.

  

  they're sold for drastically reduced prices. And the "damaged" books are ... notable thing that happened to me this weekend was standing outside for 2 ... 's always nice to not actually have to remember all those trig identities for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  admissions process. You don’t need to look for information anywhere else. The website tells you what MIT is looking for and how to get here, in as ... )” by Chris S. ‘11 Interview To prep for the interview

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  land on earth is now estimated to be used for livestock and feed ... , wiki, blog, or webpage. Another option for the project was to engage in ... production are likely to account for about half of the world’s available

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogger Decisions Released Many thanks to all of this year's incredible applicants!

  

  and two blogger alums) met earlier today and had to deliberate for hours ... front-runner for his major. He's excited to find a UROP, join Assassin ... great resource for those students applying to MIT from outside of the US

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Transporting In & Around MIT Everything you need to know about how easy it is to get around MIT.

  

  look something like this: In addition to subways (which cost $1.70 to $2.00 a ride), the MBTA also runs buses (these cost $1.25 to $1.50 a ride) and commuter rail trains (costs vary depending on distance). The map for

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  My Favorite Spots in Cambridge/Boston well-trodden and well-hidden alike

  

  's super fun to hang out at and also makes for an unconventional date spot ... Cambridge—there are tons of places to check out. The Gold Star Mothers Park ... flower garden is incredible to walk through. This place is ideal for

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  how long you'd have to own a hybrid car for the extra initial cost to ... course instructor is supposed to be really, really good. Yay for HASS ... first semester senior who just decided to change her major around, this

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  packing for so little displacement :( Our truck! Then we had to get the ... back to my dorm in a giant U-Haul truck I always dread having to move my stuff. I'm not entirely sure why. I always think that moving is going to

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / Residential Life

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  time filled with tons of events that will help you get to know the ... experience. For the rest of you, REX is the perfect time to explore MIT's dorms ... for you [ed: in case you want to move via FYRE]. Most of all, REX is a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We now interrupt our regularly-scheduled programming… I tried getting ahead on my reading assignments but that only lasted so long.

  

  Just so you all know, I'm working on a new Q&A video. Thanks for your questions, I feel loved. Special shout-out to my midwest friends. Hope you're surviving the snow! Speaking of snow, we've gotten a ton of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  Sciences lab, or somewhere else? Do I even get to be paid for this stuff? And how hard is it to land a research position in the first place? All of ... challenging for me :p   Studying a ton for 5.12, and doing a 9

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Best of the Ben Blogs Looking back at Ben's four years on the blogs.

  

  all of the traffic. For months I brainstormed on how to take that ... they probably don't say to your face for fear of inflating your ego: that ... chose to be a teacher in the first place, that they're better people for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / Travel

  Rejection Therapy and my insatiable urge to collect trading cards

  

  because I am an Orientation Captain. I have to come early for training and to help prepare everything for the [annotation note="underclassmen have ... [/annotation] impending arrival. I was in the airport for my 8AM flight from Louisville to Boston

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 16, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  reviews, but it’s Spring Break now and time for all of us to take a ... also, well, created too many lines for computer programs to handle ... I wanted to post this a couple days before decisions came out but

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  'm going back to i'm just here in nyc for a bit _____ m: since i’ve gotten ... : okay so my take is that mit selects for people that like to or have a ... and now i have a chunk of work to do for my urop but it's the weekend i

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021