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• Blog / MIT Life

  An Afternoon In/Out Of The Snow

  

  How and what would I write in the utter absence of the ever ... journey. It is as cold, as they say, as though we were in hell, and a sports ... East Campus devotes annually to bad ideas. Events in swing: grilling in

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  This year I read 20 books. Here they are in a tier list, ranked based ... what I thought you could do with literature. I’m in love with the way ... in on their own. Even in Ishiguro novels that I’m less fond of (Klara

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  friday afternoon in the town of beans i'm freeeeeeeeeeeee

  

  ."]Yesterday,[/annotation]after turning in my last assignment for the semester and celebrating my freedom ... feeling like there is a clock ticking down; there is no guilt in our ... . The restaurant is quite small, and so we get our orders to-go and eat in

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 11, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  There's a large park system in Boston called the The Emerald Necklace ... and the Boston Common, which are two adjacent parks right in the middle ... didn't have a concrete plan to do so. With that in mind, I set a goal to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I send in my transcript?

  All transcripts must be submitted by a school counselor or another school representative to be considered official. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your school does not…
• Blog / En Español

  Fitting in at MIT as a Latino family weekend 2014, day 2 and what I learned

  

  I won't keep you in suspense, I feel like I fit in pretty well at MIT ... organizations like: LUChA (La Unión Chicana por Aztlán) MAES (Latinos in ... Weekend: do Latino parents feel welcome at MIT? I won't keep you in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 18, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Noam Chomsky Talk in 26-100 i still have to send these pictures to amnesty

  

  means to be truly unbiased, and our responsibility in wearing the mark of ... they are a necessary organization. My opinions are not always in line ... 've ever been so worn out in my life. I know a lot more quantum than when the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  Lies in MIT, lies about MIT these are the lies that i tell myself at night

  

  you've handled this many classes in the past, so I'm going to approve ... these are really lies. When I find MIT academically intense, in some ways ... , chose to do difficult homework, chose to not go to parties. In these ways

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  Love At Work (LAW) missions camp. The camp, founded in 1993 by Killearn United Methodist Church in Tallahassee, Florida, began as an effort to provide repairs and basic necessities to homes of impoverished families in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  10 things I learned in 10 projects a run-down of my making misadventures sophomore year

  

  I do not know if I have mentioned this on the blogs or in public, ever, but I am actually majoring in mechanical engineering. I went on a ... Potter earrings,” said my little sister.  In truth, I’d thought of zero of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  my freshman year in laptop stickers RIP my laptop 7/19/20

  

  note="tech & repair shop located right next to Trader Joe's in West ... history. here they are! in chronological order of getting them: this ... both cornerstones of my experience in Taipei last summer. i got this

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 21, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2022 (ok, i didn't enjoy all of it)

  

  this list, read this. He finds himself sitting in the neighborhood bar ... there for one. In fact, he has finished it. Perhaps he’ll have a second ... dark plot. Best experienced in print, but it's also on Steam. Let's play

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 21, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Waterfall Camping in Shenandoah National Park Snakes and fireflies.

  

  reminded us to string up our food away from our tents, in case it drew ... in the car and took off along the scenic drive, the vehicle in front of ... back in the car and slammed his fist against the dashboard. The car

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2020 if you read even one of these i will be happy

  

  valuable insights about writing in general from the essay. Jesus. Right from ... them. They are checking the new grass mower… Out in the fresh air and the sun, while we sit here in the dark… Men have natural strength. Women

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 23, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] Those Kids in Uniform Everything you didn't ask to know about ROTC

  

  (Course 6-3) and I’m a sophomore cadet in Air Force ROTC.  ROTC is an ... what ROTC is unless you’re in it or you’re familiar with the military. I ... . Basically, it’s training to become an officer in the U.S. Military. ROTC gives

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  admissions. I was a staunch planner back in high school, one of those people ... major in social science. If I had studied social science prior to college ... find support for new ventures, and where I can combine my interests in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  serious), an MIT junior (majoring in math, of course), and a participant this year in the Cambridge-MIT Exchange program. Possibly due to his ... , octagenarian professor on paper, but in real life, he's a fun-loving guy with an

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We are the people in your neighborhood… On MIT's diversity

  

  First off, sorry I haven't posted in a while, it's been an intense ... over? A newspaper of course, silly. So my name appeared in this week ... PC intended for Matlab, and just tell you that it was hard. In the end

  • by Bryan
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Some Time in New York City I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but by night I'm…

  

  , spectators at the Boston Garden reported seeing leprechauns in the rafters ... demolished, monkey skeletons were found in the rafters. I got this info from ... . The other third of you are actually going to live in Boston! When other

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in My Summer Life Starts at 5 AM, ends at 10:30 PM, and go-go-go in between.

  

  , and since all of us are used to showering in the morning instead of at ... as a general overview, I'm working in Merck's vaccine division this ... multiple stages in the process: primary apps, secondary apps, interviews

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 15, 2012