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• Blog / Advice

  Parental advice, revisited… a self-referential throwback, that is somehow, still relevant

  

  parental advice. As for summer programs, we have already compiled a pretty ... I often receive requests for advice about the college process. It ... , a significant number come from parents whose children are years away

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  . For the rest of you, REX is a great opportunity to find out about the ... years and upperclassmen, and get a feel for everything MIT has to offer ...  on campus for their orientation, of which one major component is Residential

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  ADITL My wednesday.

  

  . Stop 1: Take a picture with Tammy the Beaver for Fierce Forever. Stop 2 ... Student Center for a glazed stick. 11:25 - 12:54 PM: Party in lab where by ... As promised, a detailed recount of Bryan's Wednesday. 7:45 AM: Alarm

  • by Bryan
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  No Child Gets Ahead?

  

  7 spent less than $1 million and 8 spent nothing. "For a nation, I ... country's brightest children and calls the lack of more programs for them "a ... American excellence." This is a topic we could talk about for hours on end...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Finding Your Match and why it matters

  

  and asking "where would be a good match for me?" I was a good student ... research assistant for a few professors in my area of interest, and basically ... callback I got was for a position running web communications at MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The ________ Outdoors What do you think goes in the blank?

  

  the grill and waited for what looked like a giant space-burger to cook ... , went running, and struggled to build a fire for breakfast with very wet ... a crack large enough for me to squeeze my hands into and split a log

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 10, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What MIT students do on Friday nights Who needs clothing, when you have duct tape?

  

  for a little while and say hi. Unfortunately, as the name implies, no ... grocery list is a little light on these two items. For me at least, it ... particularly hungry, I make my way over to the Student Center for a meatball sub

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / CPW

  From First Visit to First Week A Reflection on Independence and Making Decisions

  

  prepare for my 4-year journey that will probably include a lot of late ... be submitted for a grade. Applying to MIT wasn’t even an expected activity for a club or anything like that. The whole thing was the

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... well-matched host for the weekend. Tonight, we had a meeting with the MIT ... a host for you, and they'll be in touch soon. There's no one standard

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Events

  All Hallow’s Eve You're never too old to trick-or-treat...

  

  able to take a break this weekend to watch scary movies or dress up for ... 's ignore that. This is gonna be a quick post mainly because I half ... , and I still have some other work to finish before sleeping. For the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  GTL the secret to a successful summer

  

  ://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=GTL) -- and no, not gaming, table tennis, and library. But if you asked me for a recipe for my amazing summer, I could only tell you what I ... A couple of weeks ago, Chris Peterson tried to describe my life as

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  ’s a great opportunity for you, it does make things much quieter on the old homestead. It’s not a complete “Night of the Comet” (or “28 Days Later” for those sadly uneducated in the ways of cheesy ‘80s movies

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Building 56 It's really boring. You may not even want to bother reading it.

  

  think that it's the most beautiful thing on earth. The reason for this is quite simple: MIT has a middle school crush on weird ... building, all are a little different than your ordinary structure. While some

  • by Snively '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  way through the maze of prospective employers. Some were looking for a ... . While the fair was specifically tailored to graduating seniors looking for ... internships as well. It was quite a spectacle, as 3500 MIT students and alumni

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some summer pictures

  

  I've been promising for a while that I would post some pictures from ... with my other entries. I spent the summer working as a research intern in Lausanne, Switzerland, supported by a research fellowship from the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.

  

  away from my blog for a few days, but my ability to get online was a bit ... a lot and discuss it with some of my superiors (for those of you just ... Hi everyone, I am back in town after a crazy day of traveling across

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Class of 2012 Profiles of MIT's new freshmen.

  

  a trail for other students and earned a scholarship to a prestigious ... need veggie options so it shouldn't be a problem for me." Miguel ... aid process, helping her become a finalist for the Gates Millennium

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  I’m a food blogger now enjoy reading through 700 words of personal digression to get to the recipes

  

  cooked this summer! I have linked a recipe for each one.   Overnight ... source of protein!). But it was ridiculous to be paying $10 a day for a ... a good thing for me, other creatures, and the earth

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 26, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  food. i found a cookie recipe over the weekend that's really working for ... really easy for you to build radio receivers with a car antenna and a ... . she was also the first woman published by the paris academy (for a paper

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  Freshman's Take: You may recall that my search for a UROP has been going on ... challenging for me :p   Studying a ton for 5.12, and doing a 9 ... rigorous course load. But speaking of work, I must return to my studies for a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011