Search

Search Results

• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  up quite a bit. I really wish I'd been single for my freshman fall. my ... 't have a great answer for her. maybe if someone said it would be difficult ... st.  three years ago, my sister wrote the November Rule blog. a year

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / Community Projects

  Hummingbird in a Cube of Ice Singing in the shower, taken to a whole new level.

  

  suite, but the 30-second walk down the hall was a small price to pay for ... ended up not being too much of a problem for me. Anyway, we were lucky ... For those of you wondering, I ended up working only until the first 2

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  helped fuel my vision for a modern day high society interpretation of the ... where I try to communicate my vision and they make it into a reality. For example, for the scene transition, I wanted a sound clip that starts chaotic

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicant wishing you all the best and greatest

  

  friends for a sunny walk for the sake of a torturous assignment; and the ... : not at MIT). Could it not work for me?.. On a more serious note, have a ... hard for eleven years, and even more so for the past three. I hope you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 6, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  , Showergy helps reduce the probability for disease and ensures a safe ... take a shower! What does this mean for term life? It's actually a lot of ... Sorry I haven't blogged in a while -- I've been hosed with the deluge

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Standing out But what if you come to MIT and you're not the best in the class…

  

  's going to be difficult for a given student to stand out among his or her ... tail end off for those C's in a way that I'd never worked for my A's in ... choice between studying an extra two hours for a test and doing a critical

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  go for MIT interview?" Eric responded that it would be a good idea to ... something entirely different from what they write here. It simply adds a bit ... - remember that we have no quotas for majors, which is why you apply to MIT

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I Never Thought I Would Join a Sorority ...but here I am?

  

  reputation, especially for us nerds. In particular, as a multiracial woman, I ... connections with others. Some people fill this need for a tight-knit community ... new group. To make a long story short (one for a whole other blog post

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  hazy mid-semester days what i've been up to lately (mostly, psets...)

  

  , and my single one-hour break for lunch is obtained by skipping a ... 'll get a cheap burrito bowl, and on Thursday I'll spring for poke or ... a free man!! I'll sit around talking to my roommates for an hour

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 2, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  out time to study for a 2.004 test, which I thought I'd have a whole ... . I was going to be forced to take a test I was ill-prepared for and ... class. But, if I studied a little for each, and then did well on each of

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Discovering Product Design through Photography Beautiful photos taken by DPD 2013 freshmen

  

  is a freshman preorientation program (FPOP) at MIT, which I participated in as a freshman... and now help coordinate! During the short ... design through a variety of interactive lectures, awesome design projects

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 17, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Beginning of the End & the end of some beginnings

  

  worrying for my future... will I get into a good school? Can I get a job? Can ... ? There's a feeling that goes something like "ugh, if only I'd taken more ... in three or three-and-a-half years, four years feels just right to me

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  I'll only be near my computer for a little while longer before I head ... I've been reading a lot of the comments about the applications that ... graduate school, and there are a million questions running through my head

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The New MIT Viewbook! Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw…

  

  year - you're in for a serious treat. I honestly think this is one of the ... Taking a break from reading today, I saw Matt's latest post and had to chuckle. In looking back a year, he references this post, in which I

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  seminars you can sign up for. The seminars last one semester, like a ... ! Each seminar counts for 6 units, so approximately one half of a typical ... "]metal stamp[/annotation] and a hammer, and used a drill press (for the first

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Mustaches in the airport, Daleks in the library, and Food in many stomachs French House winter traditions

  

  gifts for a randomly-assigned other resident. At the dinner, we make two ... (DISCLAIMER: Unless otherwise specified, photo credit for this post ... dorm for all ~four years, communities are tight-knit and develop

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 27, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  board with my foot, and minced up a baby mouse brain for papain digestion ... , stop updating your blog. Just stop it. For a month. No, just don't do it ... Here at MIT, and - let's be honest, since this is more of a lifetime

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 2) 12 hours of coastal biking and other Spanish adventures

  

  activities for a city that we may possibly not reach, so we didn’t pre ... “a theme of this trip is just. mornings are great. shoutout to kano for ... dresses (one for me and another for a friend that I was texting from the

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 11, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply as a permanent resident?

  a U.S. citizen if you currently hold a United States permanent ... applications from students in the process of waiting for their green cards. If there is a change in your citizen status during the application process
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam sells out The most valuable blog entry of all time.

  

  enlisting him to help design a new banner for Turkey vs. Spam--what do you ... few days I've been busy designing a new television commercial for ... on Amazon you can even get a free cell phone when you sign up for a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2006