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• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Lovin’ Had me a blast. Or, the last post I'll write from home!

  

  IS taking things slow, for a MIT prefrosh? Ladies and gentlemen, my ... raspberry mousse. I CAN charge you $25.50 for it, though. (That's a skill for ... love poker anyway. A love poem for poker lovers. You could be my high

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What have I been doing this break?

  

  -in-law - Seen (and lived in, for a few days) my dad and stepmother's huge new ... think. For an elite school, MIT gets a pretty good number of first ... Well, I've been sleeping a lot. I don't really understand why, during

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a ranking of building 68 thesis defense posters graphic design is our passion

  

  one was just a little bit plain for my tastes. It actually stood out ... circuit diagram doesn't do much for me. It does have a little color going on ... setting up a blind date system for the microbes to get to know each other

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Jonathan Gruber ‘87 (CPW Preview!) Our second CPW Keynote Speaker, Economics Professor Jonathan Gruber '87, answers a few questions in…

  

  stepped on the MIT campus? A. I don't remember 1983! But for 1992 I ... talks, I'll feature a mini-interview with each of them. Prof. Jonathan ... , he has been a member of the Economics faculty at MIT. Here's an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  . andrew wrote, "Would you say that March 15 is a reasonable estimate [for ... journal gaurentee admission" The short answer is, no, it does not. For a ... wrote, "Matt, would it be possible for you to scan and post a E3 [summary

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  have a language requirement to prepare you for a serious language ... abroad for high school and university students. What’s cool: 6 weeks at a ... : try to read a few of those 30,000 unread emails. For example, a mailing

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-Guide to CPW KAPOW! GET EXCITED!!!

  

  visitors to hosts definitely works. Now, for us, CPW is a familiar event ... . What should you pack for the four fun-filled days? How do you pick a ... post a Mini-Guide to KAPOW for your final hours of prep. And if I miss

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in BRASIL! my summer in january

  

  walk 10 minutes to the Brazilian British Center for a total trip time of ... community and its fight for recognition, then walked through a segment of the ... becomes a practice for ancestral connection. After we tried all the

  • by Victor D. '27
  • February 5, 2026
• Blog / Athletics

  Winter Sports at MIT a sneak peek of: swim and dive, squash, and men's basketball

  

  can talk to for help.” Squash student-athlete: “Being a student athlete ... a feel for the team and what the students are like. The team is a ... process was a series of conversations with the coaches. For me, it was

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  The Quest Continues and into the open world i go

  

  GRA would make waffles for our hall; a particular fencing meet; walking ... return some day, and although it won't be for a few years, I hope that it ... like I'll have to save it for another time. I have a lot of places on my

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 29, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

  again for a little while at night. You'd think the last place I'd want to ...  usually do on a Sunday morning with the dog, my partner, and the wood stove cranking  (even when it's too warm out), I flipped to a big section titled 24

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Monday Actually, I think I just made it to Tuesday.

  

  TA for 8.022, a class of which I am partaking. -Physics dinner = I ... interviews = Random Hall is currently reviewing applications for a new Graduate ... GRT is willing to cook food for us on a regular basis, besides doing

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston’s 4th of July Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has…

  

  . The live cannons for 1812 are always a big hit. Here are some photos I ... , and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the ... nationwide (10pm et/pt on CBS). The concert occurs at Boston's Hatch Shell, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

  

  with a nice steak. Our waiter didn't ask for her ID, and I was a little ... took us all to Jillian's for some fun and food. It's a pretty rare ... sum for the first time here in Boston. A group of about 12 of us went to

  • by Bryan
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  am I doing this all wrong? thinking thoughts and feeling feelings

  

  to my friends: fyi: I maintain an email list for my friends. It's a ... exist, well, exists. Take for instance, a knife: their essence is that ... . And, wow, What Was I Made For? struck a nerve. Here are some of the

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • March 4, 2024
• Blog / Community Projects

  Not in Kansas Anymore oh, wait...we actually are. Day 1 with the MIT Design/Build/Fly team.

  

  ." The plane simulates a medical plane for carrying cargo (1-pound 6-inch ... cutter for more finicky foamcutting. DBF has a closet full of rolls of ... ground. Here we are waiting for the subway: The TSA probably had a lot

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Sophomore Fall this time, with more zoom u!

  

  better than Spanish 3 for all those classes, but no! I took a placement ... 3, try it for a week, and if it's too difficult, drop into Spanish 2 ... for Business Analytics; Since I'm still trying to figure out if I'm a 15

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 5, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2018 Graduates from MIT

  

  : "MIT is a hard place, made all the harder for the resonant, omnipresent ... community, each contributing a set of rare skills and perspectives while ... , of course, remarkable intelligence.   a younger me, with some

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  For the integrity of alumposting, I'm pasting Daniel's bio from 2009 (when he last blogged for MIT Admissions) as a brief intro: Daniel is the ... industry, including stints on "all three sides of the fence" -- working for

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Let me introduce myself. Alternatively titled: Whomst'd've?

  

  a fear of heights and needles. I am smart and capable and ready for ... , stayed for all of office hours, then I would feel it -- a sense of ... from a couple topics that I asked for extra help with. But the 18.01A

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 5, 2019