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• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  weather for New England weather, and leaving behind a great experience ... last summer. I am really not happy about trading this weather for a New ... ...don't knock it until you've tried it. I went out for one last drink with a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  On schools & context

  

  A while back, I asked for parent questions and received exactly one ... college counselors spend hours crafting a recommendation letter for each ... 's easier than ever for excellent students to apply to and choose a school

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Beard today, gone tomorrow a touching tale of a man and his beard.

  

  November means a lot of things for different people. Thanksgiving and ... . "Beards?" you say. Yes, beards. See, November is also home to a hallowed ... no control over it. See, some guys just can't grow a beard. The best

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 1, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  for me in a way that I haven’t done since college applications ... . Pretend you’re a journal editor in 1905 for Annalen der Physik. You receive ... greatly for your submission to Annalen der Physik. After a careful review of

  • by Phi A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  speaking a word to anyone (no time for words), rushed back out to my next ... keeps me sane and lively, but there's no substitute for spending a couple ... you do the same for them. Here at MIT, we hold each other up in a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Final Blogpost With a heavy heart, I say goodbye to the MIT blogosphere. The journey was all…

  

  is always a cause for celebration. And, on the surface at least ... for a lifetime of rejection slips from apologetic publishing presses ... of lying. We all know good lies contain a grain of truth, like how CPW

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  astronomy professor for permission to deliver a 20-minute public talk on ... away and make a home for yourself in a bathroom stall. Dealing with it ... and commit it to memory. This is for a couple of reasons. First, you

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  still works. I felt that I had passed a crossroads. For about six years ... . Happiness is not a place. In the following months I went to CPW, shopped for ... question 11a on our application ("what do you do purely for fun?"). Try to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  the world is blooming! and so am i?

  

  ’s orchestra room door had a textbook version of these posters for their concert ... for me (I LOVE SNOW), or the way that a picture of auburn leaves falling ... . Every once in a while, I’ll notice a new color for the first time

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 17, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  on mit’s mailing list culture update: tetazoo glounge

  

  chat for emails. as the name suggests, it's a list of emails that an email can get sent to. so for example, a list like [email protected] can ... list looking for a stud finder, to which someone would suggest a stud

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unedited notes on gravity, etc. Brief thoughts on gravity, science, and consciousness that I plan to elaborate later when I…

  

  [Tonight I worked on a problem set in General Relativity until 4 AM ... shadows peeling off like blue paint. In the sleep-killing luminosity of a laptop display I searched for comfort amidst the suburban silence of post

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  major living and social option for close to a thousand men. Like most ... When I was a freshman, an upperclassman friend of mine described MIT ... made that year, and how they continue to affect my life today. Without a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2020 Ring Delivery we got our brass rats!..time to drop out? (also many photos)

  

  wear them for the rest of the night! There were also a lot of fancy ... pretzels!), and a dance floor! But for us, the event mainly involved trying ... photo cred: Nick P. '20 Written by Danny Getting a Brass Rat marks the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 27, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prizes in your pocket Computers are so cool omg this is why I’m a course 6

  

  ’re using a CRT display for whatever reason, the 1905 Nobel Prize in Physics ... sad). Camera Sensors A photographic camera for everyone Admittedly, the ... -ion Batteries The right conditions for a wireless and fossil fuel-free society

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 9, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 1 Never be afraid to go straight to the top.

  

  comfortably in a bus designed for twice as many people as we had) and chatted ... trademarked name uses all capitals for TOY FAIR) is one of a few major toy ... Oh. My. God. *Frantically searches for a date* Exhibit Dates &

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  papurgatory I am demolishing my print budget and my solitary working habits

  

  papers for [annotation note="seminar in advanced undergraduate research"]6 ... floor in despair and baking cookies for my [annotation note ... credit for free every year, and each page is 10 cents. we can refill it if

  • by Alice L. '24
  • September 17, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  this is fine some thoughts at the end of the semester

  

  coherent thoughts, yet. But in this moment, I feel a lot of resentment for ... ’m jealous of the 23’s for having at least experienced a normal freshman fall ... me sad, filled me with a sense of loss and longing for something I

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  soon as possible after grades are available for the fall semester or second quarter. (If your school uses a trimester schedule, please use your ... available for classes you’ve taken in your current academic year. I am no

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 17, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form submit this by February 15

  

  available for the fall semester or second quarter. (If your school uses a ... provide any and all grades available for classes you’ve taken in your ... . Got it. Ok, how do I fill this form out? The form has fields for you to

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  available for the fall semester or second quarter. (If your school uses a ... provide any and all grades available for classes you’ve taken in your ... . Got it. Ok, how do I fill this form out? The form has fields for you to

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015