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• Blog / Challenges

  lookin’ at the blur of this semester and ahead at the next one!

  

  them. However, in total, 72 units was too many. I skipped most of my ... this in another blog, but I did nearly all of my readings this semester! I was in a writing workshop that assigned 60-100 pages of fiction per

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Answered Questions, answers, and Sam's face. This is the real MIT.

  

  ? On on side I can get a PC with tons of programs, downloads, familiarity, and 'cheap' prices. On the other side, I can get a Mac with it's super ... there were seven Apple laptops in the car. I switched to Mac right before

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  , I had worked in a scientific lab, so I knew that these mythical “ ... ways… Last July, I was sitting in front of my computer at work ... ’d be interested in becoming a content creator for OLW. Of course, I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hydrate Happy Sent by the magic of mobile technology

  

  started at MIT. I put “smart” in quotation marks because Bevi machines stop ... . That I always end up contemplating what went wrong in the past few ... from last summer were more along the lines of “Woah, I can dispense water

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • July 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sleepless Nights And how I've been spending them

  

  that there are only so many hours in the day. I just didn’t do a ... research in CSAIL; I joined a club on campus; and I’m leaving time to keep ... . And I wasn’t quite sure where in my evening the hours for that work were

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 26, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trumpeting for Assassins I get to watch each presidential assassination. Live. Over and over again.

  

  that "you better be in the band, dear", and I found that I really don ... I troop downstairs once a day to practice, trumpet in one hand and ... in different ways. I was familiar with these two before Assassins, but

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 26, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  On Supplemental Materials Further information about application supplements.

  

  can be considered with your other talents in your application. Send this ... pursuit or it requires further explanation than what you can fit in the ... , one or two of these extras can help you in providing us with greater

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  matter is, as much as I love being in the Bubble Universe (where else can ... -year-old-brother) likes to come up here is to play in the Simmons Hall ball pit: (I’ll take what I can get.) Additionally, every once in a while it’s nice to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  deep talks , strange person

  

  about staying in touch with my friends than I was when I was while I was ... games. I really, really love playing this game, in spite of how ... wouldn't even come up in our organic discussions!! I've learned so much

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Jhumpa Lahiri visited MIT today! ...and all of Cambridge (it seemed) wanted to see her!

  

  and I have a class in the Longwood Medical Area (a 15-minute drive from ... books signed. Sadly, I found out about it too late and I was in class ... There are only a few authors whom I feel very strongly about, let

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  . Unfortunately, I can't pull the blankets back over my head and go back to sleep ... . I lived in Baker House, often referred to in those days as the largest ... it. I've really had a good time living in the house this year. I have

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  can look into it for you, too. I've already been able to track down some financial aid answers for some other commenters, and I'm sure I can help you ... are your parent's concerns? If it would be helpful, I can have Nance

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing an essay using thumb tacks and arousing the suspicions of a snarky Nobel laureate

  

  Looking For A Good Fantasy." I stood in that entrance hall for a solid ... ambiance and the kinds of people I saw wandering around (you can recognize ... ." How embarrassing. Anyway, I spent about an hour more taking notes in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 5, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  remember, in my last post I asked for people to provide me with MIT ... is "I make friends with the people in APO, the Assassins' Guild, the UA ... specifically how I met or befriended the friend (in many other cases, I either

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  This Post Has a Happy Ending dealing with obstacles @ MIT

  

  available (as in trying to drink from a firehose). (context: MIT)” I drank ... happy ending. The past is a lesson learned. I share it with you... I can ... unpredictable times in the evening. I’d immediately sit down to compose frantic

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo and physics and math, oh my 57 units of academic fun fun fun. Now with humanities!

  

  the fact that I was taking classes I was genuinely interested in, plus a ... these classes), and you can hopefully understand why I was so excited to ... , that's almost as much time as I spent in class in high school! Hopefully

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Weekend From Craigslist searching to meat-MIT building, this certainly is an experience

  

  past few weeks in preparation for this weekend's events.  You can see the effects of the madness all over the courtyard and even in the basement. I ... event, and "How Many Feet Can You Eat" Subway eating event.  But I still

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 27, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When September Ends on career fair, life, and other occurrences

  

  is designing a skintight spacesuit akin to the one in the movie. I ... that at MIT as well. You can cozy up in your room or one of the lounges ... Life is back on the MIT track… I ended my most recent blog post with

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  coach before I apply to MIT or just (if i get in) show up for tryouts? And ... heavily, but in some cases yes. / Yes. I am an international student in an ... rest of your application is strong. I am taking my second time of SATs in

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The View From the Other Side of Hell If MIT is a 400-meter race, am I really at the beginning of the home…

  

  think it's true. ----- Five days ago, I was tucked away in a lounge on ... semester. Over the next five days, I put in 50+ hours of solid, sweat ... (I feel old :( ) being in NYC during term on weekends, longer weekends

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 24, 2010