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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  conversation-snippits that I caught as I passed by people. In high school I was ... in an RPG, his charisma would be... cheat code." ***** "I'm convinced ... : Well, you can't put expensive things in public places and not expect them

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2009!

  

  Happy May 2nd! With the final responses in the mail by today, it will be a little while until all the dust settles and we can tell you more about the Class of 2009. I'm very excited to see who the class will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  ’t notice, I’m a newborn in the blogging world, with this being my very first ... can happen, I’ve learned that sometimes they don’t, and that’s totally ... don’t know how long my body can sustain this level of non-activity. I do

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  -interpolated constellations swimming in celestial gutters cluttered with light pollution. As I ... penurious radiators, I can't help but rhapsodize my midsummer memories of ... packs of gum because I mentioned that the kind you had in your backpack

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  telling the tale some thoughts on acting, change, and meaning

  

  changed.  these days, i can navigate to most places in [annotation note ... -stage relationships. in general, as a writer and a person, i don’t feel like i can say ... i can figure out in the open. many of those big questions (like what

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  I can tell, they only make the problem more complicated than it ever ... may have sent in one of those little response cards asking if I was interested in a varsity sport, but I definitely didn't speak to the coach until

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  notes on hope despite despite despite

  

  today it is warmer than it has been in a while, and i'm back in the lab doing bench work again after almost a year. i can taste spring on the tip of my tongue, and i can see it in the smiles that come more

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 25, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  where is south dakota again? and other fun questions for your south dakotan friends

  

  my sophomore year of high school. I went to a small school back in ... interested in doing something with EECS, so for the dream college section, I ... cultural zeitgeist in South Dakota; I know a lot of people at MIT who have

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yoga The joys of physical education

  

  . In class, I can't stand like this for more than 30 seconds or so. Try ... (I can file an entry on Yoga under "Academic" right?) Today I ... education office 8 weeks in advance of registration, so that arrangements can

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  I don’t know where we’re going ...but we're following my map of MIT's campus.

  

  for a trash can, and then walked into the room. I am so smart. And I thought hey, if I can get lost in the middle of campus after 3 years of ... , and maybe we can get into a more advanced course in MIT navigation next

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  October Questions Omnibus 1 More Q, and more A.

  

  condensed it to a 8-page report? Where can I add it in the MIT application? Can I add it in Section 13 of the MIT Application ?(where they ask you ... .e. can I get credit fo EPGY courses and will they figure in the Admission

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  As you hopefully already know, I am a sophomore in Course 20 here at MIT. Because we say everything here in numbers, Course 20 actually means that I am a biological engineering major. Moreover, even though I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Events

  On Latin American Things Hablas español? Do you want to?

  

  , because I'm leaving for Mexico in a few hours and I have yet to pack and ... . Born and raised in the states, but I still love pupusas and fried yucca with a passion, and I speak Spanish at home. Though I can’t say I truly

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  in its foods, language, and people. And through all this, I can now say ... was so shit, but regardless! I started writing my essays in early ... in what makes the most sense to you. I quickly assigned each bit to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bread at Desk This entry brought to you by the letters "Sleep Deprivation."

  

  walked in, there was tons of bread at desk. Even baguettes, and I love ... ! - but I didn't go downstairs right away, I was in the middle of something ... miscellaneous. Hmm. In two and a half hours, I will be attending the "Petit

  • by Karen F. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  how i handle canker sores not professional medical advice

  

  it was in high school or college. I get them several times a year. Over ... For the last several years, I've been getting canker sores around the ... your mouth. From what I've gathered online, what happens is that the top

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  examiners. When I get stuck on a problem or am unsure about a step in a solution, I openly annotate my own example sheet for discussion in ... to compensate their education for their GPA. In comparison, I will

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fact: Architecture majors have to code I don't remember signing up for this

  

  can tell, it’s quite useful :P This is what I've been playing with in ... when I planned to major in Architecture @ MIT, I thought I’d be drawing ... chemical reactions (reactions that oscillate in time and space), so I had to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 22, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  . Confusion. Fear. When I first received news about the tragedy in New Zealand ... sob. I can't remember the last time I cried like that. Alone and on a ... . "Unity in the face of diversity." And for that, I say Thank You. After the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  trying to be positive. Still, I don’t believe in blanket statements. I like ... Tumblr is where I put a lot of this reflection. In particular, I seem to ... on the internet, I was surprised in the last couple years to find an

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015