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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Stories That Made Me My identity in books

  

  storytelling so much that it's become a pillar of my identity — it's why I chose ... , I thought I'd share some of the stories that I love. That resonate with me. And are, in turn, who I am. For each story, I'll share useful

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 19, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  't have that safety net of PNR and I actually, well, have to do decently in ... junior year of high school, a class I barely retained anything in, and my ... I have very smart friends in my classes and I'm scared of looking

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Building the Yearbook [by Ken Haggerty '11] An inside look at Technique 2010 (shhh!!!)

  

  you can buy it at our booth in the Student Center in early May for $65. ... year's yearbook might not actually get done, I can confidently and quite ... means that the books should be in towards the end of April, with

  • by ARTalk
  • March 29, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Recap (Guest Entry) "a perfect introduction to MIT"

  

  decided to roam around the campus for an hour. Of course, I ended up in the ... . Plus I got a personalized tour of the house. :)We made it back in time to ... for the rest of the night I hung out in Baker and talked with people for

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  be meetings in dozens of locales, including New York City, Dallas, San ... transportation) of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... have checked in to introduce themselves. Since only admitted students can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  divulging trade secrets. Also, I can't really read most of the error messages ... architecture is just sitting there, smack dab in the middle of the city, right ... BEAUTIFUL. I almost felt like an Asian tourist standing in front of the great

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  'm happy to be getting lots and lots of sleep in my FULL SIZE (!) bed at home. Almost all of my grades are in and I'm also happy to report that I did much ... I say I really have no idea. In another example of Secret Santa

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  8 / Fresh start A month of eating and sleeping and other fun things

  

  my friends, explored more of the city, and spent two days in the alps ... since I started college and tried my best to make the most of my time off ... letterpress. This was the first time I'd tried anything of this sort, and I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 3, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  Super Sketchy Background Activity the experiment, part 3

  

  (only two of whom knew each other) living in four different time zones and ... ="Hmm, after writing that sentence I’m starting to realize the contradiction of ... the Best of the Blog zine. It was great, and you know, vandalism can be

  • by kellen manning
  • June 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  ’ll give you a glitter fairy sticker and a sheet of bubble wrap. I ... somewhere in the sky, and when I got home I invested in a big, dark green ... . I spent most of my CPW at East Campus, because I was convinced I would

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  hadn’t been working on my UROP. I say this in a sort of half ... comment I would think comes from a place of him being very interested in his ... period of time where we can just exist as people.” And I think, wait, what

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Events

  The Places You’ll Go Places I've recently gone.

  

  I went to 9-to-5 life in downtown Manhattan. Some of you might have ... while everyone else was frolicking in the snow or relaxing at home, I was ... !) and busting my butt off at my JOB. I chose to get an internship in

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive

  

  this to love, in that a loved one can be a source of rest, but at this ... words are used. I trace a lot of the influence in my writing from spoken ... of anything I’ve written was a journal entry in September 2017. It was

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 9, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Power Tools at 2 AM A typical MIT experience.

  

  considered trying to move to East Campus for awhile, but in the end I decided ... -shirt I'm wearing is from CityDays, the Orientation event sponsored by MIT ... standing in line in front of Laila! (It's always half fun, half awkward when

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  . The fireworks on Fourth of July. The colors in and around the city ... seriously. There is a great sense of humor here. I also love the collaborative ... music: I love nearly all kinds of music, but if asked to name a few, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  food consumed this week, mostly free or: how to get away with rarely cooking

  

  in front of us. I snatched one! Yum. dinner: I went to a Sloan event ... lot of things,” to “Uhh… I mean… I certainly did. I actually have no ... what I eat. This is partly out of curiosity toward my own collegiate

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Academic Things I’ve Learned no life lessons, promise

  

  thought, “I am literally learning this content off of notes I wrote in ... .[/annotation] I got invested in the personal lives of different scientists, as a lot of discoveries were made in 1930s Germany, and I wanted to keep

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2020
• Blog / Events

  This… is… Jeopardy! [UPDATE] Jean '09 knocks off a 6-time champion; watch her defend her winning streak tonight on…

  

  City, California. The day of taping, I congregated in the first floor ... . I.B.M. plans to announce Monday that it is in the final stages of ... : About me: I am a senior who is majoring in 21E: Humanities and Engineering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2009
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and ... in the big, wacky, comfortable chair called IAP. Sandwiched between the ... four-week term at MIT that fills the month of January. For more than 50
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  putting in roughly 40 hours of work a week for the past two weeks. And I ... . So far, I've spent most of my time working with cell culture in a ... various materials in order to make solutions of the proper concentration. I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008