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• Blog / MIT Life

  What do you do for fun around here? What,this isn't fun to you?

  

  I can spend 16 hours straight in the shop soldering my PCB boards* and ... A friend of mine ended up studying lit at a nearby college here in ... ^2). She asked if I'd mind showing her around the 'tvte, as it seemed

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  . I managed to squeeze some time in to go into Boston in between picking ... - what I - hoped for. I had felt the despair sinking in for months now ... began to feel hopeful. For one of the first times in my life, I stopped in

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life etc “fine,” “nice,” “good," "quiet"

  

  ’s “bad” in a vague or general sense but I guess I trust whomever is ... the world and what I value (versus what I’ve thought I valued in the past cause of what my peer in-groups did, you know?) is what I mean. I

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 2, 2015
• Blog / Residential Life

  [guest post] from the vault: hall exchange notes notes from a hall exchange in 2017

  

  i can usually stave this feeling off and it only manifests itself in ... general rituals of the clan in 5W. I am to expect four-legged beasts roaming ... players in the night), but I look forward to exploring more tomorrow

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  The Infected It's not a zombie outbreak...yet

  

  it gets any "worse." WORSE?! So I guess I'm not used to being in this ... walked in, and I left really fast, because I probably looked like a weirdo ... ... *Athena clusters! I never used to spend time in Athena clusters before this

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  in a place called "Malinckrodt". (I wasn't an Orientation Leader in ... buddy and lab partner, so you can see why I'm taking Harvard classes - basically, I'm hoping that in time her intrinsic fashion sense may somehow rub

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things you might have wanted to know

  

  curious about and just aren't asking. One of them, I answered in one of my ... . I have only a few days left in Switzerland (I will post pictures at ... of Science off in the distance. When I first got this blog, and was

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  II which are more important than SAT I as SAT I can be replaced by TOEFL." You can definitely submit test scores in January for regular ... . ------------------------ He-Who-Does-Not-Want-To-Be-Named wrote: "I got really bad scores in my

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  excerpts

  

  highest priority in life right now, I haven’t been doing near as much reflecting as I usually do), and so many things have happened in life that I ... more outdoors activities would be so good for me, and yet I still can

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Make Friends Disclaimer: Attempt at your own risk

  

  Starbucks on Boylston St. in Boston. So, the only suggestion I can give in ... can only say it is worth it. I didn’t like many of the people in my ... ’t inherent, in that, it was due to things everyone else can pretty easily do

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  What pretty hair… This entry is about my dorm, hair dye, pork dumplings, and, of course, Alain Boublil.

  

  blog this!" Well, I can't argue with that. Luckily, I had my camera phone ... engineering ingenuity and wrapped his head in toilet paper. I'm sure they ... Joe mentioned Les Mis in his comment for my last entry, I thought I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  . Ever since I stepped foot in the station during CPW, I knew that I wanted ... air and sometimes I invite friends to chat on air or just to hang out in ... airtime, an hour of freedom. I can play any songs or pieces I wish, the sky

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  like a freight train a schedule post

  

  . On this note, I love that we can argue in this class. I disagree with ... hanging around and talking. I can see how I might not enjoy that in a ... campus for the first time. The novelty of that comes in waves. I love

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 19, 2021
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge?

  One of the highlights of MIT’s yearly academic challenges and competitions, the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge, connects students with the passion and talent to improve the world with the experience…
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  you may have had in getting your letters. One thing that teachers can ... these letters from the people who know you best and can advocate most ... recently or in the most advanced coursework. While we strongly prefer letters
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  - which is fun, but can lead to a lot of confusion. When I first started ... as males tend to do in an affectionate manner. (I tried to reciprocate ... begun! And orientation is about to begin! I'm writing from home, but I can

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another one! The return to campus, round III

  

  , and even though I can see a horde of Psets slowly approaching in the ... year. So far, I have: Moved into my new dorm. Maseeh! I live in a ... Last Sunday may not have been my first time coming back to MIT, but I

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • September 11, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  doesn't mean that there's less to do - in fact, I find my days are STILL ... in case anyone was wondering, the one part I hate most from Sex and The ... "Eggggghhhhhhh." I don't think it was at all acceptable to say "Google dot com" in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our homework is to go camping on a school night...!

  

  Aye, I'm back with more architecture adventures. I feel like all I ever blog about is architecture stuff - but who am I kidding - it literally consumes my life. I complain sometimes - okay a lot - but deep

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Eighth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 5PM on 01/24/06.

  

  AP's are not the only way in which to challenge oneself. (I can ... even looked at? What ever happened to going the extra little bit? I can ... factor in my deferral from EA, so yes, I think writing could and should be

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 24, 2006