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• Blog / Academics & Research

  All-You-Can-Eat Summer I hit food coma at the first paragraph.

  

  whatever it is that you're officially "doing" this summer, summer days pile ... . In a nutshell, summer is a diced onion, once carefully layered and ... that the outer layer is mingling amongst the inner core. Summer is a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  , I've had a great time in Simmons this past year (and there are more ... backpack (laptop, Starship Troopers, iPod), with a little space leftover in ... Keep pile, meanwhile, is destined for - surprise! - a box of some sort. I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Application Materials? What to do if your MyMIT tracking shows missing documents.

  

  more you need to do. I assure you we will have your scores in plenty of ... next week. That means that most of you who have a missing document will ... another blog entry. At that time, if your application is still incomplete

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The fight’s begun but not yet won me vs. vista

  

  . And then it came time that I part ways with Tiny Dell. In his place is ... up to my cubicle very sad that day but, of course, I never did do what ... couldn't sever these ties that bind. So in the end, life went on. I lived

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Should I include my ethnicity on the MIT Application? As a minority, how many times have you heard some off-handed comment about someone of…

  

  understand who you are - in context. Remember, we don't get a chance to meet ... connect. Crafting a class is similar - we go into painstaking detail to ... , it is your choice to decide what to include in your application

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Social Engineering no no wait not like that–

  

  )"]finding the friends[/annotation]. What I’m more interested in is how that ... confirm that Person A is free on Saturday at 12:00. In the meantime, though ... course, 99% of the reason for this is that MY FRIENDS ARE AWESOME AND I

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 24, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  A Physics Metaphor Featuring destruction! and sledding! Oh, and some serious stuff too.

  

  . There's no denying that MIT is hard, and I'd be lying if I tried to hide ... . That got me thinking. MIT students are in general used to a history of ... was not recorded and is not relevant. The experiment was conducted in a

  • by Kate R. '14
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’m studying poetry to be a better engineer, and this is why

  

  is destructive because that force is concentrated in a very small area ... that art for art’s sake is reason enough. As Robin Williams said in Dead ... that argument. Instead, I’ll start with a thought that passed through my

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 14, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Power Tools at 2 AM A typical MIT experience.

  

  I've been on campus for over a week now, which basically means that I ... activities. In other words, Orientation is in full swing! This also means that ... . Building a loft is an elaborate project that involves several people, so

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

  24 Hours From sleeping in a homeless shelter to waltzing in La Sala

  

  , clutching a handbag that contained an article for my Science Essay class. I ... doing a few dishes we went to sleep in the staff room: a room just wide ... class, while sitting on a chair in the kitchen; I cried for a few minutes

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Trip to AfroTech My Recap of the AfroTech Conference in Houston

  

  in the evening to finish up an assignment for a class I had that day ... interfaces that support accessibility.   From there, I found a few ... companies about AI/ML that I didn’t get to the day before. After a couple of

  • by Richard O. '28
  • November 30, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes,The New App…It’s Really Here Or Why This Year's App is "Cooler" Than Last Year's.

  

  me to do the session there since I ate quite a few meals in that same ... do daily information sessions. This summer they have been in Lobdell in ... closed. But I digress...last Friday morning I was assigned to do the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 19, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  We Really Aren’t Kids Anymore avoiding the part where it all has to end

  

  that she is "halfway done with MIT and I still do not know how to MIT ... ". Maybe that's all there is to not being a kid anymore-- playing pretend. I ... the realization that if I want hot cocoa/tea/coffee nights to be a thing

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 9, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2,024 liked songs spotify is my favorite social media

  

  . Spotify holds such a place in my heart that I’ve said it’s one of my ... observatory. There were murals on the walls in a manner that distinctly reminded ... I know who really likes penguins (enough that she joined a sorority

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Events

  150. We're in the news!

  

  year, I wrote an entry that told a picture-based story of my first year ... shared a few pictures with you guys in her entry, but I'm adding a few of ... F-I-N-I-S-H-E-D. My last final is over, my boxes are packed, and I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 20, 2011
• Blog / Blog Projects

  seven questions with youtubers the mit side of youtube

  

  years--was knowing that I was making a difference in the lives of hundreds ... document our trip. A couple weeks later, that same friend and I went on ... things that viewers don’t necessarily see that take a lot of time… I knew

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 14, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  4 8 15 16 23 42 If you already know what those numbers mean, this entry is for you.

  

  So I'm a Lost fanatic. Long-time readers know that Alias and The OC ... peeps come up with. In the meantime, do you think the numbers are ... : the islandiswaiting Now someone explain that. I declare this the

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  enough to know what he's doing, a rare combination. I think I'll be able to ... "Mechanics and Materials I," is my first class that's part of my major. I'm not ... prerequisites, encourages freshmen, and is part of course 2. Did I mention that it

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Katrina I can't stop thinking about it.

  

  hour (and non-waking hour for that matter - I've been dreaming about it too). It's a feeling of helplessness - other than donating money I don't know what to do other than watch and hope. And I keep thinking "did this

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  climbing the wall why so defeatist?

  

  There are a lot of phrases in the english language that can be used to describe me- "athletically inclined" is not one of them. I can appreciate and enjoy a sport, but never with a true passion that exceeds, say

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • October 7, 2024