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• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  you choose to take. For example, to fulfill one of your physics ... opportunity to talk to some of the prospective members of the Class of 2011 ... ’s awkward to get a call during dinner from someone you don’t know. But, we

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  ...she has been an opera fangirl for many years now, and is excited to be ... museum box for people to gawk at. After the Stravinsky piece, Joshua Bell ... , we'd like to play one more piece for you," and everyone applauded until

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Community Projects

  Moving Out, Up, and In Expanding, now in three dimensions!

  

  ’ve been on campus for just over three weeks, and, according to the Google ... Next House had to offer, I decided to remain in my temporary dorm for the ... I have a theory: free food is positively correlated to quality of

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MCAT Advice For the pre-meds out there, MIT or otherwise

  

  straightforward and similar to practice tests I'd taken. The bio section, however ... that day though, I had a surprise waiting for me that cheered me up ... would have studied for the MCAT differently. I thought I'd share some of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread For Those Not Admitted

  

  This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in ... unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you whom were not admitted, know

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Washlava! A Sentiment Analysis quantifying laundry feels, based on MIT Confessions

  

  decided to "deep clean" MacGregor. This meant that, for the first time in ... ton of good reasons for choosing MacG, but this was supposed to be one of them. I ended up having to pay for a storage facility in the area

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 27, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  ; back to 2014 for my post on how I read applications; Nisha's post in 2018 ... wanted to just sample a new song or album before you paid anything for it ... , curated by the bloggers, to provide motivational music for you, dear reader

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians, Part 2 This time, I am talking about science olympiads.

  

  wasn't the smartest person in the class -- it was great to have friends ... Trivia: Which MIT Professor was the top scorer for the first US ... ) next to a friend of mine from Singapore. At the time, he was the only

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week Robot and sports and owls, oh my

  

  It’s been a whirlwind of a week. I initially planned for this post to ... to wrap up.  At least when you take an exam you know that, for better ... other robot, which I worked on, had to help a person open a drawer and

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 9, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  sophomore fall (sophomore decline? sophomore roman empire?) (actually the word sophomore comes from Greek but shhhh)

  

  good for me!) and feeling in my bones that this life is a good place to ... went back to my gcal for the past three weeks and I filled in every ... . (It's very forest-for-the-trees: I was so busy going from thing to thing

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  deeply. I’ve been wanting to have this group project experience at MIT for ... community, and reminded me to make space for connecting with my cultures more ... want to go back for longer, perhaps for a season or a year, long enough

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  current UROP supervisor, who all gave me suggestions for how to make the ... I figured I ought to make a friend. Me: Hello! I guess you're here for ... 'M GOING TO CRY") and read it before I could stop him. He laughed for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  knot again my spread for Infinite Magazine Issue 9

  

  this post I'm going to focus mostly on the spread that I directed for ... knew I definitely wanted to do a spread for Issue 9, and specifically a ... did their hair and makeup. We tried to go for a grunge-y look in both

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 20, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Scary Tails and College Essays Three bad puns, two bloggers, one post.

  

  the aforementioned Lucy to go for a drive. Driving by muscle memory led ... -slickers we apparently are, and decided to head for warmer climates for the summe... er, to more well-lit, people-filled places for the night. You

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 31, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  know the adults that work here, so it's wierd for me to do it. But there ... Music Librarian. So read on ahead, to learn about MIT's Libraries, Harvard's Libraries, and why you should go to either MIT or Harvard. Here

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  just scary, because how do you talk to people? How do you ask for help ... role was looking for items I wanted, which were in packets taped to the ... the caller asks for the sides to promenade, but even if you and your

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I’m sitting on a bus and am SO sleep-deprived.

  

  Airport customs for something like an hour (can someone please explain to me ... 've been traveling for 16 hours. I credit my consciousness to the hour ... Getting from London (England) to Charlottesville (Virginia) is much

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: Attend Local MIT Admitted Meetings! Note to ADMITTED, CURRENT, and FORMER Students

  

  MIT Class of 2021 has been assembled, it’s time to welcome them to the ... will be organizing Admitted Meetings. This post is my attempt to convince you to attend them. If you’re an AdMITted Student: this spring’s event

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 26, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  find summertime a particularly good season for the things I used to do ... love for reading and keep up with it, even if I have to wait for less ... . in that I always used to be hungry for books, and I like the image of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016
• Blog / Events

  The Boston Festival of Indie Games In which I geek out on campus with a bunch of gamers

  

  in Boston to celebrate gaming, and it is completely free to the public ... around 10am, got my pass and a guidebook around 10:45, and headed over to 10-250 for the keynote. The lanyard has The Behemoth logo on it

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 16, 2013