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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  desire to rock out, so we get 6 units of credit per term - just to bang on ... hours early to get ready, try out the acoustics in our new digs, and get ... -raising ability (read: badassness) to get more people to come to the show. One of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  . I’ve loved getting to be a part of my friend’s next steps in lives ... work and still get to work close to (but not too closely) every day ... , working in the machine that is Big Tech. My day to day involves a lot less

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Changes that I’m making this semester wow it's already March isn't that crazy or what

  

  Opportunities Program. Undergrads get to work with actual research, and can get ... reasons why I like Rotch, except that I have to walk more to get there ... Paper notes I hate taking notes with my iPad, so I went back to good

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / MISTI

  Total immersion An MIT-Italy student finds her way around Rome

  

  wondering…was there another way to get to and from work? A week or so ... five other routes to get to work, and Justas many to get home. Some I ... stuck like glue to the bus that took me directly from the apartment to

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  , with a delay really only to get the plane de-iced (nice work Jet ... , getting settled after a semester abroad, applying to jobs and the like, and ... November when I learned I might be able to get some funding to come from

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Look Ahead The fight's begun but not yet won.

  

  summer means I get to do research! About a week ago, I officially confirmed ... Institute. To get into the specifics, I'll be working with Professor of ... knowing how to apply it to an exam question. (Prefrosh, take note of this

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  Friday (October 20). So, if you haven't yet, go on to MyMIT, get your EC ... in the next month, because once Thanksgiving hits, things start to get ... opportunity for MIT to get to know the real you. Also, I recommend Mitra

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Growing Up bringing it back to 2007

  

  you that in the world that I come from -- and you'll get to experience ... life!! No -- stop, this doesn't mean you get to quit school since you ... , but once you get to supervise interns, it will be pretty cool :) So don

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Events

  1 / How to MIT again?! An expat returning home to the 'Tute

  

  To set the mood: Come Home by Baynk. [caption id="attachment_38993 ... first week back. #nofilter.[/caption] Returning back to the 'Tute “After a ... eventful return back to the Institute. It's odd how quickly everything felt

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 29, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 Halloween Costume Ideas for MIT Students but they're pretty bad

  

  get to go up to them and say, "Boy, that really was the bee's knees ... Is this you? Are you an MIT student who can't get in on the October ... your Halloween vibe? No problem! Here are five costumes ideas that'll get

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m leavin’ on a jet plane… and another plane...and another plane...

  

  while I'm traveling!) If you ever get a chance to go, I'd highly recommend ... /V setup. I get everything situated, tested, and ready to go. The local ... . Unfortunately, by the time I get there it's pretty late, and (probably due to the

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m so ill. like, in the bad way

  

  this time to get sick not only at the beginning of the semester, but at ... you crazy? There's no good time to get sick!" But there really is. Allow ... obvious drawbacks of being sick, it's impossible to catch up during the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Counting On One Hand And this is where Porky Pig says, "That's all folks"

  

  farewell to my fifth semester at MIT. It's kinda creepy how time seems to be ... have to work for them. This observation was prompted by the fact that sometimes this semester I wanted to throw my hands up and give up, but in my

  • by Bryan
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  Commencement day, I almost got grabbed by police for getting too close to the ... long after I was able to get tickets from one of my fraternity brother ... to sit. I wanted to get to the front. That's better. From here, I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  ’re not an applicant this year, but emailed me already, I’ll get to ... . The website tells you what MIT is looking for and how to get here, in as ... ). General Thoughts See above What you don't need to get into MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vaccine Externalities Health economics applied to the decreased odds of my getting the flu, courtesy of my…

  

  curve. This curve will be what Gabe uses to decide whether he should get ... Gabe '08 got one today, but I didn't end up getting one for myself. In 14 ... (decreased odds that I'll get sick) in a way for which I do not compensate him

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  the MIT routine sometime. Later that day, we went to get food with a ... ’s go on a trip. To Salem,” I asked my partner a week ahead of a long ... , I had to choose the latter. One perk of being a poor college student

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduling woes advice for dealing with overenrolled/conflicting classes

  

  .  Even better, there is no standardized system for determining who gets to ... you’ve just spent hours curating. don’t get too attached to them. ... endeavor. Aside from making sure that I’m on track to graduating on time

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Boing! Boing! Maybe not the best writing ever, but the pictures are awesome!

  

  figure out which IFAFs to do due to a delay in getting the budget finalized. People frantically ran around floors, sending e-mails, trying to get ... , and one INSANE day of trying to get all of the insurance and safety

  • by Snively '11
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy: Continued This time, the title even makes sense.

  

  pick up my vehicle, cash in hand. Since I'd been itching to get in some ... have to somehow get over there on foot, before 4PM -- as if you don ... Ouija board. Your only hope is to call the office and get the exact number

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 22, 2010