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• Blog / How to Human

  Going Home ... but where exactly is that?

  

  back to Boston that's been delayed for ~2 hours. One part of me is ecstatic to get back to campus after a much needed break, to see my MIT ... books and get back to my on-campus family. Update: My flight did not

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soldering Things pronounced "soddering"

  

  my life, I get to actually do cool engineering-y things with my actual ... Opportunities Program), which means I get to have an on-campus job doing cool ... learning how to read circuit board schematics and getting firehosed about

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 25, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  We’re Ready for CPW Are you?

  

  to drop off lights, glowsticks, and popcorn machines, the grass is growing, and the sun is shining. MIT is getting ready for CPW as fast as it possibly can and we're just about ready. Right now, we're all getting our

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Bye Bye Weekends, See You In April I have a love-hate relationship with reading season.

  

  - what you'll get involved with, how you'll contribute to our culture and ... simply need to get over). Once the EA apps are in, the questions and ... next year the applicants could try to get all stressed out a few months

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

  

  to do it in high school, but I was afraid I'd get homesick and wasn ... freshman year. It's sort of another "how to do everything wrong" story... apparently I'm not very good at applying for stuff, a deficiency I am trying to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes a whale is just a whale Humanities classes make me roll my eyes sometimes.

  

  different Sam asked if it was easier to get into MIT grad school if you go to ... probably everyone else). It is significantly easier to get into MIT grad ... student's career in certain fields to get bachelors and masters degrees from

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  talking to other prefrosh getting to know the people that I would be going ... visit labs, classes, and get exposed to everything that MIT has to offer ... bands get up on stage to show their musical talent and you get to rock out

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  It isn’t what you know, it’s who you know The rules of the networking game

  

   you have the length of an elevator ride to pitch an idea. You can't get ... from a direct application to an employer. Everything elsethat they ... networking is to talk to people. Well actually, there's a little more to it

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Random Post While Reading Apps. Because we need some new posts...

  

  with the life of the Admissions Counselor at MIT, here it is: We get applications, we get a lot of applications. We then need to read those ... . Its a long story. Ok, I need to get back to reading. I have a lot of

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  promise to drop off the pants at Baker when I get a chance. Fast forward to ... . I’ll even bring some primer over to get things started. me: and while ... few weeks ago, I was heading over to my sorority house to study one

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  . I don't want you guys to go getting the wrong impression about me ... . Unfortunately, the Engineers lost the game, but I did get to snap some cool ... a month that I get my act together and cook real food for myself, even

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  See me, feel me, milq me, heal me Picture entry! Don't read if you're on dialup! DON'T DO IT! Sorry, but it's for…

  

  , remember in the summer when you used to get nice, well-cropped color pictures ... of what you're going to get is going to be camera-phone pictures. I ... was able to get a lovely chicken and egg dish, much like the one that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 Resolutions posting so i can be held accountable

  

  you really dropped the ball". So, here's to accountability! Get Fit ... excited. Get Out go to at least 3 musicals Over break, I reignited my ... looks. get your nails done Okay I just really want to get my nails

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Boston Calling Everything I know about having a phone at MIT.

  

  week of orientation, I had to get out my cell phone all the time to give ... might want to look into getting a new area code or a different carrier ... . Since getting my new phone two weeks ago, I've been able to get reception

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  'll actually get to experience these types of adventures in less than a year, and now it's time to start getting ready for the class of 2013. I've created ... mom) As you can see, I'm getting excited to start blogging! Please, if

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life of an Over-Scheduled Frosh Another hosed blogger? ShOcKiNg

  

  needed to wash my hair, I decide to take a shower. Between that, getting ... and get lunch at a coffee shop. I’d be able to study there too!   ... lives halfway across the country. Every moment we get to talk is a treat

  • by Powers '23
  • October 21, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  and i try to find my place

  

  'd compromise my morals for a job because frankly, I needed to take what I can get ... because any job is a good job. I do not expect to get a job out of ... work to maybe get to where he is one day, and at the end of the day, no

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Preview of Things to Come too fast, too furious

  

  problems attempting to visualize things like U, q, w, H, and S. Meh, I get by ... to get a bio phd compared to chemistry and physics phds is that you ... 'm starting to get a taste of it, as I spent over 30 hours in lab my very first

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-MIT prep How to prepare yourself for life at MIT -- hint: watch Chappelle's Show. Everyone else…

  

  going to wah-wah-wah through complaints like, "What if I get a bad grade ... As I sit back and reflect on my four years at MIT, I would like to ... numerals -- On some forms and posters, people refer to their course (major

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  warning before you get on the MIT Weekend Grocery Shuttle (loops around to ... is that one year ago, I vowed to leave no restaurant within walking ... ugliness. Fulfillment proved to be elusive, expensive, and less compelling

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009