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• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  ’ve spent the past fourteen days traveling back in time to the blissful years ... subconsciously continued to have this faith in my wellbeing. Of course all of that ... incredibly lucky to have my aunt with me at the time. Her instincts kicked in

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Dirty Little Secret? Free concerts rock my socks.

  

  So I began this entry on Sunday night, but am just getting around to finishing it now. I'll share why. So at home, we had a little pipe burst in ... really start learning when you get to MIT. I have a few friends who row

  • by Bryan
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  can't join in, because I really need to be reading applications. As I ... are on campus to see a lecture upstairs by Nobel Prize winner Ted Hänsch ... Condry, an MIT Professor in Japanese Cultural Studies, is giving a talk

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions to be Posted Tuesday, 12/17/24, at 6:28 PM ET exactly what it says on the tin

  

  /driving/walking/doing dishes in silence"]I don't really listen to music.[/annotation] So I asked ... button.[/annotation] In order to help logistically prepare yourself, I ...  apply.mitadmissions.org/apply, click the link to Log In, then click “Forgot Your Password?” and follow

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 10, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hot Dogs Or, how I fail at eating hot dogs.

  

  'll try to get funding, but bring some money along in case I can't. It ... in 1.5 hours gets their picture on the wall, a t-shirt, free hot dogs ... . Anybody interested, let's meet in the 23 at 3ish. You're welcome to try to

  • by Snively '11
  • February 10, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  [joint post] A Map of MIT Makerspaces ft MechE grad student and mapmaker Rima Das

  

  in the space, how to get access, and notes about the space’s culture ... makerspaces on and around campus. In addition, they’re able to add descriptions ... to see this map show up in [annotation note = "ie, emailed out to all

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 1, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Accepting criticism please criticize this blog post

  

  my team to get some criticism. Now, it wasn't like they were my boss or ... close enough to that. I justify it in the sense that, having a regular ... get better at writing. But sometimes I wonder if it encourages me to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 31, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  of classes and try to get as many degrees as humanly possible. My ... I am double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Biology, with a double minor in Biomedical Engineering and Economics. Who does that

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi, I’m Lulu ...a different kind of blogger; I take pictures.

  

  basic things you need to know about me and this blog you can read about in ... there in a valley between the mountains, moved to the outskirts of DC when I was 8, and then to several other places before settling down in New

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  parents love getting to visit me in Boston. The Parent Lounge: I hope you ... Headquarters/check-in. It's a good place to relax, and to meet other parents. It ... . Getting around on foot or via public transportation in Boston/Cambridge is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  institutional memory cruft are cool!

  

  . this applies in sitautions like, not knowing the password to something ... get on a call with us, so we did. we talked about how no one's going to ... . i wanted to say that one year isn't that long in the span of things

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  Lost and Found I've been here for almost two weeks, and been lost at least half of that…

  

  , I think, and I start to get defensive. What's in it for her? Why is ... Donalds). Also, I'm pretty sure they don't allow you to set off smoke signals in ... walked. Twenty minutes to the left of the station in the eighty

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 12, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen

  

  a non-stop grind to get everything finished in time for competition ... school year, we competed in RoboBoat 2022, and we’re excited to take on ... those looking to get into startups and the entrepreneurial side of product

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  amongst the stars a comic

  

  in NYC.  In an attempt to get back part of my soul after what ... and am currently languishing in isolation. While I suddenly have so much free time, I don't feel like doing anything other than admire the art in

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  to find the Beehive Cluster using a map (that I read in red lamplight ... Dear current and future MIT students, There is a class you need to ... : pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slam Dunked Long crazy week...a few necessary lessons

  

  otherwise might have. In contrast, I had been able to get my physics p ... . You’ll work hard, really hard, but you can get used to it; you’ll strike ... . I was reluctant to get up from bed—I always am, really—but I managed

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 4, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  I don’t know where we’re going ...but we're following my map of MIT's campus.

  

  thought hey, if I can get lost in the middle of campus after 3 years of ... means you crossed one or more streets from main campus to get there. W is ... generally get to where you want to be without too much trouble. So study hard

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Making the Switch: Chapter 2 Making new friends at MIT

  

  good idea to live in a quad because I'd get to meet three other people ... , 2003: Bryan boards flight 382 from Houston to Boston. So I get to my ... hope that I'm not in the room when they are put to use and I must commend

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  On Greatness

  

  . So for those of you in high school, wide-eyed and unsure of how to get ... I get a ton* of emails from both applicants, newly accepted frosh ... can I fit in?" It's a question that's been on the forefront of my mind

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics and Alumna-hood I miss my team.

  

  competitions in order to get into MIT!) I remember standing on the field with the ... before finally converging on the correct method to saw in a straight line ... an entire post to itself. In a nutshell: our team was made up of kids

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 10, 2012