Search

Search Results

• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  Bridge:     When I bike back home in the afternoon, I have ... ; Usually, I'm biking home in the sweet spot of post-rush hour and pre ... . Somehow, there was no traffic coming. My bike was on its side in the road. I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Study Break!

  

  slices. I wasa in charge of mixing the caramel mix on the stove. Then we ... MIT is hard. Seriously. That's why we have study breaks. I know that sounds weird. Trust me, I remember coming to campus for CPW and taking

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  don't mind a lack of sleep too much. In the morning, I get to watch the ... hurts. Still, I look forward to the Deadline Catastrophe. In fact, I am ... add that in the course of piecing this entry, I did laundry and found a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It Lives. can i be nostalgic yet?

  

  echoed in my bones. As I looked around, I saw others marching along ... difficult to follow, too hard to keep in time with. Erratic. Flighty. I stumbled as I walked, tripping over my feet a couple of times. In a panic, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  the street, but I spent the next few days in bed anyways, and literally ... services' office, GECD. That was beyond cool. While in NYC, I also got a tour of the Squarespace HQ in SoHo. I did an ad*** for them back in

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  your Part 1 now, if you haven't already. There are no essays in there ... in advance of the deadline. Most people's problems at the deadline ... , transcripts, and test scores if they are not yet showing up in MyMIT tracking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  -3. I have a three-hour time frame in which I can grab and eat lunch ... Sci. Fantastic. I start filling in my education section: MIT Class of 2019 ... Science and/or some other major that I don't know I want to major in yet. I

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Room with a Vieux A comparison of sorts

  

  out the delicious surprise I found in my closet: built-in hangers! YES ... Note: I freely admit I am stealing the title "A Room with a Vieux" from a lovely antiques store in Boston So here is my workspace (and my

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year well over 18,000 students applied for admission to MIT in the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute ... unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread For Those Not Admitted

  

  This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute ... unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  many pink dresses come to 2.009 :D

  

  finally sleep after the launch). Tune in to our presentation!!! I'm one of ... asked my teammates, too. And everyone delivered! In the last two days I ... There are four pink dresses in my room. Presentations for MIT's most

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fireside Chat with John Maeda Thoughts from former MIT graduate and professor and RISD President

  

  notes I sketched out during the talk.   I'm very much interested in the pursuing both comptuer science and design here at MIT (I just ... fireside chat, I asked him what advice he has for MIT students in my position

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 25, 2016
• Blog / Uncategorized

  spring notes resilience, change, warm weather, Santa Fe

  

  whether I am in fact "a resilient device," whether I will ... off, but when light comes in my window I wake up optimistic) and I ate ... in the area that doesn't take Patriot's Day off. I sat with

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 18, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  There's one week left of my freshman year - how much can you fit in a ... attend of the four classes I'm taking, three finals to sit through, two days to pack, and one night when Javi and I will order Thai food from

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates A post about not having any news (yet).

  

  are still in the mail, but we're excited about the Class so far! I'll provide some data about the Mittens (MIT-Tens, as coined by Stephanie in the ... week. When I get a chance, I'll post telling you what's in there. In the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  That rings a bell Made of brass?

  

  she saw me wearing the ring in the wild (and I gasped in despair at how ... Nearly fourteen years after graduating, I still wear my Brass Rat every day. It feels strange when it’s not on my finger. I panic when I can

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt.2 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Decision time...

  

  stay in MITWE, MITSO, and Techiya, at least for the first couple weeks. I ... semester, I knew I couldn’t stay in all three groups. But I really didn ... stay in all three groups, I finally chose to stay in MITSO simply because

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Big News The next chapter in the life of Ben Jones.

  

  years here, I'm going to be leaving MIT in July. I'll also be leaving ... how deeply I love the place, and at this critical moment in its history ... . One thing is certain: if I am invested in you - and you know who you are

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Pictures that don’t belong anywhere else – Part I because i'm a slackslackslackball.

  

  REUSING some of the pictures I took for the viewbook.) A double in East ... graduated last year, I believe). A single in New House (German House): A single in Simmons Hall: (there's a window under her desk. I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 17, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A White Christmas Escaping Boston to go to more snow

  

  sensation. If you've never been before, I really suggest trying it once in ... you're stuck in your bubble at home or at MIT. I hope everyone is ... packed up our winter clothing and headed to Colorado to spend a week in the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 25, 2014