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• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy New Year! how i celebrated the coming apocalypse

  

  before, I come from a small town in the woods, a place where people ... back in college. It was made out of schedule 40 PVC and would shoot a ... . But I didn't know how to make these, as my education in engineering

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  I turned it in, the full implications of this simple point would ... one of the topics in the class I found most exciting - one about which I ... , State, and Utopia in 1974. This book would capture the public imagination

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  lookin’ at the blur of this semester and ahead at the next one!

  

  times. These are some of the things I loved and would like to repeat, and ... them. However, in total, 72 units was too many. I skipped most of my ... content during the psets, which would have gone more smoothly if I did the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Two Valentine’s Day Serenades Happiness and hearts and the MIT Logarhythms and Muses in cell biology!

  

  week in class. I absolutely cannot be unhappy around him, no matter how ... Harry Potter series. I’m in Slytherin.) I’m thrilled that Professor ... happy and I felt giddy and happy and I couldn’t stop grinning in the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Admitted Student Gathering Thank you MIT Club of Northern NJ for throwing a great one!

  

  student in the immediate area, I was pretty excited to meet other 2017's in ... through so far. I began to wonder what kinds of questions they would ask ... ". Afterwards was social hour, where I met some really cool alumni. Especially

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…

  

  took the job. I've been in that lab for two and a half years now; I work ... recommendation for my graduate school applications. In the first project I worked ... -- and when Albert's not in the lab, I get to take over his desk! The

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Early Morning Construction and other bexley woes.

  

  construction in the alley. Yesterday was also somewhat of an exception so I was ... : ----------------------------- Construction in Back Alley Next to Bexley Dorm Hello, I'm wondering how long ... pulled down my window and my shades, assured that I was in for another 3

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  letter in the Senate? Dan: No, but I would be happy to start one. Wait ... him by name when I passed by in the hallway. Now, I’m in a big room ... one of his constituents, and the last time I was in New Jersey I was

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  time riding in a group, and I'm still a pretty novice cycler. ... About ... Death again, but if we had, I think I would have been okay. I hope you ... With two weeks left until Bike and Build (donate donate donate!) I

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mens et Manus – mainly Manus! Hmm my hands feel itchy...

  

  carve out the inside. Still unsure, I timidly stuck a petite knife in: -and left it there... Until killer instincts kicked in: I had ... shaved in the pattern of “MIT” in the back: This would all look much

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 29, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Somewhere in between Trying to find out where I belong at MIT

  

  . I have never regretted my decision to take a year off and study in ... the whole “I took a year to study in China, but I studied Chinese, so it ... a degree in Chinese, but I have to go for another year to finish my

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 13, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  Bon Pain in the NIH Clinical Center (which I justify by the total ... mug), hanging out in New York City, and more. I’m really only getting ... , sinking in. Could it really be true that I only have one year left at the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The First Four Days of the Next Four Years (Guest Entry) "STUDY. SLEEP. PARTY….pick two"

  

  simply "Rindge"), the only public high school in Cambridge, MA. I must ... been rather silly to create a blog that no one would read. Nonetheless, I ... …etc. I even managed to catch the EC/Senior House Water War in action: One

  • by Bryan
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  decision. I would really encourage all of you to ask lots of questions this ... responses. I would also encourage you to explore all the dormitories and as ... bed. Some students have futons in their rooms you can sleep in. I am in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT files lawsuit on behalf of international students alleges ICE policy “arbitrary and capricious and an abuse of discretion”

  

  where they come from. I know firsthand the anxiety of arriving in this ... living in the United States. Since last March, MIT has offered housing to ... , Acting Director of ICE Ken Cuccinelli said, in an interview, that this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 9, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  . Additionally, I would recommend sending us a letter in mid-late April with an ... our 8% international quota. I'm still very interested in attending MIT ... students. Okay, what should I do now? If you are still interested in MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  Yay! A hack! Know what're cool? See title.

  

  a photograph. As I walked into Lobby 7, camera in hand, ready to ... actually prospective students, I used Jack Florey in hopes that the name ... Sometime late last night and/or early this morning I received a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tattoo ideas No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice.

  

  No, I'm not getting a tattoo. But I do need your tattoo advice. As a cheap yet fun giveaway, we are considering temporary tattoos. They would be small -- say, 2 inches square. What I need are your ideas for a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  side of the tracks." In fact, I'm from the wrong side of TWO tracks. In ... unfriendly fluorescent lights together. In the interest of full disclosure: I never attended Middletown High School North. I would have- I attended its

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2019 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live

  

  transferred, but if I hadn't, things would have been fine. Whatever happens, I ... application. You will log in using the same email and password used to create your application account, and you can log in now to check your decision

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 3, 2019