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• Blog / IAP

  A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 2) 12 hours of coastal biking and other Spanish adventures

  

  part came out awhile ago, and this second part got very delayed due to a ... translates to "Market of Charms," a bustling flea market. It was an outdoor ... that I met a woman that I still think about to this day. Llibreria del

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 11, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  shoes looked a little lonely and abandoned that morning, so I went back to ... sucks to stop, become almost sedentary, and then get back into it after a ... I was done, though, I had a lot of residual energy to do

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  approximately where you are now. A summer of waiting to start at MIT had finally come to a close and I was trying out my shiny new label of "MIT student ... community to be a smooth journey. The process is inherently one that requires

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  on being seen ...and why that might be important

  

  provided sound counsel to my young charges along the way. There are a number ... reflect on the transition back to MIT from a place where I have lived and ... as well as what you do is not a one-way street.  In order to really be

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  Back in the good ol' days (winter of 1983 to be exact) there was a ... was to show you a controversial play where a penalty has occured and ... think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to a highly

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Secret Lives of Machines 🤖 In which the machines in my life get the spotlight they deserve.

  

  . Thankfully, after a panicked email, I received money from MIT-Eurasia to fix ... ) could finally take a turn for the better. “My phone’s broken,” I said to ... to follow him down a flight of stairs. I descended into what can only

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 22, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  a woman who cries at telephone commercials, and I'm actively trying to ... ), and I'm heading to a PhD program in biology. And it's all super ... , we're going to leave the rest of that thought for a later day. (If I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 4,5,6: NACAC Conference Part 3 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  a pretty long day. We got to Tampa around 11AM, checked into the hotel ... we hit the town, where I got to see a lot of my old pals from the ... of our office. To sum it up, admissions should be a process, not a

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Acting, Writing, and Roleplaying: A Match Made in Heaven [by Susan Shepherd '11] Guild members have infiltrated the KGB, made first contact with aliens,…

  

  and knowledge of electronics came together several years ago to create a ... a player, your first instincts are probably to a) run, b) find a safe ... has different goals – you need to a) help get others to safety, b

  • by ARTalk
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  [JOINT POST] Travelling as a black female "Alexa, play Brown Skin Girl..."

  

  to me. However, by the end of the trip it almost became a sort of ... I just kept moving, and each time a new crowd started to gather I would walk to a new place. I repeated this sequence over and over, even

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  a few times to me. One of these was when I was in high school and ... ! Better leave it off for a couple of weeks to let it dry out. 3) The company which was supposed to mail my replacement charger got a Brazillion

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Places to Sit at MIT and study

  

  . Whenever I get stuck on my work, I like to find a new place to study. The ... -senior" status) to finish up a degree. I'm excited to be taking advantage of this ... I came to MIT with an ambitious goal: to sit everywhere on campus. Oh

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  you can add some context and details to your application. It’s a chance to tell your story and for us to get to know you as a three ... to know you. Though the interview is optional, it is a great chance not

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Personal Projects

  A Recycled-Material Selfie Stick Engineering and problem solving in developing nations (the most important problems only, of course....)

  

  himself out of spare parts as a fun project:     You have to ... cheaply available. To build that speaker, Gedion used a soldering iron to ... ratchet, or a screwdriver, or even pliers--he just has to use the tip of a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  seven days? A seven-page paper, six nights of studying, five hours to ... you have a problem) and have one page left to write on the linguistics ... sand at Hayden Library. (Except for a quick study break to Berklee to go

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

  Happy Holidays! The bloggers' holiday pic.

  

  Just a quick note to say happy holidays from all of us to all of you. We hope your vacations are fun and safe, and that your 2006 is super. :-) P.S. All questions to date have been answered in the previous entry...

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is Interphase Edge?

  Interphase Edge is a two-year scholar enrichment program that includes an eight-week summer session as well as programming during the academic year to help ease the transition to MIT and to build community among
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Brahms & Tomorrowland (2015)

  

  remind myself, I really wasn't a good pianist. I began learning to play ... truly love the piano. A great deal of credit for this goes to my piano ... alongside the quiet of a river. The solution to every musical block was to

  • by Sara N. '28
  • April 30, 2026
• Blog / Summer

  i visit Cape Cod and discover the most beautiful beach on Earth

  

  boyfriend, my boyfriend, and I all rented a Zipcar and drove down to Cape Cod to spend the day at the beach. it was a goddamn ride start to finish ... sickeningly bright green drink—a matcha frappuccino—and prayed to the stars that

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 24, 2020
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Moving Across The Pond From One Cambridge to Another

  

  -essential employees I said my final goodbyes, hopped on a plane to Canada and shipped off to a land of free healthcare, fizzy lemonade and double decker buses ... one society I never saw myself joining. Going to a taster session based

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 6, 2014