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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Other ways I’ve been rejected over the past fifteen years [suffering-from-success.jpg]

  

  themselves from the pain. The mere passage of time turned out to be that ... , Andrew J. '10 and I placed offers on a number of houses, all losing to ... win, though I concede the meager pool of opportunities sought (can

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What’s new? Life in Radiohead's hometown

  

  -PhD.) For those of you who are "new" to the blogs, I graduated in June 2008 ... in this blog entry, but I’ll try to touch on some of the surprising ... ) Classes I’m really enjoying my immunology program. For a taste of the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Asymmetric Discussion of Shoes, the Process of Moving, and 3D Glasses Physics problem included. Some assembly required.

  

  reflecting off a surface at an angle of around 50-60 degrees from the normal ... laundry hamper mashed onto the cushions of a green car. (Is “green” somewhat of a creative-imagery let-down? To be specific, the car was nearly the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside the box In which I start a new life at pika, etc.

  

  , the entirety of the drawer declares mutiny and goes madly deskless. It ... place on the hierarchy of desk assembly, and it took me at least 45 ... 've had a harsh life. Why complain? I can afford the luxury of reattaching

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 25, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  sitting with me for a while. I quiet them most of the time, but occasionally they come up, bile burning in the back of my throat, to painfully remind ... myself looking at my peers, feeling the painful sting of mediocrity. My

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is NEET?

  NEET is a collaborative and project-based academic program from the School of Engineering. The program aims to educate young engineers to build ... personal and interpersonal skills. Students will get an SB degree from the
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  varsity sport. The range of gym classes is really outstanding, some of them ... lasts for a week. Of course, I always end up signing up at the last minute, and so I randomly rank classes that happen to fit in with the rest of my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other CPW CPW guest entry by Sam Range '13

  

  french fries. The brothers of Theta Xi saw our excitement and offered to ... Of all the numerous documents bestowed upon prefrosh checking in for ... without the booklet as it contains, in addition to useful maps of campus and

  • by Bryan
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  *written by Rukia H. '21 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer ... past month, which is strange considering none of the teams I support ... it’s over. Observations (of the World Cup): One of the best parts

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  turned in my last final, walked out of the exam room into the bright Boston sunshine - and that was it. Part of me is still wondering when my next problem set is due and why I'm not stressing out about it. The other part of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Room, A Short Story This story is somewhat weird and slightly dark. Reader's discretion is advised.

  

  decided to kind of throw most of my writing rules out the window and have ... of the parents and the girlfriend was often only suitable after a long period of dewy-eyed joy and the calls to the superior ones about the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 2, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I Climbed a Mountain Today there's always gonna be another mountain!

  

  language to know in the States, due to the amount of Cantonese immigrants ... located strategically to get maximal sunshine exposure in the afternoon =p ... southwestern corner of the city, and supposably there's an impressive view of SF

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 28, 2009
• FAQ / Transfer

  How much does the transfer application cost?

  The transfer application costs $75. Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A lot about course 9

  

  -to-moderately sized department in the School of Science. There are usually about 30 ... -D humanities class, so lots of people take it, course 9 or not. In the student evaluation guide, the class consistently gets a rating of 6 (out of 7), and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  News bites from the Institvte A taste of what's happening around campus.

  

  chain In the near future, the presence of human colonies on the moon will ... an international team have mapped “one of the largest and most ... better aim with a pistol than their counterparts at the Army, Navy, Coast

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more school, no more books Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.

  

  Well, today was my last day of class as an undergrad. Technically the ... think I've attended a grand total of one since the end of my freshman year ... .24 (diseases of the nervous system) classes today were the last MIT classes I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  economic implications. The program offers a master's degree and undergraduate ... September 13, 2006 The works of William Shakespeare have a timeless quality ... their adamantine purity despite the passage of time. As Diana Henderson

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  've been on for the past two months.*) A couple weekends ago the city of ... like you were there with us, here's a little bit of the evening: And in ... completely overdue and I'm writing this from the other coast. I'll be back soon

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Y U NO HAVE ROLLERCOASTER this is why

  

  in the courtyard, which temporarily becomes a sprawling playground of 2 ... bit less glorious, because the city of Cambridge decreed, for the first ... . Which probably would have been trivial, given the sheer quantity of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 27, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  Today was the first snowfall of the year! How exciting, I didn't even ... snowflake of winter, how exciting)! Gradually, it began snowing harder; the ... in January is 36 degrees, the average low is 22 (it's also the coldest

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005