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• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  role model and still is to this day. Working in my lab gave me a sense of ... . College was a chance to both remake myself in a friendlier mold and to build ... is that a social circle is not something magical that you discover once

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  what I’m doing this IAP mostly physics and musical theater

  

  floating in a fluid (which is what we’ve been talking about for two weeks ... for Battlecode with two of my friends. In junior year, I worked on a ... of the formalism used is the same as in quantum mechanics, even though

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  that wine in Spain is not just an excuse for people to get wasted. 5. I ... because of the way it is. My Last Two Weeks in Spain, and Thoughts: Doing a study abroad is kind of like matchmaking. For one month (or

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / Events

  bad vision try these glasses on for size.

  

  from a shallow area of water in the Cape Cod area. (public reminder to ... name, but Norbert is just a cool name as it is). One thing I didn ... StuffWorks.com had a pretty good explanation. 3-D Viewing In a movie theater, the

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  XREG

  

  opportunity to take a graduate-level course in education (I had many graduate ... . Wellesley is further away, in the suburbs, but because of the MIT ... . In a future post, I'll talk about partnerships between the Boston area

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 5, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  in for our 2 hour wait. [2 hours later] OMG guys! This is it! Batman ... understanding at MIT that if every light in the green building (both sides) is turned off, the world will end. There is always somebody in there doing

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will begin again. Maybe the time is right (to blog). Maybe tonight.

  

  . On thing that's strange about taking this class is being in a class with more males than females--since the gender ratio in Course 10 is ... a page from the book of NELLY! Because it is getting HOT in HERE!" We

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  used to be a hotel! - and is in a really convenient location. So we have ... you alone. 3. Resist mentally. Picture yourself enveloped in a protective shield of white light, or in a safe place. Telepathic EBEs may get

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  As you may or may not know, I'm a Maseehdonian (aka I live in the new ... it's started SNOWING already in November (what is this?!?), it ... new people since we're a new dorm. The culture at Maseeh is also unique

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  tower. Nothing made that more apparent than standing in front of a ... change the world. Let's not forget that there actually is a world out there, a world that exists outside our little academic ivory tower. In my

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  To accompany today's entry about MIT summer programs, here is a ... students do these programs. Like I said in my earlier entry, a summer of working and spending time with friends & family is a great option, one I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  will respect their time. So whether your application deadline is about a ... write your letter, and to have a conversation about it. This is a much ... still have them write you a recommendation. They can write in their native

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Personal Projects

  loftblogging 2: acoustic boogaloo turns out that at mit, even the non-academics are incredibly hard and deeply rewarding

  

  've already noticed in the photos above is called a cloud lift: the Greene ... another plan for this blog post: I was going to build a loft in the first ... loft designs I scribbled on a napkin in the car on the way home. Six

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Two important reminders

  

  3 SAT IIs in one sitting, and since this is only a small additional ... the SAT or ACT, 3 SAT IIs: one in math, one in science, and a third SAT ... fast approaching. Today, Friday, April 29, is the regular deadline to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update We plan to release Early Action decisions on Monday, 12/15.

  

  . Here is a chart of EA application landmarks over time: In 1982-83, we ... on Monday, December 15th. In the next few days, we will send EA applicants an email on how to access the decisions online; I will also post a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself Perspective and focus, brought to you by M. C. Escher

  

  , in a word, frenetic. I loved all of my classes (or at least the idea of ... got locked into a narrow tunnel vision in which I only valued the ... , much less use one. Henry David Thoreau lived in a cabin on the Pond for

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 2, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Advice from Graduating Seniors to incoming freshmen

  

  ; Advice from Graduating Seniors John P. '17 MIT is a great opportunity for personal growth, and a big part of that is understanding your limits. Find ... people along the way, but you will grow in ways that are not possible in a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  choking hazard to young children. Blahaj is a meter long, nearly body pillow ... understands.  While the adoration of Blahaj is a worldwide phenomenon, the ... maintained a steady Internet prominence since its release in 2014. While there

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Adios, Madrid My attempt at an eloquent goodbye to Spain.

  

  about winter is going to be much more vociferous this year. fluency in a ... In a few short hours I will hop on a plane back to the US. I have ... , unable to pick out Iraq on a map. As I'm leaving, I realize that while in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Remnants of Four Years What happens when you have to start packing

  

  'll deal with it later and just throw everything in a box". Graduating means ... give a preview of my four years at MIT in the artistic form of my choosing: a selection of t-shirts, shot in the ever wonderful medium of the i

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 6, 2012