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• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  all in perspective, is that MIT is not an end but a beginning. I'm aware ... general. A lot of you talk about getting into MIT as though it is your goal ... have been brought up to think that getting into a good school is one of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  last first day (take 3) there are so many other blogposts with this title

  

  . Every minute that passes by feels crucial, like not a second is even to be ... month of this year in Europe, studying abroad in Madrid before going on a ... missed being in a proper routine. This semester I am taking the most

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 8, 2023
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  Intel Core M in some of the new surface pro tablets. This is a less ... exchange for a slimmer, quieter tablet/laptop. The difference in speeds is ... I've been breaking computers from a young age. In middle school I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  starting over and over again

  

  Starting anything is hard. In fact, starting is often the hardest part, which is a lesson I feel like I am always learning. I haven't been ... there are only so many hours in a day, and physical exercise just isn't a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 11, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  in to the weekend, I think you can learn a lot. That being said, CPW is far from "fake" -- actually, it is the true MIT, in a supersaturated ... time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  The sixth in a series... With less than a week until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time ... two bioengineering options have never even considered a lottery. In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

  

  fastest (and most fun) way to get through problem sets is to do them in a ... lately is that MIT is a competitive and cutthroat place, and that ... , is a confusion not supported by my friends Merriam and Webster). Sure

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just some potpourri Zoo! New computer! Cooking! Books! Spine-crushingly tedious work at the lab!

  

  -year-old brother, and I am the happy owner of a shiny new Sony Vaio! My new Vaio is ... Like Laura, I also read up a storm in the summer. I (re-)read Robert ... Monkeyluv last week, and I am currently in the middle of a book I've been

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On the Scattering of Senior House or: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Acknowledge the Bomb

  

  addition, MacGregor historically is not a top choice in the freshman housing ... There’s been a decent amount of turbulence in the past couple of ... “dorm culture” was a thing. I wasn’t (and still am not) in any MIT 2020

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 12, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  Every day at school feels like a delicate balancing act that is ... Everything. This is just me being a hopeless perfectionist. MIT has forced me ... that I hadn’t actually carried any cash or card. Mind you, Target is a

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Song Remains The Same But sometimes my blog entry is a little different.

  

  extracurricular at MIT is really a bigger commitment than it was in high school ... Du Temps" was written while the composer was a prisoner of war in a ... their guards. This entry is a response to two excellent comments from

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  are concerned, MIT was in the 1980s, as it is now, a school that offers ... Students?" This is a question I answered in this post. The answer was: "We ... state school and major in biology. Find a college that is a good match for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Memory Quilt insert many sobbing emojis here

  

  sent me a few pictures of the quilt in progress. I gotta say, I still ... from when I got to rep Sony from the top of a moving bus in the LA Pride ... during my time here. Jack Florey - Jack Florey is a cool dude SEGA - I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 27, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  feeling old and coming home

  

  a blog about the trip in the near future. This blog is about feeling ... to Paolo, actually, for the recipe. in a quirk of fate, Paolo is the B1 ... , which coincided with a record-breaking cold wave in Boston. As I waited

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome To Room 3-107 Hope you like the new site! It incorporates a lot of your feedback and requests.

  

  and comments. Changed the URL to 3-107.com, which is a lot easier to ... Well here it is, the reason I've been hiding for the past couple of weeks. Hope you like the new site. It incorporates a lot of your feedback

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  Recipe for Fun Learning how to cook is as easy as 1..2..3!

  

  sides of the salmon with salt and pepper. In a blender or food processor ... yams in a can. Blend the sweet potatoes with a little water or milk. Add ... A couple of you asked for the recipe for my plantain crusted salmon

  • by Bryan
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  tryharding but still not enough

  

  doing well in school. It's a lot of free time for me to be a tryhard. For ... I wanted to be a little more prepared, because 5.12 is also very ... , which is a bummer considering how when I got into MIT, I texted my friend

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • March 20, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  the most stressful ones of my life, and is a saga that unfolded over ... their dinner plans with friends. They've said a lot of things to us in the ... my last one. As a senior, I don't really see the point in having my

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  who started the fire? (not clickbait) playing detective

  

  For the last few years, I've been living off-campus in a house full ... fire was in a vacant room, 408, that nobody was living in. So then they ... [/caption] A lot is redacted from this paragraph, but this is the first interview

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 28, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Hello Summer! Finally done with finals

  

  to arrive. Boston is a lot nicer to be in when you don’t have a Pset ... Finally the year is over. After a week of relaxing, I can finally ... classes in a few months. However, the break from the constant demand of

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 1, 2018