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• Blog / MIT Life

  9000 Words This post doesn't have 'em.

  

  something to my cello case while I was out of the room. G) My hallmates and I have taken to sitting out in the hall. This is one of our handful of ... construction paper, three packs of markers, and 120 crayons have come in handy in

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  students in the middle, about three quarters of the applicants, were deferred ... ) I know I speak for all of the admissions officers when I say that this ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  I am currently in Washington, D.C., to attend my first Transportation ... snowstorm of the season in Boston, and an expected ice storm in DC (who ever heard of an ice storm?!?—we don’t have that kind of thing in the West

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  In my last post, I mentioned that I came to MIT never having cooked ... can effectively tack on $12 to the price of your restaurant meal. This ... 's pan (I prefer it to a regular frying pan because it's deeper and can

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  . Relish in it. Rule #5: Don't knock it 'til you try it. I can't say how many ... settled in enough that I don't remember what my own experience was like :-P ... , I still had a blast; so, regardless of weather, get ready for the most

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  setting up a house will it take an entire semester? stay tuned

  

  put things!!! The joy of having a single is unprecedented. I can ... At the beginning of September, I moved into a new house! It's 10 ... ="the laundry app we used in dorms"]WashLava,[/annotation] the bane of my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 5, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  Today. I. Joined. Quidditch. The awesomeness is still sinking in ... that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class ... MIT's campus to take some pictures of MIT"s newest sport. I started out

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  battling traffic caused by the likes of Barack Obama and Ron Paul, I arrived ... ...Heliport? Heliport? Did I read that correctly? Yes, Kamen has, in addition to a garage ... Last night, after a day of reading the first batch of regular action

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  does it feel like to be one of the richest people in the world?' I'm way ... minutes later, there were hundreds of people behind me. Apparently, I got ... , more personal setting but also got to sit directly in front of the stage

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’M BACK!!! This, kids, is why you should store your passwords somewhere safe, just in case Firefox…

  

  finished blogs too for that matter). So I started the arduous task of trying ... duality of feelings of both win and fail. Anywho, I'm back on track now. And ... Ok, so long story short (I'll blog the whole thing later), I use

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 9, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!

  

  To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Teaching at MIT we live and we learn and we teach

  

  for possible sources of bugs. This benefitted me in a class I was taking (6.009, Fundamentals of Programming) which I hope to LA in the future ... reflecting on how I've spent my time outside of class. Of the various

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 16, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  Publishing abroad A taste of an MIT-Russia student's blog

  

  ://www.fontanka.ru/2012/07/04/070/ - it’s in English, which a bunch of the reporters ... ). One of the reporters, Andrei, told me (in Russian), &ldquo ... English that I wrote it in to the typical Russian they publish in, but the

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  amassed a boatload of excuses so feel free to complain and I'll send you one back. I assume that most of you have taken the SATs and that you studied ... 19, so until then I have the pleasure of going to 2 1/2 hours of class

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  . But I do think that there is a bit of a stigma about such plans in many ... right up until Registration Day in September (though I strongly suggest ... , too, can request a deferral any time right up until Registration Day in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  a reasonable fraction of the 700+ events to attend? I was definitely one of the more anxious pre-frosh two years ago, so I figured it might ... . And if I miss something, feel free to ask additional questions in the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Only Answer I Have "Just a couple of sentences."

  

  said in one of my comments in the last thread, I wish people would stop ... I think you guys set a record for ben.mitblogs.com - 353 comments in ... admitted. I've responded to each email with a slightly different version of

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Exponential Decay This entry probably isn't about what you think it is.

  

  months now. One thing I've noticed about this site in the past year is that ... main page, you can find it two places: the personal archive of the ... , every now and then I get kind of nostalgic for old posts. Some things have

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Noam Chomsky Talk in 26-100 i still have to send these pictures to amnesty

  

  means to be truly unbiased, and our responsibility in wearing the mark of ... stronger because of it. I'm involved with Amnesty International- I believe ... with that of the organization, and often times I question their way of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 4, 2007
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [Announcement] The MIT Bloggers are hosting an AMA! Ask us anything this Friday and Saturday!

  

  Bloggers) ANYTHING!" On that post (not this one!), you can go down in the ... , you can ask us anything [annotation note="I know this is the Internet ... of people based on a specific topic. It has its roots from the r

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 15, 2025