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• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  . The passion that rides my mind when I think of it cannot be explained in ... conductors can barely remember people by the end of the day. "I also talked to ... should be a pretty interesting show too." I haven't heard of it. Can you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pottermania hits MIT Excitement for the release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

  

  with a taxi driver in a convention city. He asked where I came from and ... the release of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series ... culture." Here are some of his thoughts from his blog entry: Shortly after I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime Happenings A summer of research and relaxation in Boston

  

  pride that I had a fantastic time devouring four enormous cups of boba in ... parentheses in this post, but I’m going to roll with it: the new season of Top ... adventures here in Boston, so I’m excited to share the other half of MIT. While

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents too…really!! ...a helpful guide for parents (I hope

  

  should I attend with my child?" In truth, there won't be very many of them ... us in the Admissions Office has a particular group of programs that we ... will. That said, it's important to check in occasionally so I'd suggest

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  You construct intricate rituals function loses form and form loses function

  

  , I know lots of people who've found some community in their religion ... , one that can't be reduced to just "let's do things in-person again!" I ... into math, but we have a hard rule of "no math during tea time".) I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  . Now the sun is on the brink of rising. So I must hide in my bed for ... The 3D Lounge Experience For this part, I ask you to settle in a ... really in front of you. Munch on some (free) lukewarm fried plantains. For

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  Lost and Found I've been here for almost two weeks, and been lost at least half of that…

  

  to ask directions, to the first person I saw in the midst of this ... Donalds). Also, I'm pretty sure they don't allow you to set off smoke signals in ... flights of stairs from the subway, then looked at my map and declared, "I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 12, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Valentine’s Day Special Featuring calculus, people who hate me, and a picture puzzle

  

  “DON'T MOVE!” in an urgent tone of voice and abruptly hang up. Then I ... myself, I plan to buy a cup of coffee from Cafe Four someday before I ... first time I encountered one of these queries, I accidentally pointed in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  global environmental changes that arise as a result of human causes. In ... You may! Understanding the complex, long-term changes in our land, air, and water requires breakthroughs in measurement, modeling, and
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best of Times summer at the NYTimes

  

  about it. I also did good amount of UI/UX and product design for an intern ... embarrassing well-what-do-we-have-here pose in front of a nonsensical slide that I designed as my group members snuck micro-naps in the back. The

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 14, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  After a short burst of productivity in January, I proceeded to not ... class, in which I still struggled to write most of my essays. Regarding ... certain I am still missing some in this blog. This “merch” I speak of does

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Paradiso A selection of dishes that define my MIT dining experience, part 4

  

  through which I can glimpse true divine beauty. It is a cornerstone of my ... Why do I cook? It’s a question that many of my friends have asked me ... . As I grappled with changes in my career and my personal life, I used

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 28, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  9 / Headache 68 days to go

  

  figure out what classes I wanted to take. I was registered in 10 different ... Georgetown Law, and I'm in a group with 2 law and 1 other MIT student. We ... technologies. I'm quite out of my element here, but I'm getting a lot of help

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 31, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  61 Things to Love About Boston Give or take a few.

  

  in Cambridge and doesn't actually live there, I'm sort of detached from ... . #2 - This is why I chose to go to MIT. (Well, one of the reasons.) #17 ... 't appear to be very fond of us.) #56 - I want this book. (How about it, Mom

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  servers I'm a part of, I've realized that there are certain things about MIT ... . So, I decided to make a blogpost of things-I've ... this post. Moreover, I also made a list of things-people-think

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Downtown if you could see it then you’d understand

  

  central park in the middle of the city. We talk. He just came from debate at ... like this way is Chinatown,” I say, pointing to the streets in front of ... : we can meet Two hours later, we’re at Park Street, one of the stops on

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Kresge Info Session Come integrate MIT, at least for an afternoon.

  

  powerpoint presentation thousands of miles away. I remember hearing talk around ... create an MIT-ish atmosphere in another city. For the students who live ... deceive you. Kresge is 1/8 of a sphere. I once walked by it and remarked to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  hello from seattle This blog post hopefully not brought to you with an NDA.

  

  wasn’t one of my intentions. However, I can’t say now that I regret it at ... /weekend (maybe both, I’ve got a lot of work to do this weekend). Just kidding ... , when I was enrolled in this year’s Silly Robot Extravaganza 4000, I

  • by Cam T. '13
  • August 6, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  i wish we’d grown up on the same advice alternate paths

  

  in words i’d say my biggest takeaway was a sense of freedom, a ... i look back at the last few years i can trace out a long line of ... ? i think the answer depends on the nature of the field in fields like

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is This All? how do i live without regret?

  

  ? How much of a role does money really play in my life? I've been ... performing. I loved the idea of entertaining other people in any form or shape ... spend a lot of time on Wikipedia reading up on celebrities I admire. In

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 3, 2022