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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  tour of the Squarespace HQ in SoHo. I did an ad*** for them back in ... middle of IAP, the competition limited my options in terms of what I could ... the street, but I spent the next few days in bed anyways, and literally

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  senior house / pilot 2021 / senior house facts, and a thought

  

  overcrowding. But I can resonate with the last sentence in that email. ... how much I love/hate the current series of events, or praise ... of the Senior House community: Dear [insert name here], I write on

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  some things my eyes saw recently (this is exactly what it says on the tin)

  

  , East Campus lets us store things in the basement free of charge, so I ... -cute baby in the bag check line in front of me, and all the things I realized ... I have seen much in these past weeks. Here is a small selection

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 24, 2019
• Blog / Events

  How Many Liveblogs Can We Get Onto One Page?! Mystery Hunt Part 3.5

  

  did (even though I've only gotten 3 hours of sleep since 9 AM on Friday ... blog too! I'm going on 42 hours with 1.5 hours of sleep, a lot of ... getting kind of close. From what I've heard from my secluded area off the

  • by Snively '11
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  interest in astrophysics, which is probably a large part of the reason I was ... ." Eek. Maybe I'll waltz in on Sept 6 and say "ALAN! Hello, Alan. Can I ... I went to take my 8.012 final exam and had a sort-of-awkward encounter

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Week(end) [Read: New York] Adventures Parts 2-4 I’ve affectionately named these adventures: #metroentertainment

  

  spirit of vacation, I spent the next four hours sitting in Starbucks ... another of my MIT friends in the city for the week, sat in on their women ... ; Bacon…I was in heaven ☺ . After our delicious lunch at A Slice of Brooklyn

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  browser archaeology (fatima's version)

  

  , gradescope, canvas, "<enter any city I have lived in the last 3 years ... "How to not be afraid of everything" by Jane Wong. I read this book in ... Lending Art Program. I participated in SLAP this year and got a piece of art

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • May 3, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  staying in touch people are great <3

  

  meet a lot of people in classes/at random events that you can lose touch ... i'm taking this course called "The Science of Well-Being" on Coursera ... me nothing but grief?? but i'm really enjoying it now. the majority of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Psetting in Connecticut Tales of my trip to a figure skating competition

  

  . I arrive at the hotel, and am initially told I can’t check in since I ... end of my program. I end up second in the Free Skating portion of the ... hour in Boston is awful. I should have just taken the T. I might even

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 29, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  world" can dawn. For those of you intrigued by the program highlighted in ... Times makes for a great gift. Even in this Age of the Internet, I do enjoy ... Talented Youth (CTY). I'm glad to see one of my favorite teachers from my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  found a few nuggets of wisdom in my last post that will help you and your ... color to an audience of color. With that said, I believe that the vast ... , come on in, the water is just fine. In my first piece I addressed

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  The Office of Undergraduate Admissions handles first-year and transfer admissions. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  went with high school with. As in, a couple I distinctly remember running around with in the back of my best friend Wes's Explorer, who started ... 're two people who are my age, both of whom I love and mean a lot to me

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  My Life Is In Shambles… … and that’s ok

  

  . I hadn’t. If I had taken my medications. I hadn’t. In a moment of ... 18 years of my life. I feel anchored. I feel safe with myself, in my ... version of myself, and I still sometimes feel like my life is in shambles

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 26, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  of our home planet in Book II and you'll see what I mean: "And fast by hanging in a golden chain This pendent world in bigness as a star Of ... . Regardless of his intention, when I read that passage I saw this in my mind

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  from all of the Ivy League admissions offices, and I can tell you that ... vs. the number of male applicants to MIT this year, since I know you ... will be from the same part of the city, or be the same race, or the same

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  , so I’ll go in with a general overview of this year's timeline! [March ... that happened during build, but in the interest of not writing a novel, I ... intended. From the perspective of someone running the house, I can say there

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Maiden Voyages First years, welcome to MIT

  

  boxes in Saran Wrap. Inside the boxes, I carefully loaded all of my ... , which was covered in multiple layers of stickers. A woman who I assumed to ... , earbuds in. When I arrived in Boston, I had the daunting task of retrieving

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn in New England The trees explode with color.

  

  I've been lucky enough to be able to enjoy autumn in New England recently. For those of you in regions that do not have four seasons: autumn ... with color. I'm not a great photographer, but I hope some of the below

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leonard Nimoy at the Boston Pops He told me to live long and prosper!

  

  concerts.” The Boston Pops was founded in 1885 with the goal of performing ... nominations than I have years of life. It’s probably very difficult to include ... the bizarrely grandiose First Church of Christ, Scientist. I ate dinner

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2014