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• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  extracurricular commitment, then rushed home at 8:30-9pm or so, to finally get some ... , words - comfort. When I don't have the energy to monitor what I say or do ... me, had crossed the ocean to attend university in the States - but they

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  build a treehouse.” Or, in normal-person-speak: hey, I kind of like this ... (with me actually sitting in it), the only options left were a) lame, and/or ... Name the first thing that comes to mind when you think “MIT” and

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF, BAMF, and other west coast adventures planning my next two weeks

  

  . ISEF will take up lots of my time, so I won't get to do much else in LA ... typically visit the big Faires in Bay Area and New York to give versions of ... 'll get back in Boston on Saturday morning, just in time to catch the final

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Study Break!

  

  problem was just absolutely hilarious to me at that point in time. Luckily ... our GRTs or the members of a particular suite are given $15 to prepare ... sounds weird. Trust me, I remember coming to campus for CPW and taking

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  ….why did I come here? 1. tO eXplOrE It is often said that “college is the ... Donald’s takeout in hand at 3am. I love when people I recognize wave to me in the ... learn how to face them. And you have to have fun in life. The fun is what

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / Events

  CityDays and ClayNights Clay Aiken concert, CityDays volunteering, and West Campus luau (lots of pictures)

  

  Clay Aiken! I'm not sure how to explain the phenomenon I witnessed on ... .R.O.C. (the People's Republic of Clay) was generous enough to invite me to Clay ... do not do justice to how Clay-obsessed some Claymates are. I don

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Time! All my classes managed to schedule tests within a week of each other.

  

  pretty manageable. I studied as much as I needed to and went to bed by11 or ... this week. Fifth-week flags, or notifications to people who are failing a ... . In fact, right now I should probably be studying for my math test

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 5, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  , so I'm guessing they're related to woodcarving or archery and that they ... 'll slip in a shout-out to good old Mac High--but here, things move fast. Too ... motivation to get out of bed in the morning. Maybe then I'll make it to the

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  my IAP with my head in the books, trying to absorb as much information as I can in my training to become an EMT.  Here are some of my friends ... sponsors the class, but it’s open to anyone in the MIT community and is

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  CMS.621: Fans & Fan Culture the class that changed my career trajectory?

  

  critical assessment about some phenomenon in current or recent fan culture ... looked SO interesting. In addition to these papers, we had other assigned ... having to read Powers' ATLA blog in class, which I thought was a cool

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Schnitzer Prize Winners! [by Ken Haggerty '11] Buildings with eyes, a drum for the people, and a house…

  

  contributions to MIT life, culture, and academics. In the realm of arts@mit, this ... Jaekyung listening to comedy programs in six different languages (as rated by ... joke. In the bottom left screen, Jaekyung listens and reacts to a Korean

  • by ARTalk
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  tick tick tick and the euphoria of it stopping

  

  get in? tick I’m just going to shut up, put my nose to the grindstone ... break me. … I love the challenge. In high school, I often had to push ... can’t make the time to. Once an assignment is turned in, I can’t reflect

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 16, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  Avenue (living in East Campus, the closest dorm to classes, we have a ... and I definitely want to look into seeing that or another concert at ... For the past few weeks, I've REALLY wanted to go to Red Mango.  I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  --the professor doesn't even have to know, so he or she will just give you a B or a ... while if I had something else really important to do. So, in between ... dashed gallantly back to the student services center with signed form in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have classes

  

  well or struggle. The last time I was in a really polarizing class (18 ... in it with me, which is nice since it means I'll always have someone to ... thought it would be funny to put 8.02 (E&M) and Course 9 in a blender

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  contact information for your EC is to log in to your my.mit.edu account ... applicants to the ECs in their area. Some ECs interview for just one school so ... want to make this as easy as possible although in some cases the EC may

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 3

  

  reaffirming your interest. You do not need to send in new essays or teacher ... gender. We're not going to balance things in a school just to have balance ... admit someone of the other gender just to balance things, or take fewer of

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

  Questions from Beyond one last blog

  

  building to since I was 19-years-old and decided I wanted to work in ... approach still work the further you go? Or, do I have to change who I am and how I do things in order to keep advancing? I mean it got me here, but

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  deep down they really just want to study alone in their rooms and go on ... ? Or even a prank? Let's put it this way. Dear Zug, You attempted to ... slight rivalry between Harvard and MIT. Whenever I'm talking to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Illusion Of Validity look inside your heart. you know it to be true.

  

  is so difficult to answer is because of the problems I discussed in the ... make the case in our favor. For example, over the last decade or so, our ... those are terrible metrics by which to measure an applicant or an

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2011