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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  list of things that refill my will to live things to do when i don't want to do anything

  

  from chipotle with the app, i will have enough points to get a free ... talking to a friend with more sense than me, which, as it happens, is most ... enjoying /r/hollowknightmemes the fray's how to save a life sleeping at

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Incoming freshmen, come to the Activities Midway tomorrow! Find a group where you can continue your hobbies and try something new.

  

  Kesem table (#125) to meet my fellow counselors. For a list of groups ... assignments. If you want to see a clearer map, click here. ... service? Want to get involved with these activities at MIT? Then, come to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 30, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  New year, new bloggers! introducing the new bloggers for fall 2019

  

  , commas, and empty roads, and has always wanted to grow up to become a penguin Kidist A. ’22 of Georgia (the state), who likes to cite tweets by ... . In the meantime, I want to thank everyone who applied to be a blogger

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Driving On The Infinite One of my biggest pet peeves is people who do not understand how to drive…

  

  lead to a collision. Bathroom exits have stop signs too. If you are traveling with a group, do not, under any circumstances, use all four lanes to ... tickets whenever you stop to use a water fountain. There is no carpool

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  .” (It turned out we had to make a pros and cons list with the two halves ... online for several reasons: 1) I go to MIT and presumably had a good enough ... people reading this can understand this experience to some level: a missed

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  novelty the closest thing to time travel

  

  first three weeks each felt blissfully long, as if i’d found a way to ... has more to do with an inability to retrieve information than a problem ... to try recently i was reading a blog post about aging and love and i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • August 5, 2022
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  around. Yay for knee dislocations! To give you a little context, I ... to others. And man was that a heartbreaking realization. I was ... to spend a lot of forced time with not just myself, but the moments I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  love with a problem and wanting to do something about it. Most people ... extreme poverty up close. On a trip to Zambia, he became amazed at how clean ... on the path to starting Water.org, with a brilliant civil engineer

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A little something while you wait. Don't plan on doing work until we finish this.

  

  with the phrase "On A Farm," which is connected to a bunch of boxes ... , largely consisting of doing nothing, making random trips to Steak 'N Shake ... officially less than 4 days (OHMYGODDECISIONZ), over a 1000 of you will be

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Secret Lives of Machines 🤖 In which the machines in my life get the spotlight they deserve.

  

  . Thankfully, after a panicked email, I received money from MIT-Eurasia to fix ... ) could finally take a turn for the better. “My phone’s broken,” I said to ... to follow him down a flight of stairs. I descended into what can only

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 22, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am home. Small thanks to the Airlines. In a surprising turn of events, Christmas travel is Not Much Fun.

  

  need to behave around you? Might I make a small suggestion? DO. Then go ... messed up when they do it at the airport. Let me put you on a flight to ... originally going to be longer and angrier. And delivered by a hit man. A hit

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  to Web design are limited). Also added to the site is a Webcast ... planned for later in the year! Hmmm, I think I'm going to need a bigger ... just aren't enough excuses to say "Beowulf." It's such a fun word to say.

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Katrina I can't stop thinking about it.

  

  Louisiana. Some of you may be willing/able to attend a different meeting; if ... too). It's a feeling of helplessness - other than donating money I don't know what to do other than watch and hope. And I keep thinking "did this

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  Jeannie, where she has to make a robot Jeannie to walk down the aisle with ... . Happy birthday, Mitra! Don't eat too much cake; you have got a marathon to ... DID YOU KNOW? Umbrellas were thought to be an accessory suitable only

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006
• 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 ... is a wonderful time of year; the air is crisp, the foliage is exploding with color. I'm not a great photographer, but I hope some of the below

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2005
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  . Interviews are not a required part of the MIT application. While we try to ... held in person whenever possible, however you may coordinate a virtual interview if agreed upon with your EC. To help you prepare, here are some
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  from high school for a while, we would expect to see the results of your ... courses at a community college or in a non-degree program prior to applying ... /employers and other supportive materials that would assist us in getting to know
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  realize that students in the U.S. have a huge array of extracurriculars to ... other countries may not have access to such a diverse range of options ... apiculture (beekeeping) to building nuclear reactors in their garages. We
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  paper and do that pset when you have a puppy to play with. Thanksgiving ... enrolled. In the spring Baker House usually drops a piano off their roof to ... "]it sucks.[/annotation] You have a week or two to drop a class and it costs

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Flipping Failure an IAP update

  

  MIT. After debating between a couple of topics, I chose to tell a story ... the downs. I am glad I got to be a blogger over the last two years, and ... undergrad this upcoming school year at MIT, maybe consider applying to be a

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 28, 2024