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• Blog / How to Human

  school break thoughts

  

  much to worry about, so my mind garbage collects them before the memory can even go to temporary storage. But the feeling is often similar to ... . For now, I pick up whatever is closest to me or what I want to do, but I

  • by Victor D. '27
  • June 21, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March

  

  maybe it's more than the media's need for heroes. Perhaps it is the next ... . David is off to the CUNY Honors College next year. The STS awards ... think a big part of that is it's not really in the nature of the science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Events

  A Morning With Sir Tim Berners-Lee This morning I attended a lecture in Stata, given by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the guy…

  

  -Lee, the guy who invented the world wide web. (That sentence alone is pretty ... site to learn more about him. My favortite page is the one on which he answers questions for kids. I particularly like his answer to the last

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  We have extended the Regular Action deadline to January 6th, 2021 in order to give our applicants (and our staff) some extra time around the holidays

  

  ; January 6th is simply the new deadline for everyone applying during this ... ! Do you provide a fee waiver for the CSS Profile? MIT is not able to ... renew themselves for all the work we have left to do in Regular Action. We

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  /academics... but... I like being taught for $45,000 a year. Is the situation the same ... offered, which is much more likely to be untampered with. The best news is ... postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  : the gym's rarely too crowded. Sleep. blah blah blah sleep is for the ... the more you skip class. You're paying for your education anyway - why ... . The MIT environment is far from cutthroat, but that doesn't change the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  a conversation with my mom at 1 am about cacti, writing, meche, and chess

  

  stomping ground. There is a beauty to the desert that you cannot see unless ... about pulling up to the shiftiest tattoo parlor there is, the kind with ... dad, who asked the price, and my mom, who said, “the arms are too low

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  to put off work, and the end result is a way for those eating to put ... Brian and I set out for the front steps of MIT on Wednesday evening, and ... . From the assignment: "The nature of the comparison is up to you, and the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Day 1 Liveblogging the beginning of this year's campus-wide puzzling competition.

  

  finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. The only prize for the winning team is the honor of writing the next year's Hunt. For some history ... some puzzles for yourself, you can check out the archives, or you can try

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reg Day collisions People should transfer to other colleges once they dump you.

  

  school I've gone to for three and a half years. And the thing is, I'm over ... . About my Reg Day. The thing about Reg Day, is that you run into every ... from 8.02 (electricity and magnetism), a couple of people from the best 2

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Entry: Engineers Without Borders Environmental engineering major Tiffany'12 fills in on international development

  

  . To help combat this fear, Showergy delivers all that is needed for the ... . Since the competition is ongoing, you can vote for five teams that you like the best if you register for an account (insert shameless plug for

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  same. It’s the best way for them to figure out if they are comfortable and at home on our campus and the best way for you to be comfortable ... the campus itself and the best way to do that is on foot. Even just a

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Exploring the Outdoors! In Kresge that is...

  

  !!! 2.009 is the Product Engineering Process class, usually taken by ... bicyclists (One thing I really think is cool about 2.009 are the little demo ... At the end of fall semester, I look forward to one thing. No, it

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 14, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Moment of Truth

  

  Decisions are in the mail and ready to be viewed online. I'm really excited myself, and I've known my decision for a year and a half. =) Best of luck to everyone!

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Share Your CPW With Us! I can haz guest blogs?

  

  from :P one of the best things about CPW is meeting you all who come from ... ! :D As for us, today is officially CPW Recovery Day, otherwise known as ... Stanford pen because I really liked the campus but staying here over CPW I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Pythagorean Triple of Awesome Otherwise known as the weekend of the 4th of July. Just another long weekend in…

  

  ? Where are my sisters going? For us, the 4th of July is not a one-stop deal ... . Flour is perhaps the best bakery ever. It used to only have two locations ... , I’m UROPing in the Doyle lab in the basement of building 66 (which is

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • July 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  , etc. I agree that it is easier said than done, but I'm in the same boat ... , and that's all I can ask for. Don't start the new year stressed out ... I've been reading a lot of the comments about the applications that

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Freezing My @$$ off at CPW By: Andrea '11

  

  my Dad's money in exchange for the best education I can get. I hope I ... during CPW. This is just the first installment. There are many more coming ... they get to the author. --- CPW has been by far one of the best

  • by Bryan
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for nothing, after all ... - "The 61 New Best Things About Boston," from the Boston Magazine. (Grammar sticklers, take note of the proper use of quotations for the article's name

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

  . There is so much going on, right now, in my body: the battle for better ...  midterm, and the greatest pleasure in the world is ripping my glasses off, dragging pajamas on in a hurry before jumping into the softest bed for a nap

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016