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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  . I hear starving is really bad for you. As I perused the store, I noted ... with squishy sofas and bunk beds for sleeping. My plan for the last two ... , working mostly on the 8am-12pm and 12pm-5pm shifts. Being an EMT is one of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Trail Notes

  

  necessary for the alga to photosynthesize. Their symbiotic relationship is ... plant, I am learning that the search for balance is ultimately a function ... . Inevitably, there will be discomfort along the way. For me, coming to MIT is a

  • by Sara N. '28
  • October 6, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  XREG

  

  . Boston's public transportation is terrific. The bus and subway go directly ... For those of you who commented in the last post or emailed me, thank you for your birthday wishes =) I'm in the office today, reading

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 5, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Late-Night Juggler In which I spend about twenty minutes trying to transcribe the Mass Ave cross signal…

  

  Note: The following is adapted from an article I wrote for CMS.350 ... too :-) It's three in the morning and MIT's campus is, for once ... ends with a tidbit about why juggling is important for the body, mind and

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 / Keep Calm and Carry On Getting some much-needed vitamin D on the other coast

  

  two. We were in the same project group for DEECS, the former Course 6 ... leaving MIT for a semester would make it harder for us to adjust back to the ... getting back in shape. I signed up for the NYU Intercollegiate Champs first

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 30, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  What Your Campus Wheels Say About You skrt skrt

  

  campus is deceivingly large. Freshman year, I made the unfortunate decision to attend the 9 am option for my physics lectures – which was ... Management, it would be a [annotation note="Which is about the length of 12

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 20, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  's not too much a price to pay to stay stinky for the day, at everyone else ... share the wisdom I gain from college with you, so here it is: don't be ... pretty much it for me. I was going to MIT. I never really entertained any

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  the souvenir racks, leaving room for one MIT shirt? That school who ... prospectives or tourists, I explain that the rivalry is kind of a one way rivalry ... is inferior, that while on the outside they seem nice and p(r)eppy, but

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  Pay it forward I used to have a guilt complex.

  

  It's the night before your organic chemistry problem set is due - although, at this point, "night" is probably the wrong word, since the sky is ... 've reached the limits of your productivity. Conclusion: (4) is your only

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Time Traveling and Teleporting

  

  the next best thing is the webcast, live today at 2pm Eastern Daylight ... The Time Traveler Convention keeps getting bigger and bigger. Now, three of the media outlets I most respect have covered it -- NPR, The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete feat. women's soccer & meche

  

  , who is a grad student from Boston University and works with us for the ... What up, squad!! It’s been quite the week for MIT Women’s soccer. The season is flying by, and we’ve played a whopping total of 18 games

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 31, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Your credit history is too short and other adult things

  

  . Apparently a credit score is a thing that people care about here. The thing is, for the longest time, I thought the idea of "building credit" was ridiculous. The going advice is that you shouldn't go over 30% of your credit

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Asymmetric Discussion of Shoes, the Process of Moving, and 3D Glasses Physics problem included. Some assembly required.

  

  . MIT is not a school for the daintily-shod. For that, I direct you to the ... wearing thick, waterproof shoes, because the road to MIT is paved with slush ... laundry hamper mashed onto the cushions of a green car. (Is “green” somewhat

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  . I am giving you a hall pass for this blog entry. This entry is for the ... , the process is just as foreign for the college-educated parent as it is for you. The only way for your children to make this decision is to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  you didn’t get into and pick the one you feel is the best choice for you ... to figure out what admissions officers are looking for and it is the ... . While MIT is a special place for me, the school you ultimately attend will

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask A VC Boston 2016 networking with over 20 venture capitalists all over the startup scene

  

  invests money from the venture capital firm they work for into those ... sleeping from 6am to noon for the past month so I wasn't sure how my body ... wanted.   Pros outweighed the cons. I finished my pset, slept for a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Class Projects

  neutrality isn’t about objectivity—it’s about who has the power some words on facebook trending topics, and also net neutrality

  

  place for the review team to ensure consistency and neutrality." John ... political discussion is an abuse of trust and inconsistent with the values of ... battling for control of the new technology. The arbiters, applying familiar

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 20, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Why Leadership? (guest post) Inclusive leadership and vision-building at LeaderShape 2018.

  

  have but as a universal possibility for all. Leadership is the courage ... Wonderland Camp and Conference Center in Sharon, MA for the MIT Leader ... from my face. Overwhelmed at my desire for his dream to be the world

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 21, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  what happened yesterday? "what's the name of the mushroom shop?"

  

  City to stay for the summer about a week prior. Most of my stuff was ... . I sat on the edge of my bed for a while, admiring the midday sunshine ... harvard bridge is probably more well known, but the longfellow's much cuter

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  . Below is a list of ten of the best spaces for both of these activities ... one is for you. The Margaret Cheney Room is a Women’s Community Room ... for graduate students (I never know why that’s there). The BSU Lounge is

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 28, 2015