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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sometimes a whale is just a whale Humanities classes make me roll my eyes sometimes.

  

  . Ohhh, it's a good feeling. Now, don't get me wrong. I am not a one-dimensional science geek (most of the time). I read poetry voluntarily, and I quote it in my AIM away messages if I particularly like it. I enjoy literature

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  starts tomorrow. It is always wonderful to see so many parents on campus ... with many of the parent events during the weekend it makes sense for me to offer some tips about how you can get the most of your time on

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  applying sideways, beyond admissions a rendition of Petey's hit blog

  

  collection of thoughts on the internet for a student figuring out how to make Big Decisions. I feel some type of way summarizing the blog because it is a true gem in its entirety, but the three main points that Petey

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 22, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT EA Decisions To Be Posted Saturday, 12/16/23, at 12:16 PM ET Your early action decisions, wrapped

  

  ."]psychoanalyzing the bloggers[/annotation] long enough to tell you that Early Action ... to Jenny's playlist and let it help you escape the samsara of the ... whatever it is, this too shall pass. Above all else, be kind to yourself and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 11, 2023
• Blog / Events

  TBT: The Science of Chocolate The school down the street does cool things

  

  . Eventually, a very long line formed behind us and it was time for the show ... 's always a TON of things going on. Since it's my senior year and I have this ... trying to take (but know I could never get into due to its popularity) is

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 9, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing documents! FAQ: What happens if part of my application isn't showing up yet?

  

  . Why is it taking so long? We are processing documents from more than 10 ... stuff? (Or, "OMG I sent my stuff before the deadline and it's not ... another couple of weeks -- if we don't have it at that point, you'll

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  ’ perceptions about letting their kids go far from the roost for college. It is a ... home; come to think of it, I was one of them. Good ol’ highway 34; a long stretch of road that connects many of the sleepy and dusty rural

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of ... writing my undergraduate research (UROP) proposal*. It's like yoga for the ... misleading because I actually poured it into a bowl before drinking it

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Firehose Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.

  

  on the same day. Yes, I'm not very happy about that fact, but it ... 't matter very much in the long run) - but rather because if you come to MIT ... general may seem now - you can and will find yourselves equal to it

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere I bring you the 2010 Ring Premiere, in full living color!

  

  The Brass Rat is a long-standing MIT tradition that has given rise to ... that really disappointed me about the ring - its complete lack of controversy. I would've loved to see a woman on the seal. It seems illogical

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Old Kentucky Home

  

  It's been a while since my last entry. Right now I'm visiting my mom ... I interact with who have known me long enough to know what I talk like ... brand name (and that would be "Coke" with a capital 'C' anyway), it's a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Sweet Transvestite "Round of applause for the man in stilettos! I can only run like that when…

  

  getting back from Harvard Square, we decided it'd be best to bike. But it ... ? Luckily, Matt was ready to show her the ropes before too long. Prior to the ... not in Massachusetts, thank God!" --audience reply "Hey, look, it's the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Wrap-up

  

  I had a great time last week at ISEF. This is what it looked like ... students/projects I wanted to visit during public hours, and I sadly made it ... . Last year's MIT ISEF Lunch (actually, it was a dessert last year) drew

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  transferring student culture online virtual rush? it's more likely than you'd think

  

  art. I honestly could not be happier with how it turned out...I feel ... orientation/recruitment events. It's been a lot of fun, but also quite ... decided to not include it in the final version of the website... burton

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  , but it is actually uncanny how déjà vu senior year of college feels. It’s ... We are in our senior year of college [annotation note="how???"]now [/annotation], and were recently discussing how much this reminds us of senior

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Classes about the Brain That Blew My Mind and I just had to share

  

  .g. malaria—we know how people get it and how it works). So, for the non ... one… I chose both. It’s Week 5 now, and I've gotten used to taking the ... get my Course 9 - Brain and Cognitive Sciences minor. It’s Week 5, and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 6, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What Do You DO All Day? A guest-author entry by Joan Horvath '81.

  furtiveness when someone asks a scientist or engineer this question: perhaps it is nervousness about how thorough and multi-syllabic the response is likely to be, or perhaps a sense that maybe it's best not to know. As for

  • by mitblogs
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  busy week. Yeah, there were p-sets, but there were also crazy kitties. It ... brunch, electronics, and numerous hijinks involving Tetazoa and long ... to the Z Center with nothing to show for it, I headed up Mass Ave to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  IAP for short. It's an excellent chance to do whatever you want! If you ... without knowing what day of the week it is, you can spend all your time ... unstructured decompression sequence in my 2019 IAP and loved it. (I also tried to

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  teach them how to use Illustrator so I've decided to write a blog about it ... Paint but better- I mainly use it to make diagrams of my projects, label ... name it but that doesn't mean it's saved anywhere- you can press ctrl

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019