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• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  't exactly ideal. But that's how scheduling works sometimes... the schools call ... . Next time I am taking Laura, Akash, or Erin with me - it's as simple as ... it took me 2 hours to go a mile. :-) But when I finally got to Mc

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  up for it by putting tons of effort into this much-anticipated virtual ... it, but I've definitely not studied for finals by playing game after ... treadmill looks like.) This is the Porter Room. Back in the day it used to be

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  knowledge, the only college in Cambridge with a polling location on its campus ... .[/annotation] Meanwhile, TurboVote — a software system that makes it easier to register to ... candidate or party, it allows us to take public positions on policies that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pottermania hits MIT Excitement for the release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

  

  was relatively banal but for some reason, it caught me off guard, as I ... event based consumption, and so forth. Yet very little of it has reflected ... intense, and he told me how very very much he was waiting for the final

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tales of a College Froshling Okay, so I'm not a frosh anymore. Meh, whatever.

  

  it, which is just as well because I don't know what was going to be in it and don't recall ever writing the thing anyway. I've always liked ... sewing a lot. Hey, it's been a while. I'll also spend a good amount of time

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Therefore, this is a REALLY long entry.

  

  Who: Chris M and Snively What: A picture Where: My room When: Last year at the end of CPW Why: We needed a picture together How: How did we end up looking like this? 4 hours of sleep-ish each over about 4 days.

  • by Snively '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  finally put a ring on it,” or “Engaged to the institute!” While this quip is ... of this metaphor. Perhaps it is an acknowledgement that life at MIT is ... last week of April. This tradition will most likely continue as long as

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Underwater Dreams an MIT event

  

  Massachusetts briefly before new legislature made it impossible for her to cover ... is very significant. After that, how can I give up? How can I stop just ... Dreams premiere (it’s almost like you were there!).

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 7, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 0: from DC to Quito A rough morning, a long nap, and a kindly neighbor

  

  into my suitcase; hopefully Eric can fit it into his backpack. At 6 or ... see my laptop again... *Well, Raphael says it was sketchy. I was fast ... Panama. I remember pretty much none of it (including take-off) except for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Filled With Cute Babies The story of my IAP in India.

  

  isn't so surprising. When applying to MIT three years ago (it's been 3 ... Scholars, Truman Scholars, and so on - but more than that, it's created a ... . Half the time, I gave up and broke into giggles, amused by how ridiculous

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Last train to Koblenz If I get back by 7:30, I don't need a reservation.

  

  all ready to write an entry last night on how some cities in Germany are ... sixth level detailing how the city is going to be redesigned over the next 21 years to make it even better and more efficient. I hope that the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  . One day he overheard us discussing how we both loved a good Reuben ... this time, it was my 21st birthday and I was just getting back from a ... . After a few moments of silence, Howard told us about his time at MIT, how

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  career fair haikus this post contains your Daily Value of sodium

  

  the large crowds Stand in long lines for your turn But this ain't Disney

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • August 28, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  Ah, glorious government holidays! Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy the day off, free street parking, copious amounts of barbequed meat, and beautiful displays of explosives. That is... as long as your weather report

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Theme I've been looking at too many de-motivational posters!

  

  Because it seems to be the theme of Paul's blog.

  • by Snively '11
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Trans-Consciousness Messaging Protocol! Of course I can't resist. Who do you think I am?!

  

  For those of you who haven't seen today's xkcd comic, I'm putting it here, because it seems all too fitting for the state of our comment pages. ...what, you don't think it applies? (I do have a huge post coming up. This

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 28, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  really excited, and decided to apply. Here's how it works: I went to http ... cultural clashes we might encounter. So, that's how MISTI works. Okay, so ... into the "safety" category, and I happen to think it's pretty awesome

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meteor Shower For once, the title is relevant.

  

  .Helvetica: It's an esoteric documentary about how the earthshaking invention ... -and-white-and-symbolically-important-colors-only. The sad truth is that my periods of REM sleep, no matter how R my EM may ... What Was in the Briefcase. No luck. My best guess is still that it had

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 17, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  a financial hardship, we’ll waive it. There is no benefit or ... you how much we want you to take care of you, and you loved ones, before

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  E-mails in French House "Seriously, people, what's going on here?"

  

  an equal chance of partaking before it runs out. 3) When you send an e ... 3 Why are you so perfect? How will I function post-MIT without your

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013