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• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback 1.0 What was I like as freshman? Wouldn't you like to know.

  

  I figured hey, I got into MIT, how hard can it be? I totally know what ... for me. How do you even say that out loud? Isn't it just much easier to ... programming something how to perceive its surroundings is astonishing! .... My

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  proud of, and how has it impacted your life so far? This could be your ... , as readers of this blog likely know, MIT does not use the Common App ... something you do simply for the pleasure of it. Although you may not yet

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Of Orange Juice and Animal Hats. How the Flintstones failed me.

  

  , and once caught a cold in 90 degree weather. I’m still not sure how that ... from a friend a few weeks ago during a different contamination: Hey, how’s Theo doing? Does he need more orange juice or soup or anything?) To put

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / Events

  eclipse chasing, undergrad edition compilation post by Kano '25, Allison '27, Amber '24, Ali '26, & Audrey '24

  

  (?), we made it back at 10:30 pm. Not nearly as long as those who’d gone up ... long. Was the trip a bit of a hot mess? Comedically so. Was it worth it ... . I’m glad we did. That was insane all of it. Ali '26 how strange it

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 22, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  them in small groups. It was really helpful and made me feel like she was really hearing and caring about my music as I was writing it. After my ... you want. Make it atonal, modern, spoken word, whatever." I think she

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  in remembrance of my sticker collections for stickers are vessels for stories

  

  words, it's been too long for me to remember how these came to be ... discord server: I don't get how it's an insult?? Y'all are the clowns for ... harvest the cap. But alas it was simply not attainable for reasons detailed

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 5, 2023
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Paradiso A selection of dishes that define my MIT dining experience, part 4

  

  macabre means. to be clear it does not mean “delicious” "]macabre ... ="cj: the fish! it is fishy! how surprising"]stereotypical fishiness ... Why do I cook? It’s a question that many of my friends have asked me

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 28, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why It Pays…

  

  Why it Pays to Be a Math Geek (from msn.com) Selected passages ... might just be worth it -- in terms of job outlook and high starting pay ... communication skills are key to long-term career success. 'Being the best

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Fall Sports at MIT Roll Tech!

  

  traveled to Middlebury for our second-round NCAA game. It was a pretty long ... .  How has your experience been as a student-athlete at MIT so far?  Field ... -athlete because it is hard to find the friendships and bonds you get with your

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 15, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pluto replies ThinkGeek.com rocks my effing socks.

  

  asked: How much time does a sport at MIT really take up? I'm sure you ... 's response. I WANT IT. (My birthday is January 10th.) Right now I'm supposed to be doing a 2.003 pset, and it really isn't a lot of fun. Adelaide

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living with Rain Beyond the umbrella

  

  to splash those walking besides me). I’m not quite sure how guys do it ... It rains a lot in Boston. There’s not much more you can say about that. Sometimes it drizzles, sometimes it pours, but there are weeks

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Likelihood

  

  't have any early notification is that MIT does its notification pretty ... some good news before the competition does. This courtship, which can ... admissions offers for these schools won't be sent out for a long time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2005
• Blog / Events

  IAP & Mystery Hunt preview Four Mystery Hunt puzzles for you to try.

  

  activities is the annual Mystery Hunt. In short, Mystery Hunt is a weekend long ... 12, at 12 noon in Lobby 7 (the "main entrance" to MIT). It will last ... hints, no introduction. Each does, however, come with a title. 182

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Next Big Mailing is out Choosing your email address, and more.

  

  ): they're the firstyear and Orientation folks. What does the NBM include ... item is the one that generates the most excitement. For many students, it ... . Good default usernames are your last name (if it is fairly unique and 8

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Flowers in your hair

  

  I'm flying to San Francisco for the long weekend -- hope you kids in ... classic stories such as "Tucker Tries Buttsex, Hilarity does not ensue" and "The Night We Almost Died." ------------- You heard about it, so now

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maine, Episode III: Ain’t No Mountain The one with more pictures than text.

  

  through the White Mountains. So, I guess this blog entry is about as long ... treacherous stream in rustic fashion. This is the best picture, so it goes first ... picture of it? Hey, look, I was really hiking. Joe notices that on a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Nothing is perfect… and it doesn’t matter a guest post by Tommy A. '21

  

  't care about how it performed. And Flipstream, adorned with ~stylish~ foam ... bottom of building 3. It's also where a lot of course 2s live when they ... the last chance I had to work on and impound my robot. It didn't work

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 6, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  activities. This may or may not surprise you; if it does surprise you, it ... amazing fact. (You may hazard a guess as to how many times I've heard the ... sports, it's possible to join and excel even if you never played in high

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  much as I could, it was never enough to more-than-pass.  I learned how to ... -of-school-year beginning-of-summer post, and it feels like so much has happened since classes ended, but I'd like to sum things up in one post and just get it all out

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Schedule Is Awesome & it's better than Snively's / Sometimes completely unrelated entries are posted in pairs.

  

  .735: Writing and Reading the Essay. It's my last class in the HASS ... little seminar where we're presumably taught how to design spaces while ... this semester. In Course 4 I'm much more used to having some 3-hour long

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009