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• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  are on campus to see a lecture upstairs by Nobel Prize winner Ted Hänsch ... can't join in, because I really need to be reading applications. As I ... chance to see it) The MIT International Science & Engineering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  So, you’re applying to college.

  

  If you're applying early (to MIT or elsewhere), you're probably ... wanted to live here and study here. Who wouldn't want to be in the center ... ." If only I were to get in, I thought, I'd be set. My life would be made

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 31, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  A man’s reach should exceed his grasp My roommate and I built a lofty heaven!

  

  floor and not the fifth). In this case, I actually did know how to do ... got too-short ones twice in a row). Ten minutes to figure out how we ... , which were not yet drilled in. That's construction, baby. To save you

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 23, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Conversations with graders And other ramblings of a frosh...

  

  goes to show how people here are not happy unless they're unhappy ... concepts that I couldn't quite remember how to do and a couple that I just ... lathe, which I think makes me pretty cool, thank you very much. I got to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  Quarantine and Social Life trying to maintain some connection

  

  as to not give away anything. We both share different thoughts and ... to learn more about the genesis of different friendships and how ... Admittedly, I’m not the best at keeping up with people. I’m pretty

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 26, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  , prime real estate that rich people want to buy and sell and not have ... it out to Bumpkin Island in Jeremy's lovely little not ... an accomplished songwriter. However, if you were to use a common

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ILGs at MIT They're independent! (Guest post by Sondy '07/G/awesome.)

  

  term will just have to wait. It's not like I'm leaving you out in the ... . Enjoy. I'm off to study for 7.05. In response to not-so-recent posts by ... you to shut the door.) We also try to see how many people we can cram

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 5, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  No Snow, and on singing badly me? singing? and posting it online?!

  

  't have to listen to how embarrassing I sound? Well, I'm trying to make a ... , because my parents raised me as a steadfast perfectionist. Not to say that ... 'm listening it right now and I don't like it. Do yourself a favor and listen to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  It's been a while since I've had time to sit down for a long period ... . If you're wondering what it's like to go to MIT, it's pretty much like ... treadmill. The treadmill just keeps going and going. You're trying to reach

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT is hard Yes, yes I am.

  

  wanky blog entries lately, I'd like to write one that's not, because ... you want to see how heat travels through the solid. Somehow, through the ... 't know how it happens, but everything seems to work out in the end. MIT is

  • by Snively '11
  • October 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  recitation instructors know how many students had listened to (or at least ... could also monitor (anonymously) how many students had listened to a ... also is remarkably active in exploring innovations to classroom

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What’s happening with Senior House The thing that happened, why the thing is upsetting, and what can hopefully be done

  

  worse for them. To ban freshmen is here not only bad science, but a ... used to corroborate the “drug use” allegation was not as anonymous as it purported to be. (Still, the aggregate data has not been publicly released, so

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • June 13, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  blogger wrapped 2021 taking on the legacy

  

  listening to Spotify constantly. this is not true because i am at the lower ... the grip Spotify Wrapped has on society is truly astounding. time to contribute to the buzz with another year of blogger wrapped! minutes spent

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 9, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Picked My First Apple apples, part 1

  

  , and now I have enough apples that it would be wasteful for me not to eat ... MIT sponsors an annual trip to an apple orchard in Stow, MA for ... to pick half a peck of apples, a hayride, a bottle of cold apple cider

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 16, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m so ill. like, in the bad way

  

  this time to get sick not only at the beginning of the semester, but at ... obvious drawbacks of being sick, it's impossible to catch up during the ... year, I somehow managed to come down with a strain of the flu that left

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] Next Haunt 2024: The Haunters what it takes to scare MIT students

  

  hampering the group's progress. So many people forget how to do 1d ... , especially when the thing you’re trying to anticipate is “how will a group of ... Preface from Jebby: In addition to participating in Next Haunt with

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Sophomore Spring this time, with on-campus features!

  

  bioengineering major so it might be interesting to revisit biology and see how much ... what it means to be a fan of something and how fan cultures change and ... a bug I don't quite know how to fix, but I usually just run to Joe or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  THE BURTON THIRD BOMBERS pset, party, pset and party party, rinse, repeat

  

  name suggests, you have to create costumes out of anything that’s not ... remind me to not take anything too seriously.  [caption id ... around them, how I know I can come home to a supportive group of people to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  lab, is not going to get you into graduate school. Publication ... morning at 6:45 AM. (My postdoc at the lab told me I don't have to come in ... application and wants to get to know you in person. I'll be meeting this weekend

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Memories I know this feelin', yes I know it very well (Thutmose)

  

  world and how I love to engage and support students. Just as your time ... Hi everyone! I am excited to be back celebrating this milestone with ... college counselor to give the same advice I loved to give on the blogs. Each

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • January 25, 2025