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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  .004 lab and quiz to study for, a thing for my UROP I don’t know how to code ... what to do with myself, and fell asleep on the couch. There are a lot of ... by Nina L. ‘19, about her Friday night. Tonight Lujan and I went to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  Going Home We're halfway through MIT? o____o

  

  not to leave the chicken on the stove too long as the sauce can easily ... cumin and pepper, and place chicken legs, skin down, on the oil to pan-fry. 5. Once chicken skin begins to change color/aroma begins to develop

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  highest suicide rate? The answer to that question is: No, this is not true ... MIT as happy, well-adjusted people. That's not to say that MIT is never ... , but also a call to action. No doubt, we wonder how young people with so

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what i drew this summer i took an art class

  

  . (I keep putting off my Art Scholar application, so alas, I did not have a scholarship.) I missed drawing. I used to draw a lot as a kid; I ... much else to learn. But in the last year or so, the old dream of doing a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s Build a Snowman [CRITICAL UPDATE!] We can make him our best friend

  

  vicious attack. Not to be deterred or beaten down, a recovery mission was ... a picture of this process, this is when we started to realize how big ... 't tell how they're made. We took to destroying the snow ramp. Now for

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Following My Passions At MIT [by Susan Shepherd '11] Can a writer fit in at MIT?

  

  how many books there are until you see them, here are some pictures to ... Journalism", these classes teach students how to write more persuasively, to ... and even how to draw shiny things, there were also classes on sonnet

  • by ARTalk
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  Things I did instead of thinking (about decisions)

  

  you turn to chewing on college applications. Perhaps you’re like how I was—not-thinking about MIT decisions, much like how a child does not think about the marshmallow in front of her, or how you’re not thinking

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  chance to watch most of them because of work, lack of TV, and not enough ... copyrighted work for which you do not have permission to distribute. 3. Reply ... respect to this matter. Please be advised that this letter is not intended

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Take Your Blog to School Day Vol. 1 Standing waves and FIRE!

  

  So today we're going to take a little trip to 3-370 for some ... engineers may use in their career in order to measure certain properties, such ... have a 40 page paper to write, but such is life. The class is also an

  • by Bryan
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  transitions memories of first snow

  

  , Asymptones, NaNoWriMo—but I enjoyed the camaraderie, enjoyed learning how to hold a knife and butter a turkey and how to make a meal for over a ... , and this time, I was not the new frosh, not able to do anything, but the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 1, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  [Guest Post] The Alleyway by Isabella Y. '24

  

  carefree hours devoted just to think. Now, I ponder how the lives of these ... brownstones to tea and scented candlelight. Yet some are always late. They ... of rain. Rat. Squishy soles. No time to stop. Enough time to smile

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!

  

  to how we structured each rep. After each strenuous climb, we spent a ... Ideas Weekend. From 9 PM to 1 AM, a total of 86 students representing 11 teams competed to see who could climb up the 18-story Green Building the

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 31, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  For pi are cubed. There can only be one winner.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Some languages do not effectively distinguish between ... Jewish." But there's not, so this will go in Miscellaneous. From: Irving Spiderman To: [email protected] Date: 01-25-07 1:00 PM Subject: pi, Pi, pie

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  , but they also can be things like (but not limited to) athletics ... activities -- make sure you convey that to us. When you describe your extra-curriculars, either in an essay or on the application form, try to make it more than a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Musings on Graduate School Starting to think about graduate school...

  

  on my resume and not the PhD. While this sounds loony, I've talked to a ... graduate school, I've just started to ponder what life is going to be like in ... Masters that is offered only to MIT undergrads. You apply in your junior

  • by Bryan
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  people tend to overestimate their unhappiness about not getting a job, as ... my last week at MIT since they're a testament to how I feel about the ... tendencies — Invest in experiences, not things; you don't have time to adapt to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  30 questions with my roommates! I had writer's block so I forced my roommates to make content for me

  

  figure out how I want my schedule to look like for the spring semester Nora ... LOT so this is probably not accurate, but it was while i was talking to ... quote dumbledore, ‘It does not do to dwell on your dreams and forget to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 16, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  will still be difficult to live with. This is not an easy job to leave ... in order to begin mine. I may nor may not blog over the coming months ... This Friday, August 10th, will mark three years to the day since I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  thought should be able to provide a letter, however they are not able to do ... Secondary School Report. We have always said that it is most important to get ... compellingly on your behalf, whether or not they have taught you the most
• Blog / Admissions

  Blog Action Day Did you ever get the feeling that the Internet is full of nonsense?

  

  apps as I am, that's wonderful. I have to ask, though... (despite not ... ? Well, you're not alone. Tomorrow is the second annual Blog Action Day, when thousands of bloggers dedicate their blogs to talking about one

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 14, 2008