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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  Galveston, which is the Island south of Houston. We went to Moody Gardens and ... to South Korea for two weeks to work on a project. In the words of one of the trading company folks – “They chose an intern!?!? Which crazy

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Good Stuff yeah, man

  

  to use. There's even a quartic formula, which is even huger and ... said is true regardless of which people are friends with which other ... the rest of my life to meet other math people, and I really wanted to

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  is in the West Lounge on the second floor of the Student Center (which ... , do we sleep on the floor of our host's dorm, or are we actually getting ... pretty much ask anybody how to get to the Student Center (which is where

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Not an actual entry Warning: I am apparently in a run-on sentence/overuse of parenthetical statements mood today.

  

  Adam is the baby of the family and his mommy won't let him drive to Maine ... blast, though. (I'll put a picture of me and my bro on later to embarrass him, but the picture is on my parents' camera.) We went to Disneyland on

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  great time to register for the January administration of the tests, which ... If you are applying to MIT this year, here's an update on what you ... 10) to schedule your interview is fast approaching! You can find the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Practice Safe Hacking No, there are no LEDs

  

  to advertise the party of the same name put on by the Burton Third ... let MIT use a forklift to remove it. This is one of those cases when ... Hacking at MIT is steeped in tradition and still occurs to this day

  • by Snively '11
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  a conversation with my mom at 1 am about cacti, writing, meche, and chess

  

  parlors in Tucson was open, probably to cash in on the stream of people getting New Year’s tattoos. It’s called Sacred Art, on 4th Avenue, which is ... how to apply those things to life. We moved to my room, which is

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  My Entirely Unexciting IAP see title

  

  So, compared to my IAPs of years past which I spent studying abroad ... UROPs), to enjoy the multitude of craziness that goes on on campus (see ... backpack across Europe in 4 weeks, which is what one of my friends is doing

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 28, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Underneath All That Polish… ...lies a few things you wouldn't want to miss

  

  , highlighter, or anything else. A good deal of the surface area here is made of felt, which is duct-taped onto the actual frame of the couch. The seats ... 've gotten used to a lot of things about the Institute. And sometimes, when I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Senior Survey (Says?) (For the record, I think that being on Family Feud would be totally awesome)

  

  much time is left on my conversion to a movie in Final Cut Pro. (Two ... -minute break where I got to click on a bunch of buttons. On the last page ... from juniors on up tend to blog more when they need money than when they

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 3, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 2 Neither zumba, nor yoga.

  

  before the hour. On Wednesday, I had every intention of going to zumba ... third of the crowd were men, which is a lot more than any other yoga class ... room, I understood this to mean that I was the only newcomer "- which is

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Integration Bee (guest post by Mike W. ‘19) I had a tagline planned out, but I axed it for being too derivative.

  

  went on to win the contest. I’m not jealous. Not at all. I think this is ... , listening to songs about Alexander Hamilton on YouTube, and flipping through ... quite sure either. But the people running the event seemed to know (or

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 2, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That Lovely Pre-Finals Period

  

  -year class plan of the department in which you plan to major. I'm being ... aspects of communication. The final report, some 33+ pages worth, is due ... all week. There's a lot of buzz on campus right now about some proposed

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Hail the Working People Living down the 40-hour work week.

  

  , soon enough it’s on to the next world: MIT. Is anyone (ever) ready? Like ... forward to the alarm ringing at 6:45 AM. I drive an hour to work – which ... of the day is seeing all the people in western business attire standing

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 31, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Registration Browser Issues Firefox isn't playing nicely with MyMIT...

  

  , which is likely why some of you have been having problems. We'll get to the bottom of that asap, but in the meantime, if you've already ... is blank, you'll need to re-register using Safari or Internet Explorer

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  has a hole in it; and Belgian dark chocolate, which is kind of ... can be hard to believe that all of this is all so close ... (but still close to both of them). On the first floor the Harvard Book

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  better etiquette. There's a lot to learn, and there are a number of tricks ... is. On top of re-learning my table manners, the Ballroom Dance Team ... the first day of classes is Tuesday, YIKES! But I didn't get through

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choose My Senior Spring Classes for Me pre-registration is open and i will let you decide

  

  relevant to any interest of mine. Also means I have to have a class on Friday ... allow me to make or learn music is some fashion or manner writing ... is my favorite time of the year! I love registering for classes because

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  , or even months, before things get back to normal. Please know that for ... with us when the time is right for you and we'll be happy to work with ... helicopters carry their relatively miniscule payloads of water (relative to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  've ever wanted to get out of the wind more in my life. While my thick, wooly ... . 2. You actually need study skills at MIT. Okay, so this is kind of a ... sort of study skills. Little did I know that would come back to haunt me

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009