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• Blog / MIT Life

  GTL the secret to a successful summer

  

  A couple of weeks ago, Chris Peterson tried to describe my life as ... marginally better than party balloons.) 1 night of fireworks, thunderstorms ... nutritional content of Doritos... and I went to one session of jiu jitsu only

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  disinterprerto! a centennial, a harry potter dream, a made-up spell, a corny metaphor

  

  as an AeroAstro is amazing in a lot of respects. 9AM classes for ... group of friends who understand me. I'm continuing on with the Design ... , speaking from the audience during the Q/A session of the astronaut panel on

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Not Bra-Ket Science Building quantum computers to convince myself that they exist

  

  quantum sensors out of lasers and stuff, and it is exactly what I need to ... double-slit experiment (which prove that light is fundamentally quantum ... want to see is something like a person falling through the floor (via

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  as well? friend: what is this studying thing of which you speak? me ... of 24 and Heroes I want to see Jack Bauer take on Sylar. I don ... " has come to a close. And of course, it wouldn't be blogworthy unless

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around

  

  I'm able to have because of you, as well as the future I have ahead of ... to so many new perspectives and ways of life that I just never even considered or thought to consider before. And being at MIT has also led me to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  We Saw a Sea Turtle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

  (still maintaining our distance) to get a better sense of her size and ... that marked her nest. Here is a video of the event! We tried our best to ... years ago!) This summer, one of our goals was to find another sea turtle

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • August 14, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate

  

  of episode 1 is all you need to be hooked on. Trailer: https ... -fi is part of where I get my inspiration for wanting to be a part of the ... that the entire galaxy is about to enter into a state of chaos for

  • by Richard O. '28
  • July 30, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  -curriculars, either in an essay or on the application form, try to make it more than a ... schools admit you, you'll go on to achieve great things in life. This is ... essay(Mitra) Clarification on what exactly a "good match" is (Matt) But

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Business As Usual

  

  my camera. I stepped out of my room the other day and had to traverse a couple of construction projects in front of my door, which happens fairly often. We try not to walk barefoot on the splinters and shards, but

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  the beginning of the semester, is beginning to bear down on me with all ... into Jeffrey'13 leading a cluster of frosh from his FPOP. As is wont to ... A couple of weeks ago, it was too warm and humid to sleep, so I

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Communication Intensive Jumping on the semester-in-review blog train

  

  ’ve written everything there is to write. I am never writing another word of ... to their majors. The requirement’s purpose is to make us more effective writers and orators. A large part of that comes from exposing us to new

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  is: don't think of it as a speech, or a presentation. Think of it as a ... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! This is the result when you look me up on the ... our ancestors diverged from the chimpanzee lineage. One of them is from

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering?

  WISE (Weekend Immersion in Science and Engineering) is a three-day experience for rising seniors to learn what it is like to be an MIT student. The program is completely free, including the cost of transportation to
• Blog / Events

  DATA FOR BLACK LIVES this weekend at the media lab

  

  to the creation of LAW FOR BLACK LIVES, centered on the concept of ... danger and the urgency of being on the highway was not new to us. Three ... which to congregate, free of police cars. But it was also a dining room

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 18, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  of Sufjan Stevens's because Sufjan Stevens is a proper noun as well as ... apostrophe. So you would say "my boss' shenanigans." This is fascinating to me ... set off on a commuter boat (really!) from Boston Harbor to Hull. Here

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Startups in Dorm Room Fund a venture fund run by students for students

  

  . What's interesting is that a lot of DRF backed startups in the Boston ... a lot of grad student startups, as DRF isn't only limited to ...  RapidSOS, a universal mobile safety & security system to provide peace of

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  Orientation is about to arrive and all of a sudden MIT will be ... there, so I'm going to move on now and take some pictures of some other ... liveblog I intended it to be, but I'll throw up the first location on my

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? And thanks to an awesome friend, I built my first one!

  

  over 24 hours working on one of the problem sets, 15 (hours) of which ... appreciated. Then Kevin suggested that we go to Killian Court—which is an eight ... , like unicorns or people that don’t like Taylor Swift. What’s not to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regional Meetings begin Texas, Puerto Rico, and Florida are first up.

  

  "competitive," how we make decisions on which students to admit. We'll provide ... families and for me is always evident. I look forward to meeting many of you ... RSVP here. On Wednesday, I will fly to Florida in preparation for my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  pebble. The place you want to be is farther than this, right? That’s why it ... Kentaro Miura) There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022