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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  time to elaborate on. But this is a good start. I'm a jigsaw puzzle of ... bit of a culture shock that made me want to better understand my ... food but the Ethiopian side of me is so used to people begging you to eat

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  research. Some of it provided clarity for what I didn’t want to do—my destiny should be nowhere near grant-writing or transcribing or anything that is ... . I didn’t go to career fairs or recruiting sessions; I didn’t upload my

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Day Eve Making your decision by May 1.

  

  whom to admit, but the final choice is yours -- which school is the best ... Common Reply Date. The day by which you need to let your colleges know your ... concerns? I am available, as are all of the bloggers, to field questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The return of Questions Omnibus It's time to answer your questions...

  

  are pretty much set on going to CPW with me, how is that going to work ... , "If one of our parents is coming with us to CPW, is it okay for us to ... bunch of them are mine, which has less to do with me being amazing and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Q&A I asked current freshmen about the things they wish they knew for their CPW!

  

  event you want to attend or star each event for every day on your phone so ... , which is another student run organization that connects students to MIT ... still get lost getting to Pika, which is a co-ed independent living

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Moms We stand on the shoulders of giants....!!

  

  is still thriving. She challenges me to be a better version of myself ... always been my strongest advocate, and pushed me to be a better version of ... (which I found to be one of few high school classes that was actually

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  motivation musings as i look back on the year

  

  be/things I’m trying to avoid, the magnitude of impacts, and so on ... asking me to — it just happened. In some ways, this is the opposite of ... outcome is good? I’m sure I sounded better as a result of all of my self

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to do while waiting for decisions on Saturday Clicking the "refresh" button repeatedly between now and Saturday afternoon is NOT an option.

  

  This goes out to all of you waiting on tenterhooks for decisions to ... nerdiness on your chest for the viewing pleasure of small children and ... causes tons of stress for everyone.) ---On that "DON'T PANIC" note, read

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Dance at MIT!!! [Collab with Ben O. ’19] hip-hop? contemp? bhangra? lion dance? MIT's got it all

  

  /urban team I auditioned for, which is hilarious to me now that I’ve been on the ... much on the individual training and getting better. Because of that, when ... makes up one set). These individuals or groups of people then get to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes: Junior Spring Edition + notes on MIT academics in general

  

  .00 teaches you to think like a computer scientist. Here is a sampling of topics ... different number. 6.00 is the sum of 6.0001 (Introduction to Computer Science ... class best taken at MIT, as the Institute is on the forefront of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 25, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back Why is it that breaks go by so quickly?

  

  better, I don't need to know MATLAB, which is fantastic since I don't know ... I can't believe winter break is over. My time spent on vacation flew ... mentioned in her entry, IAP 2010 is about to begin! People are doing all sorts

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 3, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  More on food

  

  commonly) are free to put as much or as little money as desired on the card ... I think I'm going to be fixating on food for a while, at least until ... required to buy x meals per week at the school dining halls. One of my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  on their way to 3.091, professor of which is reportedly "The Man". The ... decided to go to 5.112, the next level of chemistry, to see if better suited ... as to whether or not to add 5.112, seeing as the first half of 5

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  connect to my laptop, which is much easier on my eyes. However, running ... , better to be thorough. 12. A bathroom caddy. Depending on you live, you ... , though it may vary slightly depending on your dorm. This list is based on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  cleats on feet, smile on face thoughts on injuries and spring season

  

  jersey, bringing my ball out to practice – all of it is so simple and ... roller coaster. As a junior, it was a bit tough to sit on the sidelines and ... naturally my whole life. Instead of walking, I was dragging, hopping, or

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  school are swahili and english, neither of which is considered foreign in ... apply online that is), or will you still see and read the full of an essay ... province being published in the local newspapers. There is no other way of

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  a recipe for making yourself extremely hosed or, what i'm doing this fall

  

  on virtualizing our program, which is taking a lot of thought, as ... unit is supposed to be approximately equivalent to one hour of work per ... Requirements, which are classes everyone is required to take

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 2, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Cassava Connection Part 1 of a series, starring a man, a plan, and a root vegetable.

  

  committed sense of belonging to a non-U.S. country, sometimes more or less so ... common factor is a very strong sense of obligation to home countries and ... Pelkins to Cameroon this summer to work on the project, with the support of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2018
• Blog / Residential Life

  [guest post] from the vault: hall exchange notes notes from a hall exchange in 2017

  

  Campus is a “cook-for-yourself” environment, which better translates to ... archaic: it is, to say the least, in need of repair. i am not sure which i ... decide on a handful of grapes, and first grab is good. But upon my second

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

  They may take our lives… ...but they'll never take our free Celtics tickets.

  

  , offering advice on how to get tickets, which games would be best, and other ... DID YOU KNOW? Liechtenstein is less than 5 percent the size or Rhode ... . It actually looks beautiful, and I might have to check out Vaduz or

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 14, 2006