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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  never going to end. It seemed like all my midterms were clustering on the ... March, a presentation that accounted for 30% of my grade, and what felt like the largest amount of homework in existence. My classes have split

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Book Festival #3 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  . **** Last fall, my friend and I went to the Boston Book Festival (BBF) in ... Boston Public Library, authors gave talks and led storytimes. My friend ... to the Church of the Covenant for a Fiction Keynote. One of my favorite

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 14, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  bit of a culture shock that made me want to better understand my ... sit down and write my opinions on personal and political matters and ... understanding of how my Ethiopian and American roots played a part. For example, I

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

  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  taking my tests in November/December/January. Am I still eligible for the ... , what happens? Should I unrank MIT or withdraw my application? A: If your ... considered for Early Action. Q: Should I rush report my scores to get them to

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Sexy MIT Engineers My

  

  my life. My family wasn’t at all “sportsy or outdoorsy”. But on a whim ... . Two weeks later, I was at my first ever ultimate frisbee tournament. I ... veteran players! How to play defense by being on the open side of my player

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  10 Lessons #IAP #Italy #LearningByTeaching #wow #Pi(e)DayCountdown

  

  . I'd like to present my experience as 10 lessons-- not the ones I ... polar vortex commotion, my flight to Milan was one of the thousands cancelled and rescheduled for a full 2 days later. Arriving late to my job

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mormons and video gamers Bonding with strangers

  

  On New Year's Eve, my family went out to see Book of Mormon. When ... integrity, I was glancing over at the guy sitting next to my sister, who ... different languages shuffle past. That night, my family joined 13.7 million

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  “What Should I Bring To College?” (partly) answered my everyday carry

  

  habits, suppressed middle school memories of having my roller backpack ... dorms and libraries have scanners available; I like to scan my notes to ... everything I do.  This is my SolidWorks-ing, paper-writing, photo

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  More Milk Please And a cookie too. If by cookie you mean an awesome metaphor.

  

  ’t know. Stop trying to pick apart my metaphor before it’s gotten anywhere ... seemingly endless expanse of liquid lactose and my milk-loving self is ... grand total of my high school knowledge is quickly being surpassed. But

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Inspired Brainstorming Three pieces of advice I employ

  

  inspired, I mean really inspired, I sit on my bed and close my eyes. I let my ... advice are the lens through which I view opportunity and my future.   1. “The sky is the limit” - Mom Since I was a very little Gabe, my

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The little things My last blog post as a teenager! See you when I'm 20.

  

  period? my sense of chronology is pretty terrible) every French House ... still have mine: During the same week, my friend Daniel (who was a ... home the night before my first J-Lab oral exam and found a sweet note on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A FAPulous Start On how I’ve spent 0.0016% of my life at MIT so far.

  

  overlapping section- we should be best friends.  :) As of now, my existence can ... past 6. In the first portion, I spent some time creating my personal ... my Algebra 2 teacher’s recommendation. It was simply a better school

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • August 27, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  for the event under my regalia. But a fateful gchat with Chris '09 ... and used to let my cat in and out when I was away, tumbled all these ... freshman year), none of the good shops are available after midnight. My

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  My computer reminded me of what we're all thinking. Independent ... , uneventful life, let me assure you. IAP came and went and all throughout it, my ... . already. So without further ado, my top 10 excuses for neglecting my blog

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The New Year Barging in on the new blogger party.

  

  As is my style, I didn't arrive back to MIT until the last possible ... it to my family to spend at least one week at home with them before ... honest, it's not like I would have been doing much else back in my dorm

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  've flown in the summer since I came to college in 2007. My only experiences ... flight experience was capped off with retrieving my checked bag off the carousel and, to my delight, it was the first one out! My parents and I left

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!

  

  two reasons, the first being that I already go to MIT; denying my ... one involves what I do all this pipetting for: let's talk about my UROP ... my window at work and my window at home.) Last September, I started a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Rain With apologies to Tay Zonday.

  

  , because like most people I kept a pretty good pair of rain boots in my dorm ... . Unfortunately, my excess of umbrellas was of no help to me Friday, because I wasn't in my dorm room last night. Instead, I was at my fraternity. In the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  Over Winter Break, whenever any of my friends or relatives asked me ... fall semester, my natural, MIT-conditioned response is to rattle off the ... Cambridge anymore, Toto, when I - realizing that none of my relatives know

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life A play-by-play of my day, along with some pictures.

  

  while and today I finally remembered to pack my camera. I’ll preface this ... checked my email. 8:30 AM-9:10 AM: Walked to McCormick to meet my former pre ... : Stood in Killian Court and played with my camera’s panoramic setting, the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2007