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• Blog / About Decisions

  Here’s a Plan let's burn off the pi(e)

  

  verbally express my nervousness to anyone around me since they were probably ... activity and had probably never ran more than a mile in my life. Imagine how ... take it at your pace. I'd ideally do yoga after my morning jog as a

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • March 9, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle @NatGeo, pls hire me

  

  During my trip to Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa I spent two days on a Game Reserve. We stayed on the very top of a hill in Hluhluwe , sleeping in actual huts. It was foggy and when it rained it was absolutely

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Making friends by learning languages Welcome to the Language Conversation Exchange

  

  try out. Then, during my sophomore IAP, I took a Spanish conversation class in Spain through a program called IAP Madrid. It is one of my most treasured memories from my time at MIT and it reminded me why I love speaking

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Olivia S. ‘20 en Monterrey teaching algorithmic thinking to girls in México

  

  by the direct funding deadline (we've all been there). When my soon-to-be supervisor, Dr. Abel Sanchez, saw on my resume que yo hablo español, he asked ... strategic and some less so, about how to solve this problem. Déspues, I, my co

  • by Abby H. '20
  • June 4, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  I(t)A(ly)P trippin in the off season

  

  that make my head hurt trevi colosseo pigeon detail

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i’m doing typing in a comfort style for a change

  

  this was and how i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. missing out on ... seems impossible. skin started peeling from my hands and feet a few weeks ... says it's an annoying part of the healing process. i just think my hands

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skullhouse CPW chicken waffles fire smores volcano steak shake

  

  events and have a good time with the prefrosh. My fraternity, Phi Kappa ... n' Shake A Skullhouse invention, Steak n' Shake is my all ... the best steak in the world, guaranteed or I'll give you my diploma

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Room Tour 2017 edition

  

  2021s, can't wait to meet y'all this week! To give you guys a sneak peek of what is to come, I (finally!) got around to learning how to film and edit videos. Here's my first shot at it, and a room tour to show for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking in with EA Applicants because I just saw Chris' post, and you probably did, too

  

  whose stories really changed my life. Every so often I google them to see ... I come home each night and tell my wife over dinner how lucky I am ... into committee with my colleagues, having narrowed down my top picks to a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When I Grow Up In which I contemplate growing up and what I am going to do with my…

  

  I turned 18, or was it when I had my Bat Mitzvah at 12? "When I grow ... POLYMERS and CATS." Really. All I want to do is have my cat (and maybe ... have learned so much through my classes, but even more through the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 8, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Top Blog Posts of 2015 widely viewed and capturing the essence of 2015

  

  something. As we move onto 2016, I like to think about what in my own life the ... Self Help by Natasha B. '16 November 2015 What My College Essays Were [Not] by Phoebe C. '18 I never want to finish my P.E. requirement by

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Snot, Livers, and Fractals What a world.

  

  , now I work here running this thing, and my office is off main campus so ... 've made my triumphant - but temporary - return to the blogs because 1 ... Lydia is a kind shepherd of the blogs who puts too much trust in my sense

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 25, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  EECS student Michael McGraw teaches STEM concepts in Regensburg, Germany As part of the Global Teaching Labs program, student Michael McGraw taught Physics, Biology and…

  

  at MIT, I have to say that the three weeks spent with my host family was a huge boost to my speaking skills. Hearing the words spoken often helped my pronunciation, and having several long conversations exclusively

  • by MISTI Program
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Events

  TBT: The Science of Chocolate The school down the street does cool things

  

  's always a TON of things going on. Since it's my senior year and I have this ... lectures though is that they're taught by famous chefs and food experts. My ... to over the cooling process. Unfortunately, my ability to remember what

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 9, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

  

  cool content over the next few months, and I'll do my best to share most

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter Break and New Year Resolutions In which I try to express how wonderful being home is

  

  It's been a couple weeks, hasn't it? Now that I'm back on campus for IAP, TA-ing a class (blog post to come) and continuing one of my UROPs from this past semester (the MITx supplemental video-making one), I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Adventure Coming full circle at MIT

  

  mentioned from my last blog, I took 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) this ... in lab during the last month than I did in my own room... which is a ... ... (Photo credits to my fellow blogger and mini-me Michael C '16) As I

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 21, 2014
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Fitting in at MIT as a Latino family weekend 2014, day 2 and what I learned

  

  so. I know my mom immediately jumped on board with MIT and even became ... ; 2014 Cena a Las Seis   My mom with other Latina parents and ... : me and my family. Right side: my friend Will '17 and his family.

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 18, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’m studying poetry to be a better engineer, and this is why

  

  that argument. Instead, I’ll start with a thought that passed through my ... walk of life. As one of my NASA supervisors told me over the summer ... support for future missions. The goal of my project was to design a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Fall Festival 2014 Some actors came to MIT and told me about their units of measurement

  

  -like delivery, which pretty much falls right in line with my sense of humor. Then ... may or may not be quantifiable. If you're curious, my friend Rachel R ... first place, because I was definitely too awkward to raise my hand and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 4, 2014