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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  volunteers to man the Tim the Beaver costume that weekend, my response was ... -four hours compulsively checking every email alert on my phone until I got the ... my list of 101 Things to Do Before You Graduate!   It’s always

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  (to my knowledge) even offered at my high school, at least while I was ... entirely to my strengths. I ate horse meat and strange sweets, heard the ... outside my hotel that resembles the its counterpart the Alchemist at MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Selam’s First CPW Some thoughts and odds and ends~

  

  ! I'm excited too! In fact, this is also my first CPW ever. I did not ... speaking, I already am a sophomore...o__O Yet, the density of my experiences ... person from who I was. I believe my core values remain the same--I am an

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What Is an MIT Community? ...a personal experience

  

  Institute has far exceeded my expectations for social involvement, and in the limited example of my hall, I will do my best to explain how. On First East ... field extensions to love and all relationships. The whiteboard by my door

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  I joined GEL because I want to be able to implement my ideas in the world. And people are half that equation. Last Friday, I led my wonderful ... simulation lab where we faced this exact challenge. My ELL team has a course

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Your February Updates & Notes Form some things you should know

  

  available on MyMIT. Wait! Before you fill this form out, please read some ... to us as soon as they’re available. My counselor/school already sent my midyear grades. Do I still need to submit the form? Yes. You are

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 22, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trashion 2014 are YOU trashionable?

  

  able to transfer my experience judging people in admissions to judging ... student at MIT. The design for my first piece A[R]MOUR, modeled by Divya S ... jewelry collected across campus. My second piece ZENSATION, modeled by Bria

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Underwater Dreams an MIT event

  

  on paper I was an “alien,” and I had an “alien number,” and my fate was at the mercy of a single USCIS officer. If I had to return to my ... gives you courage?” questioned a member of the audience. “My parents

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 4 Finishing Exams and The Future!

  

  nipping at my heels and it seemed a bit irresponsible to not devote my full ... necessary than my urban dwelling classmates do. With that said though, my ... too far off and maybe I'll be able to afford it in my lifetime. Quantum

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • June 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January in the Studio 4.11A: Architecture and Environmental Design Intensive

  

  connection. I didn’t think about the temperature, so my fingers are almost too ... component. I took it for context. My department, Urban Studies and Planning ... had guest lectures from Anne Whiston Spirn, my advisor, and Marie Law

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  superglued to my finger once***. I just wanted to let you know that I’ve met ... freshman anymore, so while most of my fellow freshmen will be on the ABC ... next ones do, so read on my friends. Read on. **: True story. Pass

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Go Read Some Science Fiction You'll see why in a bit

  

  ). Normally, I would be there for my Fundamentals of Computational Media Design ... Soylent Green). I took my seat as the presentation started. I looked around the room to see who was presenting first. This caught my attention

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 16, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  sobering fact the other day when I looked at my MIT blogger profile and ... biology as the love of my life, and (3) soon I won't be one of the "new kids ... telling yourself that "this pset's only worth 1.5% of my grade anyway

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  that I mentioned Joe Biden. It was pretty early on during my freshman ... monotonously repeating my name, dorm, potential major, and what state I was from ... a reminder to ask bigger questions--Am I making the most of my time

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  my friends and I started looking for an externship (a short internship ... candy line by Maria Sharapova (unfortunately my tennis skills have not ... fireplace to work on my clipboard. It almost feels a little bit like MIT

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  It’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella Wait, don't go away! Hear me out on this one

  

  . According to one of my friends, Sebastians also dresses up certain employees ... on the recommendation of the advisor for Active Minds, one of my ECs. I ... my God was it Nutella overload. It was Nutella pummeling my taste buds

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  but this year is different. Last year I attended the 25th reunion of my ... campus for their 5th reunion and I would be here once again for my 30th. My ... will always be “my first class” and that means they will always be

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  (and even my sixth grade daughter!) are choosing what classes to take ... through the eyes of my daughter, who was on a FIRST Lego League (FLL) team ... Championships in a few days, I thought I would share a bit of my experience with

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  11 Reasons Why Senior Haus is Awesome Twelve, if you count me once living there. That's pretty awesome, right?

  

  there. It was my home. And before moving into my temp dorm as a freshman ... experience if you aren't sleep-deprived. But you don't have to take my word ... nowadays. (Seriously – I don't know what goes on outside of my office. Is

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  silly nonetheless. Let's be frank, during my freshman year of high school ... was made of. Now fast forward to today and what is on my mind. Today, I ... time I start to worry about my future or begin to wonder why I’m here, I

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012