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  Semester Reflections

  

  my strobe lab team tried saying hi to Danny, who he thought was me, in ... confused (thinking how my teammate guessed), “yeeeessss?” He then explained ... back) for about 5 seconds before coming up with this theory. My teammate

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 5, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dudamel On music and becoming an old man

  

  Late in February, my friend Ashley '12 forwarded me a notice titled ... my program, I learned very quickly that Dudamel is not a music genre ... my friend Davie '12 (who was also at the concert) put it, he had three

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  In my last post, I mentioned that I came to MIT never having cooked before in my life, and immediately chose a cook-for-yourself dorm.  A few ... here, by popular demand (okay, like 6 prefrosh contacted me.  My

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  my friend Amy ’13 showed me Write or Die. It's helpful for writing fast. It saved my GPA last semester. Take a break when writing gets difficult ... short by a writer I admire to warm up my voice. If you can’t think of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Things You Won’t Have to Buy (or spend *that* much on) This one's especially for the incoming freshmen.

  

  There are some big things coming to a close as my summer begins to ... price that you end up paying. In short, this is my brief, informal guide ... learned back when I was first on my way to MIT, as well as things that I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 18, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art is Everywhere! [by Emma Frank '15] Public Art at MIT

  

  . But it is! And after a tour of MIT’s public art through my ... art, and I only saw maybe ten pieces on my tour, so you’re just ... it every day on my way to classes. It’s called &ldquo

  • by ARTalk
  • October 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More thoughts on classes However, I did not find Matt's stuff (see blog post below this one).

  

  easier to find than my room keys, or the chunk of free time missing from my ... - I prefer my classes the way I prefer local fire departments: fast ... ) takes the proverbial cake for hopscotching around my criteria for likable

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  a category, I noticed that one of my options was "Early Action Versus Regular Action" which happened to be the exact title of my post. Hm, go ... &A" because I'd like to answer your questions. My goal is for this to be the one

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  the events that I find interesting take place during my Italian class or ... , it gets heated pretty fast. My personal opinion is that the original ... 'll be sure to add that to my list. I've literally walked down an aisle of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  deferring entry to MIT, also known as taking a gap year. My hope is that you ... vacationing in the south of France coming to mind. But during my years in ... great reasons. For example, one of my favorite students spent a year as an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Unfolding of Language Your high school English teacher may hate it, but "gonna" really is a word.

  

  So, here it is, the inaugural post in my new book review blog idea. The whole idea was in fact inspired by one of my random "pick a book off ... now my new favorite topic. I read The Unfolding of Language: an

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  You gotta have stuff Places to get different kinds of stuff around campus. And rudimentary directions, too!

  

  I'm taking a break from my weekend of watching Lost episodes ... websites. I spent a great deal of the summer before my freshman year at MIT on the internet figuring out where my favorite stores and restaurants

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home on the range Dorm choice timeline and advice.

  

  My life Yesterday was Adam's and my two-year anniversary! We ... psyched. My two cents My advice is to look at all the dorms seriously, or ... all in math, or all in physics, or all in history. (All of my "extra

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Some comments on topics of interest

  

  interesting way to get my county-required humanities credit than the school ... -AP classes too. My favorite science class was a non-AP bio/biotech class, and I ... good teachers, and my school offered a lot of them, so I took them

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  One thing every woman’s missed in Massachusetts Bay Sam and Shana have gone to look for America, starting in Philadelphia.

  

  Hiya. So on my way back home to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, I took the ... Philadelphia with my beloved high school friend Shana. See how excited she is ... Philadelphia, but it's the best I've got on my home computer. Anyway, we arrived

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Liveblog] MARC 2025 A sciencey science conference, feature Anika '26 and me

  

  last year, when I tagged along at MARC despite my nonexistent research ... -country skiing. It was my first time ever snowboarding; I went skiing last year ... onto my face within the first ten seconds of going down the bunny slope

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  my head, like "what I did this weekend", that I break down into smaller ... remember how each word is announced. I also want to vary my tone of voice, and add pauses at the right times. Then I make these sounds. I move my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  Hi Everyone! In my previous post, I announced a blogger AMA on ... 't promise to get to them soon, but I'll try my best. For reference, I've done ... school (once my #1 choice) where I would've been miserable, had I decided

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  this blog post, but unfortunately, the circuits in my brain in charge of ... three weeks, I've been spending most of my free time on medical school ... scheme, I collected some data from my work and tabulated them here.  

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  my first one this past semester and finished it over the summer ... parts.    9:38 - Wake up really late because my alarm didn’t go off ... .]   10:30 - Meet up with my advisor, Chuck.    [caption id

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025