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• Blog / MIT Life

  musings on duty and purpose brought to you by slow ambles through lobby 10 at twilight

  

  'd agreed to help when I took on my positions. Do I have a duty to the wider ... work and to live with a goal, to plan for a job in which I can help other ... this and helping me think about how to formulate it! I’ve been very

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Blog: Operation Overgourd A different kind of pumpkin drop (by Lauren H. '16!)

  

  -Centimeter Pillow and block-printed Feynman diagrams for the four primary Higgs ... 's her birthday today! Happy birthday, Lauren! Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome ... wanting to be flown back home because he can’t work on the grounds during

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  catching up what are you doing over the summer?

  

  picture i ever took on killian court was of me and the rest of the camp t ... hours exploring all the incredible food options there. four years later ... probably depends on the friend group. tiffany is someone i went to middle

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • June 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT part 2 our experience trying to prepare for the animation industry at MIT

  

  take on the above bullet point is that today there is SO much accessible ... that we have [annotation note="emphasis on (?)"]kind of (?)[/annotation ... have been reflecting on what skills related to animation we’ve learned at

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 22, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  will unmistably help in my attempts to tame the beast that is MIT. I ... . Unlike the majority of admitted students enthusiastically celebrating à la ... . Here I was, admitted to a fantastic school, the news of which had

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  curriculum filled with theater, drawing, and jazz would help him to focus on ... kisses in the bowl on the folding table near my seat and popping them into ... year called Concourse, I couldn”t help but get a little jazzed about it

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goodbye goodbye goodbye what's in store for me?

  

  of mixed feelings on graduating. On one hand, I'm nervous. I ... the rest of my life now? But on the other hand, I know that this ... lot of hopes for this summer. I'm excited to explore New York. I want to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  have comMITted, focus the weekend on exploring each of the dorms.  Make ... your host as you would like, but make sure that you do some exploring on ... time on academics, focus on trying to find a living group that best fits

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

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  guide on "How to Do CPW", and I heard it was "amusing" though I was really ... least not officially. Come on MIT, what is that? It’s breaking tradition ... , Cara L. and I woke up at 6:30 am on a Saturday to get in line for 10 am

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  away. - I don't feel like I'm living on someone else's property ¡I feel like I'm living on my own property! - There are strong bonds between my ... ). glad to help Sadun ‘17: What I like about living in EC: + Everyone here

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  ones on the Admit site and maybe some on LiveJournal/Xanga); call the ... as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we help you ... in this situation, MIT Admissions is willing to give an extension on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  opportunities will land on your doorstep, or your inbox in this case, so pro tip ... tricks to getting yourself around the world on MIT's dime. Start: 0 mi ... wanted to try living abroad, this is a good taste test because you can live

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Perspectives from Deutschland Ich bin Anna und ich studiere Astronomie!

  

  June. I’m currently on a one-year Fulbright Scholarship in Germany. After ... Caltech. While at MIT I did research on pulsars, which are violently exotic ... cochlear implants, a biochemist is doing research on multiple sclerosis, a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  On a week of ups and downs a life update for those who care

  

  nothing on the quiz, not because I knew it so well. C'est la vie. Friday ... . On Sunday night, we made an impulse decision to watch High School ... to live out our acapella dreams. But instead of being reasonable and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 9, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  printing, bar none. Then I turned on the news tonight / scrolled through my ... -fitted plastic pass that lets you ride on the MBTA's bus and subway system. After ... for riding on the T. Their product has received the support of both the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  end of semester reflections in conclusion, online school Ain't It

  

  same amount of work I'd do on a regular basis at school in person. I ... my online school experience. I spent a lot of time working on my final paper for my [annotation note="21G.038(China in the News)"]CI-H class

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  trips and transit i'm spending obscene amounts of money on uber god dang it

  

  surprised by how nice the subway system is! people shit on LA public transit a ... i mentioned this in my previous blog post about LA, but let me reiterate: LA is not a city made for walking. like, in any sense

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 10, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admissions Bulletin – RA News, EA Results bang it here for the latest updates and stats

  

  things that arrive today to not appear on the tracker for another week or ... documents haven't shown up on the application tracker. Here's why: we ... 't stress! Midyear Report. Though it is not yet available on MyMIT, you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 7, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  Welcome to CPW! 'twas the night before cpw...

  

  :) Explore the different dorms!  I knew I wanted to live in Burton-Conner as soon as I went on a dorm tour during CPW. It helped me get a sense of all ... "]stickers,[/annotation]tote bags, and snacks. This year, I'm on the other side of Midway and helping

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • April 10, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  lessons on burnout 2020 made me realize things

  

  burnout and exhaustion from all the things I was trying to accomplish on not ... . So many of my [annotation note="who had real, live, fantastic college ... an effort. At a particularly low moment, I caught myself on the thought

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • January 12, 2021