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• Blog / Advice

  greta gerwig’s barbie and insecurity aka moving to college

  

  homework at my desk. Somehow, I’ll have to swap the idea of MIT for what is ... modern feminist movements is something I cannot comment on nor relate to ... having revisited the movie in my first month at MIT, the themes were stark

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Picked My First Apple apples, part 1

  

  MIT sponsors an annual trip to an apple orchard in Stow, MA for ... experience is mostly with pumpkin patches, but I have also spent many hours of ... . Here is the moment that I achieved my dream of IRL own-picking: [caption

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  extraordinary and everyday beauty the city in fall is my city

  

  nearby, but the slightly closer one, at about 25 minutes' walk, is the ... say is honestly pretty reasonably-sized for a grocery store). As I left ... with, Lorde is playing in your ears, and a light breeze urges you onwards

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 4, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Day 1: Going North Leaving the light pollution bubble to go to class?

  

  outside the MIT bubble. Sounds crazy, right? Well, do you want to leave home ... comfortable there? The answer to that is usually no, especially when your home is a college campus where events and famous people will often come to

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 31, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  What Should I Do Next Semester? i'm making a list and checking it twice

  

  at MIT but not taking any classes. How awesome is that? I know someone ... is a class I absolutely need to graduate. (I won't bore you with ... if you're prospective MIT students, shouldn't you have

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • November 14, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Blogographical Biography ...although whatever 'blogographical' means, I somehow doubt it applies to a blog containing graphs.

  

  acceptable. Here at MIT, I learn the mysterious words and ways of computers ... ????" Admissions blogging is a pretty new thing for me, so please don't be ... example, my field of study, computer science, is centered around developing

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  for Campus Preview Weekend via your MyMIT account by March 31st. If ... , simply send a message to mit2012waitlist@mit.edu and we'll be happy to take ... think your job sucks. Just fyi. Ben: My job is 11.6% best

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  posts don't always correlate directly to MIT. I'm not sure if this is ... about MIT, and debunk it. This should be fun! *Searches* *Digs* *Doesn ... Confidential" to the search* *Gags at the cesspool that is CollegeConfidential while

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  NM – u? Sometimes there just isn't that much crazy in my life. Splish splash.

  

  , which is not true. It's just not MIT-related excitement. There was lots of ... Most of my weeks at MIT have been crazy and cool and full of ... exhibit. I have to admit, it is pretty nifty to watch other people try to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  MIT, 1 major is the same price as 2 majors and 2 minors, so why not ... started off at MIT, I thought that the only way to learn was to take a bunch ... I first came to MIT, I had an idea of what I wanted to do, but who

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… The deadline has passed, but if you're an EA applicant who has not yet contacted…

  

  interviewers remains accurate). A description of the current interview process is ... or her, please write to interview@mit.edu and tell us; we will assign you to another EC who is available. Some of you may live in areas where

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freedom isn’t free. ...but a biology minor is, sometimes.

  

  's name is Quicky... that could be a did you know." So I just got this e-mail from Maxine, president of MIT's chapter of the American Institute of ... more pre-meds into our major and increase our enrollment so MIT will give

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Surprising Research Results The chimpanzee-human relationship, and CEO pay.

  

  Perhaps the most interesting research is the work that surprises ... discussed just that kind of research from MIT. The first article, about ... Institute of MIT and Harvard was headed up by David Reich (also an assistant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aisumasen, Yoko San Aisumasen (Apologetics).

  

  from such blogs as Mitra's Blog. I'm sticking around MIT this summer ... bike trip is 60 miles each way? I did not know that until after I had started biking. Well, now my laptop is toast and I'm having immense

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  So they say that the best part of MIT is the people. Is this true ... the best parts of MIT is the tiny furry people walking around on the ... personalities of the felines on Fifth West of East Campus.    Puru is a ragdoll

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Friday morning potpourri in lab How MIT's campus makes me happy to be alive. Also stuff from Adam.

  

  is MIT science. 3. The new Brain and Cognitive Sciences building. I ... motivation. So by way of introduction, it is 9:50 AM on a Friday morning. I ... shots around this joint. The sort of puzzling thing is that nothing that

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Essay-M A representative collection of an MIT student's best writing samples.

  

  MIT application essay. I figure it's getting to be around crunch time ... know that not every single person who reads this blog is necessarily applying to MIT this year. In this vein, I thought I'd post some of my old

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST fun And now...the much anticipated (but never duplicated!) photo-filled account of the coolest robotics competition ever!

  

  it? =) Oh, and as for driving the ambulance, all of MIT-EMS is student ... to be there. What is FIRST? Only the greatest thing ever, basically ... . In early January, a challenge is announced to the teams at the kickoff

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  Cambridge is very expensive, with studio apartment rates near MIT in the ... connection is actually faster than that of many MIT housing options. :) [Some ... transit advocate, too! I know that MIT's official position is that cars are

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  simfinite hopscotch! hippity hoppity blue tape grandiosity

  

  MIT is about risk. It’s a place where you put yourself out there ... “Joyful screaming” - child I agree. MIT is psets and club meetings and ... " align="aligncenter" width="1000"] my undergrad reputation is riding on

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • December 15, 2024