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• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  upwards, almost pulling the plastic part off the metal (it is a U-Lock, even though it's chaining up a bike that was only $20). It is after midnight. A ... assume the lock is supposed to go while you are riding the bike. Again

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  It’s hard to believe the first month of sophomore year is already coming to a close, but I’m happy to say that the term is taking shape quite ... policy problems in general. I think what I’ve enjoyed most this month is

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / CPW

  how to tackle CPW ...i totally have the authority to write this

  

  there to eat ice cream with you and chat about BC/MIT/anything. C2 is a ... imagine how excited the Class of '26 is when their last two years of high ... the hazy memories of my CPW to guide me. this is totally credible and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Rewriting my Blogger Bio more like brutally revising i guess

  

  's cool is that I can now attribute the changes in myself and my interests directly to experiences that I've had at MIT, or people that I've met here. The delta in my personhood is literally entirely due to MIT. So, as a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 24, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life of an Over-Scheduled Frosh Another hosed blogger? ShOcKiNg

  

  Classical Mechanics. This is the first MIT physics class that most first ... that MIT's Musical Theater Guild is doing this season."]'A Chorus Line ... . I challenged myself. At least to me, that’s what MIT is all about.

  • by Powers '23
  • October 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  first semester of college is done. Its climax reminds me of a promise from the Maseeh Hall announcement screen: “MIT gets hard. I’ll get to fixing ... post been more relevant. Now, 50 Things is a list that brings up 50

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  reiterate: LA is not a city made for walking. like, in any sense ... [/caption] this is my daily commute to work. it usually takes about 5-10 minutes ... the kitchen is stocked 24/7 with chobani, cereal, and coffee - the 3 Cs

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Giant Cows Eat Venus; Earth Next Breaking apart and growing, fireworks, and a story

  

  Venus is a fairly predictable thing.” He paused, switching the settings on ... cardboard eclipse glasses. “Is that it?” “No, honey, that’s a bug. It should be on the top right.” “I don’t see it. All I see is the sun. Do you see

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 25, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Exhaustion Guess who's not ready to go to grad school after all

  

  keep me busy. I'm taking less classes. And yet, I feel like my brain is ... takes me a million times longer. I think that this is partially a symptom ... am really tired of school. I feel like when people at MIT say this

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Piercings! sorry mom

  

  . Stingray Stingray is located in Allston, down and across the river from MIT ... of which is in Central Square, just a quick walk from MIT. I went to ... to three piercing studios around MIT. Here are my experiences from each

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  My How Times Change… ...and yet, they are much the same.

  

  In June I'll be celebrating, along with my MIT classmates, a pretty ... how admissions is different today from when we received admit letters ... envelope, the better the news. My envelope from MIT was very big and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  group, your host is the house, rather than a particular person). You'll get to experience a small slice of life at MIT to help make your ... atmosphere of MIT had been a letdown. He had expected, he explained, weirder

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The middle days of the week

  

  a service project with APO. APO is "a national coed service fraternity" with service projects and fellowship events. At MIT, among other achievements, it is responsible for the Book Exchange, the Ride Board, and the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  bored in iap maybe i should've signed up for something

  

  winter break is nice and all, especially when it runs over into iap ... lot of blog posts that describe what iap is like, and while it's true ... , because god is it cold outside. my how fast the seasons change [carousel

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 13, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  hope springs eternal a warm feeling

  

  physical separation. But, right now, it feels like spring has come. It is ... , even more folks will rush in, and even though I know that it is not ... fast. But what will really matter is whether or not we have forgotten how

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 8, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oodles Of Doodles Chris Peterson once impersonated me as such: "Blah blah blah Irish people, cartoons blah blah…

  

  least your MIT one is done)! ... morning, meaning I woke up at 7:15 (the horror!). The house is empty and I have a cold so that means it is the perfect time... TO BLOG. In honor of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  More About Reading ...based on your questions!

  

  California?" Unlike many schools, MIT is not regionalized in its admissions ... already, right?" We evaluate the applications on a rolling basis: that is to ... this, so it is not held against you). It does not matter on what date

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ We've been getting a lot of questions about our testing requirements; here are the answers.

  

  [note: As of August 2006, this entry is out of date in regard to ... MIT Admissions home page] All []s represents edits to this entry made on ... this year and for whom English is your primary language, here is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No ... where I am on the waitlist? As I've said, the waitlist is not ranked ... waitlist this year? It is impossible to know. We will have no idea how many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  'easter is a big snowstorm and a virtually seasonal aspect of New England life ... well enough. And they're right. Snow day: Any day in which school is ... feet of snow just to reach the sidewalk.) The caveat is that any day that

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011