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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Running away with the field Junot Diaz is sort of a big deal.

  

  nerdspeak crowded with references to Tolkien, DC Comics, role-playing games ... York Magazine's picks for the fall. Junot (we didn't call him Professor ... 's another juicy quotation for the click-averse: "Then Díaz more or less

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Most of You Will Be Deferred Option three

  

  th, 2020 Last year, on Saturday, December 19, 2:14 PM CST, I drove to ... . For the most part, I'd been straddling apathy and fatigue. But I ... 've believed you. Now, a year later, I'm looking at the statistics for the first

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 6, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s Pi Day, Pi Day the infinite is alive with the buzz of drones, and the 2020s bake pies

  

  that some helpful hackers had the delivery drones already warmed up for ... ;   Meanwhile, the 2020s who were admitted early have been baking pies ... ). But the one opportunity I had/took, for my master's here at MIT, was

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Books I did read this semester I am literate if not literary

  

  haven’t funneled money into the franchise for years -- I had strong ... eleven, this can last for hours, and I am actually cognizant of what I am ... reading books I don’t like has been somewhat of a challenge for me, because

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 21, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  I'm in Phoenix for the International Science & Engineering Fair ... Arizona Diamondbacks-Washington Nationals baseball game at Bank One Ballpark. The game was exciting, with Washington's Tony Armas Jr and Arizona

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  respect for the process. I am particularly pleased with the diversity of this class. For many there is a perception that the only way to increase diversity is to 'relax the standards'. I can't speak for other Colleges

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventure Time at MIT We went on a hiking and camping adventure!

  

  and he kept trying to get us to play road games and sings songs about ... people out to Rumney, New Hampshire.  We were all extremely excited for ... . '13, would do a small hike Monday, and then join Car 2 for the Franconia

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  reservoir of parental TechCash money, and I actually have to pay for all my ... Oh, it's been such a good weekend. Friday I went into the lab for a ... culture, developing four Western blots, and preparing some plates for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  while, or not joining your friends for that one movie night or game night ... fun. Don't forget an HDMI cable for movie nights or a Switch for game ... year and I've learned a lot. I lived for the first time with friends in a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  didn’t have to ask my parents for money. My parents’ concerns were more ... major who has been a campus leader at MIT for the past 4 years. In ... . Check it out! So Andrea thanks for sitting down with me to do this

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / CPW

  Who’s psyched? I’m psyched! It's gonna be stitchin'!

  

  't actually build it, we paid a company lots of money to build it, but it's brand new and we love it! We've been in it for about three weeks. There ... cross stitching livestream for all of the MIT admits in the class of 2024

  • by Snively '11
  • April 6, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another one! The return to campus, round III

  

  of a thrill upon seeing the Dome for the first time in months. As soon ... for attendance at various talks, orientations, and club meetings. After ... Hampshire! Dismantled a hair dryer, for lab credit. Perks of being a

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • September 11, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advising and freshman formalities

  

  hall, Third East, had its annual faculty dinner. We cooked for various ... few dinners like this throughout the year -- freshman advisors get money to do cool stuff like that. We've gone out to nice places for dinner

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Study Break!

  

  and get money for all these cool projects and we have a study break ... sounds weird. Trust me, I remember coming to campus for CPW and taking ... pset all by myself. Doing psets alone is torture. For me, anyway. I know

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Attack of the Acronyms and the space between the letters

  

  spelling. Luckily for the sake of our collective sanity, however the ... acronyms can sometimes feel like a fun little game, and someday (hopefully) I ... , & chemistry exam used for admission to India’s technological

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 3, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  've learned how to play the long game, what hills are worth dying on, and what ... - Feb. 3 [Company name] interview for the fall - Feb. 8 The Batman ... -time job. The most important thing I did for others...was finally reaching

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / Events

  The middle days of the week

  

  raise money for the Big Jimmy Scholarship Fund. Big Jimmy was a security ... , as well, to raise money for the fund. It makes me proud to be an MIT ... achievements, it is responsible for the Book Exchange, the Ride Board, and the

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

  what i’m up to this summer a list of verbs

  

  perspiration. I am probably not made for temperatures higher than eighty degrees ... Cambridge, but I'd have to search for housing in San Francisco. Also, I knew ... contractor work for them. I'm doing everything from content writing to full

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 25, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  excerpts

  

  I haven’t been doing a great job of blogging this semester for a ... setting myself up for failure by promising myself full blogs about ... celebrate the end of our time at MIT. We gallivanted around the West Coast for

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / Summer

  my summer! a belated blog

  

  for shirataki noodles! I snuck in vegies in my dinners! And I actually ... . My parents, in all their fear and love, were always there for me in ... transportation by myself was to get to a local university for my summer internship

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 18, 2021