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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  got up and headed for the kitchen. Last fall I moved into the MIT Alpha ... as mentors, role models, guides, and resources for the students who ... play a similar role to that of the Graduate Residence Tutor (GRT) in the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  about that last blank entry. I'm looking for the "rebuild" button to get ... just spent the day with Ruthie '07, Lauren '08 and Jeff 'G playing hookey ... Wah Bus ride away from Boston, we decided to head down for the most

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dudamel On music and becoming an old man

  

  Prize "for extraordinary service to children." I was equally surprised to ... across the country for this event + children from Massachusetts ... called Side By Side: they've been rehearsing together every weekend for the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Rate My Setup a guide to my room in Simmons

  

  -home labs (2.678: Electronics for Mechanical Systems and 16.851: Satellite ... the equipment in this photo is for 2.678, including the soldering iron ... photo, in the light blue box, is my DemoSat for 16.851. The DemoSat is a

  • by Alex M. '21
  • November 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  jr fall classes &c

  

  these classes is 6 units (compared to 12 units for a typical one-semester class) and runs for half a semester. i'm especially looking forward to 14.122, which is game theory and takes up the second half of the semester. in 14

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 19, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  The End of an Era A no-longer-freshman's reflections on life, the universe, and MIT-specific details

  

  more psets. No more classes. No more late nights cramming for midterms ... ’s something we all consider when choosing this fine institution. For every time ... and drifted in a sea of Rachmaninoff and Debussy for an hour and a half

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Good Advice On Advisors

  

  -or-less agreeing to let you do whatever it is you want, there's a style for every ... to ask how you're doing. I certainly can't speak for all of them since ... , thought I had more or less a game plan, and didn't need to have a lot of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  board with my foot, and minced up a baby mouse brain for papain digestion ... .) You don't have to be on your game at all times, but it's a good idea to ... pick up in high school, but for the rest of us who stared out the windows

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Class Projects

  Product Design Lab Wakka wakka wakka

  

  make. After waffling for a while I decided on a video game classic. I ... sets of Forstner bits. Sets. As in multiple. For those who may not be familiar with these types of drill bits, let me put this in perspective for

  • by Snively '11
  • March 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done with the b.s. 4 years of mit by the numbers

  

  For my last blog as an undergraduate, there would be nothing more ... adjust to in-person MIT, classes for my major, a new dorm, mental health ... of teaching at MIT as well! I’ve been a TA for Single-Variable and

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Pageant and pomp and parade The whippoorwill of freedom zapped me right between the eyes.

  

  festivities. Definitely check those pages out for some awesome pyrotechnic ... to head down to the Hatch Shell and pick up tickets for the concert ... writer for Xena: Warrior Princess and that he could maybe get me that Bruce

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I walk a lonely road and it takes a lot of time

  

  ="104830" /] As the school year progresses, I find myself leaving Simmons for class ... My PE class for the first quarter was ballroom dance! Keen readers will ... our space in N52, which also holds the Morningside Academy for Design

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 20, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Random Hall Rooms Six rooms and ten stuffed animals.

  

  this: 5-room, large half: My home for the past three semesters has been ... can see below, supplied by Random Hall for free: Below are some of my favorite things in my room. On the left wall above (click for a larger view

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living Like A Native Or living like a boss. Your choice.

  

  (read: I got buried in p-sets for about a month), let me take a few ... for you to cover and so much stuff to do while you're here that you ... moment, there's plenty of reasons for you to venture away from campus and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Learning about the ABCs Apple Bake Competition, At Burton Conner

  

  -picking outings that MIT dorms help subsidise. For most people, it’s a great reason ... the delicious dishes that people have cooked up. For Conner 2, my floor ... clear the M does not stand for anything else, contrary to what my floor

  • by Janet G. '27
  • October 29, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  November 1st is coming up! What not to do as it approaches (and after it passes)

  

  MIT! For many of you applying EA, the deadline is fast approaching! I’m going to share my experience with applying early, and for anyone applying ... just listed things I liked to do/did for my community. It was incredibly

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Sport CPW cpw at senior haus

  

  sunny weather for this week. I should preface this by saying: I love CPW ... energetic version of myself for one weekend. I didn’t get many pictures for ... . Regardless, I’ve compiled what I have, and for what I don’t, I wrote the best

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  for the Institvte! This summer I’m on staff for the Research Science Institute, or RSI, a summer program for rising high school seniors around the ... thinks this stands for “Assistant Director,” but I much prefer “Awesome

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  game that is like a scavenger hunt and therapy session rolled into one ... probably an easy decision for you (at least it was for me.) Hopefully you ... , business), get a “real” job, take a year off to figure things out, work for a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  've been helping out with research for the past two semesters, today just ... --I think they might have ended up splitting it 6 ways for lunch. Below, you ... provides suggestions for everybody's research, he has a knack for explaining

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005