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• Blog / Challenges

  The Aftershock In memory of Kate Hunter ‘20 (1997-2017), who will always be remembered for her big…

  

  remembered for her big heart, bright mind, and beautiful smile. According to ... was a slobbery, deflated mess on the floor. For the sake of writing a ... influenza. 1. Shock For the duration of the phone call, I don’t remember much

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 18, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  something to strive for) wanted to release this into the world, as it has been ... pages of MIT Confessions, I applaud him for writing more meaningful words ... remotely have feelings for. So I ended up dating a boy (we’ll call him

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Summer Reading Challenge Read with me!

  

  found that your busy lifestyle leaves little time for reading for pleasure ... couch reading books for upwards of six hours a day sometimes. Figure 1 ... them!) and my (incomplete) list of 10 books for this coming summer

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 14, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  Pluto for 35 years and helped design the New Horizon's spacecraft. “Just ... invented the Torino Scale, a method for categorizing the danger levels of ... (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy), a high-altitude NASA plane that

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Life, IHTFP, and Everything answer: 42 (and snow!)

  

  , my friend and I crossed the Harvard Bridge for the first time. We had ... river accompanied our walk. For an hour, time slowed, and we were rulers ... to bed for hours, and left me insatiable for sleep. Sometime during the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  California for ten years now, but unlike other sun-loving transplants, I ... , crispy leaves ripe for the leaping, apple picking, cinnamon and nutmeg ... pie I found on the internet for all you visual learners out there. Two

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Actually Doing Things or not...but actually, really

  

  action. The ELLs we’ve done for the past couple of weeks in GEL have ... drop Wednesday: Same as Monday, substitute psetting for issue night and ... : Find a way that optimizes this situation for amount of time available

  • by Stanley G.
  • November 20, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Adventure’s Out There….. in Boston! Summer shenanigans at MIT

  

  out my blogs apologizing for my lack of blogging, but I think I've said ... realized I couldn't stand the thought of being away from MIT for summer (2016 ... from MIT. But don't just take my word for it, check him out on MIT OCW

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • July 20, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  My Freshman Backpack Or: How to bend the fabric of spacetime to your will

  

  to MIT and that has been doing this bloggin' business for a while. I ... more productive. For those of you who can't conceive of inventing time ... your commitments. It seems weird to think that, for some students here

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  this post will be helpful. How does the waitlist work? We are aiming for ... %. What are the realities here? I know that while we plan for the worst ... MIT waitlist, everything will still turn out well for you in the end

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  So Long, So Long, Front Foot Leads the Back One Go on, and it won't be too soon...my Texas road trip (Part 1).

  

  Allen, eating some great food and hanging out in the Valley. I had cabrito for the ... friends from Michigan, who is down there doing a Teach for America placement ... -course dinner - appetizer, ribs entree, and dessert - for like $15. Mmmmm

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fryday on Sunday If you're looking for more apples, do not click this.

  

  cesium atom. Editor's note: The following is not for the faint of heart ... station convenience store within arm's reach for anyone who has six-feet long arms. Rebecca '12, for instance, is renowned in Random Hall for her

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Testimony from an ’11 By: Debbie, '11

  

  information session (yes, the one for the students), then you’ll ... Strousbridge (?) for about 5 hours, and it did not make me happy. But yea, when I ... about $40 for the weekend, but whatever). Afterwards, I met up with

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  I bet you’re really eager to come – not just for Campus Preview ... besides, what else would you do to prepare for that promising future you ... to MIT. You’d just be hanging out for a few more months to get a better

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  Sorry for the massive blog entry - this should have probably been ... . :-) ------------------------------------------------------- Campus Preview Weekend Registration Deadline The deadline to register for ... /14). ------------------------------------------------------- Facebook Group For Admitted Students The facebook group for admitted students

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry 6.003 Wherein my senioritis starts getting just a little ridiculous.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? If you drink one can of soda every day for six months ... drinking that soda. Thanks to Shilpa for telling me that dubious bit of ... working out. So if you've been listening for these past few blog entries

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I need a fix ‘cause I’m goin’ down Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love a 40%.

  

  doubleshot from LaVerde's, and get ready for their first exam of the fall term ... , pulled an all-nighter studying for it, realized I didn't know my butt from ... high school, I got a 95 on my first 8.01 test after studying for like one

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Brass Rat The Brass Rat is not a subtle thing.

  

  Brief note: I am currently in Ohio, shopping for wedding dresses. And ... 2007 Brass Rat, and Matt has written briefly about the Brass Rats for the ... benevolent than the rough and tough beaver chosen for the 2005 ring. He

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  Class of '10: getting super ready and excited for school? I hope you ... the obvious fact that MIT is a tough place- the reputation exists for a ... was here for good. I loved every second of it, but I was also homesick

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is just a tribute I wrote a really long, funny entry. And then my browser window reloaded.

  

  . This is just par for the course today. Argh. The last entry I wrote was a ... go to Harvard Med, and I'm not even premed. But never fear (?), for I ... , and I'll be doing my PhD for at least the next five or six years, so we

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 2, 2006