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• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  two problems: 1) a problem which doesn't credibly exist, or 2) a problem ... I have received a lot of questions from prospective or current Minerva ... think through what some of the answers might be. Question 1: Who will the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Whew! A brief interlude before I go back to studying.

  

  've found that to be true in the course 7 classes I've taken here. Not to ... days until I graduate. I have a job. But more on those things later.

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  reverting back to a 24/7 schedule next year. During CPW, there were little ... came Ring Delivery, which was the day after I went to an Iggy Azalea ... sales: we were the 6th and 7th people in line! Turns out we didn’t need to

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds of Summer What've you been listening to lately?

  

  still have four glorious days of summer break left, so I will continue to ... along to alone in the car at 7 in the morning and other drivers stare at ... that you Elaine-dance to. When I was in 7th grade, I listened to Celine

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 30, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Intertwined Relationships — for me — have always been about choices.

  

  , my bed. I thought about it the other day as I went home from Simmons ... couple of months?  I said to the same friend the other day, hm, I ... ’t really exist. That maybe no one can ever be entirely good or entirely bad

  • by ana~
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXit FOMO....or JOMO???

  

  Today is August 31st, the final day of REX, but I’m writing this from ... [/annotation] Finished out the last 1.5 weeks of my [annotation note="So Long, Big Tech ... whenever i leave, or maybe they just don’t like that i don’t smell like them

  • by Alex M. '21
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SEEGGGGGAAAAAAA! [by Danbee Kim '09] Music from Sonic, Donkey Kong, Final Fantasy, and more!

  

  dark screen flashes the large bulky letters at the same time, or when it ... pleasant reminder of the days when spending hours at a video game was even ... recapturing my gamer days in a compressed fashion. The concert dragged just a

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  About Tomorrow Good Luck Tomorrow!

  

  . Honestly pi day is pretty awesome, but that other thing that's going on will ... thoughts having been there. Take them, leave them, this: 1. Not everyone ... , or limit the things you can do. You owe it to yourself to find the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  (usually via email or telephone). Each year we match up prospective ... in touch with them via email or by phone. If you email them include a ... you--a couple of days at least before you begin to worry. They are busy

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  sees huge random green sparks every day - who knows? Maybe he does. The ... choose a random number between 1 and 20. Random Hall's funniest activity ... assimilates prefrosh into MIT culture. On the first day, I was an "it", a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  Jules Verne was envisioning, but I did spend eighty-three incredible days in Paris, France working at the Observatory of Paris. Roughly 1/3 of ... many parks or trying the impossible in France - making a cheesecake

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  with ten or so others the minute they get wet, and think it's okay to ... 's not too much a price to pay to stay stinky for the day, at everyone else ... means fill in the blanks. Total Shutdowns (Hot, cold, or both): May 13

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... in person. Or maybe this was asked by someone else entirely. Meh. Same ... absolutely crucial information. Or something. Whatever. So in preparation for

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  noodles until we get scurvy and staying up until 4AM day after day ... getting really old. Or they could have said "becoming an adult" – as a ... week. If anyone has any burning unresolved questions (or any not

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  alumni volunteers (Educational Counselors, or ECs) there with me at the ... perfect was the school shooting that happened the same day on the outskirts ... her friend that was killed that day. I got a bit choked up, wished the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Asking for Directions Two weeks of pondering, photography, and prose.

  

  at it as a job... so out went Course 6 and in went Course 1. I really ... computers and servers and networks and programming, and while the knowledge or ... Montreal by bus or train. I'll leave you with a few pictures... (you can see

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Simple Harmonic Motivation a time progression through the semester

  

  the very last day. I was supposed to send the email requesting an ... finally calmed down enough to work. And then the next day I was working, but ... my drink or get another plate of sushi. I stuffed myself, went back

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 8, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  oh, the places you’ll go (reprise) my first ever technical interview

  

  grinding 009 for two or three days, then using my spare time to apply to ... sometimes, or it takes me a while to get things right. I don't really ... . I don't know what a stack is...or a heap...or any of those data

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 11, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT, Medicine, and Success from Any School thirteen years in a thousand words

  

  left or right in response to different noises and then dissected their ... one second per second: 1. I met Sarah '10, became friends, asked her ... following semester in 5.13, I had a C on drop day so I disenrolled. Next

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • January 22, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  She came in through the bathroom window. The greatest construction project in the history of MIT--yes, even greater than Simmons Hall.

  

  ) spans buildings 7, 3, 10, 4, and 8 and features the "little dome" (over Lobby 7), the Student Services Center (11-120), the admissions office (10 ... Laboratory (8-110). You can also find three men's restrooms (8-113, 4-101, 7

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 2, 2005