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• Blog / IAP

  a postcard from GTL Spain finding myself or something like that

  

  of of United Airline’s weight limit— it was the perfect day for all of the escalators in Catalonia to be down. Certainly— I decided as I rode from one crowded platform to the next— the amount of times I had dropped

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • January 9, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  figuring out the optimal scoop-ability of your favorite [annotation note="or sherbert, if you’re me"]ice cream[/annotation]? What about the power of nerf gun bullets? Or maybe the power of a single footstep? Want to know the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  cleats on feet, smile on face thoughts on injuries and spring season

  

  and practice for the first time in eight and a half months? You guessed ... roller coaster. As a junior, it was a bit tough to sit on the sidelines and watch the season slowly slip through my fingers. I remember going to the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  This post includes an in-depth and personal discussion of the November Rule. I recommend these posts for more reading/information on the Rule itself, though I will also be detailing what the Rule is here. While

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  re-orienting REX et al.

  

  circumstances']move in.[/annotation] I was one of the first people to move in and the only one on my floor. As hurricane Henri made its way to Rhode ... "]Kresge[/annotation] and learned the L’Hopital's Rule from [annotation note='MIT Open

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 19, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Everything Everywhere All At Once a free early screening from lsc and a q&a with the directors

  

  screenings and events in the past in an effort to see more movies (I watched ... also went to the Bo Burnham-Jonny Sun event I blogged about my freshman year) and this was a super unique opportunity since the writers

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 29, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  taylor swift songs as applicants emergency evermore post

  

  right now and then come back. In celebration of evermore as well as the admissions season, here is every single track on the album and its applicant counterpart. willow Head on the pillow, I could feel you sneakin' in As if

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 11, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  My Favorite Spots in Cambridge/Boston well-trodden and well-hidden alike

  

  A summer in Cambridge did wonders for my knowledge of the area. While I was at MIT, I barely explored the city, so my knowledge of my surroundings was limited to the MIT area, Chinatown, and the Back Bay. Now, I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 19, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  MacG 50ish years ago an email from an alumnus

  

  Every now and then I get a cool email from the outside world. Here ... . Enjoy this edited and [annotation note="ever since Petey gave us the ... rare feedback on questions you raised in your video. I was one of the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 6, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  Boston, and three Boston adventures. This time, I'm moving away from the big city lights and into the "suburbs" of Cambridge (which is where MIT is located) and Somerville (which is a subway stop past Harvard). The

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  As many of you know, there has been a lot of uncertainty in the United States since the election last month, with many students sharing their hopes and fears regarding the new administration, and many faculty

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO #tbt #behindonblogging #seniorspring

  

  Fear Of Missing Out or FOMO. I think that's the best way to describe ... have to leave the house to carpe diem. Help make MIT a better place ... think it's important to let the people in your life know that you

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 12, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  In which Elizabeth tries something new. (My idea of thrills is changing the location of my bookshelf.)

  

  The other day I learned something new. After being here for almost ... don't know about the giant rocks on campus...), but he even had to go as far to suggest that I might try going there sometime (the horror

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair! tisn't ye olde renaissance faire, institvte

  

  other early risers traveled as far as the lawless borders of West Campus ... -- but also shows off and helps fund student projects. a day at the fair I ... delicious chili-cinnamon hot chocolate. At one booth down the first row, a

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Announcing New Bloggers for 2010! A digital debutante ball...

  

  Last week, the blogging committee - comprised, as always, of the communications team here at the admissions office, plus graduating senior bloggers ... the team for the coming year. It was an incredibly tough job to do

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Undercover Admissions Officer ...or how I saw the campus through "fresh eyes".

  

  orientation and jumped right in, learning the campus as a student. What did I need a tour for, I was "living the dream" and could find everything I ... telling myself that I should take the time and see what it is the tour

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in New York! where chicken and rice is so good.

  

  I think one of the greatest things about going to college is the amount of time you have outside of the school year to explore different ... eleven classes in one year, finished my MCATs, and embarked on the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  leaving for another planet. But that's how it is. This is not the Earth that I knew in grade school. Not even the Earth that I knew from my ... . The Land of MIT. And its inhabitants, the Students, look like this

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  VI-A Course 6? Work experience and a Masters degree all at once!

  

  , Mankind would be sitting around the cave, eating raw mastodon parts, and he ... , because she had frankly reached the point where if she saw one more mastadon ... bashed in by the Big Rock Tribe." Thus begins a wonderful book by Dave

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Early Morning Construction and other bexley woes.

  

  Yesterday, I wrote to facilities complaining about the noise from the construction in the alley. Yesterday was also somewhat of an exception so I was not unduly harsh. The past week or so a dull thudding began at 8am sharp

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 5, 2008