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• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break A week in Iceland.

  

  president's house to view the northern lights. We were worried that we wouldn't ... it couldn't be longer, and I would happily visit again someday! A ... and I'll see what I can do! I unfortunately won't be at many scheduled

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Fall Recap Entropy, Research, and Other Out-of-Class Happenings

  

  wasn’t sure whether to declare a double major or settle with a minor ... classes. An unexpected turn (one I said certainly wouldn’t happen just three ... . Haven’t been at my other (Ohio) home since August and now I’m excited to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  , including how much I don’t know and what I really, really want to learn. So ... end, though I feel I don’t yet have the knowledge or conceptual tools I ... generally super interesting. There are six classes in total, but the load isn't

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  How I Spent IAP bonus content: one sentence statements about books and movies

  

  summer, but decided that ultimately I hadn't devoted enough time and would ... Turing Test, and an ending that didn’t make me want to throw my laptop out ... saxophone (this isn't a spoiler, I think). The Martian (2015) – Ridley Scott

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 29, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  November summary: books, playlist, gratitude

  

  friend who's at the gym waiting for me--well, I can't just not show up, can ... My mother ...keeps texting me emojis. I can't wait to see her ... you if you haven't but are still here reading. Thank you, world, for

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 25, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

   This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the QuestBridge National College Match. If you don’t know what this is, don’t ... expect a report from your interviewer. Q: Why hasn’t my Quest

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Last First Month Because I procrastinated too long to say 'day' or 'week'

  

  are your plans for next year???" and I internally scream "I DON'T KNOW ... costume designer as a teacher. I don't know if it's offered regularly, but ... Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. MedLinks i.e. even though I don't want to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  some days it’s like I mean nothing to him. I don’t take it personally ... Caboodle dart out towards the door from under the bed as if he’s hoping I won’t ... benefits of the doubt. (!!!) I don’t know why I still try – maybe it

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  Richard Binzel isn't the only MIT affiliate working with New Horizons. In ... ? It's just a rock, right? Well, no, we can't even be too sure what it is ... about. Pluto isn't one of our terrestrial planets like Venus or Earth nor

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? And thanks to an awesome friend, I built my first one!

  

  , like unicorns or people that don’t like Taylor Swift. What’s not to ... that I can’t sleep an arbitrary number of hours per day, which I can ... closer to our dorm. I couldn’t believe how much the morning had been full

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Importance of Wasting Time lessons learned over Thanksgiving break

  

  , sure,” I promised, “And will you wake me up if I don’t wake you up ... “truth.” I won’t disclose the name of the modern deception masterpiece, but ... time differently, though I don’t actually believe that. One thing I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  , but that isn’t to say it is all accomplished alone. In fact, I had an ... theatre advisor said: Don’t worry about anyone else. Make something that you ... fulfilling journey that I don't think I'll be able to let go. Break a leg

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  bloggers.addAll( newBloggers); System.out.println("Hello, World!");

  

  decisions were not easy. If you applied and didn’t make it this year, I highly ... . He didn’t tell us much about rabbits, but apparently the teddy bear was ... , and his approval helped me believe in myself enough to improve. I didn’t

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  my UROP? I do that anyway." Another emailed back and said she hadn't ... researchers affiliated with CMS/W, we have: T.L. Taylor, a qualitative ... that evident interest. T.L. was teaching a course on the sociocultural

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  There’s No “I” in Team There's also no "Tennis" or "Senior Day", but that won't stop me from writing about…

  

  family. Everyone brings something unique and amazing to the team and I can’t ... solidified my belief that while some things can be done alone, it doesn’t mean ... for eleven years now and I don’t plan on stopping any time soon. In the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  attend with my child?" In truth, there won't be very many of them if you ... great resources so don’t be afraid to ask them about their experiences. In ... , so don't be afraid to ask for their opinions...they know exactly how

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Events

  How I Spent My Sophomore Spring Break I didn't go to Florida or Cancun, but I still had a lot of fun!

  

  presentation on the last day of UPOP. We don't look very happy in that picture ... materials wasn't that easy! That's Kaylee B. '16 helping carry foam over ... lost!" and laughed at us. I didn't think it was funny, it was mean. So

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  some of these books and realized that they couldn't read them. This ... -blown, intensive language course. In case you aren't sufficiently jealous yet, are ... with an incredibly dedicated professor, and wouldn't think of taking

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  routine of pset, pset, paper, pset, pset, exam, isn't as prominent as usual ... route back at home) so now run 3-4 miles every few days. I can't always do ... , you don't need to feel stressed immediately, because you can chill out

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  “There is No Place Like Home” ...especially when you are a long way from home

  

  about their lives here and I read all the admissions blogs too but I wasn’t ... affects those around her when she doesn’t. Members learn life skills that ... road. “Sisterhood” is forever and connections to your sisters don’t end

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • July 12, 2013