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• Blog / Life after MIT

  These are the drones you’re looking for Aerospace engineers: what do they do in their free time?

  

  , majored in biology and brain and cognitive sciences, and I graduated in 2006 ... went to another school in Cambridge and got my Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology, and I’ve been working since then as a postdoctoral fellow

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  Most delicious deliverables ever Also, I'm not having a bad hair day. I'm having a bad hair fortnight.

  

  an hour of free time between the end of a long run and a rehearsal ... workout that day and gosh darnit all I want is some peanut butter and some carbs after a tough run and I’m not in any mood to assemble it myself

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The end of an era Veronica Mars was canceled. That, or the seniors left. Interpret the title as you will.

  

  aspired to BE her. For real. But then she just became whiny and self ... to Evan, the newest blogger). I think getting a free can of WD-40 and ... On Saturday, I sat in the floor lounge and began writing this entry

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am a hapless klutz Stories about Nobel laureates.

  

  , and Morgan doesn't want to "waste" grant money on a new ice machine when ... straggling onto campus, and I could not be more psyched. Rush/orientation is my favorite time of year, and even though I'm not the Macgregor rush chair this

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  than free t-shirts and sweaty jean shorts. Oh well, it isn't like MIT ... save money since not many people can afford an inverter, and so most ... Our first full day in Haiti yesterday was exciting and informative

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime Things to do with your 100 days in the Summertime

  

  School is out and many times high school students struggle to find ... with tough academic classes, sports, extracurricular activities, and ... the couch and watch Gossip Girl, Degreassi, and OchoCinco: The Ultimate

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • July 22, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  just another manic wednesday yes, i am absolutely stealing from joon

  

  ever leaving a ~0.04 km^2 area. dis boi long, so buckle up (and feel free ... oreos AND fresh fruit. i am delighted, thank you 41w!! we discuss changes ... thursday, and damn am i ready to be home"]my flight home

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  Orientation is about to arrive and all of a sudden MIT will be flooded with eager beavers that want to eat free food, stay up late, and ... laundry, and have a place to sleep. You'll actually be living here and will

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  general vibes and probably hold no truth to them whatsoever !   Plant ... a table. nature inspires you and you love the outdoors, but you're so busy that you barely leave campus. you're creative and value aesthetics

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Deferred Open thread for deferred students.

  

  In the near future, we'll have some advice here on the blogs for students who have been deferred. In the meantime, feel free to use this forum to chat.

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Waitlisted A forum for students who were waitlisted.

  

  In the near future, we'll have some advice here on the blogs about being waitlisted. In the meantime, feel free to use this forum to discuss anything waitlist-related.

  • by Decisions
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Waitlisted A forum for students who were waitlisted.

  

  In the near future, we'll have some advice here on the blogs about being waitlisted. In the meantime, feel free to use this forum to discuss anything waitlist-related.

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  Note: all of my MIT essays can be found online so if you're curious ... because I didn't feel like I had the stats and awards to bolster me up to ... -- important extracurriculars, mandatory tidbits and facts, quirks and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  people keep leaving their things in my room and other stories from sophomore fall

  

  ="probability and random variables"]18.600,[/annotation] just this morning, after ... energy drinks and naps on a very cozy couch. The exam still went rather ... details as to why or how and what lessons I'm taking away from that, but I

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Adventures in Italy, Part 1 Chi, chi, chinotto

  

  ended at 11 on Friday after my last class and I had only 28 hours to do laundry, change currency, buy travel books, and sleep. After a pizza lunch ... way. Saturday was the big day. However, I slept in and still hadn

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  And it’s all beginning…

  

  actually interacting with the people and culture of the places in real life and real time. And once you have a permanent living group, an informed ... Back in Massachusetts! And Rush stuff is starting! *excited* There

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Travel

  [liveblog] morbing at the airport the flight is delayed for several hours because of toilet issues

  

  change, a real gate change, and at least two more hours to go before i get ... I'm doing a misti internship in the uk this summer, so I'm at the ... . the toilet got clogged and the gripping plot is slowly revealed over the

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 1, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  terms of where I'd get the most free stuff. This turned out to be an ... struggling under the sudden influx of CPW-related e-mails, and my willpower to ... close to 200 pictures, and I would have taken more, were it not for the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / How to MIT

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

  

  started and the endless supply of free food waned, it began to hit me that I ... and all of us would throw around terms like 'value criterion ... Class of '10: getting super ready and excited for school? I hope you

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

  what to expect when you’re expecting a bad grade, that is

  

  and 8. 8. Spend a Lot of Money Retail therapy can never hurt your ... . The content was totally fair and just challenging enough not to be ... made the mistakes and realized what the right answers were as soon as I

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 29, 2025