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• Blog / About Decisions

  what we mean when we say the people why we like “the people”

  

  , and ihtfp. we synthesize our technical terms into frameworks for parsing ... (similar in terms of academic interests, tendency for spontaneity, and open ... Ask MIT students what they like about MIT, and many of them will say

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 25, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring in hindsight reviewing my journal

  

  wasn’t on time and there was at least one person I was on shaky terms ... [annotation note=" I just finished watching Money Heist and I've been watching ... spring, I went through my journal and picked out some of the memories and

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life A play-by-play of my day, along with some pictures.

  

  much free food, but the opportunities exist (if I only had the time and ... Given that it’s the day before Campus Preview Weekend and I have two papers to write and a problem set to start, it’s clearly the perfect

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  all added up to a lot of expectations—both conscious and subconscious ... ’ve been here for two years. At real college, not imaginary internet college! There’s been a lot of the ways my life has changed, both expected and

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST fun And now...the much anticipated (but never duplicated!) photo-filled account of the coolest robotics competition ever!

  

  any free time? Well congrats again and hopefully I'll see you at a drill ... scheduling is pretty flexible. Oh, and just so you know- free time is rare ... EMS or writing admissions blogs- and then it's not free time anymore, is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Brief Taste of Orgo Basically, Sam Maurer is a prophet.

  

  Dihydroxylation Ozonolysis The Chemistry of Free Radicals Addition of Radicals to Alkenes Yes, you read that right. Ozonolysis. And I didn't even ... Wikipedia article would let on. Basically, you take a double bond and some

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Debunked I clear things up.

  

  propped up in bed and listening to the Toy Story soundtrack. Anywho, I ... about MIT, and debunk it. This should be fun! *Searches* *Digs* *Doesn ... here, I've only been officially blogging for a couple of months, and I

  • by Snively '11
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  from our waitlist. This morning, we emailed (and will follow up via snail ... students we could take at this time, and which students to admit. I sat in for a day before leaving for Albuquerque and I can tell you that it was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Where is the banana… ...and why is that man chartreuse?

  

  aardvark comes out), it's free reading material. Run wild, folks ... can be seen glancing around. The same image is shown on a 10’ black-and ... parents must”ve had a heckuva sense of humor. Arthur. (shakes his head and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  lord, it is time for a blog post the huge semester has gone halfway by

  

  that I was "so, so tired," even though classes had just started. And then ... harder, driven by a lack of breaks and the persistence of pandemic conditions. It was "worse than anything I had seen in a long time." I promised

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • November 13, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in the box? why is spring cleaning a common phrase but not fall cleaning hmm

  

  few days ago and then fell asleep. and then got caught up with making ... "]thanksgiving was a few days ago, and in the world of this post it is still ... for me. i woke up to grey skies and decided to go back to bed for

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 1, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  than chair B? 15. Money doesn't grow on trees... and earning it is time ... believe it. You can fail a whole bunch of tests first term freshman year and ... just about three years ago this week when I was a freshman and still sort

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  of words we made up and toss at each other — here are a few you may ... assortment of words you may hear majors, minors, and class names further ... , 'junk.' More specifically, cool junk that MIT students snatch and hoard

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  The Swim Test Saga Four laps (and zero displacement) closer to graduation

  

  (100 yards) in droves, and receive a free t-shirt as a reward for not ... You're a first-semester senior and this is what Section 2 of your ... badly sprained and a small bone in your foot was broken. Courtesy of a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Answer is Yes Tips for navigating your first month here with a Greek life emphasis

  

  freshmen guys-- free steak and lobster dinners, boat cruises, trips to Fenway park, rides on Segways, free F-1 go cart racing and adventures to sandy ... started packing for your adventure and I hope you're shaking with excitement

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  interviews has changed (though Kim's observations on the interview and our ... people. They are my colleagues, classmates, college roommates and lab partners, and many are good friends. They are engineers, scientists

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  . It's kind of like makeup, except grosser.. and it's free!" -my friend ... Tomorrow morning I fly back to MIT, and I'm writing to you with ... siesta, and have left me to use only my eyebrows for expressions (I don

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Guide to Farmer’s Markets We found lychee in a hopeless place.

  

  fruits and vegetables and gardening, and also, cheese. I get really excited ... varieties of fruits and veggies and delicious things--taking note of the ... wonderfully convenient, allowing me to cook often enough to enjoy it and not so

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Interview with a Mystery Hunt Winner An interview with Kat '10, a member of Palindrome, last year's winning team and this…

  

  This is my friend Kat '10, and she's one of my very favorite people ... good taste in music and also a beautiful singing voice, which I know because we were both in Beauty and the Beast last year and both as Silly

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  College must-haves My advice on what to get for college!

  

  , thanks to free nights and weekends, I actually get to keep in close contact ... of now I think you can make local calls for free. If you're like me, you'll unplug the phone and put it under your bed because who needs a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2006