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• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Leavetaking and homecoming

  

  As a kid, I only moved [annotation note="twice if you count going ... . You could look past the river and see the highway, make out the logos ... to a river pathway where I could bike to the mall with my sisters, or

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 28, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  old east campus working through feelings caused by news

  

  : thinking about this room makes me kinda sad. east campus is scheduled to get renovated next summer, and if that happens as planned, i won’t get to spend my ... the years and years of stories attached to each piece, may not get

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  : it can be tedious and time-consuming, but you've gotta do it. And in ... piles : Bring Home, Keep, and Junk. (If it helps, you can think of the ... me keeps on asking, "Okay, so you finished one year, congratulations

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  magicians trying to learn magic

  

  required were completely different. You could not simply scale up my abilities and get Sanatan’s. You would have had to step back and build ... ’t get any closer to a mental model that would allow me to paint like that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blinky Lights (Part I) An example of how I go about building things.

  

  have a variable brightness, we can use PWM to change it. Basically, you ... last for maybe one post after this one. But, hey - a guy can dream, right ... way through a project like this. Those of you that know basic

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 21, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sun off a beach The one where it rains. I mean, another one where it rains.

  

  weeks. Who can blame them? They're wearing bathing suits under the towel ... '08 had seen March of the Penguins, so she knew that the best way to get ... minutes immediately after getting to the beach before we realized that it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 31, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  IAP trip to the natural history museum! turns out nature's history is pretty cool

  

  of different unusual classes and events that you can sign up for -- but ... ! It turns out that even a museum you've seen "like four times" can blow ... a trip to Boston. I had about thirty seconds of, wow, you can't even

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Jupiter’s Moons, Doge, and a Tub of Icing how to CPW from Yuliya the Undecided HS Senior

  

  Nicholas Sparks novel), “Lock Picking,” and the “Firehouse” (where participants get to burn food and then eat it)? What's worse, is that 6 minutes ... throughout campus, prefrosh will get to learn about Algebraic Topology, Space

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  self-assessment, re: playwriting notes on taking playwrights' workshop this semester

  

  , philosophical and critical things about the current state of humanity. I would get ... space where I could take risks and try my hand at a new craft without too ... dexterity, for getting out of a rut. I have a new confidence and a better

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in My Summer Life Starts at 5 AM, ends at 10:30 PM, and go-go-go in between.

  

  : Finally at Merck! I can't actually talk about my specific project, but just ... becoming a doctor, I wanted to get a little insight into the pharma aspect of ... Merck for the day and start my 1.5- hour-long trip home. And this is where

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  density is comparable to what you'd get if you squashed all of humanity down ... particular reason. In case you can't tell, I'm geeking out here, and loving ... It occurs to me that I haven't told you much about what I'm doing

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  room is good for doing work. You can hear a pen drop. And it's pretty ... , Harvard's Libraries, and why you should go to either MIT or Harvard. Here ... , hence the title, and is in room 10-500. For those of you keeping track

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life Tokens the currency of joy

  

  importantly, though, when you land on these squares, you also get to pick up a ... suppose. You start as a young adult, and walk along the pathways of life–choosing a career, getting married, having kids, getting promoted (or fired

  • by Allison E. '27
  • July 6, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  Turtles Can Get You Into MIT". At the EECS post-graduation reception ... , which sadly did not exist during Chris's graduation. Lesson 1: Unless you ... keep the dang thing on my head. I spent the rest of the night getting

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  When you think of people at MIT, maybe you think of Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, or perhaps you think of President Susan Hockfield. You probably think of the Nobel winners, such as Prof. Wolfgang

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  summer in boston that summertime, summertime, uh, gladness

  

  , but i think this summer is a testament to the fact that you can have amazing experiences no matter where you are in the world or how constricting ... ="aligncenter" width="695"] view from a parking garage. you can see so much of MIT (too

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 15, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday A Boston institution.

  

  final corner of the marathon, where runners turn off Exeter Street onto ... managed to get a shot of the frenzy over the final few paces. Now, I’m not going to tell you how to spend your weekends, but do be sure to spend at

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  we can still learn a lot from the interview. And you should be ready to ... you can remove your nose ring easily, you probably should do that and ... competition in getting into MIT and you should want to put your best foot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Play hard…and then work hard! There's no excuse not to have an AWESOME time this weekend!

  

  papers and textbooks) on Thursday, at least you can tell yourself that you ... . Classes end this Wednesday, then we have one day to study (most schools get ... -100. If you haven"t seen in it, you should!!! It's an awesome movie. 8:30 PM

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  and beyond. The best advice I can give you for the interview is to be ... to get to know the real you. And definitely schedule the interview ... Now that it's high season for interviews (especially for you early

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 9, 2004