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  REX at Random Hall ice cream, epic meals, water wars and turing tests!

  

  Pre-frosh have descended into campus, making the rest of us feel very very old. They will spend the next several days learning about MIT, departments, resources and culture. It turns…

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • August 27, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  Rowing at MIT The heavyweight men near the Museum of Science. PC: Igor Belakovskiy ’02. Hi! I’m a rising senior studying Mechanical Engineering, and one of the most awesome experiences…

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So apparently the Media Lab figured out how to 3D print glass and it's pretty glorious

  

  I saw a tweet from MIT News late last week about how some researchers at MIT, centered at the Mediated Matter group in the Media Lab but including folks from mechanical…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  For First Semester Freshmen, Registration Day can be tough. You can only pick 54 class units, while using the precious Pass/No Record grading policy wisely. Online Tools Luckily, MIT has…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Freshman Application Is Now Live for prospective members of the Class of 2020

  

      tl;dr: Click here to apply to MIT.   The freshman application is now live on MyMIT. Our online application guide, with an overview of each of the components…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  Holy Beaver! You’ve received your letter from Hogwarts MIT and you can’t wait to arrive! Remember to be careful around the muggles when disappearing into Terminal 3.14 at Logan Airport.…

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  Best Free Software for College Students must haves for productivity, security, and more

  

  College students have to be productive. In trying to manage all my schoolwork, clubs, fraternity, and side projects, I’m constantly searching for programs and apps for productivity, note-taking, security, and…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  Imagine: you arrive on campus. It’s awesome. Breathtaking. Exhilarating! Remember that scientific discovery you always wanted to discuss in friendly company? The math gangster you dreamed to become? Now’s your…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Central Ohio Summer Send-Off Event celebrating the Infinite Connection

  

  The first MIT sign appears on the corner of the gracefully named Emerald Parkway 20 walking minutes from the destination. Whoever made the track this far through the August sun…

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  I’ve been breaking computers from a young age. In middle school I tried setting up a dual boot between Windows XP and Ubuntu but I messed it up and corrupted…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  Late last month, on July 25th, I boarded a Lufthansa flight from Boston to Frankfurt, and then Frankfurt to Almaty, the cultural and educational (but not political) capital of Kazakhstan,…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  In 4 weeks, you will leave home for an academic journey of 4 years. Commence the packing process! Frantic scrambling. Wading through piles of clothing and mementos on the floor……

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  As some of you know, I got my master’s degree from the Comparative Media Studies program at MIT. While I was a graduate student, CMS merged with Writing to form CMS/W,…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Although of course you end up becoming yourself Perspective and focus, brought to you by M. C. Escher

  

  I’m ranked in the bottom 39% on profile views among my connections on LinkedIn. My pageviews are down 80% from last week, when they peaked at an all-time high. I…

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 2, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learn Coding Before School Starts you've got one month left. go!

  

  Learn Coding Before School Starts #by Erick ’17 def intro(): print(“Learning your first coding language can be really hard. By your second language, it gets slightly easier. Your third language?…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 2, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing is difficult みんな、がんばってね!

  

  Writing is difficult. It’s the last day in July.* I find it very easy to DO things, but writing is difficult. So, I have decided to write this all in…

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • July 31, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  When I’m feeling irritable and/or stressed, I dislike empty advice. I particularly loathe the phrase “work smarter not harder”, probably because it was said to me many times last year…

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  We’re sitting in my room doing pretty much nothing, because I guess we’re lame, or because there’s not much to do in the first place. It’s a Friday night, but…

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  Close up shot of Pluto. (Image Credit: NASA) On Jan 19, 2006, the New Horizons team at NASA launched a space probe to the Kuiper Belt. Nine and half years…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2015! TAKE THE PLUNGE

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things: 1) I'm slow-cooking ribs at least once a week 2) My Google search history is basically variations of "where to buy industrial…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 14, 2015