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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Day of Classes Published exactly 4 weeks after the first day of classes. My bad.

  

  Like Allan, I’m obsessed with taking notes. I’m also obsessed with handwriting. In sixth grade, Megan P. sat next to me in science class and had THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HANDWRITING…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook and pen wherever I go. It’s kind of like a journal, but I don’t exactly like the…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ for Maker Portfolios You have questions - I have answers!

  

  This post has been updated as of October 2018 to reflect new requirements for the Maker Portfolio. For current requirements, see here.  Hello World! (That’s my Arduino talking, sorry. I’ve…

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 3 (Finals) You may begin at the sound of my voice. You have an hour to answer…

  

  The MIT.01 course, Intro to the Institute, has been very exciting to teach, and I expect that it will be added to the extensive list of courses already existing on…

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 26, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff

  

  Wednesday the Eleventh: Instead of growing up with boy bands and popular songs on the radio, my main musical intake stemmed from my dad’s 70s rock band CDs and video…

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  Saturday is a singular bag of nacho cheese Doritos and a fun-sized bag of M&Ms. Sunday is waffles. Monday is Insomnia cookies. Tuesday is brownies. Wednesday is moon cakes Thursday…

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  Sometimes, I receive e-mails from prospective students. I posted a batch of them here, and I think that the time has come to do so again. A high school senior…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fanboying at the Career Fair SpaceX, CubeSats, and free stuff, oh my!

  

  Picture for me, if you will, all your favorite celebrities. These are people you’re in awe of, people you follow on Twitter, people you hold as your role models. They…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  Here’s the thing about me: I’m naturally an introvert. Talking to people In Real Life has always kind of freaked me out to some (albeit small, and rapidly decreasing) degree,…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  First, I have three very exciting pieces of news to share with you: 1) Google’s homepage. 2) My favorite constellation is the APOD (Astronomy Picture Of the Day)! According to the…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two Truths and a Lie Because we all definitely love playing icebreakers

  

  If you’ve never played two truths and a lie before, all you have to do is guess which of the three things I’m about to say is a lie: 1.…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Boston Festival of Indie Games In which I geek out on campus with a bunch of gamers

  

  Boston Festival of Indie Games! The 2nd annual convention hosted here in Boston to celebrate gaming, and it is completely free to the public. (But actually it was awesome, and…

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 16, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summertime Science Got that summertime, summertime science...

  

  Hey! Remember me? No? Hi. I’m Elizabeth. I graduated last June. But here we are, me crufting on the blogs, you not knowing who I am. I never officially said…

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  There comes a time in everyone’s MIT experience, from the application process to being on campus, when you are starstruck. Starstruck by the achievements of your friends, current/future classmates, professors,…

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Remembrance Another year of old people remembering things

  

  On September 11, 2001, I had just begun my junior year. I was running late for my work-study bookbinding job, but managed to get there a little after 9. My…

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  We have nice things on the walls And I have pictures.

  

  French House occupies the top two floors of House 6 (one of the six towers in New House), and the top floor of House 5. There are around 27 +/-…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 10, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  Hi blogosphere! I’ve wracked my brain wondering how to introduce myself to you. The ghosts of Uncle Labs and Beatriz have haunted me all weekend. I cannot hope to match…

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  I was fifteen and intensely naïve when I graduated from high school and took a gap year. The story of how I decided to take a gap year is probably…

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A not-so-typical day in the post-FYRE life Reporting live from ESP's Firestorm

  

  I wrote the majority of this post a week ago, then slept, and lost my train of thought. Finishing it now. Pretend you are reading this on Saturday August 31.…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

    ABCDF….I? How to use MIT’s grading system in dire situations   You may be wondering how, with all students being varying shades of brilliant, MIT handles grades. On a…

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013