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• Blog / Academics & Research

  How Hard is MIT? A quantitative analysis

  

  results even refer to? And don’t even get me started on the lack of units. I ... -Webster defines hardness as “the cohesion of the particles on the surface of a ... , which measures the size of an indentation made by a diamond pressing on

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: how to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall

  

  enrichment programs as the coasts. I like Bebras' focus on accessibility, both in terms of geographic outreach but also its structure of different ... teacher and suggest they consider signing up. If you're not an American any-of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / How to Food

  A Continuing Experiment in Cooperative Eating or, every food picture I have ever posted from pika

  

  ? a relic: see #3 on this list of weird toys.)   flour toasting ... have penguins on them. It is decidedly winter. But at pika, it's spring ... homemade tamales, traditional Ethiopian food, sushi, and a Chinese New Year

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a believer Bikes! They're totally worth it.

  

  ways and have trouble admitting that I'm wrong. Today, I found out that I was totally wrong about bikes on campus. I've always walked to class and lab, which is really kind of stupid if you live on the far west end

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second… Fifth Week?

  

  probably a good indicator of how busy one can get at MIT if he or she tries ... communication course. In the next couple of weeks, I'll write a five-page paper on ... 've been working on some projects on the side... Ultimately, though, what I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT is hard Yes, yes I am.

  

  feeling of excitement and accomplishment that propels you on to the next day ... everybody likes happy, right? This weekend is parents weekend, so instead of just seeing the faces of young students and old professors, you start to

  • by Snively '11
  • October 18, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Hello, world

  

  graduates on to highly selective schools, I wasn't really sure of what I was ... the college of my choosing. On this second and more thorough trip to ... pleased to discover the diversity of the student body on many different

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  all of this will be going up on the blogs quite soon, but first, a brief ... ideas down on the comments! I'm always looking for new things to explore ... 's working on a thesis right now, but the pre-finals frenzy (read: cramming

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Blog Projects

  24 Pumpkins a journey through the streets of Boston

  

  way. Amongst other things, I’ve been taking pictures of the changing ... of Boston. On several occasions, our carts almost rolled straight into ... As a person who hails from a land devoid of seasons, I consider it my

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breath what's next for all our applicants

  

  minister 50 years ago today. He is responsible for much of whatever good ... . The first answer, of course, is to keep on keeping on. Keep doing well ... 's great about you Chris. You're just a bit soft. Just the right amount of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  AgeLab I've seen troubles...

  

  Reading applications from students born after the fall of the Berlin ... good old days, back when men shaved with straight razors and Fraggle Rock was on TV: But if you aren't so lucky to be so old as I am, MIT's Age

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Over Again Applying to college all over again.

  

  natural progression of life events was school followed by college followed ... starting with mechanical engineering and now going on to PhD programs in bioengineering has been a good idea for me because I can take what I've learned and

  • by Bryan
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  In a little while, I’ll be gone This is not a blog entry. I'm not here, this isn't happening.

  

  Act of 1957 by speaking in from of the Senate for 24 hours and 18 ... three days of finals I packed my entire life into about twelve boxes and ... person that I ever knew in high school. On Monday I'm headed for the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  *THE* double a room tour from an (only slightly) obnoxious duo

  

  sometime around 3 am, sharing food on the sofa of our freshman year suite and ... Boston. Soon enough, of course, we found ourselves actually back on campus ... ,105890" caption="missing the normal version of WNRS which is currently on loan

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 17, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  born again freshman too junior for this

  

  i'm in the class of 2023. this means that i spent only six full months on campus before getting kicked off due to the pandemic. now i'm back on campus, but more than a year has elapsed, and i'm a junior now

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 4, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  webcasting the event live on campus too. The subtitle of this entry was also ... campus on Friday doesn't mean he'd have a better chance of being admitted ... You may recall back in March of this year there were a couple blog

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Culture, not the bacterial kind Some questions you should be asking about all the schools to which you're applying.

  

  certain number of terms and expected to find housing on their own? Are there ... (This entry courtesy of the free wireless internet at the Hotel ... of glad I'm interviewing for graduate programs this year while writing

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  part of the creation (you also pour a little water on the neckline for ... right now because there’s no way this creature fits the prereqs of the ... before, it is a piece of weight that you put on paper. Or other stuff. They

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Following My Passions At MIT [by Susan Shepherd '11] Can a writer fit in at MIT?

  

  opportunity presents itself, MIT students will often go out of their way to ... escape schoolwork. Of the twenty-six people living on my dormitory hall ... [by Susan Shepherd '11] Choosing a set of colleges to apply to can be

  • by ARTalk
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Love is Blinds A short, fairly irrelevent entry, as told from the perspective of the 7+ people who…

  

  CASHIER: That'll be $12.59.. again. on the way home MINDY: Hey, Jess! ME ... .. them. Both of them. WOMAN AT THE CASHIER: Right. That was you. on the ... the dorm ANGELA MONSTER: (on the phone with Economy Hardware) Hi, I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2008