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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Your MIT ID PLASTIC! Shiny plastic, at that!

  

  your status of enrollment. If you’re at home and there’s still even the ... , without a doubt, guaranteed, a student at MIT. It was officially official ... than for flashing at anybody who asks for picture ID. That means you

  • by Snively '11
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Tour/Hack/Math Three things that happen a lot at MIT

  

  things you do at MIT. To be honest, I really enjoy them! I get weird looks ... , listening intently. At this point we get to Lobby 7, home of the big ... at the great dome. This is the part of the tour when the tour guide

  • by Snively '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Notes From The UK [by Mirat Shah '08] Currently in Cambridge, it is 50 degrees F and not only…

  

  entry to comment on academics at Cambridge versus MIT. Note that my ... MIT is more concerned with applications. For example, at Cambridge, you ... formulas. At MIT, you would get a more condensed summary of this theory, but

  • by Cambridge
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  learning process. One of my good friends is a professor and administrator at ... performance!) Here's another example. Let's look at two students who we'll call James and Etta. Let's say that both are taking multivariable calculus at

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  associate at the MIT Media Laboratory in Cambridge. "I've been known to hit ... book ever published. It weighs in at a hefty 130 pounds and sizes up at 5 feet by 7 feet. You can even buy the book at Amazon.com! (For those not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales From The Nance Effect Road Show My travel to the land of Boomer--Sooners, Miners. Wild Cats, Sun Devils and Rattlesnakes

  

  . After marveling at a 240+ yard drive (just off the green) I encountered a ... like but I quickly vacated the area. It was at that moment that I ... like chicken. The MIT Central Meeting was held at Catalina Foothills

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Radia Perlman ‘73, Mother of the Internet Radia Perlman has three MIT degrees and more than 80 patents.

  

  earlier this year. (And, for the record, I think in the picture at right she ... the few women in the field. At a vendor meeting where engineers were ... about computers? "At the end of the meeting, the organizers still called

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  machines? How many are there? How much do they cost? At MIT, at least in ... Burton-Conner with loads of wash. Mitra used to say freshman year that at Stanford laundry is free but printing costs money, while at MIT printing is

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

  MEng (Masters of Engineering) Learn about the masters plans of Phil '05 and Laura '06.

  

  Science) stayed a fifth year at MIT this school year to earn his masters in ... -tech industry (at companies like Google, Microsoft, Linear, Analog Devices, etc ... ://www.eecs.mit.edu/ug/index.html (Above, Phil has some fun at the notorious .) One of the many perqs of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  weird stuff lol, Op.133 Grosse Fugue? I don't know ... at least I don't see the genius in that one yet). Anyway, how is the music department at ... awesome. The music program at MIT is actually quite strong, and one of the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  then and now a reflection on the very bad

  

  stress of college applications and the stress of just being at school in ... things, but I was only met with radio silence. At that time, I was on ... my boyfriend at the time, in between crying sessions. We would watch a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Room Where It Happens my two year tale of student governance, up until the bitter end

  

  , and I just finished my second year at MIT. Until recently, I was the ... located at 70 Amherst St (formerly 4 Ames St), right across the street from ... remembers it. Whenever I think of my experiences with student government at

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • July 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  One of the coolest things at MIT is how easily undergrads can join ... Chuck, I helped design underwater robots for students at a university in Portugal. Here’s a quick look at some highlights from the project—and what a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  On psets and projects and why "midterm season" is all the time

  

  . The midterms happen at the end of a month. The final is only called a final because it's at the end of the semester, it's not "cumulative" in ... grade will come from three projects. Project 1 will be assigned at week 4

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Lived, I Learned, I Got Burnt not necessarily in that order

  

  naive attempt at a very raw and honest reflection on the past year +/- a ... their goodbyes, she said something along the lines of: "at least we get a ... to do exactly just that. On Getting Burnt  At the same time that my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Where I Call Home california california cambridge!

  

  Jeopardy at 7:00PM sharp, where our family gathered eagerly in front of the TV to yell trivia answers at an Alex Trebek from the past. It was ... sniff at my hair. It was the feeling of comfort and love that seemed to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 25, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  . Still, remember that you’ll be out exploring both during the day and at ... toiletries. Pretty self-explanatory. You’ll need to take a shower and stuff at ... . If at all possible (i.e. if you don’t have The Most Important

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  . In early January, a challenge is announced to the teams at the kickoff ... that are parked on a small ramp at the end of the match. Teams get 6 jam-packed weeks to design and build a robot that they think will do well at this

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  someday fate of friends

  

  This summer, my friends in LA kept telling me I hadn’t changed at all ... Kai being athletic now,” S said. I thrilled at the idea of one of my old ... at our respective colleges. We swam at the beach and went to J’s place

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 10, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  transitions memories of first snow

  

  at another school, and I'd say, "Well, I really don't like that, so I ... Thanksgiving break. I helped out with Thanksgiving at my dorm for the first time ... —I mean, in South Dakota, it snows in late September, or early October at

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 1, 2023