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• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Psets! This starts out artsy, but I promise it's going to go downhill really fast.

  

  to campus on my way there. And thus began the second of the dreariest ... is). It should be a good class, and the lecturers are supposed to be ... to go off. I go and look at my computer (which is supposed to be my

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 7, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living with Rain Beyond the umbrella

  

  consistently for the past two weeks, and I’ve realized that after 2 years, I ... that you can wait inside for 10 minutes, and then it will stop. I had ... ’t work. I have had many umbrellas destroyed by the wind in Cambridge and

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 6, 2010
• Blog / Summer

  Diving In transforming myself into a cs bro

  

  being smart enough" to try and do some CS things on my own. I was talking ... scouring sites like Reddit to try and figure out what the CS Bros recommended ... automatic resizing of windows and being able to place them vertically or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 23, 2020
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  On Friday afternoon, the students and staff of the senior capstone ... each develop a prototype of a product that can (and in many cases does ... course at MIT, and I need no further proof than to note that the class was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  , unrelenting rain, and chilly temps since the weekend. Welcome back to Boston ... full week. There seemed to be events going on 24 hours a day! While this ... recommend looking through the schedule, choosing what interests you, and

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers With today's next post, I'll begin a summer-long occasional series introducing you to the MIT…

  

  of us you already know through the blogs and other means. Some of the ... . We'll be gaining four new Admissions Officers, though, over the next couple months; I think you'll like them. Today, you can meet the first of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 28, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I’ve completed more than 2.5 years of college?

  Students who at the time of entry to MIT will have completed more than two and a half years (five terms) of college may not be eligible ... eligibility. Eligibility will be assessed by the Admissions Committee in the
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2021 Reflections & 2022 Resolutions

  

  class, pay attention, and work hard on retaining information. End the ... adapted since then, I was able to do them! I'll be including the 2020 ... the PearlHacks hackathon with Crista F. '23 and Caroline B. '23 and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  be in now because it's not easy to get into some dorm in the re ... since now which dorm do you want to be in, it's better and easier for you to be able to stay there. And well, it's easier to move your stuff

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.

  

  diverse lot. There are international and domestic students representing 8 countries and four continents. The students come from top schools in applicant ... Beta Kappa inductees, admissions interns, and more. Thanks go out to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  SSP aka summer science program aka summer sleep program aka silly science people aka summer solstice…

  

  return, had just gone and gotten the trash can herself. [caption id ... up exposures for the Eagle Nebula, my friends and I laid down on the ... arrival. I had just finished unpacking, and my room was missing a trash can

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  likely to hear things like ". . . at 6 and then head to the game . . ." or ... : "Today we will be talking about reproduction and evolution. Now, I know ... little fuzzy on the details." ***** "I wasn't alone. I was with my computer

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Blast from the Past

  

  and uses of tools, and an overview of the various activities that go on ... Bryan's fraternity, ZBT, for…an 80s party. And as soon as I walked in the ... are 4 of us!" So he rounded me, Keri, and Jess into the frame and had

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.2050 – Field Programmable Gate Awesomeness Featuring my “aggressive and weird” cat robot

  

  Switch can turn on the TV using HDMI), using analog devices like ... the following questions: What can [annotation note="Emphasis on “we ... and I had initially feared. On the contrary, we managed to hit all our

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 21, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Preview Weekend ...begins a week from today!

  

  , April 9 I'll be hanging around the checkout area on the second floor of ... CPW begins a week from today, and I'm really psyched. The weather is ... obvious below). Thursday, April 6 From 8:30AM - 6:00PM, I'll be at the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Hitchhiker’s Guide to CPW DON'T PANIC.

  

  , but exploring the GIRs and other typical freshman classes can be a great ... ...it's called CPW. And it will be amazing. Gather close, pre-frosh. Don't let the ... you should), or any other food location on campus, you'll be given the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Round here we stay up very, very late Vignettes on my last day at lab, the Counting Crows, grad school, and pets.

  

  really depends on the student and how well his or her research is going ... . Unfortunately for me, I am a hopeless sap, so the best I can hope for is not ... near campus, and we talked about the past three years (after working

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Least Responsible Purchase I'm an impulse buyer but THIS was a bit much

  

  called the real estate agent I used to buy it and we got it listed on the ... through on my word and bought a Tesla.  The buying experience was awesome ... again, I was on the hook for a $94k car, and the moving trucks were headed

  • by Snively '11
  • July 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  absolutely no assumptions. But judging by what's being projected on the massive ... doorway and enter a room that has been engineered to optimize the room's acoustics. From one lateral end to the other, all you can see are rows of

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  resist the temptation to compare and contrast. You might be wondering: do ... acceptance as well as anyone else can. If you feel lost and alone in the ... state college the next. And I got lots of work here now, but at least I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016