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• Blog / Challenges

  climbing and becoming a perspective on moving to the US for MIT and the slow journey towards adulthood

  

  in creativity and fitness originating from a very simply defined ... activity reminds me of the mental motions to solving a math or programming ... own abilities. There are stakes. If you go to a climbing gym you'll see

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • September 16, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two New Kittens hundreds of pictures.

  

  " "Kittens getting a belly" "How do you tell if you are overfeeding your ... 2 Kittens from mysterious origins came into my life about a month ago. They had appeared in our yard back home lonely and hungry, and in just a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I need a fix ‘cause I’m goin’ down Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love a 40%.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Mary Tyler Moore sent a signed copy of the single ... themselves to a differential equations textbook, buy their first starbucks ... ! I've got a German III test tomorrow, but general consensus on campus

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Springing into Junior Year actually not Springing, just Spring

  

  grasp material when I’m forced to do it for a grade every week. We have a ... We’re already a month into the semester, and [annotation note="the last day students can add a class to their schedule without a fee

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bad Grades and Big Screw-Ups Pulling back the A's, B's, C's, and P's to see what's inside

  

  ’t complete a lot of the little things we were supposed to do because ... already woefully unprepared for. Do you see why this is a terrible strategy ... Today, I have a great idea. Recently I had a conversation with a

  • by Powers '23
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Class of 2012 Profiles of MIT's new freshmen.

  

  a great school, but that just shows they do more than study," he said ... his goals: to do good and have a happy life. “I want to have a ... else would you do out there?” Andy Rigsby died when he was 42 from a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  that they provide a reminder that the vast majority of those who do this ... better. Colleges and universities need to do a better job of centering ... I spent the beginning of this week in the company of a select group

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What is engineering, anyways? i promise it's more than just math

  

  to do something, and the result of physics felt a little too close to ... 1. Why I didn’t think I would be a good fit for engineering. I came ... grade, everyone in my grade took a mandatory woodworking class. Even

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  happy LFDOC! my last semester of undergrad :)

  

  MIT. This semester feels particularly special for a number of reasons ... of my other 7 semesters, this semester is one that I can do whatever I ... the school year is over! Blog once a week. This is a crazy goal, but I

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 3, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  quickly. Case in point: in the past two and a half years, I've learned the ... productive you could be doing. (2) Failure is all too common - you can't be ... challenging semester yet. As a double major in Course 6-7 and 9, I'm taking the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  Yes, I know it's a Sunday, but nonetheless, I went to lab around 2:30 pm. As I walked out 3 hours later, I had the beginnings of a blog entry ... 've learned a little about life - and how to live it: 1. Tell the truth. I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back to School If you go to school in Missouri City (TX), I might see you this week!

  

  do so immediately. It was honestly a privilege for me to meet these ... I'm back in the U.S. of A and have recovered enough from jet lag for ... laziness. So ~ my time in India is over :( No longer do I wake to the sound

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 23, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  Another Type of Mens et MANUS There are 20 students in iHouse. We were in 17 countries this summer. Beat that.

  

  about me....OR DO YOU?!?! *runs away and hides* =/) does a "Project ... QUOTE: "My advice to a high school student interested in science as a ... about the answers. My advice to a high school sophomore or junior

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  same things but do it in a detailed way that there just isn't room for in ... who applied for EA got a chance to contact your EC and have an interview. So now that all the interview reports are being filed, it's a good time

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Forget that Or, "Why I won't be posting next week"

  

  . Thanks Diana! Okay, so an update. Remember my to-do list from a week ago ... On Tuesday night, Diana '08 baked a cake. Since she borrowed a bunch ... me a piece. Now, whenever you print something to one of the campus

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aquatarkus Why I turned in a half-finished 10.37 problem set.

  

  Charles is a very dirty and very old river. As Wikipedia tells us: Despite ... will hold a review (location, time TBA), where we will arm and outfit you ... ! Anyway, so, uh, last Saturday? my floor decided it would be a good idea to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  , students may apply to do a study abroad exchange with the Delft University of ... night, I took a Zipcar up to a college fair in New Hampshire. I'd say the ... States, and is considered among the best. The undergraduate program is a 4

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Windy city

  

  questions: "What is the dark stuff?" and "How do you think about such a ... mistake." (I don't know if President Hockfield will do the same this fall ... who receive a "big envelope" in the mail, it's not because we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  App Reading In The Western ‘Burbs The little towns west of Cambridge are filled with history and charm, and are surprisingly…

  

  rail on a Saturday or a Sunday and do some exploring (you can easily get ... I have been reading applications for 5 days in a row. Well, I took Thursday off (it was a holiday for MIT people). But Weds, Fri, Sat, and now

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Numbers are names too What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?

  

  kidding, but since we do have a lot of numbering systems at MIT, and since ... , and this year I signed up both to host a prefrosh (it could be you! ...if you're a girl) and to lead a tour of my UROP lab. But the one thing

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 17, 2006