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• Blog / Academics & Research

  how to change majors in just five easy steps!

  

  . [annotation note="or almost everybody, anyway."]Everybody[/annotation] breaks at some point. For many, it comes first semester. This is why MIT provides ... grades are recorded as a pass (meaning A, B, or C) or not recorded at all

  • by Alex M. '21
  • September 14, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things I Learned From Freshman Year Overanalyzing all my bad habits.

  

  that and putting it together into what works for me. I hate those cliche ... . Summer is a good time for planning and reflection. My nerdy corner of ... have an obsession with productivity for the pure sake of productivity

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  workload.  Not yet, at least.  Pass/No Record first semester is a godsend for ... contact the lab.  For example, I got my current UROP (in Langer Lab at the ... do one at the time, since I was dangling off a cliff in Utah and had

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  for, and it's finally here! Inevitably, there will be great joy, and at ... 's pretty much the same then at this time of the year. Although I can ... .) Psets stand for Problem Sets, and they are the equivalent of the "homework

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  cooking things in the kitchen for consumption by the residents at large ... at work from their chambers and into the Goodale lounge and kitchen for ... a musician at first glance! And coming from what essentially amounted

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s the word for

  

  was in your calendar the scent of rain the act of looking for ... conversation for no reason opening a fridge immediately after closing it ... passive, detached manner the point after which it is too late to ask for

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers Sigh.

  

  , extracurriculars, office hours - so much going on that while I've started writing at ... following: 102 25 5 39 7 56 50 98 Any patterns jumping out at you? At some point or another, each of these numbers has felt to me like a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Spending the F.A.T. with Arthur Ganson A missed opportunity to build kinetic sculptures with artist Arthur Ganson.

  

  News flash: Thanksgiving vacation is over. I spent my three days at ... . At the time, I knew that two actions were notably absent from my list ... ’ contraption for the MIT Museum sponsored Friday After Thanksgiving (F

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  up, down, and out some moments from the last month

  

  , at least, not for us. Maybe it's good that the only thing that echoes ... . Or, at least, it always seems exceptional to me after the fact. In the ... service where you can check out bikes for a set period of time. there are

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  summer tidbits a picture and annotations

  

  attempt at making the points geographically accurate."][/annotation] [annotation note="if i'm at work on my macbook, this is the top bar / desktop ... use fullscreen sublime text with two split panes for coding

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 4, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who needs Black Friday anyway? a slightly different take.

  

  never provide. Yesterday, instead of lining up at midnight for the Black ... cards, we enjoyed free food, refreshments, and music. At the Worn Wear ... places in Yosemite, and swapped some old gear I had for other people’s used

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 29, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  time of the year.  Flags for classes are being handed out for those of us who are struggling extraordinarily well, and some of us (at least I hope ... work at the loss of self-care and health.  However, amidst the chaos of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  HT@MIT: Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam An Amazing Show For A 10 Minute Walk And $3

  

  Hidden Treasures At MIT: Cantab Lounge Poetry Slam Every Wednesday ... wrapping up the night with a Poetry Slam where poets compete for a few bucks and a potential spot on the Boston Poetry Slam Team that will compete at

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 4, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pulse 2011 [by Nathan Kipniss '14] A lot of talent under one roof!

  

  clean photo for obvious reasons, but the movement adds its own artistic ... lecture. Watching Rambax at Pulse, I was able to experience what we had ... their performance to convey emotion and meaning (which holds true for the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Share Your CPW With Us! I can haz guest blogs?

  

  happens every year). Starting from meeting a couple dozen of you at the i ... to the campus!). Just like what President Hockfield said at the ... your best CPW blog - text, pictures, video...whatever you want! at my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Alternative Transportation Fast ride in a short machine

  

  At approximately 11:20 pm on Tuesday night, Charles stepped on the ... the plastic-shelled handlebar (?) at the cart-pusher end of the grocery ... for not having purchased better life insurance into the humid

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  For the fourth consecutive year, we will admit students from our ... around during the waitlist period; you will lose your deposit at the other ... people on the waitlist at this point, so we will notify hundreds of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  NM – u? Sometimes there just isn't that much crazy in my life. Splish splash.

  

  Ivy League drama at the exhibit: For present-day Ivy League drama ... Most of my weeks at MIT have been crazy and cool and full of ... whole second floor. At night, I put on my totally awesome red rainboots

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  My Wednesday: 9:00 AM -- Swim Test at the Zesiger (Z) Center. For ... the MIT-France Program at an info session/reception For undergrads, the ... -- Attend 15.501: Corporate Accounting lecture 2:30 PM -- Volunteer at the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reality TV My former dormmate will appear on Queer Eye tonight.

  

  for the Straight Guy." Yes, tonight (Tuesday, June 20) at 10 p.m., Ed ... executive at ABC who is responsible for all reality programming, including ... Vegas (see photo of Ed "before," with Carson Kressley at right). The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2006