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• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  soon: a more in-depth look at freshman advising seminars. For more ... Yesterday was the first day of classes at MIT. I remember the ... a first term freshman at MIT? What you'll generally see is something

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Nerd movie update

  

  ," is signed "Rebel Scum." A dozen donuts were also left at the scene for ... my old Baker House housemate, who was a Sequence Supervisor for special ... digital animation work on his first film. He is working at Pixar, and is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 24, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  about what I am capable of. I pre-registered for six classes at the ... it can be! At the end of last semester, the advisor for our group and ... take.  I showed up for Writing Science Fiction on the first day extremely

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Other ways I’ve been rejected over the past fifteen years [suffering-from-success.jpg]

  

  having the wrong strengths at the wrong time for the company. That there ... After my rejection from MIT in my prior post, I attended Cornell for ... —and all others forced to bid periodically for their next opportunity

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  gratitude happy thanksgiving

  

  suffering to “prove” they are grateful for the gift of life. At least, this is ... summaries at three a.m., since I am much too soft-hearted to watch horror for ... for somebody who has caught me while I was falling? But there are

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Froshmore oh to exist in a state of ~liminality~

  

  above suggests, I’m starting my second year here at MIT. And that feels weird.  Drawing has been a lifelong passion for me. It’s a release, my ... like, “wow people who are good at writing are so cool! If I start writing

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 2, 2021
• Blog / MISTI

  Manage Your Future

  

  from field observations will be crucial for my own future research. I really want to improve my qualitative research skills: for that I plan to take some classes at MIT at the econ and anthropology departments. It has

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Linkdump: Smart Leaves, Burritos, and Shaq cool things on the Internet

  

  them. Others are just cool links for things that happened at MIT. The ... I think I get my need for notes from my mom. Every day of my ... records in the dead ball era. Same for songs. I swear I remember the lyrics

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  farewell speech at grad I will thank my mom, for saving money Target, for ... It was my freshman year, not long ago When I arrived at MIT, complete ... to see how much I've grown In brainpower and stamina for sleepless

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  research MIT is so well known for is still advancing at full throttle, across ... MIT. At the same time, though, I have come to realize that MIT's faculty ... level there was never any need for me to see Professor Langer anyway

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  hopefully you're up for it. As you may or may not already know, it's kind of cold at MIT right now (13 degrees). What does cold mean? Cold means snow! For hundreds of wide-eyed freshmen who have never seen significant

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I like romantic things like music and art ...so why don't I have a boyfriend?

  

  you'll go to an information session at an ivy league university, or ... arts or history or any of that lame-o stuff. Well, today I woke up at 8 AM to start sweating the onions for my award-winning apple cream of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In Just a quick note to say hi from the depths of reading.

  

  calendars until after EA selection, so I haven't had time for much else (although we were allowed to take thursday off for Thanksgiving). I spent ... harder for air. It's the first time I've been that scared for one of my

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 26, 2005
• Blog / Events

  TMI WRT MIT TLA’s Wonderful things happen that I can organize around a coherent theme. Also, I didn't lose…

  

  This was a great day. Take my word for it. What, do you want me to ... for $3 in 26-100, had invited the MIT Marching Band (MMB?) over to play ... for about an hour, we went over, stood up in front of the crowd, and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning ... 's start at the very beginning. (A very good place to start.) 0. Is an ... would fit at MIT - something the paper application alone can never match

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  -regular food. Speaking of which, ATS deserves a gold star for its ... there's a lot of potential for mingling. Most student organizations at MIT ... tiles, and I laid in bed and watched for a while. Some mornings also

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  C’est la Vie In which I describe my summer in words, without photos (yet).

  

  after I get off from work (the program runs M->R at nighttime for 1 ... I'm at, right now, for the summer. The Central American Phase: August ... I win. So I apologize for having disappeared (somewhat) off the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Changes that I’m making this semester wow it's already March isn't that crazy or what

  

  than my peers, so I decided to make up for less experience with more time—at ... . I found out that I actually enjoy coding enough to do it for hours at ... beating myself up over it last year, but I was right for being pissed off at

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  best places to sleep on campus for when your bed is far far away

  

  because classrooms are never this full at 9 am, or indeed any other hour of ... classroom after recitation quiet and empty typically takes place at godly ... semester goes on sometimes the TA for the next recitation comes in and does

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More Cool Data Stuff, ft. Immersion I just really like data visualizations, plz don't judge

  

  STUFF GUYS WOOOO. This time, though, I cannot take any credit for the ... . The Media Lab is much better at this sort of stuff than I am, after all ... group at the Media Lab put together a VERY COOL THING (that seems to be

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 5, 2017