Search

Search Results

• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Comfort Matters A unique application process

  

  's utilized for a bunch of classes (including many for freshmen) and is ... and tested every single chair for comfort. Here's a quick breakdown ... , providing a lot of room for resting your arm and writing on paper, but this

  • by Snively '11
  • January 10, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can my school counselor find helpful information?

  Thank you for all of the good work you do for our awesome applicants! We understand what a daunting task it is for school counselors to meet all of the different requirements for so many students and schools. We
• Blog / Athletics

  The Craziest 3 Days of Soccer Ever broken records, halloween practice, and senior day!

  

  Hey, everyone! It’s time for everyone’s favorite update… soccer ... silly and energetic presence for one more semester :) [carousel image1 ... time for one of the most iconic MIT Women’s Soccer traditions: Halloween

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I went to TwitchCon and met so many people!!

  

  over at his place for the weekend. For those who do not know, Twitch is ... streaming. It's been around for a while (I've actually been using it since its ... field. One of my professors, T.L. Taylor, was also at TwitchCon to attend

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 3, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Above Ground now breathe

  

  meant to last for. Because I don't know what that next thing will be ... something akin to this, but it's also anxiety inducing. At least now I'm above ground. I'm no longer drowning, and I'm just antsy for some project to get

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 10, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  ungestalt twenty-one years of wandering

  

  from the german word for "shape" or "form". the famous example is kanizsa ... this is what a puzzle could be like: at first, it might seem like a ... to see the gestalt, please look at this. in this sense gestalt and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 4, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  what I did this summer unoriginal title, original experiences!

  

  In third grade, my parents sent me away to sleepaway camp for two ... might have grown at camp. I hadn’t grown -- but I was starving. I ate basically a whole meal every hour for a week. When I finally slowed down, they

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • August 24, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Remembering Woodie Flowers they say don't meet your heroes, but some exceed your expectations

  

  to science education and best known for its eponymous robotics ... have ever known. For many of our readers, I suspect Woodie needs no ... , ethically, and emotionally. As a cofounder of FIRST, he was known for bringing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Experience with Real Analysis epsilons, delta, and the technique

  

  about how I wanted more of the proof and verification for all these ... than I asked for. However, looking back, I could not be happier that I decided to take the course that honestly was overbearing at times, and I

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 10, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On the DUSP Course 11: Urban Studies and Planning

  

  are not. For the curious: "DUSP EXPLORER is an online, interactive ... urban planning and design." For the still-curious, scroll on. These are a ... sustainable infrastructure for the US or the developing world. As I started to

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 2, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  version of it all. I think the theme of my first semester at MIT was ... , talks, and interesting things here that have a very real potential for ... , but it is also mutual-- you care for others, and they care for you. In

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs

  

  Hey Internet! After not posting a video for a couple weeks I totally ... has never been as present or loud as they were for the last regular ... the Rolling Stones in 2006 for his song "Vans," and he is one of the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime Happenings A summer of research and relaxation in Boston

  

  Finals ended over a month ago, so quite frankly, I have no excuse for ... back to California for a highly anticipated return home. I hadn’t had the ... with friends I hadn’t seen for months and pig out on foods I had been

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Alumni Barbecue I love living in a place with so much history!

  

  A few weeks ago, I organized a 140+ person barbecue for the many ... pulled and that went on during their time here at MIT, and they inspired us ... my friends and I sat in our lounge for hours listening to a '71 alum go

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 6, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  " for the rest of his life), Middle English and the Canterbury Tales (they ... a science essay, and impact crater formation. Lisa is here early for ... going to be here for CPW itself - ESP is flying me to California, to teach

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Jellyfishing and other ways to recruit people to your organizations

  

  Jellyfishing...GEL-ly fishing? Get it? Fishing for new GELs? Maybe it's too late for clever puns, but I'm posting anyway ... Stata Center attempting to do my homework for EID (ESD.051, Engineering

  • by Stanley G.
  • March 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  physicists worldwide just won $3 million each for outstanding contributions to ... a fancy title for A More Complete Version Of Big Bang Theory ... been my advisor for about a year. He told me to call him Alan. During

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  Here are some FAQs for deferred students... Is it all over for me? Should I still be hanging around reading the blogs? At MIT, a deferral ... at no advantage or disadvantage versus the regular action applications

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebieasy Because "Freebie" is already an entry title.

  

  for the entire lecture and he has cookies at office hours. If that doesn ... Howdy folks. It's freebie time - for the 99.9% of you readers who don ... you a secret because I have that much love for you all - I was really

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Most Importantly, No Reddit This is actually how people lived.

  

  ’s power adapter was dead. A long time coming, it had been on the fritz for ... were all I needed. I now feel moderately prepared for tomorrow’s exam ... computer. So, sorry, Swapnil, it’ll have to wait a bit longer. At the same

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 19, 2010