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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Joy of Building a chronicle of my failed attempts to create things that work

  

  learned that even GIR classes want you to do more than use the equations ... syntax because I really didn’t know what I was doing. Yet, by the end of 6 ... that’s kind of what everybody else wanted to do in a VR space too. The

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  focus, work hard, and do amazingly well? But then maybe you feel compelled ... predict that those late nights you’ll be up doing work till 4 a.m. will ... “never mind” on the whole “do amazingly well” thing. And then you ask, is

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  More on balance Some parameters for self-improvement

  

  than I do building a community. I need to work on being present more ... around culture/current fulfillment? Again, not mutually exclusive. I do ... , something I think I could do one day; fulfillment = being an academic, which I

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  …you should feel reasonably free to write about things you do, think, and ... colonies—have the initiative, freedom, and motivation to do great things with the power they’ve been given. People at MIT do things that kids at

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  really seem to care about the students and they are willing to do more than ... teaching. Needless to say, in the classroom, they do their job well. My 18 ... IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: ** Do not, I repeat, do not leave your

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  like their children are doing while they are here. Since I am involved ... if you are each doing what interests you the most. With hundreds of ... Show on Saturday evening) but mostly I hope you will encourage them “do

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Welcome back into my life, crutches The universe's way of telling me to sit my butt down and study

  

  .tinyurl.com/annaho Thanks buddy. - Saturday night, I was doing laundry while dressed like a ... you doing at 8pm on Saturday Dec 8? Sam: Probably laundry. Me: Would you like to do your laundry in New House? Sam: Sure. Me: Okay. Wear a suit

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Adventure’s Out There….. in Boston! Summer shenanigans at MIT

  

  do. But the summer is a totally different beast. I've compiled some ... (He has some incredible 8.01 and 8.02 lectures!). This summer he's doing ... I wanted to do this 4th right, we made very elaborate plans to camp

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • July 20, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Just Run With It Never waste inspiration, even if you're running with it for the first time (in years)

  

  time down from nearly 11 minutes to just under 7. "How would I do that ... winded to do anything else but crash as soon as I got home. On such days, I ... . "Excellent," I thought to myself, "let's do this again in two days." And I did

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome Home Like what we've done with the place?

  

  over 20. This was one of the most difficult things to do. Over time, the ... that it will do for blog entries what the Wiki will do for the overall ... . With this site, we've taken the dramatic step of doing the same for our

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harbinger of Doom, Despair, and Knowledge: PSETS Don't worry, not as bad as they sound.

  

  academic way of saying "homework", and the answer to what you'll be doing on ... I had a WEEK to do, only had 5 problems. This was going to be a piece ... complaining and caffeine sales on a Thursday night, psets do a pretty good job

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  ‘Just Chillax’ [about your college essays] My little brother is wicked smaht.

  

  't worry - you're not missing out): 0% of people who do not apply to MIT get ... like science? You do well in school? SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE WHO APPLIES TO ... wouldn’t understand.” “Well, just take a deeeeeep breath and do it! I hope

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Veni, Vidi, Jamba I came, I saw, I conquered a lot of smoothies

  

  MIT. What’s it like? Is it hard? How much sleep do I get? These tend to ... me a curveball: what do I do for fun. MIT may be known for its academic ... , what are you-click-doing?!But I can say these shoes were once black… and

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  weekend has in store for that set of guests. But before I do that here are ... ?" In truth, there won't be very many of them if you are each doing what ... encourage them “do their own thing” and know that it's good for you to do the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Blogs ...for the price of one! (a.k.a. robots)

  

  You've all heard what most of the other bloggers are doing for IAP ... . However, lucky you, I'm going to tell you what I've been doing anyway. I ... environment. Not all robots bumble, when placed in the environment, but many do

  • by Cam T. '13
  • January 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When Econ Comes to Life This has nothing to do with econ, but you should watch it.

  

  Things to Do Before You Graduate." It's a shame that I actually misplaced ... most important for the US to do is to prevent the loss of total output ... do not decrease, the economy isn't truly in a recession and there

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  So Long, So Long, Front Foot Leads the Back One Go on, and it won't be too soon...my Texas road trip (Part 1).

  

  friends from Michigan, who is down there doing a Teach for America placement ... authentic Mexican food (which I know many would yell at me for not doing), but ... generally do not like to exceed the speed limit. In fact, they like to drive 5

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  that). But anywhoo, I was back in MIT to do research. As I had alluded ... plates to see if they actually do live longer, when exposed to toxic ... to do, with pictures! (my description above is greatly abbreviated and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  have other things to do. I was sceptical at first and slightly ... . But people in the US do seem to care more about life. Perhaps this is because they spend their free time doing stuff they love, rather than using

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  other. Students do not apply directly to the university, but rather to ... closely watched over by my Director of Studies (DoS). My DoS will then ... evident. Lectures are open and do not necessarily entail painful amounts of

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008