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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  gratitude happy thanksgiving

  

  sunshine; the privilege of learning; home-cooked meals; my classmates and ... ’t expend much energy on pondering the concept of gratitude. In that sense ... all the dimensions of rage, or resentment, or joy, or grief, but

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holmstrom, et al.

  

  (UEA)-sponsored lunch with Professor Bengt Holmstrom, the head of the MIT Economics ... juicy bit of information: He's on the Board of Directors for Nokia ... the organization of firms, inspired by his work straight out of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Is MIT too hard? warning: metaphors ahead

  

  .  And the reward? Getting to work on and take some ownership of the ... feels that way in the middle of a hell week - what's the point of having midterms, psets, and essays clustered in the same few days, anyway? And you

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 18, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  you can care about things revisiting stoicism

  

  both in the context of writing a blog and in the context of being a ... of my friends saw my tweets and disagreed with the assumptions i’d made ... , and then letting go of the latter, can become very limiting. sometimes

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • July 18, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This is a song about being happy. Not a song about a whale. Sorry. But there's haute couture.

  

  premiere of Beauty and the Geek 2, which Matt's friend Ankur '03 is on. I don ... Pennsylvania, is an alumnus of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity. I wonder if he ... didn't to that because I scored free tickets to the BSO courtesy of the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  setting up a house will it take an entire semester? stay tuned

  

  3rd and spent the majority of the day lugging all our boxes from the ... chair in front of the TV...It looks pretty good now, though, and we've had ... rest of the house is steadily accumulating more furniture and decor, so I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 5, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  For applicants affected by natural disasters

  

  ’s understandable that there’s a lot on your mind right now, and the last thing we ... of you are still dealing with damage to your homes and schools and ... Nov. 1 EA deadline) because of these things, please take note of the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn't accept them all. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  GEL-ing Gordon Engineering Leadership program, that is

  

  223,462,346,400 on my SAT. I did not take all 27 levels of the AP ... those of you up to speed on the course numbers), I’m pursuing a Theater ... and mass balances, right? I’m also on the Varsity Cross Country and

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 14, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does the MIT admissions process work?

  apply and when you receive your decision? We understand that not knowing the details can add a lot of stress to the waiting period, so we ... After you click the submit button, it's easy to feel as though your
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christmas in February Shiny new toys MIT gave me this semester

  

  Lab). It's about the size of four honeydew melons (or two watermelons ... – most of that did not come from inside the briefcase. But I indeed ... .2060 "Blackbird" lab kit. It's got most of the electronics we need for prototyping

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 14, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  fashion, come home a few hours later and camp out in the basement of our house to work. This is not the point of the story, though. The point is ... Sometimes, I forget how much I love MIT, and then I realize that the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Grads Design the Jolt Sensor to help high school athletes detect concussions better

  

  inventions left and right. The builder community at MIT is one of the strongest in the world and being in an environment where people are always ... by donors from the Kickstarter. Ben and Seth are also alumni of my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 2, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  so directionless like i’m in the middle of a field and there used to be a road i was following and now there isnt r: i think it's the best ... and now i have a chunk of work to do for my urop but it's the weekend i

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Non-Stop a completely stacked google calendar? in THIS economy?

  

  Teaching and Learning Lab (TLL). My supervisor and I talked about some of the ... enjoy it. It's an easy and fun way to make some money on the side of my ... presented my findings to her and worked with her to figure out the next steps

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 25, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  We Want You! Write for us!

  

  As per usual, CPW has again come and again, all of the prefrosh will ... fire, run around campus at odd hours of the night, watch NextACT, and ... during the week after CPW > Go ahead and upload all of the pictures

  • by Snively '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing the MIT Application Essays Hurgh. I know.

  

  you want to study?" essay 5:17 The "how do you improve the lives of ... the MIT essays: This year's prompts and some advice from Petey ... The secret is... there's not really a secret. Just some tips. 0:18 A

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Hacks

  Removing a hack This is too cool

  

  great dome, and a peek at what the dome looks like up close. I'm not aware ... Ok, this is cool. Schmiedl was invited up to film the hack removal team actually removing the Apollo Lunar Lander from the great dome. This

  • by Snively '11
  • May 22, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  are very few of these arrangements. MIT participates in the Exchange ... and the further details please visit the Exchange Scholar Program. For ... through the program headquarters and should contact the program directly for
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Past Enrollment On A Map [updated as to not freeze your browsers ^_^] My final project for 4.502 (Design Scripting).

  

  of the past ten years (go back and forth with the bracket keys). Mouseover a data point to see the number of undergrads from that state. Now that I've gotten the hang of this (note: I've never really programmed in

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • May 17, 2009