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• Blog / How to Human

  the senior mindset gnothi seauton

  

  As the summer turned to fall, my housemates and I prepared to move out of our cozy apartment where we'd spent the year, back to MIT's campus. The passage of time was a frequent topic of discussion: how could

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Legit Black Holes, Bandaids, and Nobel Prizes

  

  find MIT's Great Dome shrouded in white wrappings and the hubbub of ... his pictures from the award ceremony, and even catch a glimpse of his ... Because my roommate is in a sorority, she receives a whole slew of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beauty and the Geek Some of the greatest companies in the world recruit at MIT. Apparently, so do some…

  

  deep. (Yes, I do know that Chris Vu passed the first round of auditions ... , have no shame and quiver with delight at the prospect of one day ... answer questions about the life of Manolo Blahnik and identify fake Louis

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking ahead to IAP One more week left to go! Feel the burn!

  

  for Cancer Research at the beginning of IAP and continued until the end ... equipped me with confidence and a fabulous set of recipes. The point of the class was to teach the process of improvisation and how to combine

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  World Cup Challenge Results The answers and winners of the World CUp Challenge of MIT international admissions.

  

  The World Cup Challenge was a lot of fun! No one got a perfect score, but on the whole, people did pretty well. Below are the results, with the name of the country in each group from which MIT received the most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 16, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Romance of Learning rainy days, language tests, and a book called Babel

  

  communication, power design, and image processing. I was reminded of the first ... windows on the first floor. The windows face the river, and the infinite ... – the equivalent of this magical version of Oxford and Babel. A part of me

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 23, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  we made things and want to show them to you 2.009: an iconic mech-e senior capstone class!

  

  Kayode D. '27, who are posting their live reactions to the whole event ... fall, I suffered a brain injury and stepped back from my role for the rest of the semester. It was tough: missing out on presenting tonight

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 9, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Funnies An Appetizer

  

  't have a whole ton of time for an awesome entry right now, but I do have ... stories. Shock Monkey I woke up the other morning and, as I do every ... : Anyway, I click on the e-mail and see this: Subject: To Blog About A Dream

  • by Snively '11
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 4 the finale

  

  In my very first blog post, I laid out a list of the goals that I ... represents some sort of memory from my time here, and by the time I had ... the niche I've found! And of course, we can't forget Sidequest 4. So all

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 31, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  This evening, as I sit reviewing some of the first early action ... 'll find the blogs of MIT Admissions Officers Ben Jones and Bryan Nance, as ... props to the only other admissions blogs I know of: first, the mawrmawr

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  1 Week of Meals for $8: How-To’s and Tricks Tackling Food Insecurity

  

  , syrup, and a little bit of milk I got from a friend. The first meal I ... and knowledge of the social class system. Some of their programs have ... of stuff between the basket, hanging stuff off handlebars, and my

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • May 2, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  6.7800 (Inference and Information, the subject of the exam and by far ... of EECS and kept each semester fresh and exciting. However, the ocean ... , theoretical computer science, or biomedical applications of EECS), and the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP of Coding time to catch up

  

  , for the surprising amount of support and encouragement over the past few ... inducted into the Best of the Blogs, a great honor and my second post to do ... couple hours about the unbridled stresses of life and then hitting publish

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 5, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  , it's the first day of my spring break, I have an IV sticking out of my arm, I ... identical copies of one nurse, and shut them again. The room spun for a while ... rolled out of the chair and staggered into the waiting area with two ice

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  . Commentary: We watched this video the first day of lecture. Possibly one of the ... the physics and stochastic nature of manufacturing processes and systems ... friends of mine and I decided to see how long we were willing to wear the

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  .nano pixels developing a love for pictures, reverb

  

  , panoramic views, and the more recent developments of dome projections and Imax ... , and I wasn’t sure myself of the answer, A snowstorm happened in NYC one ... , and I hesitated in taking my first picture. The shutter snaps, and

  • by Waly N. '24
  • July 2, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  motivated me to venture out to North End two Fridays ago and - for the first ... other news: (1) I had my first test of the semester this morning in 7 ... at Mike's Pastry. Mike's Pastry is one of many bakeries and cafes in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  joshua angrist shares the nobel prize! and the research is *so* cool

  

  essence, what we’d like to understand the chains of cause-and-effect in the ... effect of free pre-school on schooling and wages later in life the ... economic growth the effect of immigration on local employment and wages

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 14, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  place to continue the pursuit of your dreams? And feel free to "hijack" my ... about, wouldn't that be a much better (and productive) use of the time ... like reading Shakespeare and thinking that's the extent of the experience

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  " to be accepted to MIT, and I can tell you for sure that the majority of ... into MIT and that they aren't the be-all end-all of your application. I ... school has one of the worst science programs possible. (And it's not like

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006