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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Exponential Decay This entry probably isn't about what you think it is.

  

  translates to a lot of verbiage. And while there's nothing wrong with new posts ... blogger alums. (Apologies to the new bloggers...) Matt '00: The Years of ... rather high visibility when they remain on the front page - but that only

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  , but also in the knowledge tested on exams.  You can't expect to skate by ... ways of thinking. Your desire to skip classes increases exponentially ... the initiative. Don't be afraid to change your mind. It's great to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…

  

  fantastical new thing someone, somewhere, at MIT has done. Then I get to learn ... without getting flustered, coming to grips with MIT's nerdvanic mutation of the english language, and generally trying to get over the shock that I

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 13, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  transfer admissions. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department has its own application website and admissions requirements.
• Blog / MIT Life

  anew what a wonderful wor(l)d

  

  What a wonderful word: anew. Google defines it as “in a new or ... !']rose-colored glasses[/annotation]have been put on me, leaving me to see the world with ... . Some have found cozy times in their days to cook healthy meals or go on

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 23, 2023
• Blog / Class Projects

  Designing a Calculator with FSM Logic A web dev lesson from an MIT sophomore!

  

  meant to be used for a calculator website) Or, check it out on Github ... . When humans are hungry, they need food in order to get back to being in ... ! You’re about to see an FSM that you’re very familiar with but that was

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 25, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  to anyone to please be kind to your friends when they try and learn new ... manage to get my name down on the attendance sheet and grab a recitation ... to watch my perspective on each of these classes shift as time

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Blogs Turn 10: Looking Back, Looking Ahead data and narrative, past and present

  

  featured on the front page the New York Times, or that dozens (hundreds?) of ... attribute this to other than weird Google stuff. Of course, these are ... ) open comments was a kind of godsend for those who might want to get a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  to get this redesign right, your ideas and thoughts and feedback are ... you're here, and we have your attention, I would like to ask for your ... posts went from being centralized on our site to distributed across many

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  seven questions with youtubers the mit side of youtube

  

  I talked with MIT undergrads who make YouTube videos! Read on to ... -sentence pitch for your channel. Sarah Chieng: My channel tries to capture the ... , hanging out on campus, talking about my MIT experience, or reacting to the

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  to get acclimated to the new environment, find a fun community or club ... sure you ask the instructor for permission to get into a new class. Note ... semester to get as many GIRs as possible completed while on Pass/No Record

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  some music clips to the auditions e-mail on the website and never got ... answers to your recent questions ... to get a recommendation letter from a current MIT undergrad student? Do

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  welcoming our new bloggers! baby bloggers? baby bloggers!!

  

  gone,[/annotation] and MIT is coming back to life. Students are back on ... has some new baby bloggers, all very excited to write for you! After ... posts — coming soon to an admissions website near you!! To everybody who

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s getting colder and i’m getting older on fall, friendship, and growing up

  

  ="course 6 (EECS) has a nice program that allows you to work towards your ... on my research and to [annotation note="to be a teaching assistant ... through MIT Spinning Arts, but there are always new techniques to learn

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Deprotonated I see the way you're split into your ions and you're fully dissociated.

  

  , sorry, but I have one quick question..How do you get to be a blogger on this website? I know you have to be associated with MIT, but do they just ... bloggers, which you'll have to get to go through next year as well if you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Major, Course 6-9 computation and cognition

  

  I get a lot of questions about it's like to major in "Computation and ... few of them had opportunities in their undergraduate program to focus on ... few weeks after arriving to MIT, I started hearing rumors that a new

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  a personalized plan to help you optimize your health based on your own ... FPOPs are freshman pre-orientation programs, where you get to come to ... to know the other freshmen in your program. Most (all?) departments

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests @ MIT The class average is your friend.

  

  an index card sized reference sheet for the exam, so I need to work on ... bore you all to death with an insider's look on some more specific ... for it.... "Yes! I got a 66!" Here's what I'm trying to get across

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  3 Simple Steps for Making New Friends Guide to Meeting People

  

  Conner, I got used to entering a new suite, knocking on a new door, and ... think it’s also a great set of steps for how to socialize and discover new ... .[/annotation] In a space like a dormitory, wherein there’s some 6+ ways to get to my

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  , you might need to learn new content on your own. No matter what, you ... half-explain/half-give advice on academic preparation for your freshman ... . This means that if you get a passing grade (70-100) it will show up on

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025