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• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  ’t randomly hit up someone on my floor to go get boba. Plus, many of my closest ... . I’m a teaching assistant. To get funding, most MEngs have to TA or RA ... MEng is a great way to pursue research if you’re unsure about a PhD, or

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  comments that entry received: "So, what can our students do to get your fair ... time, because parents think that's what they need to get into college ... . What makes me sad is when students focus on their studies to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  why i chose mit the paths not traveled

  

  . I wanted to impress people around me and I wanted to get a job? And even now ... shiny on my LinkedIn as McKinsey or Google or Jane Street would, and they ... break of eighth grade, and my family was on a vacation visiting the East

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  griptape. Actually getting myself to step on the board was a physical and ... to get used to it. Pivoting my front foot on the board every time I ... getting on a skateboard again for the next six years. It wasn’t until a

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Magic Of fluorescent cells and robots

  

  effort to update me on the project via Skype when I was in England and has ... , Katie has been working really hard to learn new techniques and how to ... or the coming spring, don’t hesitate to ask your supervisors or

  • by Linh V. '13
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  A Tribute to the people of South Africa

  

  an entirely new continent (whoop, whoop there more to go). There’s a ... to live through it all and come out if it with a smile on their face ... be filled with all kinds of sights and experiences that I would want to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 17, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Win Sam Stuff! That, amongst other things.var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" +…

  

  win all sorts of stuff and get to help record a new song for SongsToWearPantsTo ... . On a sidenote, Interphase is getting ready to gear up. I can tell ... Waaaaaaaah! You've moved on to '13 already!? I don't feel loved

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the threek post! my lovely lovely year on maseeh three

  

  students to explore MIT dorms and find their future home on campus. REX ... came out in May. However, after getting to campus and dancing, having my ... system that allows you to request to swap from your temp dorm into another

  • by Angie F. '28
  • May 27, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT is just another place An article from The Tech - MIT's school newspaper

  

  !) - published a letter to the editor from Folkers E. Rojas on February 28th that I ... . Focus on deeply understanding the material. It is important to note that ... have never failed do not understand the process of getting up. On a

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Guys Are Used To Getting No Sleep, But I Am Old To those of you who have siblings: what's the one piece of sibling-related parenting advice…

  

  'll be out for most of June on paternity leave, but will still try to blog when I can find time. Hope you guys are having a great start to your ... -related parenting advice you'd give to your own parents if you could go back in time

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

  , used to completing psets by Friday morning and then simply sitting on the ... . Today, on the Biology exam, I had to answer questions about our body ... of Baker House on Drop Date. Noam Chomsky is coming to speak again. And

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it is the escape living a second life as an art student

  

  , who have to get up at absurd times. left to my own devices, I would ... to get ready, dashing across campus as quickly as possible to arrive at ... the general arc of my life to go on after this year, but the details are

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 26, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  . Nothing is static here. You have to be on your toes all the time and listen to new ideas.”    In Peter’s response, Peter discussed the value ... meditative to get the soil in your hands and I like that a lot,” Peter said

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / Events

  [Joint Post] Avoiding Sunstroke Solar Cars, Solar Stories, Solar Blogs

  

  . “Chase to solar car, do you have your driver's license on you?” “Solar car ... on we’re getting plenty of beautiful New Mexico sun, there aren’t many ... morning crew that wakes up early to get the car ready before we get on the

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our mother shoulda just named you Laika! Come on Alex, you can do it.

  

  to buy embarassingly large-sized teddy bears for your parents that make ... that I had to finish it. It's like when your mom calls you by your first ... 'm trying to put off getting to the point of this entry? Anyway, some time

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  every once in a while it takes on new meaning that makes it all worthwhile ... interests. I guess I had a lot on my mind. I like to write, but this is getting rather long. My research experience will have to be represented in

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

  

  better time to whip up a blog about the beginning of classes? The lighting was a bit sloppy, but I do need to get back in the habit of vlogging ... cool content over the next few months, and I'll do my best to share most

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  place to meet your future classmates and get questions answered by current ... the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book ... your classmates have checked in to introduce themselves. Since only

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Reasons I haven’t blagged… hint: "I'm Busy" isn't one of them

  

  or two of some idea that I ‘keep meaning to get back to writing’, I ... legend!!!!!)   4. Forgetting which blag I blagged on So we get ... all have the same amount of time and get to choose how we spend it. We

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 29, 2017
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  Choosing a Major there are so many

  

  anyone who goes to MIT,” a bearded farmer told me when I worked on a farm ... good. # “You go to university here? What’s your major?” asked a nice ... to work on public policy, too. I don’t know that I want to work in

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 20, 2021