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• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  UROPing research, science, and throwing big funnels in lakes

  

  then. I knew I wanted to get into a lab at some point, but I wasn't in a rush. At CPW, everyone seemed to be working on something, and that may ... translate to a variety of actual careers. I'd tried my hand at menial labor on

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  thinking, you're thinking "You have no idea what I had to go through! I was ... all aren't just names and random comments, you're people who I wanted to ... 'll actually get to experience these types of adventures in less than a year, and

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  When Friends Become Family How MIT has become my home (with some beautiful pics to accompany)

  

  going to go get some food. Do you want some? Wait, nevermind, get your own ... potential to take on each of these personalities to get the girl (in this case ... really got the chance to get superrrr close to people. This didn’t mean I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Art of Waiting how to burn some time

  

  . So I've developed some go-to time-burners to get my mind on something ... By: get a head start on 6.006 (Intro to Algorithms), applied to daily ... . I remember when I was in your shoes. Back in the day, I had to do it

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 13, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every class I’ve taken at MIT RANKED!

  

  focuses on long-form fantasy: aka writing fantasy novels. We get to write ... kids stuffed in a New Vassar study room, being on campus during my first ... getting to know Bawston.  FRESHMAN SPRING Introduction to CS and Programming

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 26, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Applying Regular Action – Q&A

  

  probably important to get some information out there for people regarding the ... you can click "submit" on your application any time on January ... yet to write down in your application. That's fine. Just be sure

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • December 20, 2012
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  hello seattle i'm on the west coast!!

  

  plane to get from one point in the country to another."][/annotation] the ... seattle felt foriegn to me as i walked its avenues, but i wasn't comparing how foriegn it felt from my hometown in long island, new york, but

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Go West, Young Man my mountain travels with yale and brown

  

  , and New Mexico. When we return from such travels, we have to write up a ... (maybe - in order to digress, don't you have to be on topic in the first ... have to drive a long way to get to anything. This was the first time

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  bloggers.addAll( newBloggers); System.out.println("Hello, World!");

  

  . Reading your applications was a huge joy to all of us, and the final ... previously appeared on the blogs to talk about stories in the age of the ... EECS classes sprinkled to taste.” He has also appeared on the blogs

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Finding Your Match and why it matters

  

  I went on to Princeton Review, searched for liberal arts colleges ... "employed", this is essentially what went through many of your minds on Pi Day ... culture, the ethos just make sense to me. I picked my first college on the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  When Things Go Wrong: A Survival Guide? Come, obtain guidance from someone who's just as clueless as you are...

  

  , remember that you don’t have to know what to do on your own; the people ... to make it to classes on time, my new friends would leave me behind ... noodle I shift my weight to dodge the blow... but then I’m on the ground. I

  • by Powers '23
  • September 13, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Books I did read this semester I am literate if not literary

  

  inspired to read fantasy, or are working on your own hot takes on Harry ... scientists’ expedition. I read this: on the plane ride to Cambridge. It’s 150 ... . Thoughts: SPOILER WARNING -- skip this section if you wish to keep your

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Not Bra-Ket Science Building quantum computers to convince myself that they exist

  

  deranged. And don’t even get me started on quantum “computers”. I bet you ... sleek and elegant computer you’re probably reading this on right now ... way possible for me to take a quantum engineering class and get over my

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] MIT THINK Scholars – A High School Research Program! From one side of it to the other

  

  11/6 from 4-5pm EST! Tune in to get your burning questions answered or ... Friday 11/6/20 from 4-5pm EST! Tune in to get your burning questions ... [/annotation] were able to transfer the style of one image onto the content of another

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  PSA: anyone in the world can stream this MIT class about coronavirus for free this fall the new subject will be broadcast to the public beginning tomorrow, sept 1

  

  Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. ET. To view the live stream, click on this link ... up for classes. I'm co-teaching an a first-year advising seminar on ... them signed up for a new discovery subject being offered by Course 7

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  IAP Cooking a journey of uncooked pasta and cold pho

  

  group together! We quickly made a Google Doc to brainstorm a list of food ... : get the main thing (you'll know what it is)."]various soup noodle dishes[/annotation]to ... favorite food. We had a larger group of people, so we opted to get a sushi

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • March 10, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  learn on your own at home.[/annotation] I want to reassure you that we ... disruptions, where we remind students to focus first "on taking care of yourself ... time to be concerned about building your college admissions resume, or

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  lookin’ at the blur of this semester and ahead at the next one!

  

  metal. My goals for future projects are to get my hands on group ... meant I knew what was going on in my Harvard classes. I plan to prioritize ... concept for a new story! I’m not sure I’ll be able to do this every semester

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 30, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  ! That's CRAZY! If you're going to be taking the General Institute ... ...whatever) just wait until you get to campus. There are always upperclassmen trying to sell books. Ask around your dorm, spam the email lists, and you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  relative to your beginning knowledge base and your overall effort within the ... knowledge base. By focusing on LΔ we can really zero in on YOUR individual growth. The LΔ allows us to focus on the process, not just the outcome

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007