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• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  to do otherwise. So, while you're here, I figure that I might as well ... minutes to get a snack, or walk around. I come back, and read what I wrote ... frenzy on my decision day. Why, exactly? When I forced myself to articulate

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  thing lately. From touring MIT frats and sororities to touring our new on ... -rain-jacket-everywhere weather). What better way to enjoy this good weather than by going on a ... unique and special. I'd like to think that there’s something new to be

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  which is located on 34th street in New York City. (Hence the movie title ... game, which crops to plant, and generally how to survive on the terrain ... poorly, you're not alone. The United American Indians of New England agree

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  upperclassmen to exert on freshmen, and that because they've been there longer ... means to someone else. Just because those guys are working hard on pass ... getting your footing, it's not a requirement by any means. It's not a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  st... First: thank you. It's been a real pleasure getting to know you. We've spent the last year thinking about you, getting to know you, talking to you, your parents, and more. After a ridiculously competitive

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... your school to check on your academic progress. What are the realities ... list have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  really like you, and you do not need to improve on your application. You should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call your school to ... waitlist have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  're RFID-enabled rings that you can use to pretty much punch your way into a ... The future of, well, pretty much everything seems to be coming to us ... visited prior to this summer -- received a huge boost from 3D printing. As

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give the girl what she wants Ruth '07 wants pictures, she can have them.

  

  'll be your first MIT math class but you have to start somewhere. And trust ... 's taking the same classes, and you're bound to find pset partners without even leaving your floor. The bottom line is that it's up to you- if you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Hospital Trips and Dance Parties MIT campus is where it's at over the summer.

  

  happens when you reach the wall? Answer: You use your feet to stop. Me: Oh ... had to take a little detour to the hospital to get an x-ray to confirm that this was in fact the case - and we limped on our merry way back to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 29, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  , and I encourage you to Google and PubMed for updates (and please post ... discover 11 new amphibian species in Panama, only to find that five were ... valuable to us is their skin. Amphibians depend on their skin for everything

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline & Taking Questions Advice for RA applicants; I'll answer questions Thursday.

  

  and for it to appear on your Application Tracking. Our records office is ... Office postmark and mail your materials on or before January 1. However, I ... note that you do not need to express mail or overnight your application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  friday afternoon in the town of beans i'm freeeeeeeeeeeee

  

  rare train, a new CRRC train recently returned to service. On the subway ... . The restaurant is quite small, and so we get our orders to-go and eat in ... the Red Chamber, and all sorts of other random content to fill the time

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 11, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  : Mechanical Engineering) Where are you, Rashed? On the way to get ice cream ... to brush up on my French in order to take a French class in the fall. I ... . Culture and some other French radio stations that are fun to listen to on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Visiting the Museum of Science science is cool

  

  where kids could take on different challenges related to engineering ... goal is to put your satellite in three different columns of air and try ... know that if you get a skeleton to kill a creeper, it drops a music disc

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  physicist!" At this point, a number of people are trying to get Rep. Holt ... on Capitol Hill for two days. Two days were enough to learn that things ... waiting for our meeting to start I sit on the long dark red couch and stare

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]

  

  new experiences may come later, but for now, let's not get lost in ... were about to find out how Jeju does New Years'. (I apologize in advance ... First time in a foreign country - the pace at which new things are

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 11, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Home Warning: Graphics Intensive.

  

  - you have made your mark in high school, and it's time to move on ... couple of days, and it's time to take a break. As you wrap up your ... taking the time to enjoy your last semester in high school. I don't know

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Andi and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week :(

  

  right, mom. Getting sick really does suck.) To end on a positive note ... – I’m back on my feet now! (Hooray for modern medicine!) Now allow me to ... severe enough that I decided to get it checked out at MIT Urgent Care. I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 3, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a Problem, Part 2 and the power of the many

  

  sum to 5 + 9 = 14, and so on. In this way, you don’t need to actually ... the statements of this comparator to their opposites, we achieve a new ... running our comparator on the same 2 numbers 40 log N times. For ALG to work

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 22, 2017