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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  thing, you're talking to someone who loves sleep. Sleep and food are two ... it is possible to get an adequate amount of sleep at MIT, as long as you've figured out what you need to do in order to get that amount of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  say that Nate Silver is as close to a rock star as you can get in the ... winning: "I didn't f--- this up!  Now I get to troll Politico ... baseball to politics was like) "If you're making a true prediction, you're

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Events

  This Particular [T-] REX Tuesday (No actual tyrant lizards in this blog post.) Frosh come chill with me!

  

  when I ran REX events (still not). This year I get to experience R ... observe and absorb my and your experiences and fun to compile a project that ... with my Legos; when it comes to you, you should explore all of your new

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  DOFMH A sick day from work, where "sick" means "I wanted a day off"

  

  hooky more than I ever did. But when your mother is begging you to call in ... for snickerdoodles at LaVerde's, and they needed to get baked -- I find ... grade teacher) used to encourage me to occasionally take a DOFMH -- day

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Little Rectangles Thoughts from Junior spring

  

  need to find a way to understand. Freshman Taylor did not get this at ... to get there in one step. I felt so far behind and I was mad at myself ... , “What can I do today to get just a little better today than I was

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Ali Khademhosseini: Building tissues, cell-by-cell Khademhosseini, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the joint MIT-Harvard Health Sciences and Technology Program,…

  

  genuine interest in your studies and hard work will enable you to get ... found in your body. Khademhosseini is applying his micro-scaffold to grow ... . Just like humans, cells develop in response to their environment; a heart

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Ups and Downs Currently down.

  

  Not gonna lie, my happy-to-sad ratio is a little sad-heavy at the ... days - and not my usual ten minutes - of moping, I've finally decided to take a different perspective on this problem. I'm going to see this

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  from "The Physics of Singing" to "Build Your Own Solar Rechargeable Lamp ... never even considered or known to exist! If you're in high school and feel ... students everywhere can get a chance to get mindblown by the awesomeness that

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pressing Pause Taking a moment before the beginning of spring semester

  

  FUTURE for a moment, and take time to get back your energy, hold the reset button, drink tea, realign your chakra or your qi or whatever you want to ... your general state of being right now. Many of you are excited to get out

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  's most amazing ways to get involved with international development. Last ... entire grade) and get a final grade based on that, or choose to get an ... grade? Sometimes, it's an opportunity to do your very best.

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer, East Campus rush, and the new term East Campus orientation activities, the summer, and the upcoming term.

  

  anticipated "Jesus: The Ride" to much fanfare: If you're interested in ... 've got the makings of a good bunch. It's kind of interesting to get a sense ... , conscientious deed to finish your PE requirement the first year, but "successful

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA-mazing Lots of tidbits about the biology program at MIT.

  

  most is to read anything you can get your hands on -- if you have a broad ... to grad school after getting some work experience aka job...for say 1 ... credibility...What are your views... Oh, yeah, it's totally normal for people to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  allow you to preview your application as a PDF. This PDF is exactly how ... MIT as a school to receive your scores directly or we will not receive ... note that you do not need to express mail or overnight any part of your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  A Hack and Advice Two entries smashed into one.

  

  to MIT I spent working full time and trying to get ready for life on ... mentioned a couple of songs. I believe her words were: "If you're going to ... 'm Shipping up to Boston." A lot. I've included some YouTube videos in case you're

  • by Snively '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  to getting to know you. To tell you a little about myself, I’ve had ... challenge the stereotypes of every school to which you’re thinking about ... that it is collaborative and that they constantly get to explore new

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Admitted Students

  

  introduce yourselves in the comments below to your future friends. And remember to check out your MyMIT account starting tomorrow morning for Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) information & registration and links to join your

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Ask Me Anything no, really

  

  more interesting than I expected, but I didn't get to devote quite as ... , but I'm also feeling reflective. I have a lot of wisdom to share with you all, but I'm not really sure where to start, so I figure

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • December 29, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  to introduce yourself to the rest of your class. And for those of you ... For the second consecutive year, we have been able to admit students ... can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Case of the Saturdays This is the true story of 5 mechanical engineers and 1 neuroscientist selected to spend…

  

  engineers at a theme park waiting in line to get on a roller coaster and you ... Why oh why would I ever go to Agawam? (These could potentially ... did not travel to Agawam for this reason. Instead, I went to an old man

  • by Bryan
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! The bloggers' holiday pic.

  

  Just a quick note to say happy holidays from all of us to all of you. We hope your vacations are fun and safe, and that your 2006 is super. :-) P.S. All questions to date have been answered in the previous entry...

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005