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• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  find a spare one for me), so I had to go through each pin manually and ... that I wanted this to be a playable, hand-held game: I was going for a ... . "Until then, the best thing you can do for yourself is to take a walk

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  to get in and got in or had all the passion in the world for MIT and ... for a while. No need to downplay that. Well let’s talk about it. One ... “Omg. If I get in next week, I’ll be easy livin' for the rest of the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  get relative to my peers onto whether or not I'm taking full advantage ... start-up. As part of my Course 15 (management) curriculum, I get to take ... employed by different companies, large and small, that they use to gain a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 2 A recap of three incredible days

  

  , I'd highly encourage college girls out there to consider applying for ... ’s cover. It was really interesting to get a glimpse into a world that is so ... Bryant Park have in common? Besides all being located in New York City

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall term is already a nightmare Today I went to my second day of classes.

  

  you recall was a miracle for me to get into, followed by 8.09. A solid ... registered for the course getting really excited to be there only to find out that about 30% of us were going to be kicked out of the class by the end

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Deep Breath Before the Plunge THIS IS . . . wait, this isn't Sparta. Wha-? Aw, shoot, I took a…

  

  Committee on Student Life is proud to present to you a new initiative ... new armies. You will need to place these armies on a territory your team ... move. While it only takes 2 minutes a day to do this, you can get as

  • by Snively '11
  • March 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT writing faculty comment on GPT and other AI assisted writing in education

  

  generated by ChatGPT (for example) tends to be fairly generic and plain ... shifting to embrace new technologies for how, like calculators, they can ... these systems; for instance, to stimulate thinking or to provide a variety

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 24, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  choosing the abridged version

  

  each other. for a while i tried to get the best of all worlds - i was ... places, and i was too tired to look for more options: a large quant ... just say no to everyone and try working on projects on my own for a year

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Decisions “I don’t know”

  

  For this blog, we are going to try something new with format. Instead ... to do well on the next two exams, final, and psets for us to pass the ... reasoning for wanting to take the third exam, despite knowing that it would be

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 10, 2017
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  Secondary School Report. We have always said that it is most important to get ... that this may be more challenging for some students due to their ... unable to write you a letter. We encourage you to try to get letters of
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Fam Takes the MFA Photodump of semi-artsy pictures ahead

  

  't until 6 AM by MIT rules. Elizabeth was kind enough to organize a trip to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for us. It happened to be somewhat early ... day. I can't remember for the life of me if this painting was by

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 13, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  I Feel *a* Last or at least, I'm trying to

  

  word for this closure? I think it is. The semester started, it went by, and I finished. Now I get to go home for ten days. I get to prepare for the feeling of yet another fresh start. I get to feel whatever this

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  globe to explore new labs, new methods and new research projects. Here is ... is always alive and there is something new to explore every night ...  internship gave me an incredible opportunity to not only understand a great deal

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Targets shooting things and hitting them

  

  up the group. But I couldn't let it get to me. I tried to detach my ... to do well. So I needed to get better shooting one-handed. And I threw ... free range to shoot thirty-five pellets however we wanted, for pretty

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  's something to be said for watching people do really random, stupid, amusing things. For me, there is nothing to be said for locking yourself in a room for countless hours solving really hard puzzles on little to no sleep

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  . This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face-to-face and to set up a time for their interview. We will always finish with an ... 't receive a letter, now is a great time to sign up for MyMIT! It's also worth

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  working hard!) as well as a text box for any other updates you'd like to provide (new awards, changes to your activities, etc.). We will accept ... Committee will primarily look to the Midyear Report for your updates. What

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Product Design, MIT style Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

  

  chooses a few promising ideas and starts working frantically to get a model ... other. Inspired by my new favorite TV show, 30 rock, I suggested a "one ... blog entries that I completely lost the motivation to finish as soon as I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 28, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation and pre-approval In which I relate orientation to getting pre-approved for a credit card in a totally…

  

  here's a brief message brought to you by my junk mail.) I have a first ... people you know are going to be your classmates for the next four years. Just try not to call anybody by their last name. Especially try not to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 22, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  making space in my schedule to go to the maker space and 100 other things I was bad at this semester

  

  not had the energy to do so this semester! Let's get right into it ... training. For this, you had to do different modules based on which track you chose to learn for the maker space. Just for reference, I was doing the

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 5, 2021