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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Oh, the things I can nerd on about not comprehensive

  

  "mother"? It’s from the same root we get alma mater and matriculate. It ... from Greek manthanein “to learn”. Another cool word: awanggan “infinity ... vowels are so open, as if the word wants to hang on to your mouth even when

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 9, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 2) I better get this up before I forget.

  

  "passionate," "empowering," and "moving" had been used by Japanese to describe ... that, he reached his stop and he had to get off, but before he left he ... (when sophomores get to see what their ring looks like) is this Friday

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 5, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Afternoon In/Out Of The Snow

  

  want, but not how to get there." For them, I weep frozen tears of ... psychopomp? The answer is about to be served implicitly atop an egocentric ... relentlessly upon Cambridgians' freezing bodies, the confetti to its gleeful

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The fight’s begun but not yet won me vs. vista

  

  resource right at my fingertips. You see, MIT offers free MATLAB to its ... . The catch is you have to be connected to the MIT network, that's where ... . I had the grant, I had the licenses, but I just couldn't get the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This is it. the last "what classes I'm taking" blog

  

  , I still have to get through all of the following classes in order to ... is about to catch up to me (just kidding, I'll most likely still be a ... Semester @ MIT | Infographics Well, good luck to all of us this spring

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Meetings… I hope you'll attend the event near you.

  

  MIT account. To get details about the meeting near you go to: my.mit.edu ... admitted students. The events are designed to provide you and your families with an opportunity to learn more about the things you really want to

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  among men in the 19th century. Mitra usually does not allow me to take pictures of her, so I do not know how I managed to get this one. I thought it ... DID YOU KNOW? Umbrellas were thought to be an accessory suitable only

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a physics major (for now) feeling scholarly, part 2/2

  

  was originally meant to be a one-off post, but in writing it, I found myself having a lot to say about the impact those classes have had on how I ... 'm doing, what I think I might want to do with my life. Back in September

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 26, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2019!

  

  mostly by student bloggers to help ask and answer the kinds of questions ... you who might want to be bloggers to share your thoughts with the world! What does it mean to be an admissions blogger? The best representatives

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2019
• 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 ... really got the chance to get superrrr close to people. This didn’t mean I ... potential to take on each of these personalities to get the girl (in this case

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Fight against Gender Discrimination in STEM an excerpt from a fall class paper

  

  final research paper. The amount of work took some getting used to, but I ... Harvard Social Studies concentrators (i.e. majors), intended to prepare ... comprehension and academic writing and research. For the final paper, I chose to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 6, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  More about Residence Based Advising Still have questions about RBA?

  

  , including one where you get to build furniture for your room (a picture of a ... seminar also serves as your freshman advisor. This way, you get to know the ... you want to get into and how long the waitlist is). Also, once you get

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A new semester but if I give you my daily schedule here, what will I fill my Facebook…

  

  schedule this term so lets get to it. (classes are arranged chronologically ... physics, grade a few papers, and in exchange I get to say I helped teach a ... semester at MIT, so I'm happy to get to work with him teaching his class. 6

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Advice from Graduating Seniors to incoming freshmen

  

  gain from getting to know as many people as possible. I also quickly grew ... Focus on getting educated. Learn to talk. models for thinking . Use your ... among the many resources MIT offers to get the little bit of extra help on

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  that the interview is not only a way for us to get to know you better, but also a way for you to get to know us better. Show up on time ... interviews has changed (though Stu's advice on how to prepare for it remains

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Minesweeper Monday Episode One: Quantum of Solace Emulator

  

  Hello everyone and welcome to episode one of Minesweeper Monday, a bit that I might never do again! In this episode I talk about Coffee and Radio and Movies and try for far too long to get an emulator of a game to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 30, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  that but sometimes i need to remind her that failing just made me get up ... application processes as a way for me to simply learn more about myself and get ... ! ~ Hamsika p.s. It might be a while before I get to blog again; I'm not

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  to get more folks to watch it, since the director/producer is a friend, and they're hoping to get picked up for a third season. Also hoping to ... . 1. If you send in your reply form to MIT telling us that you're coming

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Newsflash! Guess what!

  

  'll actually get to be a real, certified EMT. Plus, I got an A on the paper I ... Guess what! I passed my EMT practical exam! Yay! Now all I have to ... I'm really lucky, even through the 18.03 pset I have to do right after

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Blog Links If you have a blog, share the URL in this thread!

  

  I haven't disappeared, really! Just haven't had a ton of things to ... cool to collect links to other blogs somewhere. So if you have a blog, leave a comment with the URL. Let's see how many we can get!

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2005