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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  month. You all need to decide where you’re going to college next year ... best to make this decision post-CPW when you've formed your own opinions ... suddenly felt very old. To add to this, I have to declare a major by April

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reading, Thinking and Igniting Innovation Rational optimism about MIT and the future

  

  world of GIRs my freshman fall, I saw them as obstacles. I had to get ... I can`t wait to start writing more about life at MIT, but since I ... the pace of life, the thirst for knowledge and the search for new ideas

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 5, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider deferring college for a year.

  

  ? Sounds crazy, right? – because you want to get away from your parents as ... -year) deferral from starting at MIT, it's now easier than ever to do so. On your ... music study. What you do is up to you. I should also note that if your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Decisions, Decisions decisions!

  

  give it to you in the form of a short poem I found recently by Piet Hein: Whenever you’re called on to make up your mind, and you’re hampered by not having any, the best way to solve the dilemma, you

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • April 26, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January in Paris and two weeks of speaking French

  

  . One morning, we tried to get into the library of the Sorbonne, but were ... a zero get hit on by an eight? He puts on a belt! Sitting in the café ... (on the right). Photo credit to Sophie de Loubens, one of our JSF guides

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 23, 2018
• Blog / Personal Projects

  The Oreo Post i tried them all* !

  

  new roommate, she brought me two interesting flavors to try! I thought ... car so we didn't have to lug our milk home by hand. Opening the box hit ... a rare occurrence during this project. (I proceeded to get very hosed

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 29, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  created by the entire team every so often for you all to try, and then a ... from all over come to MIT to compete to solve insane brain teasers with hopes to find a coin hidden somewhere on MIT's campus typically over the

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Message From Ben And Matt ...regarding the recent news of Marilee's resignation.

  

  will be compromised by these events. But we pledge to you that as we ... office is quite shaken by this. Until we've had a chance to individually ... , so please give us a few days to get back on our feet before we restore

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline With the deadline approaching and the Office of Admissions closed for the holidays, I'll try…

  

  discourage procrastination. The closer you send in your application to the ... submit your application. If your application is ready to go, click that ... back and answer the questions that I can (please limit your questions to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  major uncertainty switch 2 A 6-2?

  

  getting burnt by majoring in something I thought I might struggle in. Did I ... really wanted to major in. Too many cool things at this school... how could ... declared 2A, which is Mechanical Engineering, but you make your own

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  a blogger outing to go get ice cream! Best day ever! Argh, now I have ... of the day is that I got to eat lunch with MIT President Hockfield today. Apparently she asks five or six students to eat lunch with her

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  We Started the Fire It wasn't always burning since the world's been turning.

  

  to party even harder after the test was over. Getting that perfect ... , I was actually surprised to find that I could get credit for them ... Happy International Left-Handers Day yesterday! I've never had to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  hacks?) What is your preferred way to the get the tour: on your smartphone ... have been screened carefully by yours truly. :-) My first interviewee is ... visit. How has your MIT education influenced/helped you in regard to

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  lists. It's impossible to avoid getting added to many MANY mailing lists during your time at MIT. By the end of my four year stint I believe I was ... allow people to contact a large number of other people whom all have a

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Women’s Initiative A bit about my classes - and why girls are awesome

  

  /high-schooler, you should get your science administrator to check out this page, so we ... much get to watch videos in every class and check out various photographs ... - Thanks to this class, I'm finally learning MATLAB. This class is

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  : it's actually possible to get full credit on something at MIT. Even if ... semester would get really busy once I decided to take on one full-time UROP ... get the post up, but didn't get around to asking my senior lab manager

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  't get to go. While anxiously waiting for their return, I've been pursuing ... -grade oils. Anyway, the problem is that in addition to getting oil from the ... want to skillet so I can get some searing action on. In a beautiful bit

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  was Red Mango, so my friends and I would call going to get frozen yogurt going to get Red Mango.  Sadly, the closest Red Mango to MIT is kind of ... Mango. I begged and begged my boyfriend to come get Red Mango with me

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Answered Questions, answers, and Sam's face. This is the real MIT.

  

  them on your own, or get a teacher to possibly tutor you - because I know ... during your senior year to prepare for college? I am trying to get ready ... mean, I think I will end up getting one but I just want to make sure I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 11, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  a small moment in time on failing...*very long sigh*

  

  new" - Phonte. The Day by The Roots ... to walk through. In my head was a mix of regret, anger, sadness ... to pieces, and ironically, this was the year when more people than he

  • by kellen manning
  • October 20, 2021