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• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  to get your rational mind with your emotional mind working together to ... Speech at Stanford, Steve Jobs said, “Have the courage to follow your heart ... right for you. That is why you must learn to trust your intuition, which

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Events

  World AIDS Day 2008 Spread the word.

  

  organizations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global ... lighting up with little red ribbons as well. Do your part, spread the word ... gets infected with HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, you all aren't actually here

  • by Snively '11
  • December 1, 2008
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  how to use them. Professors aren’t as concerned about if an experiment ... uncommon for exams at MIT to be open book; we don't want to test rote ... to collaboration: problem sets (psets) are typically completed in
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  start wearing shoes and socks. To get ready for the winter, this week the ... , and a tshirt. There's actually a lot to take into consideration when you're getting dressed in the winter. Layering is key, but you don't want to over

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  'm trying to get over this feeling). The feeling that I shouldn't blog until I have responded to all of your comments and emails (this time, I ... best to get you psyched about MIT. But anxiety runs high, as you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest blog: “Me, Marvel, and MIT” Jade's experience working on a SHASS UROP for me

  

  would get another concentrated period of time that I could commit to the ... 's really good and you should go read it. If you want to learn more about what went into the making of an article like this, and what it's like to do a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  getting your footing, it's not a requirement by any means. It's not a ... embarrass you or for you to wear around your head like a crown, grades are a ... 't worry about your grades, it's an opportunity for you to figure out what it

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

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  ;   Things to bring Your cell phone. Your cell phone charger. A ... with free food you want to go to in your CPW booklet. A sleeping bag ... homework over CPW, you’re doing CPW wrong. Not food. You’ll get a card with

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  church gardens some paintings!

  

  North Wales. Unfortunately getting to South Wales would be 8 hours ... lonely towards the end of the month. But I did appreciate getting to see ... !)  When your walls come tumbling down, you don’t have to rebuild them.  You

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  homepage. I’d encourage you all to watch it if you’re interested--it’s pretty ... ’m going to actually teach you things now/get you closer to the “real world ... daily)   1. Introduce a General Concept. If you’re supposed to be

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Mocha Show ’22: Mo’Mixtape creating and performing a dance showcase, from start to finish

  

  with high energy and some pom poms to Tyrant by Kali Uchis, Get Right by ... month of January to prepare for the show, dancing from 6-11 every weekday and from 12-6 on the weekends. a dance is assigned to each hour slot, so

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • February 16, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool People. And Lunch! visiting committees = awesome.

  

  faculty separately to assess the state of the department. Your feedback is ... respond to this e-mail with your name and your year. In the case of too many ... be taken care of. People will seek you out, ask to hear your ideas

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 26, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  , unless you want to take 7.014 because you're a huge fan of ecology and ... 's best for you. I know you're all getting a ton of stuff thrown at you now ... 're trying to say is that you're not alone - there are three thousand

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just a little advice…

  

  'm so and so and I read and comment on your blog all the time," I want to ... order to both celebrate the coming holidays and to help us get our minds ... getting into Olin anyway, so it's ok) snapped a picture of yours truly

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With BJ Novak, opened by Barack Obama You may have heard of BJ Novak from his role as Ryan Howard on NBC'S…

  

  10. (I guess when you're the president, you get to ask people to take ... of sweat trying to get over this ridiculous cold-flu-thing - let's just ... tired and struggling to keep your eyes open and your focus on this pset

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 23, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a college student’s life My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

  

  library. (Fun fact: you can get your very own BPL card by showing proof of ... blog entry and get back to one of my two 20 page term papers. I will ... crackers one night, it was time to own up to the fact that I was going to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  require a deposit to secure your spot. If you get into MIT later in May, and choose to come, you will likely forfeit your deposit at the other school ... The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  they want to see you fail managing others' envy

  

  -blank: “Do you think you’re getting all of this because you’re a girl?” That ... could’ve resorted to self-deprecation (you’re right, I don’t deserve this) to ... might be nice to my face, but I know they were secretly upset. They didn

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] 8.13 Junior Lab feat. aidan chambers '23

  

  off the class as you get to invite your friends and family to listen to ... universities will offer lab courses in addition to your introductory Physics ... to Physics majors, it's not a strict major requirement unless you’re an

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  it's physically impossible for anyone but me to get a sunburn. And yet ... which you, the prospective, get to experience MIT life minus the hard work. And we, the MIT students, get to show off our lives to a willing

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005