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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The middle of the semester I'm kinda over this workload

  

  vacation and professors were trying to get to a stopping point before ... unexpected good news yesterday from my UROP supervisor—I get to attend CHI ... academics didn’t suffer. Now I feel like I’m getting to the point where I

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 28, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  72 Hours Three days can be a long time.

  

  biological engineering. To "prove your worth" to the department and earn a degree, you're asked to use your expertise to tackle a realistic, complex ... the rest of your time to work on the project. Unfortunately, because my

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • November 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  "there's so much going on that you're bound to find something that will get your blood flowing, your mind thinking, or your heart racing." At the ... specific lab, it's in your best interest to speak to the professor directly

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Nightlife, Part II ABC, easy as duct tape, zip ties, Athena headers and packing tape.

  

  - answers to all your questions. Promise. (I say that a lot, don't I?) ... Email lists can be the burden of my existence sometimes. I get all ... -line university (....hello, why would you send that to an at mit dot edu email

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 5, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is the Sloan School of Management for undergrads, too?

  prepares you for your next step, equipping you with the tools you need to ... , and sustainability, you will leave MIT Sloan ready to take your career ... MIT Sloan School of Management will challenge undergraduates to
• Blog / Challenges

  things work out following up on confusion

  

  satisfying to us, especially when you finally Get It and Make Connections ... , we get to learn how to code a variety of image manipulations from ... ! Danny’s Classes: CMS.S60 Drawing Comics and Sequential Art You get to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 9, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  Places to Sit at MIT and study

  

  I came to MIT with an ambitious goal: to sit everywhere on campus. Oh yeah, and to get an MIT degree. After four years, I've completed neither ... . Whenever I get stuck on my work, I like to find a new place to study. The

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  being able to sit and see nothing but a wall of water and just catch your ... " to get help, I felt like I could exist a little bit easier knowing I ... to fly home the day after my last final instead of waiting just one

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Is this the real life? Guest writer for Sam's Blog, Ruth '07 goes home to Georgia, gets ditched by most…

  

  , coming to you blogged from the Athena cluster in Building 12. While your usual author is at home in H-burg, I get to tell you about my recent ... ) Enjoy your hometown before you leave 2) Say everything you wanted to say

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  burn and itch in my mind, the things that I can't seem to get enough of ... teachers I've ever had the privilege of taking classes with - from time to time. Two of her kids are old enough to be in school now, but she

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  three weeks later. No, he meant get to know them - where they lived, what ... met lots of people during Orientation, but I didn't really get to know ... get out of your room. Close those books, stop checking Facebook, take a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  . V -- 2.007 was the other day and, although I didn't get to stay for ... , readjusting all of my user settings, and trying to get everything back to normal ... . Remember, you only get to pick this name once, make it count.

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  goes that you should not have to spend any money on food for at least your first week at MIT. Since Sam and Mitra both have covered many of ... been touched on yet. "/> Our CityDays project involved going to the

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we ... on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Waiting

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  Dear current and future MIT students, There is a class you need to take. 12.409: Hands-On Astronomy. It's a 6-unit P/D/F (your options are: pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Party!

  

  I don't have much to say, I would just like to bring this to your ... narrow victory for Lowell. (Photo credit to Eric Schmiedl '09) Yes, that ... by Senior Haus. It gets its name because it involves roasting a steer

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 8, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Meditation Mondays Achieving inner peace, just in time for my 14.05 pset

  

  long enough to achieve a little harmony and inner peace. If you're on ... attainment of inner peace necessary! Dress comfortably. I went to this meditation session tonight -- which I definitely needed after getting my French

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Upside-Down Letters We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I can…

  

  To those of you who received your letters printed upside-down on the MIT stationary, I cannot begin to tell you how sorry I am. That is ... . We will get to the bottom of whatever caused this error, that much I

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Trp

  

  's Journal of Drums. I should get back to reading applications now... hope you're ... certifying that the application fee poses a financial hardship to your family ... "), then you may call our offices and get your decision. Otherwise, you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mind Dump (Episode 4) What's going on RIGHT NOW!?

  

  The ironic part about MIT and wanting to share everything that happens here is that oftentimes there isn't enough time to get it all down ... year it gets to just be too much. MIT is much better summarized in little

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2009