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• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  . I’m a teaching assistant. To get funding, most MEngs have to TA or RA ... ’t randomly hit up someone on my floor to go get boba. Plus, many of my closest ... MEng is a great way to pursue research if you’re unsure about a PhD, or

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Monteverdi to Mozart: 1600-1800 An organ, three harpsichords, and lots of learning

  

  the chamber chorus. I'm also an Arts Scholar, which means that I get to ...  when you're majoring in physics and minoring in astronomy, plan to go onto ... "The less learned cannot fail to be pleased, though without knowing

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^n

  

  they get to your folder as soon as possible. Jiggity asked about the ... and provide you with instructions on how to track your application on MyMIT. This is also the answer to your second question, how can you find out if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 3, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  clay crash course one month of wheelthrowing later…

  

  longer needed to consult Google Maps at every turn.  After each session ... lump, slowly pull upwards to elongate and thin out the walls. You’re ... your kidney tools over the inside and outside walls to scrape off excess

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670- Mechanical Engineering Tools- Week 1 Mechanical Engineering Tools (2.670) teaches us the fundamentals of machine and computer tool use so…

  

  In an engineering class with a lecture format, you get to learn a lot ... use each machine, we get to learn by making a spiffy Stirling engine ... to get the creative juices flowing, and in the real world it's really

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / Events

  2024 ring premiere! amogus??

  

  's a tradition to get your ring in your sophomore year to commemorate being halfway through your degree. And it's also been a hot topic to blog ... around 7:30, RingComm stood up and it was time to get the ball rolling

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 13, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In which I “get a life” again reclaiming my childhood hobbies

  

  “get to know you” forms for roommates and advisors and whatever other MIT ... frequency in get-to-know-you questionnaires), so I was still a little ... your project grow from a few loops of yarn to an actual wearable item

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 12, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  officer to get a more official opinion! If you're interested in learning ... doesn't love nerds?) but if you're miserable and struggling to keep up ... available to you; you mentioned that you're taking all the honors, accelerated

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  In Transit: Summer Edition A guide to objects that you could theoretically use to get from point A to…

  

  into the wilderness on your own, but after a few rides, you start to get ... – – “Most likely to cause you to stub your toe on an unevenly paved sidewalk ... walk back across the Harvard Bridge to get to my apartment. According to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  being said about you. Your essays are the only time that you get to speak directly to admissions committee. Make your voice count! Don't use your whole ... Gruder gets it. Satire is supposed to leave a mark. Advice about applying to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  grossly underpaid and need your donations (PayPal preferred) to buy space ... close to a win-win situation as you can get without opening a jar of peanut butter- you get to tutor underprivileged kids, do AIDS and cancer

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jugal Shah- Improving the technique of High Resolution Quantitative Autoradiography Sophomore Jugal Shah is improving a boron imaging technique that may potentially enhance a promising…

  

  Education (INIE) program. Getting to work in MIT-NRL is an amazing opportunity ... . His advice is to "take your passion and follow through with it to the ... Most universities aim to attract well-rounded individuals with varied

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Stay Tuned Liveblog, coming your way

  

  of ways to do it, visiting, info sessions, websites, etc. She mentions ... schools, but make sure you like ALL OF THEM. You don't want to get into a school you don't want to attend. It'll make your April much easier when you

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hurricane Katrina Trying to help, to the extent that we can.

  

  're willing to work with your individual circumstances, whatever they may be ... to work with you and accommodate your situation as much as we can. I ... Before getting too far into this entry, let me just say that I and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  ending!) Anyway, the best advice I have for you is to get really excited ... where you go) and to keep your eye on Matt's and Ben's blog for more info ... about how it's not so bad getting rejected from your first choice school

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  , you have to convince the person moving into your room that they like the ... 's website if you really want to know). I'm not quite done yet - there are ... what we call the dressers. I'm pretty sure I need to climb on top to get

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  you who are now in college and used Google Docs to write your essays, I ... - hello, fellow kids. Are you as stuck on what to write your college essays ... get started on them. That doesn’t mean that they weren’t hard to write

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Guys Are Used To Getting No Sleep, But I Am Old To those of you who have siblings: what's the one piece of sibling-related parenting advice…

  

  when I can find time. Hope you guys are having a great start to your ... -related parenting advice you'd give to your own parents if you could go back in time ... decide to go and do it all over again. What were we thinking?!? :-) I

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  MIT – Problem Sets = IAP! Today marks the beginning of IAP 2007.

  

  stands for Independent Activities Period. From January 8th to February 2nd, MIT students get the chance to enjoy everything that MIT has to offer ... publication! - Writing a module for the soon-to-be-launched OpenLabWare website

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 9, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  -motivational posters online at this website. I was walking to the down Amherst Street ... , thanks anyway!" Sam's Mom had taught me well not to get into bicycle taxis ... needs to get into Burton-Conner. 3. Restock paper in the dorm printer

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006