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• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s always day 1 a meticulous account of my last first day

  

  day of your last Course 21W class, your last Course 6 class, so on and ... "getting to class exactly on time" down to a science; I can afford to waste a ... put on my jacket, shove my books and laptop into my bag, and I try to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 7, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Stomp the Yard, MIT style The Divine 9 and NALFO organizations on campus

  

  . Please click on the links to visit our national and chapter websites! If ... -Hellenic Council, Inc. ( NPHC also referred to as "The Divine 9") and the National ... fraternities and sororities ( NALFO ). At MIT, like many New England institutions

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • January 26, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!

  

  compound, secologanin, to find out whether any of these new substrates react ... things until we close on the 9th. If you're in the area, come see us! It ... -British-girl-group kitschy image they're trying to pull off, which has nothing to do with

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Allegiance "No, I'm not one of /those/ people."

  

  not. I am going to sell all your stuff when your back is turned.) Are ... trades (i.e. don’t need to be in super early, don’t need to be on our toes ... tools for others to use. On a day-to-day basis, we mostly code quietly.4

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 24, 2016
• 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…

  

  tired and struggling to keep your eyes open and your focus on this pset ... to be up there, on THAT VERY STAGE, doing standup with a hand puppet ... 10. (I guess when you're the president, you get to ask people to take

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 23, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  's the kind of day that indulges every one of your senses. Now, to the ... "Student Housing Panel.' Apparently, there were a lot of new arrivals to the ... invited to sit on a panel and answer some questions. I had no idea what the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fall Semester Recap my classes so far

  

  quick recap of how the semester's gone for me so far since I've wanted to ... stressful weeks. He often checks in on all of us and reminds us to stay ... I don't go to them live and it's taken a pretty big toll on my grades

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I need a fix ‘cause I’m goin’ down Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love a 40%.

  

  . To me, succeeding at MIT is just a gradual process of lowering your ... -para-n-butyl-blah-blee-blah-blee-blah" and get a 98 on your first exam. Emboldened by such an experience, I ... paying attention to the fact that I was getting all the answers wrong on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  How I Spent My Sophomore Spring Break I didn't go to Florida or Cancun, but I still had a lot of fun!

  

  in a team with an MIT alum as a mentor to work on our teamwork skills ... .  We chose to present on the issue of dorm security here at MIT, and ... people have had similar things happen to them or are experiencing new

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  a quick entry to let you all know that everyone's portlet has been ... weren't in your file, we'd contact your school directly to get them.] ... Application Tracking portlet in MyMIT. The system is supposed to display a

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  minimum needed to pass your classes, usually resulting from MIT's pass ... talented teachers, and I wanted to see what it would be like on the college ... ! Staying in shape: One of my goals this semester is to start running on a

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  why it baffles everyone how you manage to get all your work done on time ... energy for things you're passionate about. you're try to be a morning ... % chance you're a sick person to be around. you're laid back, can handle

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Floating On A Whim [by Katharine Chu '09, Guest Blogger] An art UROP carries a curious course 9-er all…

  

  at MIT, if you even think you're interested in something, you owe it to yourself to explore your options. Nine months ago, I was in the middle of a ... realized that maybe it was time to try sometime new. So when I saw a UROP

  • by ARTalk
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  on a daily basis. If I actually did want to publish a paper on the ... discovered that if you’re ever in a place you think you’re not supposed to be ... part of Stata, I quickly realized I probably wasn’t supposed to be there

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 28, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  first week class reflections i am home

  

  regret. i've been trying to tackle my classes with a new perspective ... with the fact that i need to build new foundations. i'm currently taking ... i don't quite catch on to material as fast as everyone else. the way

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 11, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  closely there are similarities to that species on Earth that we all know as ... up. But The Land of MIT is a new planet altogether. And here's a quick ... 't have time to breathe." Night only falls for 4-8 hours a day, depending on

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Numbers, Perfect and Imperfect Math geeking, and a guessing game.

  

  A quick entry, before returning to reading applications... I am ... corresponds to exactly one perfect number. If you're even a little bit of a math ... this year will be published on Tuesday. To make this a little fun, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Wow KABOOM!

  

  !!!!!!!!!!!!) This is just a quick update on how life is for me right now (that's what ... as to what your next year of school may look like). I have two psets ... back to my dorm and begin my 18.03 pset. I have no idea what's going on

  • by Snively '11
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  have your elbows on the table? Brother 2: (Moves elbows off table, quickly) You're supposed to cut your spaghetti while you're eating it ... , do you want a fail proof way to know which bread and drink are yours

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Comics and Role Models I interviewed one of my favorite professors because she’s amazing

  

  stories we were yearning to tell. Each week, we focused on new aspects of ... , what information to include and focus on, and how to write for a comic artist in addition to your future audience. As time progressed, our writing

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 18, 2014