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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  about the worlds of science and engineering for broad audiences. This writing major is an option for students interested in science journalism ... designed to work as a complementary major for students majoring in science

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  discovered a new application for Newton’s Law of Conservation of Energy, which is loosely stated as such: “For every student sitting in a library ... . Below is a list of ten of the best spaces for both of these activities

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

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  else is 34000+? The number of cities that Airbnb services! Hooray for ... this, I swear. I just googled 34,000+ and this is what came up.   ... portal crashes in the last months of the year. For those of you already

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  applications ask for your unweighted GPA, so the fact that your GPA is 26.2 on a ... also an all-time record for my school. Now comes the funny part ... schools. Incidentally, when I Googled my name the first page of results

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Pre-Sophomore Year in anticipation of the sophomore slump

  

  for this summer being done, I haven't quite settled in yet. In fact, as I'm typing this now, I should be packing for my Chicago flight that ... their excitement is infectious. It's made me realize how excited I am for

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 1, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why didn’t MIT have a logo until 2003? tracing the history of MIT's logo and graphic identity

  

  different style of writing for this post, emphasizing the process of how I do ... single page, which did not have the information I wanted. Finally, a Google ... marketing campaigns for higher education (GI Bill, and other factors…). But

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  home is where the whiteboard is a tradition, continued untraditionally

  

  we gonna use it for?" It turned out that her room in our apartment had too many windows for it to fit on any wall, so it ended up in the living ... this whiteboard for everything. (We're probably a little too proud of it

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedilemmas Schedule + dilemma = most incompetent-sounding portmanteau ever

  

  of granola flatbread, studied experimental bacon physics for six finger-scalding hours in preparation for an all-bacon dinner for 40 people, packed two ... summer that curves just short of preparations for the impending semester

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 7, 2009
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Am I rural or small-town? Read on to learn about what a taco bell index is

  

  Network—which stands for Small-Town and Rural Students—and wondered, "Am I ... over the last twenty years, using Google Maps to see how far away common ... a great starting point for us (and for you) to understand the size of

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  GELcamp project management… in the woods?

  

  Management), an intense four-day course for students in the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership (GEL) program.  For those of you that don’t know, GEL is ... worked on the project charter, and the other half we were [annotation note="for

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 6, 2025
• Blog / CPW

  how to tackle CPW ...i totally have the authority to write this

  

  OH MY GOD IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR CPW!!!! Class of '26, we cannot wait to meet you!!! I know how excited I was for my CPW, so I can only ... week. most people answered saying they simply could not wait for CPW

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  dear kuya i promise this post is mostly in english

  

  the tagalog word for "older brother". tagalog does not have a lot of ... , for older sister. kuya can also refer to any older male person. back in high school, for example, i called people in higher years "kuya", like

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 8, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  how to make a minecraft bot reflections on my microsoft internship

  

  are four-week-long work experiences for MIT students. January 2022 ... motivation for my project was to test if we could quickly prototype an API (a ... could ask my bot "what is the recipe for strawberry shortcake?" and the

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done done done end-of-semester happiness

  

  consequences of china's rise for the united states" hal varian, "google tools ... about my semester. classes i only had one final this semester, and for ... the semester! the final was for 14.64 (labor economics), a class i

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 24, 2017
• 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…

  

  when they are looking for some information or advice on transportation in Cambridge and Boston, so keep an eye out for it. Also keep in mind that I am ... ! The Actual Guide Part: 1) Feet – “Best bang for your buck” award

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

  Books write our life stories Philosophy, astronomy, religion, neurology - and my plans for the future.

  

  , you have them now and you still look everything up on Google. Recycling ... Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien (I owe Prof. Bahr for much of my current reading ... text was still confusing him. He handed me a board marker and asked for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 30, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Misery Loves Company: Part 1 You might fit in at MIT if...

  

  For those of you who missed the blog post subtitle: "You might fit ... barbeque pork (or at least, that's what I think it is -- browsing google ... note "it's for your own good." Or maybe not. But people get too worked

  • by Cam T. '13
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Trip to India ...to the slum children who smiled at me even though it seems that they have…

  

  horns every second, toss in a few bulls for good measure, and you have ... large number of sustainable livelihoods, including for the rural poor and ... Association), a trade union for “women who earn a living through their own

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hello, Ma Sheng Li Gong A journey of four years begins with a single blog.

  

  ), and we decided to stay in Boston for a couple of nights before heading ... stay over for a night at the Institute. Having heard so many amazing ... domey place with the "Established for the Advancement of...etc. etc." is

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  , according to Google Analytics, but no one is commenting, so here's a place to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015