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• Blog / MIT Life

  snapshot of the last two weeks picture of my brain

  

  who can't fix BART, or have never taken BART. And if Google offers to ... least a single commonality linking the populace, whether that be a national sense of patriotism, or a common commitment to individual liberty

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 1, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Ups and Downs Currently down.

  

  Not gonna lie, my happy-to-sad ratio is a little sad-heavy at the ... take a different perspective on this problem. I'm going to see this situation as a learning experience, a chance to learn more about the cells I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  Nearly three years ago, I published a post provocatively titled ... . Scheduling and Registration DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (for a formal overview, go ... , Arts, and Social Sciences, and 3-4 subjects in one department to attain a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Books I did read this semester I am literate if not literary

  

  eloquently than I could do). So I’ll just make a few more notes. Just a few ... ’t do magic."]squib.[/annotation] Alone. Searching for a wizard mass ... the Flame by Megan E. O’Keefe Genre: Fantasy! With a steampunk twist

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 3) Thailand and Israel and Columbia, oh my!

  

  really been a wonderful experience so far, and I would definitely do it ... , formerly of Senior Haus): "This summer, I'm doing a UROP under the ... and software that they require. We do a lot of work for government

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 8, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Do most students complete a UROP?

  the most exciting things about being a student at MIT. The flagship MIT student research program is UROP. When you do a UROP, you find a professor ... earn patents. Research labs at which you could pursue a UROP include
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  Happy New Year to all of you! I spent a good 30 minutes this morning ... home a happy 2011; I would’ve wished them in person – except I’m in India ☺ And that happens to be just a little too far away, haha. Following two

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Top Blog Posts of 2015 widely viewed and capturing the essence of 2015

  

  a lot from each other. The MIT Admissions bloggers are but a small ... .   January 2015 East Campus, A Home by Dannie B.D. '15 Merit by ... Hilbert's Third Problem (A Story of Threes) by Lydia K. '14 IHTFP - A

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  I like romantic things like music and art ...so why don't I have a boyfriend?

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Andre 3000, from OutKast, has a son (by Erykah Badu ... arts or history or any of that lame-o stuff. Well, today I woke up at 8 ... , a culinary "competition" for which my floor routinely cranks out about

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Major, Course 6-9 computation and cognition

  

  . Doing a double major means you have to satisfy many more requirements than if you do a single major. This is often justified – if you want to have ... intersection itself. Doing a double major felt like a bad idea because it meant

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Genshin Impact and a better introduction to me

  

  : What, I still haven’t introduced myself yet? Let me do it in a Genshin ... to do something when it affects your identity? That’s a question she ... do introductions? Okay, I’ll go first! Hello, my name is Ana. I’m a

  • by ana~
  • October 7, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  Welcoming you to the new MIT Welcome Center a new home for admissions, and all the institute's visitors

  

  footnote. I do want to give a special shout-out, though, to Jess Smith, the ... 'd encounter "only at MIT."  To do that, we did about a year of research ... , [annotation note='There might be a few banana plants hidden in there...s/o to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 28, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  Vicennial wikipedia says this means 20th

  

  the work I’m doing, and the media I’m consuming, but damn could I use a ... control, so instead I’ll set a goal of putting my best effort into doing all ... like that? You do know those words.’ A few minutes later, I signed off

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 9, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty hours later mystery hunt, mystery hunt! puzzles puzzles puzzles!

  

  it makes a Google Sheet, from a template, in a Google Drive for each ... out what to do next. I decided to work on a different puzzle instead. I ... ’m doing a major contribution? Are puzzles really fun if you’re just

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 4, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  “i can only draw stick figures” musings on learning to draw

  

  for it through a Google form (FYI: most MIT classes you can just ... do 1-on-1 consultations with Professor Sharon Lacey, who is a ... the horizon, I’d embark on a long bike ride over to the complete

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • June 4, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate

  

  opportunity to imagine life in a world different than ours and envision what future technology and future societies can look like. I actually talked a ... -fi is part of where I get my inspiration for wanting to be a part of the

  • by Richard O. '28
  • July 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  30 questions with my roommates! I had writer's block so I forced my roommates to make content for me

  

  . while life is very complicated, if we do ourselves a favor, some things ... hit with a case of writer's block, so I went through at least five separate drafts before I decided to make my roommates Fatima and Nora do the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 16, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  how i handle canker sores not professional medical advice

  

  . They last about a week, and can make it painful to eat or speak. Their ... getting these. It was definitely when I was a teenager, but I'm not sure if it was in high school or college. I get them several times a year. Over

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Obama to speak on clean energy, visit MIT energy labs today You can watch the speech live... or wait for the bloggers' account of it!

  

  can watch a live webcast of the speech here: MIT President Obama Live ... The President will tour a research laboratory at the Massachusetts ... solar, battery, and wind technology, and a LED light experiment. Below is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do homeschooled students apply?

  MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students and these students have been successful and vibrant members of our community. We don't have separate requirements for homeschooled applicants. Homeschooled