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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  research through UROPs (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program). I did ... Chuck, I helped design underwater robots for students at a university in ... ="aligncenter" width="1400"] The Final ROV design I was building towards this summer 🤩

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Washlava! A Sentiment Analysis quantifying laundry feels, based on MIT Confessions

  

  living in MacGregor House, I used to live relatively far from the laundry ... , but it did make it extra inconvenient if I lugged my hamper all the way to the laundry room and then there were no machines available, or I had

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 27, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Reporting from… Doha! 🐫🐫 ft: the first time I ever rode on a camel

  

  various locations around the world"]GTL[/annotation] in Kazakhstan, I ... year. [annotation note="a correct assumption, as I went around the city ... 't socially acceptable to wear there, so I can only imagine how hard it would be

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • January 18, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)

  

  make?” I was, for better or worse, all too familiar with this “ultra hand”. You see, I’d spent way too much of my free time last summer holed ... [annotation note="I highly recommend it! Definitely my favourite game from this

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 29, 2023
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  Every day, I realize more and more that I live in a privileged bubble ... that the freedoms and privileges that I enjoy today were fought for and ... where I am directly affected by the racism in this country but I have very

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  , but more on that later.  Before and After! At home, I was ... bedrooms with my brother at one point so I could paint a mural on a larger ... your living space. I was hesitant in taking pictures of my current room

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DEATH AND THE POWERS: The Robots’ Opera [by Ken Haggerty '11] An * exclusive sneak peak * of Prof. Machover's exciting new…

  

  ? Of data rearranged?” another OperaBot asks. “How can I perceive what I cannot feel?” — Lines from Death and the Powers ... chandelier, in all of its hypar glory, which I had for many years passed by in

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Feedback Works Warning: analogy ahead

  

  So, as I mentioned in my previous entry, my GEL classes don't have p ... I didn't say there wasn't any homework. Every week, several GEL ... requires the "little by little" argument, where I say that with each yellow

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / Events

  The Stuff of MIT Legend I'm about to tell you a super cool story. It happened two years ago, but…

  

  Okay, so what I am about to recount for you happened like 2 whole ... why, something about it really strikes me as "very MIT," so I think it's worthy of a blog entry, even if I'm 2 years late in posting it. Yesterday

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  In case you haven't noticed, I'm blogging less frequently now. There ... entries is because I'm no longer a freshman, meaning all of my admissions ... kitchen. In turn, freshmen bloggers, I need your help. Please blog

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Tour/Hack/Math Three things that happen a lot at MIT

  

  ). After working for 3 hours I decided to study for my 18.03 test that I had today. I worked for a little bit but then got distracted because a prefrosh (Danny '12) is in town and I decided to go on a campus tour with him

  • by Snively '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying in China on MIT’s Budget: a Guest Post by Saul W. ‘14 Saul double-majored in Math and Asian & Asian Diaspora Studies.

  

  write about China, where I've spent the last two summers and last two IAPs and where I'll be heading off to again sooner or later. The first three ... next year I'll spend at Peking University, funded by the Chinese

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 14, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’m studying poetry to be a better engineer, and this is why

  

  ^Earthrise, 1968. This semester, I’ve read over 160 poems, spent 30 ... dozen verses. I’ve pored over meter and rhythm, imagery and enjambments ... powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.” I’m not going to make

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Appreciating America in Tokyo (or Things I Never Finished, Part Two) On Japan and America. And being an American in Japan. Happy Memorial Day!

  

  (I wrote this entry after spending three months working in Tokyo for ... it never got posted. I'm posting it today because it's Memorial Day ... 't remember me, I'm a '10 graduate who once spent three months working in Tokyo

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 30, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  The Office of Undergraduate Admissions handles first-year and transfer admissions. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each…
• Blog / How to MIT

  24 Things I Learned in My First Semester and a Half for the lovely 2024s!

  

  Disclaimer: I actually wrote this on my flight to California back in ... are only relevant to my first semester. I'm going through them now (3/16/2020) to see if there's anything I should remove or add :) MIT has been

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 17, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a February Updates & Notes Form (FUN)?

  . Students who have already graduated select the "I'm not currently attending
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  A few weeks ago, I took some much needed vacation time to attend ... community. This reminded me of a conference I had recently attended, where ... takeaways I took from our conversation was that many transgender students want

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a ranking of building 68 thesis defense posters graphic design is our passion

  

  I spend several minutes in and around Building 68 elevators most days of the week. Often the elevators are where I find out about cool talks ... giving the talk. Except, of course, for the many posters I see advertising

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  homework. Some days begin with silence. I woke up on Sunday morning, a ... tiles, and I laid in bed and watched for a while. Some mornings also begin with ringing alarm clocks, I thought, which seemed hilarious because

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008