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• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 Classes For 0 Credit: Beethoven to Mahler and Paradise Lost That can be rearranged to say: Paradise lost to Beethoven and Mahler.

  

  teaching per week, just for fun. Paradise Lost I will always remember John ... Beethoven to Mahler Last semester, I took my first music class at MIT ... ). I loved having a class that taught me to listen, and was all set to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 17, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  Expanding on Pass No Record It's not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon!

  

  . I'm discovering something about sophomore year, well, a lot of things ... . I came to MIT wanting to be a mechanical engineer. I love building things, piecing things together, and constructing a product. I did not come

  • by Snively '11
  • October 9, 2008
• 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 ... common questions I get at college fairs and webinars: "Does MIT consider {insert town name I have never heard of} a small town in their

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • May 19, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From Atlanta I heart Exploding Bacon

  

  I said then, ...FIRST (which stands for For Inspiration and ... Event in Atlanta... Last weekend, I attended the Championship in Atlanta. Though I attended primarily in a private, rather than professional

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day at the Forge blacksmithing!

  

  things. Kvothe would weep. Anyway I just googled 'big automatic scary ... In the middle of an already-packed IAP, I received an email: I’d gotten off the waitlist for blacksmithing!  I was in a phase of trying to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  9 / Headache 68 days to go

  

  To set the mood: i'm so tired... by lauv & troye sivan   ... the semester already. I envisioned my final semester to be ~ c h i l l ~ but it didn't start out that way. I spent the first few weeks trying to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • March 31, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  The Quest Continues and into the open world i go

  

  MIT. Sometimes when I find myself not believing it, I go to Google ... , 2021 at 5 pm EST, if I actually post this on time - I will no longer be an MIT student. I wouldn’t consider myself graduated emotionally, but

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 29, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  == Guest Post by Spencer Pantoja '20 == When I was 14, I “knew” I wanted to be an interior designer. When I was 15, I decided I actually ... squirrels right now. Over the years, I realized that my brain very much

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Interview Deadline Approaching! It's time for applicants to contact their local MIT representative.

  

  recommendations for the interview, which I think are pretty good: Review the ways in ... applying to MIT. Do a little research on the web, and think of some questions ... okay, but a short, handwritten note is nicer.) I hope that is helpful! I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2020 if you read even one of these i will be happy

  

  I was going to name this post "Things I enjoyed reading this year ... Things I enjoyed reading this year, but I edited the title to make it more sensible."]a callback to last year's post.[/annotation] But then I decided

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 23, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  It’s been two weeks since I’ve been on campus. Two weeks since I left ... I’ve already been on three flights. And as I attempt to make sense of ... conversations and “light reading”), I can’t help but draw a parallel. The past two

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates 2013 things that are happening

  

  latter of these changes is always accompanied by questions, so I wanted to ... , unless you want me to look like this: (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ while I open all of the ... stress for you or your advocates. How can I check that you have the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  -y - maybe it's that I keep listening to Christmas songs, maybe it's that we never take down our tree until about July - today I bring you photos and ... your hand. Now combine it. See how much imaginary fun you're having? I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  self-destruction my entirely self-inflicted problems

  

  describe what i’m experiencing. i google what does panic attack feel like and ... him to an idiot, a lunatic, a catatonic.” 1am: i climb onto my bed ... to tell them to be quiet. it doesn’t help that i consumed a large drink

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 27, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Return of the Frog Queen Okay, it snowed this morning, end of story.

  

  classes are graded on attendance only, but you can only miss one per quarter--I ... while. I'm real sorry; I'm just not exactly on top of my life right now, as the remainder of this entry should prove. So I stayed up until 5 AM

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Hayden Christensen Comes to MIT, Looks Pretty Pictures of the top of Hayden Christensen's head inside!

  

  more interesting and also because I don't remember exactly what was said, I give you HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN AT MIT IN 15 MINUTES! (and pictures ... screening of Jumper! Speaking of Jumper, I'm wearing a blue sweater. And now

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  Now that CPW is behind us, I am beginning to return to my life as a mild-mannered Admissions Officer. I have to admit that I've been excited to get back to one of my favorite hobbies, movies. Just as I got ready

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  is brownies. Wednesday is moon cakes Thursday is an oatmeal cookie I ... themes of poverty, violence, and love, or 3) a catalogue of food I devoured during study breaks? I know, tough question. MIT is all about tough

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Time Management Reading this article adds +15 to Time Skills

  

  I'm fairly sure all of you are familiar with the fact that MIT has ... , Sleep; pick two" and just having been here a few months I can certainly ... that can be part of the challenge that's so exciting. I mean, would you

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Meeting Neil deGrasse Tyson ASTRONOMERS! Learn to moonwalk. You'll need it some day.

  

  &A session, but I'm sure that Neil would be happy to stick around for a few ... fans. My friends and I shoved cameras at each other and posed: Neil ... 's perception of science is changing. I was wondering if you could spend a few

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 9, 2014