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• Blog / Uncategorized

  you’re on your own, kid

  

  despite being one of the biggest proponents of said rule, but let's not dig ... , a co-op adventure of sorts. I don't regret any of my time spent in the ... the sillier benefits, I think, of going through heartbreak is also being

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  On IAP A time for P E R S O N A L P R O J…

  

  've finished! Yay! Seeing the P on my report card brought me tears of pure joy. No, not that kind of P. The pass kind of P! I passed calc, writing, and ... front of the class I was like, "Uhhhhh, I don't have anything??" It was

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • December 27, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  your phone and other necessary devices for the first couple of days ... what you are doing for food the first couple of weeks before semester ... things, so be on the look out for emails from the Office of the First Year

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tim’s wardrobe legend has it, TIM changes clothes annually

  

  to satisfy everyone in a class of over 1000 students o__o. Despite the ... to create a rendition of TIM the Beaver for our signature class event ... monocle. For some reason, the quality of the photo got absolutely murdered

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Summer

  MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

  

  right now I'm in Mountain View, an hour long drive from SF. The scales of ... 5 million people. Both of these are small compared to the Bay; even ... average. The delay's not due to waiting or a lack of options, but due to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  he doesn't like the arts - but the truth of the matter is that MIT students have quite a bit of respect for drama, music, poetry, and all the ... and I went to see the one of these 50 student groups in action

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 3 (Finals) You may begin at the sound of my voice. You have an hour to answer…

  

  teach, and I expect that it will be added to the extensive list of courses already existing on OpenCourseWare. To gauge the extent of how well you ... fruit, what kind of fruit would it be? 3) What is the most appropriate

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 26, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  , and hopefully, call in and vote. Here's ABC's summary of the show ... recipient of the million dollar prize. And some relevant info about Craig ... "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy." Another of my dormmates, Ankur '03, was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Somatic My spread for MIT's Infinite Magazine Issue XI

  

  Infinite's new little sister MIT Gala. This year, the theme of the magazine ... with the levels of abstraction that exist within the physical form. For ... understanding that the body is a sack of liquid and flesh. And trillions of cells

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 17, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prepared! Getting ready for IAP! (Find out how to join our mystery hunt team, too!)

  

  mourning the loss of the crystal football ie The Rose Bowl. While I can't say I'm the biggest fan of football, this was a great game, and the ... .) So I leave California on Saturday morning to enjoy the wonders of IAP

  • by Bryan
  • January 5, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2021 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  and culture of their residence halls. In the ’90s and early ’00s, these ... with the advent of YouTube/Vimeo/etc they are now posted online ... As a part of MIT’s unconventional housing assignment process, rising

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  for our first bandit running of the Boston Marathon. I've got my Super ... DID YOU KNOW? According to the MPAA, the 1995 Mel Gibson classic "Braveheart" is "rated R for brutal medieval warfare." By the time you read this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dreams How MIT has helped me keep a life long promise

  

  opportunity, especially not as a freshman. Below is the first batch of ... For many people, the idea of "what do I want to be when I grow up" is ... answered by just saying the first thing that comes to mind. There is time

  • by Ben O. '19
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Where Have I Been? Oh, what a bad blogger I have been.

  

  . Hope to fix that soon! So what have I been doing... First, a variety of backend stuff with the web site that was long overdue. Lots of it you can ... biggest weekend of the year, so we begin working on it months in advance

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  computing to practicing for the upcoming performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and much more. And let's not forget the value of simply chilling ... Institute Medlinks Exec weekly meeting Organizing the first big editing

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  .03 recitation. 2 PM - please don't let me screw up the first two exams of term ... term. 9 PM - Check email. Have made it through the first round of ... the Friday before, then skipping out on this would only be a sign of

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snacks on a Plane And other minor horrors of leaving MIT for the first time in a year.

  

  can consider the scale to be logarithmic.) The first sign of impending ... Yesterday morning, I woke up half-dreaming of the scriptural ... roasted with splurges of oil, salt and pepper; bad movies; walk-up-the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 20, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In Japan, the Elevators Don’t Care - Sort of trying to fit in as an American in Japan - 

  

  length you need. Most of the time, these are cute. They fall into the ... hard because you were walking too slowly on the right instead of the left ... on the street. I stand in front of a store eating a vending machine

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 22, 2018
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  groups, and the first year is graded on a pass/no record system. While your ... getting in the way of their schoolwork. ... memorization, but rather if you truly understand the metrial. MIT is dedicated
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  , though, Alex.) The admissions staff doesn't have some set list of priority ... cheating, etc.). You haven't changed yourself for the sake of getting into ... the most general sort of advice I can offer. If you (mostly juniors, but

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006