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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  experiences to shape my interests and goals? It was around this time that I ... in a forest. I learned to shape glass. My remaining time at MIT wasn ... experiences to shape you. Don't panic when your idealism begins to faulter, don

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  networks. Hopefully during IAP, I'll have time to learn how to do perfusions ... semester would get really busy once I decided to take on one full-time UROP ... to be family friendly, it's better that I didn't :p In case you're

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  's about time to blog about it. Turns out I'm just as bad as blogging things on time as I always have been. Sorry about that. So. I graduated. And ... originally thought that we needed to report extra early so that we could have

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions & Answers a daily blog prompt compilation

  

  't had time to blog, and what I've been doing instead. The main reason ... strongly underestimated how fun it is to work hard and then have an ... hard and then take an exam and have no tangible validation of your

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 14, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Upcoming MIT Deadline January 1 is the Regular Action deadline.

  

  applying for regular action admission to MIT. This means that you should have ... . The closer you send in your application to the deadline, the longer it will take our records office to process and for it to appear on your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  IAP and Igloos This is an entry about IAP. IAP is the month of January. It's...February. I know.

  

  you don't have class until February is pretty fun to rub in the faces of ... to walk across the Harvard bridge, wear rainboots up to your elbows ... have a beard to trim.

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It all comes to this The Senior Thesis (cue dramatic music)

  

  doing homework. What do you have to show for it? What monumental task will ... or Senior year. The topic must be relevant to your major, but can be ... going to endure some sort of challenging culminating activity. Have no

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What’s happening with Senior House The thing that happened, why the thing is upsetting, and what can hopefully be done

  

  resident. I have definitely read more open-letters-per-time-unit since the ... respect to their experiences. In addition to this, a number of people have ... uniqueness. I can name a number of fellow students who have taken time for

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • June 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  WTHBBQ! Chinese Buffet! Spring 2008 courses, with a really bad analogy, haha. (super long post o___o)

  

  hour). In those hour exams, you basically have no time to go over your ... At MIT, you have three options to choose from when you're doing an UROP ... ; Often (and my roommates have heard me use this analogy countless times), I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 11, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Aliens, Bitcoin, Camps now i know my ABCs

  

  antsy, so I wanted to make a quick post and point your attention at two ... . But trust me, it looks like this, and you should have it on your desk ... The blogs have been pretty quiet for the last week. Most of our

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 19, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  approach and know how to have a good time. It's worth it." I finally realized ... ]) Before I write about my experience at CPW, I have a disclaimer to make ... have pictures on them. This tendency results from my inability to focus

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  to get involved with the radio station and have my very own show ... the control room with me. It's great to be able to have this hour of ... —it's a time where I'm forced to sit down, relax, and enjoy music. And you

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of student support services are available?

  something going on in your life, you feel too ill to take an exam, you're considering taking time away from the Institute, or you just don’t know who to ... hose and Student Support Services (S3) is available to help you manage
• Blog / MIT Life

  Low Balance A epic story of Chinese food, heartbreak, and loss. All because I have no TechCash.

  

  wasn't planned, especially because I still have six hours of exams to ... like tickets to events or food from class fundraisers, or do your laundry ... stays as money in your account. While not entirely necessary to survive

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Eastward ho! Don't US people normally go to Canada or Mexico before they cross an ocean?

  

  , giving you the chance to specifically put your resume in to apply for that ... lost trying to find something you’ve seen at least three times a week ... This summer, I decided to take an internship overseas. Where in the

  • by Stanley G.
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  some small distractions to help with many weighty things

  

  tomorrow/Saturday at pi time). but we're not going to talk about any of that ... . like, actually, this man is losing his damn mind in a way you have to see ... hanukkah: you only have to appreciate one of {hanukkah, daveed diggs rapping

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  from "The Physics of Singing" to "Build Your Own Solar Rechargeable Lamp ... never even considered or known to exist! If you're in high school and feel ... Listen to this awesome, late 1950s song. Now try to picture me

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  . I have, however, wanted to keep learning. So I started taking grad ... time while continuing to work in the office. But for a variety of reasons ... , stimulating, and profoundly meaningful. The opportunities I have had to meet MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The final stretch ...of 2017

  

  out on not having to take any once again. Last semester, I took all ... unique. We have 10 labs, 4 midterms -- each broken down to the Core section ... an additional opportunity to improve your score on any section of one

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 21, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Last Minute Rehearsal music in the time of corona

  

  having many side-jobs to pay tuition and consequently doing poorly in her ... community one last time. Even in the darkness, we were able to find our way to a sense of home and family one last time, before saying goodbye to it

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 18, 2020