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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life during IAP i dump my brain a little

  

  of the instructors. The first two lectures or so were focused on using ... are usually based on the Chinese pronunciation of the Kanji, i ... ordering of things during IAP that stuck out to me. 6.178 - Introduction

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Derailment My Gap Year

  

  real job. The first few weeks on the job were tough. All of my colleagues ... about the possibilities of my time ‘off’. I began feeling right on track ... it might be of interest to you! Enjoy, and comment. Derailment

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 18, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: REGRESSIONS a documentary on MIT, and why it's so important

  

  ('22) and Wesley Block ('22) on the history of the Institute, spanning ... pictured), and some thought it was a joke they just weren't in on. Dozens of ... many other students willing to watch a film of indeterminate length on a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  stupid story about how I gave blood or ate at a foodtruck or stepped on a ... , the current state of my life and psyche, and the existence of God. However, I feel like I've been so delinquent in responding to comments on

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  meandering my nonlinear academic path so far

  

  computer science side with a side of brains, or focus on the brain side with ... full of paints I brought with me to MIT sat idle as I hatched away on my iPad.  On top of all of my academic and artistic pursuits involving

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mexico things my MISTI experience

  

  research at a tiny university on the outskirts of Mexico City, which was a ... a famous cathedral of three Jesuses stepping on some flying baby heads ... -absence of productivity - three things I have not experienced consistently in a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 10, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  you write on it and try to erase, it leaves smears or shadows of what ... ’ll get out all of the long-term stains that are on the whiteboard. Squeeze ... addition, there may be a tiny bit of residual toothpaste on the board. To fix

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  students await the start of the competition on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon ... have any chance of focusing on Genetics. I gathered all my materials and ... With the title of this entry, you might think I’m about to tell you

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Coolest Thing I Bet You Didn’t Know Was Math (guest post by YQ L. ‘16) Clickbait title by me, not by YQ, because I really, really, really want you to…

  

  dodecahedron out of cubes. Mushrooms with Roots by Ian C. ‘16, featuring ... . Apart from origami, I’ve also been working on another type of art called ... ! Lots and lots of amazing math art on display at the Bridges conference

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  . Unlike the majority of admitted students enthusiastically celebrating à la ... more along the lines of “okay, cool?” And boy did I feel guilty about it. Here I was, admitted to a fantastic school, the news of which had

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Slump and an unexpected summer

  

  My second year of college just ended. I’ve been trying to think of a good post to write on the occasion, or some significant reflection on my ... to have things sort of figured out in my mind, so I can say something

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • June 2, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other CPW CPW guest entry by Sam Range '13

  

  would like. These events are the most visible external feature of CPW ... fraternity cookouts on Beacon Street. Under the direction of our dubiously ... -revolving set of natives sat with us on the couches, and we talked about

  • by Bryan
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Sophomore Fall Goals So you can bully me when I write a post saying they didn't work out

  

  mental bets on whether or not I succeed. So, out of spite, these are my ... , and sprint to class. Besides the stress of moving that fast, I was ... low points, but it takes a certain amount of humility and retrospect to

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  trips and transit i'm spending obscene amounts of money on uber god dang it

  

  the city, so i've had to rely heavily on the wheels of other entities, both private and publicly funded. here are some of the trips that i have ... had the most incredible view of the night sky. we pulled over on the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 10, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  work-life balance (without a life)

  

  hanging out with your classmates. you go to classes with them, work on ... board games with them. you live in a place with a high density of people you're friends with, because you're on campus, and all the undergrads

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 10, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  StartMIT: IAP for Entrepreneurs Like with anything else, it helps to learn from the best

  

  may take on a full-time research project. But for a lot of students ... on…which in some ways was the coolest part of the program. Prof ... (on top of everything else she's done) that she’s the mother of two

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 26, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Info Session Courtesy of Ben Jones

  

  before so be easy on us, but the way this is supposed to work is that we figure we can each only type fast enough to catch half of what he says, so ... off some admissions stats (all of which are available on this website

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering your questions

  

  of all, I wanna know what the nightlife is like on the MIT Second, is ... ?" Well, you see, of the 11 undergrad dorms, only one, McCormick, is all ... Living Group). With most of the options being coed, the powers that be need

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  official description of the class is: 6.270 is a hands-on, learn ... , and mostly, by hacking on their robots. The students work in teams of ... score the given number of points, we planned on having it drive straight

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Week 1 ...of Year 2.

  

  of Chanel stores. With four other MIT students, I lived eight weeks on ... ; I compared the impact on US peanut butter sales of two Salmonella ... free pizza, and I’ve spent three of the past seven evenings at Harvard

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 14, 2015