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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Music Scene by a non-musician

  

  kind of meditation could. If you’re looking to get free, it’s there, you ... or whether you’re just listening to keep the silence at bay. Whether it ... by live music to my ears is definitely a pleasant reminder of home. But

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 23, 2015
• Blog / Personal Projects

  An emoji alethiometer to help you make decisions I'm not saying I will use this in committee, but I'm not saying I won't

  

  whether you're new to HDM or returning, I've got a fun little Internet thing ... , except for this one, you don't need to bother you mom to find your birth ... , we have managed to get this labor of love live! I hope, in this time

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Belonging Who belongs at MIT?

  

  , though, because I'm not really getting to the heart of the issue. Spaghetti ... than for students who choose not to interview. Also, get started on ... repeat the whole process until you're happy with them. Give them to a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Time to Enroll You have doubts, I have gifs

  

  . If you don't want to take my word for it, comment with your must ... . If you're still worried, there are services available to help you succeed ... experiences. ^_^   4. How do I enroll? Log in to your myMIT account and

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • May 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  out a number which reflects your chances of getting into MIT? First of ... to MIT many times, you would expect to get in in approximately 1 in 3 ... 't apply 500 times to MIT in a single year, or even in your lifetime, so it

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

  

  our peer institutions; students here are less impressed by your ... this is unconscious -- when you're surrounded by smart people doing cool ... join the group by learning how to push yourself and produce good work

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Soy Bomb Doo d-d-doo d-d-doo d-do d-do. Ice tea!

  

  beginning to punt in spectacular fashion), it was really refreshing to get a ... hydrogen, because that could explode and kill you while you're talking to ... off to work at your six-figure investment banking job and stop caring

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tuesdays with Menorah, eek! A young boy, a young girl, and life's greatest lesson.

  

  !" "It's getting hot in here... so immigrate [sic] to Israel with all your ... was really afraid because your hand has to get really close to the flame ... supposed to vote on slogans advertising a party thrown by Hillel, but I do

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7PM ET! the premier product design class at MIT

  

  . From the website:  In 2.009, Product Engineering Processes, [150] students work in large teams of approximately 20 individuals to design and ... alpha prototype. The large teams must work effectively to realize

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 12, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  ? Sounds crazy, right? – because you want to get away from your parents as ... -year) deferral from starting at MIT, it is super easy to do so. On your online ... you. I should also note that if your gap year plans are not certain by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photojournalism and answers to some questions

  

  Morgan Sheng's lab in the Picower Center. I didn't get to see much of the ... to Be a Scientist" by me. Awesome. Questions! 1. Everyone thinks I ... excellent, and slightly less difficult to get into. Basically, you want to go

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Hydranting My Spring Semester 5 stages of courseroad grief

  

  bargaining didn't get me very far, and it became pretty clear I'd have to make ... My mind has been struggling to internalize the scary fact that it's been ~1.5 years since I came to MIT. Fall finals season helped me shove

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • March 5, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  anyway and trying to keep it from happening. (You’re welcome. =P) This is ... so on. The idea is to explore plenty of different ways to use your body ... electives I plan to take. It needs to be approved by a specific faculty member

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  feelings from the summer I wish I could describe more accurately partially inspired by ducks, newburyport

  

  to the singer, which is somehow impossible despite your best efforts ... of desperation as you get closer and closer to the end of the day; a ... individually commit and test each change you make, you just want to get something

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 5, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  creative lockdown: low points of a virtual fall Part 2 of a fall semester recap

  

  methodical and bland. An endless cycle of work till you drop. It was hard to ... wanted to write it anyway, so here I am. I considered just not writing this post and moving on to the 5000 other topics on my to-do list, but I

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 27, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  need to do between now and tomorrow: "Don't Panic" (and remember your ... will be ecstatic to get their decision; many more will be disappointed ... thought, "I get it, I know why people wouldn't want to come here." It's not

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon EA Students, This One's For You!

  

  Ok Early Action accepted students (AKA prefrosh), stay by your phones ... don't particularly want to walk all the way over to campus in order to ... as long as the telethon lasts, to answer questions in the comments, and

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Examination Nation 9 hours to prove that I learned something this semester.

  

  live with thermo by my side. Then I spend so many nights getting all the ... Materials II Before I begin to arduously study for my 1:30 final, I thought I ... morning. To: Bryan From: Matt Sung to the tune of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  Sometimes, when things just don't go your way, it's easy to get ... 0.57 miles long, cost 500 million euros, and took six years to build and over eighty to plan. It functions as a giant bathtub, connecting two

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Joint Post] DesignPlus A super cool and awesome first-year learning community ft. Gloria and Teresa (we're not biased)

  

  DesignPlus also gets you tap access to the MAD fabrication shop overall (on ... ) website here: Designing a First Year at MIT First year MIT students are ... , Concourse, Experimental Study Group, and DesignPlus. We’re here today to talk

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 26, 2025