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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Everyone at MIT should take this class. How often do you get to design toys in class?

  

  abstract representation of the humps on a camel.  Which reminds me, our team ... of the womb, who were building robots before they learned how to walk ... was it really was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life? ...Then

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2015 This week, the new freshmen arrive on campus!

  

  This week, the new MIT freshman class begins arriving for orientation ... number #1 overall winner of international Olympiad competitions, and many hundreds more who have never heard of international Olympiad competitions (I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Growing Pains And Every Other Type of Ache

  

  a nap. On days like these, I often fall into the trap of comparing ... of puzzles and a new type of abstract thinking. I also took [annotation ... I’m typing this at around 1 PM on a Friday. My head hurts, just a

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • December 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  reason to start on them now, but some people like to begin thinking and planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most ... done on time!). As you may know, we have our own application, with 5

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part four) senior trinkets

  

  origins of 10) Notes from our GRT that he stuck on a care package during ... picture of the ice skating outing on the front and nice  goodbye/thank you ... This is the fourth and final installment of our sentimental objects

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  next to normal on mental health

  

  productive, are you on top of your classes? do you still feel anxious about ... through two or three or four of them before finally settling on one that ... content warning: extended discussion of suicidal thoughts.  

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  floor actually has an Apple Bake Chair. While a lot of people on the other ... last fall when, as a result of the competition being on Saturday instead ... ! Apples will be provided by your GRT on Friday, October 21. Entries are due

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Getting Stronger the never ending cycle of trying and failing and trying again

  

  of different exercises, but my main focus is gonna be on SQUATTING ... to my collection of positive things I could look back on when I was ... of coming back as easily as I’d put on sweatpants and sneakers, and now

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 13, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  fall semester on a bit of a low note, but break gave me the time i needed ... asking them how they were doing on a scale of 1-10, and how well they understood the content we just covered on a scale of 1-10. it was kind of like

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Making the Switch: Chapter 2 Making new friends at MIT

  

  blend more often than not. So as far as the question of "will I make new ... In the first installment of "Making the Switch," Melissa '11 asked ... family/friends aspect and making new friends =)" Moving away to college

  • by Bryan
  • April 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  With the influx of the 24s terrorizing (see: joining) various Discord servers I'm a part of, I've realized that there are certain things about MIT that I've picked up on that I realize are not quite the norm. Being home

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  a recipe for making yourself extremely hosed or, what i'm doing this fall

  

  'll retain that knowledge as the semester goes on. 12 units of 18 ... one class on p/nr"]put it on P/NR[/annotation]instead of dropping it ... , that I should probably go work on my own short story. 12 units of 21W

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 2, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  making dumplings jiaozi / guotie / gyoza /

  

  too pour a few cups of flour into big bowl add one cup hot water knead add another cup of hot water knead some more keep kneading ... ): obtain mushrooms of various types. shiitake is pretty good. obtain

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 19, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  , for too often they have replaced a human lunch. Soon I will run out of ... .112. Principles of Chemical Science, 18.022. Calculus, and 18.100B Real Analysis ... intervals on the same day. I call it Dark Thursday. Learning at MIT is hard

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  , I still had a blast; so, regardless of weather, get ready for the most jam-packed days you'll have until you come for Orientation of course ;-) Here are a few tips to making the best of your CPW experience. Rule #0

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Why It’s Special all the things that make CPW amazing

  

  clearly laying on a giant soft foof with my new friends, listening about an ... energy is amazing. CPW is a special time of the year for everyone on campus ... spontaneously planning my life here on walks around the neighborhood and during

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If you give a girl an assignment… ...she's going to ask if she can blog about it.

  

  , write a review of a performance and post it on your blog if you have one ... little more respect for your audience. Come on, young adults of the world ... -screencaps If you think you’ve just stumbled into the wrong part of the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 2, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  quarantine throwback i present to you my early april 4 am thoughts

  

  myself at programming memes on codehub. My room is dimly lit with my ... long enough to actually work on my Computation Systems lab due in two ... blog, you know it’s been kind of weird lately. Life was cancelled, people

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 6, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Monologuing a mock-up for the MITMonologues

  

  of baby deer on a frozen lake downstream of the firehose, but knowing ... sitting down to write and constantly was on the verge of tears and anger ... . Whenever I meet someone new who clocks me as some amount of Gay, they almost

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  engineering through hands-on classes, labs, and team-based projects. There are ... to one of these programs, don't procrastinate! The MIT programs are just three of many terrific math & science summer programs that high

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008