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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  suddenly felt very old. To add to this, I have to declare a major by April ... , in some cases!) to work, a task made difficult by non ... to look at a design and be like, “I made that. And it will change

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  happens to be the official name of the course. The class has been offered ... 6.001 seems to be unique in just how it manages to pull it off ... . Several years ago, Sussman said that he wanted to be the last person to

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Application advice Read this. Now. It's important. Promise.

  

  would be to finish your applications way early to avoid all of the stress ... [Productivity! This is my second entry of the day. Be sure to check ... that they had to be especially witty and entertaining so that it would

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Two households, totally unalike in dignity…” On picking majors and following your dreams, Romeo and Juliet, Twitter, Sherlock, and the future…

  

  , is not always the way that it’s going to be. More and more things are ... to be able to share some of her insights with you. I also hope her ... consistent image online. The posting has to be regular, which is really

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 21, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on wordle, french toast, and copyright law fun mit storytime

  

  City 2000, to Cynosure; those copies could then be downloaded by others ... <3'] is Semantle.[/annotation] I was introduced to it by Jenny W. (G ... English word. Like Wordle, you try to figure out the word by guessing other

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 13, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  everything is actually going okay and i think that's pretty cool

  

  two things: a way to vent, and a release from whatever negativity i feel, or a way to sink free time, to pursue things i find interesting like ... semester looks like, and that this shouldn't be thought of as an example to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Undercover Admissions Officer ...or how I saw the campus through "fresh eyes".

  

  , someone stopped by to see me, or worse yet...it rained and why on earth ... already knew, but it certainly didn't hurt to be reminded about some of the ... the place carefully, trying to view the campus the way I would if I had

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • August 5, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Musings on Graduate School Starting to think about graduate school...

  

  graduate school, I've just started to ponder what life is going to be like in ... about the BE MEng is that I get to see what life as a grad student is like ... Masters that is offered only to MIT undergrads. You apply in your junior

  • by Bryan
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Latest Innovation at MIT Guest Blog: Social engineering with the Black Student Union's Co-Chair, Rasheed A. '17

  

  social innovation. We have to innovate, engineering the ways in which we ... ”. I am honored to present here this work, which can only be described as ... innovation was going to be when I stepped into the role. Then came the wave of

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 9, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  What’s in an MIT Student’s Bag A sneak peek into what we carry

  

  as us, and I want to represent them, even if only in small ways. (Note ... in ways that are nonverbal, which largely has to deal with the things ... common nowadays, but I think they are fun, so I wanted to bring them back

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  initially suspended our testing requirement due to the disruptions caused by ... students, particularly those most impacted by its attendant disruptions. To ... way to identify talented disadvantaged students who would otherwise go

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  love languages in the little things

  

  listen to a playlist that your friend made or the other way around, since music is so personal--being able to connect in that way is a testament to ... interesting way to get to know what kind of person they are. Also... The

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 6, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  mit made me rational on decision-making

  

  was alight with chatter: it was obviously going to be a vicious battle ... value to be so high. So, while I was sitting in office hours, I sold the ... performance. Afterwards, I explained to another group of friends, "It would be

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 19, 2022
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  by doing: indeed, to be civically responsible is to put into practice ... to what look to be record highs.  Last week, President Reif sent a ... -minded technocrats who understood politics as consisting of problems to be solved

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We’re #1! What's the emoticon for oversize foam hand?

  

  few theories as to why we elbowed our way to the top of the list ... to adequately describe the eclectic mix of videos that are added by the ... MIT was named the most visited college/university web site by 4

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 29, 2010
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

  

  triangular pizza server to interrogate how large I wanted it to be. I kept ... —spiked by hand-carved spires rising to industrial heights, topped by life ... -like quality to it, cloudy and sharp and glinting in the sun. Shouldered by

  • by Kai V. '25
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  ’m from Michigan, so Boston cold is still no big deal. To be honest, if it ... joking around and whatnot, and I’m all “hey, wouldn’t it be awesome to make ... to be taught how to make a snowman, which I feel is some essential life

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The seniors are tired but the frosh are fine

  

  to be a happy place, or at least, that's the lie I'm going with ... the whole essence, [1] because I need to be a senior, because ... means more names to learn, and GPH is happening right now, GPH being

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Update The latest on app tracking, app numbers, etc.

  

  international students.   The Early Action season is shaping up to be a ... Expected 6500 applicants will be another record for MIT admissions By Joanna ... want to be a part of our community. They are attracted to the innovative

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  A Beautiful Day

  

  together a guidebook, and answering a giant stack of email. It's going to be ... Sand Mandala (continues through Saturday of CPW, be sure to check it out ... stay out of the way. But on the other hand, I'm pretty excited to chat

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005