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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  become less time-sensitive and being able to read and write quickly becomes ... specific to people with dyslexia. “In life, you want to be insensitive to the ... it comes with a cost. Being very good at mapping sounds to the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Electrophoresis Boogaloo What it sounds like, plus some brief things that came to mind

  

  myself: I'm being really ambitious about all the writing I have to do ... classes. Two (9.12 and 24.900) are officially known to be communication ... classes a graduation requirement; that way, instead of just being good at

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  important to me, as well, to be able to share and bond through stories of ... being the first in your family to go to college. Sigue leyendo. The ... think it’s the other way around) and she was telling me she would be

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Work in Progress So. I decided that I needed a new banner.

  

  it. Any images we bloggers post here need to be hosted in our Athena ... (who buy the computers we use) would be so totally confused by the ... problem and once I figure it out, I will be sure to post an informative

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What a Robotics Career Looks Like What does it mean to get paid to work on robots?

  

  I thought it would be good to share here too for those of you who may ... that much. By sophomore year of college, I had to declare my major. I ... perspective on what a robotics career has practically meant to me, but don’t be

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 14, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  a week of summer ft. cafes, lab, and assorted thoughts

  

  ’m gunning to be. It’s comforting to think that there’s this whole tapestry of ... book under my arm. I’ve only been to Porter twice, but I found my way to ... writing, and working, and meeting many people. I want to preserve it, like a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 8, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  anticipated it being difficult to get back into the swing of things but was quickly surprised by my classes today. First off, before I get too far ... Equations. It's too early to tell exactly how manageable this class will be

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  by Nina L. ‘19, about her Friday night. Tonight Lujan and I went to ... semester is starting to heat up and being off P/NR is mildly terrifying. I ... what to do with myself, and fell asleep on the couch. There are a lot of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  others I had met in the house, and headed out to be picked up by my parents ... on campus—and there shouldn’t be any reason for me to like it this much ... lanyard holds the key to my soon-to-be home, even if it lacks keys to any of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  snapshot diary 2.0 an image a day keeps the psets (and workday) away

  

  Japan going all the way... but it was not meant to be.   8/4/23Big ... ways a video, and you don't get to see still images all too often. Unless ... do that style of blog again, except I decided to torture myself by

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 14, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Let’s talk about interviews The ultimate guide

  

  about it (I will talk more about this later); it’s one way for us to get ... good idea to check your spam inbox to ensure it didn’t end up there by ... the conversation to be organic. The interview is a chance to talk more

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program: Now Taking Requests Plus... a fun mitadmissions.org milestone!

  

  two weeks notice prior to your arrival, we've already begun taking requests. There are a variety of details on this page, but here's a quick ... , finals week, etc.) Please try not to request a visit less than 2 weeks in

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  i am overwhelmed. what happens when a pandemic, recession, racial reckoning and recruitment season join forces?

  

  graduate by getting an internship at a firm that would be likely to extend a ... I expected junior fall as a course 6 to be a challenging semester ... on Mass Ave. It was days after Breonna Taylor’s killers failed to be

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Projects Some examples of some projects you might see in MIT writing classes

  

  the class by listening to, looking at, or talking about an example of ... strings to form odd or funny sentences, lined them up in a creative way, and ... ) and I like the result. I'll also be submitting some of the "poems" to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  Last Lap and hoping to finish strong

  

  learn to be pseudo-law students by writing case briefs. A good friend of ... . This class is quickly shaping up to be my favorite ever; the readings and ... is an irredeemable language and nobody should be subjected to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The One and Only Melis

  

  thought that it'd be imposing of me to ask if I could get help from her in ... that I'd try to narrate her story by myself, but I soon realized that ... contributed to MIT in so many ways that I wouldn't know where to begin. So, I

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mistakes & the inspiration we need to move on

  

  lot of things about where I wanted to be. I knew I wanted to go into ... neglecting to take care of myself by taking time for myself, and ignored the ... didn't need to take. (I know there will be classes that I won't love in

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  low self-esteem and little to no experience in the content covered by ... rejected by them, teehee. Essentially, I wanted to join a business club because I wanted to find a way to explore my interest in business with a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  love people. cook them. tasty food. meet pecker!

  

  , somewhat neurodiverse, and very non-scary; we used to be dominated by math ... ways for us to collectively Be More Sustainable, and Michelle makes ... ="Try to ignore the flaming blender in the corner... he'll be fine, it's not

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  place and being able to connect with the employees. I am very excited to ... legitimate answer to the “what’s your hobby?” question (it used to be UROPs ... order to not to hurt my eyes so, in a way, the new hobby is a rebellion

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018