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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  Economics is a weird kind of science. Like biologists or chemists ... ought (as opposed to the “is”). Basically, positive economics explores questions regarding how a society is, fueled by familiar scientific practices

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Think About This and maybe it will help you.

  

  . But what you might not see, is that there is also a lot of positivity ... someone like me who is new to this business. When I think about it though ... statistical concepts.) So here's what I think is going on: 1.) Not

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • March 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 1) Another IAP. Another Country.

  

  's IAP Spain program (which is being conducted right now again! hope they ... Japanese couple who loves to travel (the grandmother, at 67 years, is ... constant chatter that is around me - Japanese people speak so fast with so

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  's recent entry, Sam is in fact an engineer, and I am queen of the humanities ... : Now, for a PSA. MIT Libraries is the collective organization of 8 libraries. The Barker Engineering Library is the big engineering library

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / Summer

  MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

  

  Francisco: not at all. My hometown is Valenzuela, an hour long commute from Manila; MIT is in Cambridge, a forty minute walk to downtown Boston; and ... the metropolitan areas involved vary. Metro Manila is a well

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day of IAP 3 Classes and Soup

  

  , which is a month of courses, events, and other activities around campus ... follows the same schedule, here is a look back on last Friday. 8:37 - My alarm goes off. Why is the time so oddly specific? Well, truth be told, I

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Beantown, H-Town, Blue Hills, House of Blues With cameos by home, beatboxing, and happiness

  

  month. Let's go back a few weeks. At the time of writing, it is Halloween ... --skipped some, too. This is what I wrote on the night of October 10: What a ... hospitality"--Houston is a place of lawn chairs and film screenings in open

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline MIT's regular action deadline is January 1.

  

  The Office of Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is ... is January 1, meaning you can click "submit" on your application any ... last minute, though.) It is perfectly fine if, through no fault of your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Some answers to frequently asked questions about regular action and the MIT application process. Our…

  

  MIT's regular action deadline is January 1. The Office of Admissions is currently closed for the holidays, and is not accepting emails or ... 've provided answers to some additional FAQs: The deadline is January 1, meaning

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  take loads of advanced courses because to them gaining knowledge is ... for love of learning is a great reason to do so. In our admissions ... . What makes me sad is when students focus on their studies to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  . As with domestic applications, each international applicant is ... province being published in the local newspapers. There is no other way of ... in your MyMIT account) then it is likely that we don't have an

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes: Junior Spring Edition + notes on MIT academics in general

  

  It is another fascinating semester here at the Institute, and I would ... problem sets. The 17.803 section also discusses why MIT right now is the ... are usually 12 units, but the poli sci lab is 15, and 24.191 is 6). Note

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 25, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In the Music Cubes, no one can hear you scream…

  

  “art is created inside this space,” but after three long years, I can confirm that art is indeed created inside the Music Cubes. [carousel image1="103819" image2="103826" /] The Music & Culture Space is the smallest cube and

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 25, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  avoiding responsibility writing this blog to procrastinate on stuff

  

  , and it’s gone now. It feels like my brain is constantly on pause, like ... do tomorrow. My lack of focus causes stress, and the stress is in turn ... . Starting to push a boulder is difficult, and stopping it is equally as hard

  • by Anika H. '26
  • April 6, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Purgatory My 2023 IAP

  

  This past month has been my first IAP spent entirely at MIT. IAP is a weird time. A lot of people say IAP is one of MIT's best offerings ... 't agree with either of those sentiments. I like to think IAP is a sort of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  final exam distributions "mit does not curve"

  

  MIT [annotation note="but many classes will define cutoffs relative to class performance, which is more or less a curve; hence, increased happiness when everyone scores poorly together."]technically "does not curve

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  New York Trips that we went on with Arts Scholars!

  

  One of the groups we are a part of is Arts Scholars. This is a group ... events and is a great way to join an artistic community at MIT!  One of the biggest perks of being an Arts Scholar is getting to go on an all

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 5, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  FIRST SNOW!!! OH MY GOD IT SNOWED

  

  ="aligncenter" width="960"] photo from Jeffery L. ’23, he is the best roommate

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 2, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining, Dig-Ins and Dives Lady Afeefah travels across campus in search of the best eateries

  

  down my to-do list. But here it finally is! Hey everybody! I'm Lady ... is the best? Campus might have a general consensus. But tbh there ... this adventure. Food is a million times better with good company

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Moved Out! before and after pics of my MacGregor room, featuring a view of New House

  

  empty, 5/25/19 full, 11/3/18this is a cropped panorama, forgive my shaky hands + the warping at the top

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 27, 2019