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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48 Take under four classes, they said. You'll have free time, they said.

  

  difficulty: the majority of classes are 12 units[1], which is supposed to refer ... ? But So-and-so is taking five! And that kid down the hall is taking six ... all. Above, below, or exactly four per term is your own choice, and you

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With Pizza, Constipation and Hell-Sucked Villains Written in the style of TWoP’s recappers, to mourn the website’s closing. Weird things may…

  

  heart palpitations (yes, this is a not-even-slightly-veiled reference to ... me walking down Mass Ave, where Boston’s accursed weather is actually ... chewed, swallowed and regurgitated. What gives?!). And there he is! I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview (the EC edition!) in which you receive advice and an alum surreptitiously gets to blog again

  

  is really not bad at all), just over a quarter done with my third year ... become -- --- OKAY, so there IS a point to this entry! Here it is ... Skype interviewing is another progressive innovation that allows our

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... Word count: Yes, the word count is enforced. Perhaps a little overly strictly. My understanding is that MyMIT is counting words like won't and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  mode of transport when the weather is (reasonably) nice, it's a great way ... - my 401(k) is more conservatively invested than my grandmother's, who admittedly is a baller - so I also love the Charles River Bike Path, which runs

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Asymmetric Discussion of Shoes, the Process of Moving, and 3D Glasses Physics problem included. Some assembly required.

  

  wearing thick, waterproof shoes, because the road to MIT is paved with slush ... laundry hamper mashed onto the cushions of a green car. (Is “green” somewhat ... motor juice under thin skins of ice, is the terror of unscotchgarded

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  Taiwan, seeing a doctor for ailments such as coughs and sneezes is ... has increased to generally 150 NTD (about $5 USD), but this is still an ... click on the link, i'll spell it out for you. FPI is $22,050 for a family

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  .By Lorrie Cecil/ThisWeek The movie "21," which is based on a true story ... .* Perhaps lesser known is the fact that an institution specializing in science ... baseball team, which this summer is trying to earn a third trip to the state

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Springtime I actually had no time to write this entry, which is why I cannot explain…

  

  Boston weather reminds me that springtime is about to melt over this ... literature classes and insists that spring is a time for regeneration and ... : pika is an independent, cooperative living group at MIT headquartered in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Paul’s Top Ten Common-Sense College Application Tips Patent pending.

  

  first drafts of just such a book. Now that the admissions season is fully ... , fervor, a fire in the belly, whatever you want to call it - is still really ... 't have to rub it in.) The bottom line is, don't be afraid to reveal what

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  commentary is perhaps more relevant to those readers who have followed on the ... portrayed. "MIT student?" But Anthony is so much more than that. So how do I ... I'm on the subway or at the market. What gives me pause, you see, is

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Unfolding of Language Your high school English teacher may hate it, but "gonna" really is a word.

  

  So, here it is, the inaugural post in my new book review blog idea ... the shelf because it looks kind of cool" library trips. Linguistics is ... look closer, you'll see that "gonna" is actually becoming a grammatical

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 1

  

  involved with permitting MIT students to stay in their dorms when Harvard is in session, but MIT is not?" This is a good question. It's certainly ... between MIT and Harvard, as Harvard is contemplating moving to MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  . There is a thing called the Tetris Effect, where you see tetris squares in ... is my goal to beat it. Recently, though, I’ve gotten into watching ... which is the specific version of the game that I play the most, and that I

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 2) notes from the second day

  

  This is part two of a series, consisting of a lightly ... Eastern half of the country; South Dakota, which is designated by the Census ... . Our next stop is Chicago, which, incredibly, concludes the first leg of

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 A Questions Omnibus is a post where I answer your lingering questions left in the…

  

  For those of you new to the blog: a Questions Omnibus is a post where ... can list all AP tests that you have taken/plan to take, even if it is ... as giving details. Problem: One essay is 151 words, and the other is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  a house tour of mit sororities! meet aphi, axo, and theta

  

  , sorority life is a thriving community here at MIT, with about ⅓ of ... recruitment and experience is like, which you can read here. Because a lot of ... personal home for the past three years. Our tour guide, Maddie L. ‘26, is a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  new york without i*stagram who are you performing for?

  

  of my system first. i’ll preface it by saying that this is my very ... ="where i spent all my time"]midtown manhattan[/annotation] is the epitome of ... is a set of massive advertisement billboards.  i dislike that the big

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / Summer

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

  

  summer. One thing I've noticed this summer is the presence of what I will ... spiraling, smaller thoughts and feelings. Here is my best attempt to describe ... to the singer, which is somehow impossible despite your best efforts

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 5, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I painted a mural for Borderline! bird-erline mural

  

  finish one of these last night! Borderline is a project that started in ... that's been fine with me—this is my first academic year where I ... application. There really is no hidden message other than: "I smashed a bunch of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 5, 2024