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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  have an older sister who is a pretty cool human bean while simultaneously ... the building numbers are and why my recitation ('scuse me, "section") is ... home to many a transgenic fruit fly and is slightly remniscent of Amy

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  ), and this mentality is what landed me in Taiwan instead of MIT three ... those pesky - I mean really fun - GIRs your freshman year is pretty strong ... and two GIRs. Most people do not call this breaking. This is because

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  current crop of graduating seniors but is also engaged with the the next ... ’t know that it is remotely treat like, even though it has pretty ... the horizon of the college admissions landscape. It is definitely worth

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  It’s a beautiful spring day here at MIT – the sun is peeking through ... athletics facilities for a while now, so I think this is the perfect time to ... MIT has sports?? Of course, no tour is fun without some tour guides, so

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  The fall transfer application deadline is coming up. I tried to ... . There is already a bunch of great advice on this blog, but with the ... essays. Before you know it, your friend Susie is changing all of your

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  loveallurfriends <3

  

  scintillations on the surface of the river.  I was tired. This is unsurprising; it ... time is hard, nowadays. This semester is far and away my busiest at MIT ... ’t over until my last meeting is, up to 12 hours later. This isn’t a

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 6, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I swear this isn’t an ad for Google But Bard is so much more fun than ChatGPT

  

  an interactive diagram [annotation note="The new numbering system is ... never explicitly says anywhere that 6.24xx is quantum engineering, but all ... , which is very cool (and a bit scary)! Although there are still a few kinks

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  gesturing around MIT drawing sights and sites around MIT

  

  keeping me away from the blogs. The thing is, I don't know quite how to ... ’t know. But, people say that a picture is a thousand words, and talking ... would not be too fun. So, here is a status update in the form of a photo

  • by Waly N. '24
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  I made an AI write most of this post because I forgot I needed to post this week

  

  give it. For example, this is the prompt I gave GPT-3. This is a great ... useless information that is applicable to nobody in the real world. The ... what to wear. Reason #4: Grazing and rolling in the grass is an

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 2, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  and all you want to say is “This weather is wild” and “It’s that time of ... common responses: “Yes this weather is quite ‘wild’” and “Ha, yep, that ... wouldn’t really count this as a conversation, but it certainly is small

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  how to move carts not an athletics post

  

  there are two popular approaches to moving a cart. the first one is ... : the second is to stand in front of the cart and pull it such that it ... travel. most of the time, pushing is the correct choice the fundamental

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Friendly Body Pillows body pillows are my love language

  

  , getting a dollar for each body pillow I purchase is a rather inefficient way ... the work day. My cat’s name is Mango, and I also love oranges. I missed ... living on the third floor of the [annotation note="East Campus is a dorm

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 1, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Years Through A Laptop Case a walk down memory lane

  

  stressed out- but all I can think about is how the finish line is really in ... MIT. Even though, I lost the bottom case and the top is chipping and ... campus. This sticker is one of the older ones that I have and it is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 10, 2021
• Blog / Residential Life

  The River Freezes Over and other nifty things about being on campus

  

  very cold it is outside. Two shirts and a hoodie were overkill every ... needles down my throat. The path I run is full of stoplights, conveniently ... come. Everything is just a few days away. Until then, here are some of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  , and civil unrest around the globe, just to name a few. This is, alas ... regarding our policies and practices in these cases. The main takeaway is that everyone here wants to make sure our application process is as fair as

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  How to Survive a Tough Semester you {grieve, choke, laugh, choose, pray, ask, live} you learn

  

  My schedule this semester is, to put it kindly, pretty [annotation ... on time, so I am simply doing it anyway. In many ways this is exactly what MIT is like; you need to do something, but it is very hard, but you

  • by Alex M. '21
  • October 15, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  first week class reflections i am home

  

  , yeah, i had a background. this first pset is 5 problems long. seems ... glance. oh, how i was so wrong. i worked with my friend aiden who is also ... institution. the university that is on the lips and minds of so many people

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 11, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Anticipation a little something to keep you company

  

  whatever it is that you're feeling, you know that there is only one way to ... a time. Because today is special. Because you'll never be in this exact same place in this exact same moment feeling exactly whatever it is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: how to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall

  

  homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to ... USA is that it has really has taken root in the midwest and mountain ... data to the schools where the challenge is proctored to help them

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2017