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• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Syllabus in Retrospect goals, guidelines, reading list

  

  never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the ... its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is ... can now see the summer as something whole and fully past. Back in May, I

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  , but it would be a mistake to imagine these "classics" have retained ... creative collaboration. It is a good balance to the 19th-century image of the ... rigorous," but it hints at how even a music class can embrace technology in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Above Ground now breathe

  

  supposed to be, I'm just waiting. Sure, it's nice to feel excited about ... something akin to this, but it's also anxiety inducing. At least now I'm above ... ! Insane."] putting to good use.[/annotation] UROPing. Poorly, but UROPing

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 10, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Fall Sports at MIT Roll Tech!

  

  -athlete because it is hard to find the friendships and bonds you get with your ... time and energy to academics and social life. Overall, it’s a great ... traveled to Middlebury for our second-round NCAA game. It was a pretty long

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 15, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Creating the MIT-verse behind the scenes of this year’s pi day video!

  

  last year’s pi day video, which you can watch here or read about its ... who have yet to learn how to use prOfeSsioNaL animation software, we ... frames we have to color the more pans of pastels we can con from them

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • March 10, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Peek at 8.033 – Relativity We think physics is pretty great.

  

  cause I will not talk to you if you are not holding a muffin for me.). It ... being able to do physics so quickly that he is a veritable blur. This was ... dorm so there's really no reason not to go to lecture. It comes to me

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  looks like it has transitioned to rain =( Last week, I finally busted out ... warmest gloves, and the most durable boots. Get ready, it's going to be ... know it was coming. Two of my best friends from high school were visiting

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing! !!!!!!!

  

  , sailing completely eclipsed all of that. It was definitely a night to ... . aaaah - i just went and slapped samvaran some more me: is he going to be ... to Ram '13, we - along with Pallavi '12 and Krithika '12 - were about

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Selecting the new bloggers! With a new school year approaching, it's time to pick the next set of bloggers.

  

  , but will not rule it out). To be considered for a blogger position, you ... have a current blog, please send a link to it. If your blog is locked ... us to see. (You don't need to clean it up -- we will understand that a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? If you asked somebody what 'for' was for, what would it be?

  

  my riddle: It takes about 8000 engineers to change a (metaphorical ... disappointment at the ceremony. They signed it using an iPad. sigh. Afterwards ... ensure that the replacement occurred without a hitch, I guess it's on to

  • by Cam T. '13
  • May 7, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  senioritis i wish i had no work today

  

  enough to enjoy. now that i'm back in school i can feel how different it ... comes to actually writing c++ for our own implementation, it becomes ... , so it doesn't feel like i'm "learning" anything. as you can see, the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 31, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  always great -- use the web to get inspiration for a project that you can ... with me. His daughter had been planning to attend the session, but it was ... science. What can I do to show my stuff?" Well, there are a number of things

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  're easier to talk to because they can relate. It also will likely make them ... through the back-front door and I check in to my room. It's hot and it ... clear from the fact that I go to MIT, I'm not normal. I'm working on it

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / MISTI

  Architecture students Are you interested in designing abroad?

  

  architecture that I would like to pursue in my graduate studies. [It] helped ... occur in cities, and what can be done to manage their consequences. My ... Since its start (circa 1984) MISTI has sent over 350 MIT School of

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  . Sound cheerful! BE cheerful! IT’S SO EXCITING TO BE HERE! Hi! Thank you ... really like to think that it’s better to Engage than it is to Criticise ... information. If I can be a resource for you, please don’t hesitate to contact me

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Scholar, Episode 2 A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"...

  

  . While trivia can sometimes be useful and interesting, I wish this ... "The Scholar"... Favorite commercial: Intel and its support of education programs (thank you, Intel!). Some nice footage from its science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I was out of bullets. Living free or dying hard in Germany.

  

  in Berkeley next year, I thought it might be better to be a little more frugal. Just playin'. But seriously, maybe it's because I only get to eat ... , US cigarette packing uses such absolutely precise language in its

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Now and Then and Maybe Later Tying up loose ends and weathering the calm before the storm we call "Fall Semester"

  

  , but you can use whatever kind you want) and look foward to the new year ... to use this summer to experience both types and to learn as much as I ... to let me in. I think it's important to consider the fact that MIT is

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • August 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2008 We've updated the stats page.

  

  ? How many students were admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where we offer a plethora of numbers for any ... year's application cycle. Here's a quick summary of what you'll find

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  ~*~Thoughts Are Like Traces of Birds In Heaven~*~ (P.S. I finally added pictures to my last entry - sorry about the delay!)

  

  families during our time here in Germany, and I can't begin to say how ... the train doors, using my limited strength to keep them from closing ... traveling to various cities. I'm actually really glad I went by myself; it

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 19, 2010