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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Massachusetts: The Geek State I less than three (

  

  STEM occupations - and if you think about it, Boston is right across the river from where MIT is. The sixth geekiest city was Lowell, Massachusetts ... what the third Massachusetts city is? It's none other than my hometown

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Impossible Design Project See what it's like to be a Course VI student.

  

  magnetic disk, in spite of the fact that flash memory is distinctly unlike a ... and 2 labs will do that). So...I thought I'd take the easy way out, by giving you one of my problems to take a look at. 6.033 is Computer Systems

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool People. And Lunch! visiting committees = awesome.

  

  the Visiting Committee. The Visiting Committee is made up of members of ... committees, different cast of characters. This is a very important process, the ... faculty separately to assess the state of the department. Your feedback is

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 26, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  He’s Making A List and Checking It Twice The things that I found important when looking at colleges

  

  I graduate. This is my promise. So similar to the list of parameters ... ? - What is the graduation rate? - How hard are the classes? - How reputable ... . I lived in the Midwest, but I was definitely not applying to any

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making the hard decision a couple of brutally honest stories from friends here that had originally wanted to study…

  

  . MIT is likely not the best place to be if you know that writing is your ... ’m not sugar coating my experience, here are the truths you’d expect from a ... here who belittle the humanities. The atmosphere is very much charged

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 17, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grind Time It = late. Coffee = love. You = intrigued.

  

  . Notice that my handwriting is not that bad. Here are pages two and three ... cup of coffee from Au Bon Pain in Kendall Square and drank it during the beginning of class. I am not a coffee person. I rarely drink coffee. I do not

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  The Courage to Change Even Through the [Tough] Mud[der]

  

  ="although nothing is possible with the heart of the cards 😏 jk please don’t do this ... execution is not there. I have SO MANY ideas for projects and blogs and things ... wasn't working, then why not switch directions? The only thing worse than

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 11, 2025
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2015 Graduates from MIT mind, and hand, and heart

  

  things in our school’s history is something that’s not in the motto [of ... , hardworking *and* humane, capable *and* considerate, etc. the ring is not ... is not just love and kindness. I mean wonder and discovery, it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Living Meaningfully and all the things that has entailed

  

  because I made the choice to. One of the freedoms of having a 9-5 is that I ... really is. I traveled - at the end of 2022, I flew in a full circle around ... finally happened.  On the surface, this is objectively a wonderful life

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  value). My team's plan is to use the money to promote FIRST Robotics in the UK, by starting new Middle School teams - the idea is that these ... . One of the most important tasks in the world right now is getting more

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  a younger age is not the right course for most students, for a select few it is exactly the right course of action. Most of these students are ... college is what makes the most sense. With these students' applications, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  , there are more to come!] The title of this post is obviously a lie. There ... , not necessarily in chronological order. July 24th: Shakespeare in the ... going right about the sun is about to set. You'll get some really lovely

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  would take more language classes (in vain, given the hell that is this ... still be Google-translating the lessons word by word, and certainly not ... during the test. Although it’s not that academic dishonesty doesn’t happen

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Experiment in Independence all by myself for IAP

  

  should have left us (opening the trunk on a Volkswagen Golf is ... difference between these two breads is--I'm not exactly sure] Applegate ... , the eating is much cheaper than the MIT meal plan, so if this month goes

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 5, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  . Enjoy! (Even if you're not waiting for college decisions, this is ... A couple weeks ago someone asked what I did to pass the time while I ... can get it off your mind completely; after all, you're on the MIT

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Christmas Hug [UPDATE: New picture!!!] *squeeze*

  

  Hockfield is indeed awesome. *Dining at MIT is the current hot topic, I ... up to Susan Hockfield and said "May I give you a hug while not complaining about dining?*" She looked at me. This was the moment of truth

  • by Snively '11
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in MD Summary of the end of the year, and a look ahead to the summer.

  

  Where in the world is Melis? Clues: laundry is free, my room is a single, and I do not have to use the Saferide or MBTA. Yes, I am home ... stairs and cramming into the humid, moist basement of Next House is too

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  It’s Almost Here! The sun? Orientation? Only time will tell.

  

  …or is it Seattle? Anyway, grab your umbrella just in case. While the ... not, Orientation is also a great opportunity to learn about internships ... (Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, not to be confused with UROP, the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Cake-offs, chariot races, and salsa dancing

  

  next year.) One of the few times when every affiliated student comes together is during “Greek Week,’ which was held this year from April 27 to May 4. It was organized by the governing bodies of the fraternities

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  coronavirus, one year later recounting the craziest ten days of my life

  

  college is not just about productivity — it's about the people, the ... most of the day not really being able to do anything. The day is mostly a ... content warning: this post is about covid-19, and the stress and

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 6, 2021