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• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  you, as that is the spirit of these blogs and our whole process ... There were many incredible applicants to the MIT Class of 2028, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. The comments on

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] This is Junior Lab, not Junior Theory By Jorian B. '25

  

  8.13, or as it is more commonly known, Junior Lab or JLab, is the ... is a test-run for the workflow of a “full” experiment. For the intro ... 4-page paper. These are graded for completion! The format is hard the

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 1, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Special Edition! Speaking of Valentine's Cards . . .

  

  "random" button a bunch on the XKCD website and wrote the number down ... Hey, so as Shannon just mentioned, all of the EA admits got V-day cards signed by all the bloggers. This means that we sat down, faced an

  • by Snively '11
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  -motivational posters online at this website. I was walking to the down Amherst Street ... , because there is a sign specifically telling them not to do so. 2. If you ... from the supply behind desk. If there is no more behind desk, send an e

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  the first day of GEL. The Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program is ... the past (courtesy of high school marching band) is the fact that you ... applicable, rather than not running into the chance to do things until weeks

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  Not in Kansas Anymore oh, wait...we actually are. Day 1 with the MIT Design/Build/Fly team.

  

  foam. This year, the design theme is "backcountry rough field bush plane ... to taxi for 40 feet on corrugated roofing. The theme is different every ... Aviator and Family Guy) while assembling our airplane to drown out the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership Training Institute by YeSeul Kim '10 and Anne Shen '11.

  mission to return the favor but knew that I could not do it alone. I wished ... LTI is on. LTI strives to instill in our students the four cornerstones ... since this program was just an idea, the program is in full swing. Ye

  • by mitblogs
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MFA Boston A trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

  

  last... This ship is part of the "Things I Love" collection, on loan from William A. Koch. Who is he, you may be asking? Well, from the MFA's website: "Founder of The Oxbow Group, one of the top 500 privately held

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  behind. I know that I am not the only one. It is important to be up for ... Michael Plasmeier, aka The Plaz, is a junior at MIT studying Course 6 (or EECS). His website - ThePlaz.com - also has a wiki, and on this wiki

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! (2010 Edition!) yay pictures!

  

  few days to be tourists and see Macchu Picchu. The picture is a picture ... finished working in it. Then the next kind of work is something that ... ride (though zip lining was just as if not more awesome than the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questions and Answers Evan Broder is taking over my job.

  

  mentioned that. Also, BC's policy is kind of a policy in name only. If the ... paint job the way it is. And most people agree, because who wouldn't like ... students, but I'm not sure if that program is still around. You can dig

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Flashback A useless guide to MIT undergraduate housing.

  

  to MIT. So I thought, why not share my thoughts on some of the less ... is the most fun topic. I was so, so excited to get the i3 video. i3 ... the websites linked above, which can probably provide you with actual

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  book. “If the cube problem looks like this, here is the next step.” Man ... puzzles / a morning tendency Solving puzzles like these is one of the few ... —visually simple yet mentally rigorous. There’s immediate satisfaction. The goal is

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  will to improve is the surest sign that you're just not that into what ... grade for calculus ever so slightly. “C” became the new “B” -- it’s not ... the time, money, and effort I put into grad apps. But oh well, this is

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  already knew, but for many of you, that won't be the case. It's not a bad ... be :) If you've checked out the CPW website, you will have noticed a list of things to pack. Notice that one of the items listed is a camera

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  close your eyes and put your finger on the map and other ways to make grad school decisions

  

  fantastic, the sort of dream you never dare to dream. The only question is ... saying. I personally use forums as a litmus for how the school is perceived ... . Remember, everything you read on the internet is true.  Then I thought about

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 22, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Watch the 2.009 final presentations webcast!

  

  . From the website: In 2.009, Product Engineering Processes, [150] students ... 2.009: Product Engineering Processes is a capstone course in Course 2 (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  our understanding of the universe.  One of those winners is an MIT professor, and the inventor of The Inflationary Theory Of Cosmology, which is ... , though, is that he designed and teaches an undergraduate class on the Early

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ramen this is a ramen post.

  

  're sad and need to get inspired in your life. the ramen is not the point of ... broth is not complex and is satisfying to drink. the noodles are pretty ... points I'll touch on: first, this is the 'real' Sapporo Ramen, and not the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Good Stuff yeah, man

  

  As a freshman, I made the conscious decision not to live where I knew ... like math. The story I hear too often is that they loved math up to a ... without taking math classes in high school. The saddest part, though, is

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 22, 2011