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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 Blogging Scholarship for $10,000! I don't like physics. A lot of people seem to think I do. I'd like to ... with a spring, a pendulum attached to the cart, a force applied to the

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  social groups a different angle on the 'i found my people in college' trope

  

  good at making stuff and so on. and i feel the need to be all these ... attempts to empathize, i ultimately know nothing about what goes on in the ... and it’s something i struggle to understand. the claim is something like

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 27, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  State of the Mail We're processing a lot of mail.

  

  , sorted, entered into the database, filed, and reviewed. My advice to you is to please be patient as you watch the application tracking system on ... As I write, our terrific Records Office team is processing the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A Round Two Answers to some questions

  

  , it really depends on the purpose. If you want to be course 6, then you ... staff are allowed to take 1 course per term. Some professors may audit a course where they sit in and evaluate the class to make sure that it is

  • by Bryan
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bibliophiles assemble! When life gives you books...

  

  going to make me happy. Every semester or so, the MIT Press (located to ... after room, carrying baskets filled to the brim, and accumulating checkout ... to see why. The content range was incredible. From computer science to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Art? It's late, but not too late.

  

  -envelope calculations to determine to what temperature the chocolate had to be heated in order to increase its kinematic viscosity enough to flow at the required ... in time to continue on my merry thermodynamical way. And finally, Ruth

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  things i miss and don’t miss who is this guy? 🤔

  

  Person. I used to eat one of these Huge Wraps on my way back to the living ... words[/caption] I miss being able to get on the train. There are so many ... ="attachment_96812" align="aligncenter" width="300"] i am also going to work, on the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  yet i maintain composure manu tenere “i hold by hand”

  

  schoolers come to campus, was scheduled to happen on march 14, the next week ... is forward waltz, and i’m on the correct foot again. one two three, one ... ’s on the two beat, and i haven’t moved, and i take two quick steps back

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Start of Something New Please forgive the High School Musical reference.

  

  . After what seemed like forever, I arrived on the MIT campus, duly ... set in the McCormick penthouse, attempted to create edible meals, and ... own. But now that the other ‘13s (plus Celena!) and I are on the blogs

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  prerequisite to healing? On the Amtrak, the aches left my mask soaked with tears ... on the return Amtrak to NYC, I bought a copy of On Earth We’re Briefly ... subway to and from work. I spend most of my free time wandering around the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  All Applicants Can Now Apply For Either Early or Regular Action MIT Admissions announces a policy change allowing international students access to either Early or Regular…

  

  I wanted to let you know of a change in the admissions process for the forthcoming admissions cycle. As you may know, in the past ... , including undocumented students) could not apply to MIT during the Early

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mari McQuaid Name: Mari McQuaid; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Verona, NJ

  

  Traveler Convention. Got to love the wonderfully hideous modern architecture on campus too! Just the general gestalt of the place is very cool--down-to ... of a small town--one of the best places to live on this planet, really

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i learned from classes spoiler: not what i expected

  

  Committee on the Undergraduate Program recommended some changes to freshman ... much more than the material that is directly taught to you. If you’re a ... what the club actually does) UROPs (to try different areas of research

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  , Saturday, August 30 whenever the words decide to magically appear on my Word ... , Beacon Hill, Fenway, and even went all the way out to Brookline on occasion ... the semester on pass/no record, I found the answers to most of the

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

  Happenings What's been going on? Recent events at le MIT.

  

  The first speech I ever gave in my life was to the 1000 of you who ... guide on "How to Do CPW", and I heard it was "amusing" though I was really ... to not have events registered around the clock. It made enough people

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  , even non-humans aspire to grace the halls of the 'tvte. No word on where ... those entries. Instead, I want to focus on something much more grandiose ... poll on Doonesbury.com asking readers where Alex should go to college. As

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  snapshot of the last two weeks picture of my brain

  

  to live." THING I LEARNED: hindi text is encoded using the devanagari ... unaware of it - the 1975 MUSICAL: the last five years - jason robert brown ... bridge > memorial drive WORK: the mediacloud team @ the center for

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 1, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Underneath All That Polish… ...lies a few things you wouldn't want to miss

  

  've gotten used to a lot of things about the Institute. And sometimes, when I have a lot of work to do (as has been the case for, quite honestly, the ... display does that to me; it keeps my mind off of the thoughts of MIT

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  vibe check i'm basically living at MIT again

  

  working on my own terms. Also, being able to watch Avatar: The Last ... pandemic hasn't wreaked utter havoc on the world. Everyone is mandated to ... I moved to Cambridge for the summer!! I'm living near Central Square

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  classes begin next week. But over the last week, the Class of 2026 arrived on ... where you're going to live, REX is the perfect time to explore MIT’s dorms ... . For the rest of you, REX is a great opportunity to find out about the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022