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• Blog / Academics & Research

  YO! -yo. Learning how to make more toys!!

  

  to do. We apply what we learn in a big design project... where we make ... the yo-yos! (We had to make 50) To wrap up the class, we gave a short ... semester. 2.008 is a Design for Manufacturing class offered to Mechanical

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • December 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  to be different than everyone else to get into a good college. You needed to be a leader with drive to change something about your community ... mindset was "I have to get As on everything, I need to be involved in

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Talking to Strangers

  

  I spent the morning in a café, working. I planned to get things done ... bought so he could send it to his girl back home. I agreed. We were in a ... and ejaculating, and me in a state of shock, unable to say anything but

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Personal Projects

  A Recycled-Material Selfie Stick Engineering and problem solving in developing nations (the most important problems only, of course....)

  

  sounds like a fun, silly mini-project that an MIT student would do in their ... himself out of spare parts as a fun project:     You have to ... cheaply available. To build that speaker, Gedion used a soldering iron to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunny Skies In The OC [by Mirat Shah '08] A new post, and answers to your questions from the last…

  

  bridge and being in Boston. Also, it's so expensive to pay for a concert ... it to a concert. We saw the electronica band Ratatat in London. (Listen ... to your major and how many people within your year in your major want

  • by Cambridge
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  living away from home lessons learned

  

  order food in and watch a movie. It might help you feel closer to your ... need space. You're not a bad roommate for going into your room once in a ... this happens, you tend to bottle yourself in and hide away in your room

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2021
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  opportunities. If you're using your resources in high school, you're going to learn a lot, and we're going to think that when you come to MIT you ... final before the class begins. If you do well you get to keep your grade
• Blog / Challenges

  Unity

  

  . Grades seven to twelve of my education in Nigeria were spent in a boarding ... an ingenious way to get himself, and often times his friends, in ... even invited me to join them on a short holiday to Cape Cod. I am very

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 30, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  getting really bored. Besides, I wanted a faster way to get around campus ... also makes falling a little safer, since you’re closer to the ground. I ... griptape. Actually getting myself to step on the board was a physical and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  24 Things I Learned in My First Semester and a Half for the lovely 2024s!

  

   no excuse to not go out. Update: Don't do this if you're in a pandemic ... new people. I am hoping to do this more. If you're in a dorm that isn ... 't expect to be this different. Anyway, in my time here, I've learned a lot in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Practical virology A little too practical, if you ask me.

  

  nauseous. I guess a long weekend is a somewhat good time to get hit with ... like hell when you have a virus is actually due to your immune system ... over to MIT Medical's Urgent Care. If you're too sick to get there

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  2020 Admitted Student Gatherings Get a vision of your future at MIT

  

  celebrate your acceptance after meeting alums in Orlando Be sure to check ... -togethers in their hometowns for students admitted to the class of 2020. These gatherings offer fantastic opportunities to meet some of your potential future

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part IV This should tie up the loose ends...for now.

  

  who applied for EA got a chance to contact your EC and have an interview ... to talk about what goes into an interview report. What we won't see in ... would be the point exactly? Your interview report shouldn't be just a

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  “I’ve Got 99 Problems… Admissions Is Not One” Really 52, but who's counting? I know that you love numbers, stats and checklists, so…

  

  you want to "keep it real" get an "A" in Calculus. That's hot! Never ... giggles. Do not quote Holden Caufield in your essay. (It's a good way to ... Prize in Biology and attributing all of your success to your admission to

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays and Good Luck As regular action deadlines approach, try to relax a little

  

  the real You in your essays and in your apps as a whole. It's okay to ... the spring classes and to my return in January, when I'll be taking a ... giving considerable thought to a major in management, with minors in civil

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights, Sounds, Smells, Tastes, and Feels of IAP photo dump

  

  wanted to try an experiment in Soylent, a meal replacement shake. I first ... in the fraternity, I went to a nearby IKEA for furniture shopping. But ... and I get back on a semi-regular schedule, I want to keep this momentum

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Bye Bye Weekends, See You In April I have a love-hate relationship with reading season.

  

  simply need to get over). Once the EA apps are in, the questions and ... next year the applicants could try to get all stressed out a few months ... 'll get there. In the meantime, I'm determined not to feel guilty if I need

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  , government organizations in DC, and more! If you're interested in getting a ... are a couple considerations to keep in mind when deciding whether to ... academia more * opportunity to live in a different city * opportunity to see

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It All Started with a Sound Board… [By Harrison Bralower '11] I was pleased to find that MIT had a very strong…

  

  in eighth grade my class went to the local high school to see a ... to learn more, there's always a place where you can jump in and help a ... January and four weeks is not a lot of time to get a production up and

  • by ARTalk
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  the tense scene. In slow motion, Tim waddles over to a table full of ... treasury of comedic novelty photoshoot experience to pieing the bloggers in ... camera around to show Tim's MIT shirt as everyone runs into a pie

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014