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• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  deeper into the science of what you're working with in order to better ... look like? This is a challenging question to answer, because the variety ... people tend to make great teams.  These are the people I get super excited

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  't apply 500 times to MIT in a single year, or even in your lifetime, so it ... course in probability and/or statistics, so you might as well get a head start in statistical thinking now. First, a few facts on which to chew: 1

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Laundry Lists And other things. Okay, so just the list.

  

  Tuesdays and Thursdays) after a term of never having to get up before ten is not fun. Don't even start with your "wah wah wah I have to get up at 5 ... seconds ago when I was getting up before 5 every morning to catch a bus to a

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s that time of the year again If you want to do a UROP this semester, now is the time to contact…

  

  on November 2, 2006. This is the easiest way to get a UROP, most people will be more willing to hire you and there is not a lot of hassle with ... options when doing a UROP: - UROP for Pay: Up to $1,250 per semester, which

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice for the Incoming Froshies You've accepted your offer to MIT! Now what?

  

  entered a randomized lottery to get placed in their basic required classes ... my next point... Pass/No Record is NOT an excuse to get a C- in every ... and figuring out what it takes to get an A in a class at MIT.  Aim high

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 13, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  A “World Record Attempt” We can do it!

  

  way to get more mattresses than that. I beg to differ. In a few days ... to campus as a freshman, for almost more reasons than I can count. My ... how hard MIT is going to be? Do you think they're scared to get to

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When Econ Comes to Life This has nothing to do with econ, but you should watch it.

  

  a return of $5000 in tax credit to individuals for the use of items ... 's already broken - what's important is getting to the root of the problem in ... During your first day at MIT, after you check in for Orientation

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  scorers won a free trip to Japan to compete in an even larger design ... so you can get more points than your opponent and win and get to go to ... So in hopes to show you more about what classes are like, over the

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  , a job offer, and some free toys before deciding to take off and get ... issues. It was hard to sleep on (bumpy) but we got some naps in. When the bus stopped it was 6 AM and nothing was in English. I took this to mean

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Round here we stay up very, very late Vignettes on my last day at lab, the Counting Crows, grad school, and pets.

  

  to get into the city. If you're coming out to Boston on a plane anytime ... basically, Adam's going to get into MIT -- if you have a professor who already ... that stuff, but it means he doesn't really have to worry about getting in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Road I’m On Life's a lot to think about sometimes...

  

  and motivating you to "do well," your success in college will ... yet, or that the deadline to officially register for your UROP in the ... to sacrifice a few other things to get there) or manage to finish the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  discover a whole new territory. Make your mark in whatever way you can - on your friends, on your professors, on the random people you sit next to in ... : being in college will be a wonderful experience, no matter what university

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Fears and Hopes how to move forward

  

  is the same. With a sigh, I walk into 10-250 and try not to think about ... : "Hey, This election means a lot to all of us. And right now, a lot of us don't know how to feel. We will be sitting quietly in Lobby 7 all day

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • November 9, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  A critical factor in getting outdoors is having something to do, and ... interested in adding a few new winter sports to the mix, and the one I've had ... your feet into that same ice sheet to stand on. Climbing is a motion

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What an “OX” means on a transcript and why I currently have two of them

  

  online to look at your grades you might see the familiar A ... - “Failed” (⊙︿⊙) and if you’re a freshmen on Pass/No Record you can expect ... , not recorded Which are both pretty much okay, since you’re a freshman

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • January 25, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Why I haven’t posted in forever In picture form, no less.

  

  that, I might as well add "GET OFF CAMPUS" to it, to keep myself from ... "Let someone else do it." No joke. Anyway, I'm going to get back to my ... . (hosed = MIT slang for being so busy that your to-do list takes up an

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  in an effort to be whole again recovery

  

  in a cafe in Back Bay and typing this very blogpost to talk about my ... with a couple days off and some relaxation, I'll be able to get my skin ... to you all in the middle of your week.

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  mail day of the early action season, so I encourage you to get your ... applications. It's never good to put all your eggs in one (or even two or three ... travel season, we'll prepare to read your applications. I suspect we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  completing your degree in exactly 4 years (which is not always a bad thing ... to the department you're interested in to see what programs you will ... are buzzing... the semester seems to be in full swing. This semester is

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Broken I'm broken I'm broken I'm broken I'm broken (but not actually)

  

  spent a couple of hours in the morning waiting to be seen by the doctor ... , and I went to sleep. However, a pulsing pain in both of my feet kept me ... . Rory was my savior, a reason to keep going while stuck in bed, unable to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 8, 2015