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• Blog / MIT Life

  learn by doing things i've done without really knowing how

  

  it to make a program that did things on the Internet. In fact, I ... account, typed a few lines in Python, hit F-5 to run, and...there it is ... in the kitchen. Glue your fingers together. Launch a haywire rocket.

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 26, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Real, live MIT students * IN HD* A look inside the world of MIT Admissions Interns

  

  , check out the page. They work on a lot of great projects in the office ... you like to have a glimpse into the life of current, MIT students and ... , check out their Tumblr page where you will find out: Who are the 2012

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  week's topic in a virtual conference (you're literally talking to about ... sees her kid talking to a computer). If you're interested in Japan or ... entry including the secrets of how to live your life, get into MIT and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Next steps Relax, guys. I'm still going to be around.

  

  -time in my "rotation" lab -- you get to rotate through as many labs as you need to decide which lab you'd like to do your thesis project in. There are approximately a majillion labs to rotate in, and I need to get

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  ). I would recommend sending us a note (no more than a page in length) to ... confirmation page in your decision letter. You should complete this form when you ... , 2013. Next, be sure to enroll in a college/university by May 1. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT: Coding over Cookies sights from the hackathon [pictures inside!]

  

  a steady flow of snacks that ranged from burritos to late-night "insomnia cookies" to breakfast bagels with half-and-half milk. Toss in a ... flocked to HackMIT to crowd themselves into a gym for 30 hours and make

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  a love letter to rice cookers and a recipe

  

  ’s frustrating to hear “listen to your gut” and “use your best judgment” in a ... [/caption] This rice cooker holds a special place in my heart compared to our other ... family a few weeks after we came to America. At this point, we didn’t have

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 16, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  how to adult spoiler alert: no one knows

  

  phases of my life. a while back, i was waiting in atlas to get my ID card ... facilitated this. good thing i’ve now placed myself in a job where i get to ... , writing. it took me a bunch of bad drafts to get here (nobody wants to see

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  handling their own finances in a day-to-day sense. As someone who notably ... ="If you live in a dorm with a dining hall, you are required to pay for a ... the option to pay for a meal plan, but are not required."]meal plans/in

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m in Round 2! Can You Help Me Make the Top 10? Change.org is running a competition that'll propel 10 ideas to the fore of the next…

  

  As I mentioned in my last entry, Change.org is running a competition ... to Round 2, and the idea to "Establish a 'Global Challenges Wikipedia ... , and now I'm counting on you to get this idea into the Top 10. Let's send

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  changed my major to 2A and decided to concentrate in product design. I was ... 0:17 in the video Google put out on Gmail’s new redesign. If you are a web designer this book will be your bible for internet

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’ll bet you got waylaid! Wherein Portland, Oregon rocks my face.

  

  guess after four years it might be nice to get a different perspective on ... wearing only shorts and a t-shirt. In February! Anyway, the worst part of ... for a class. I feel so smart just being in a class with that name, to be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions Omnibus 2 I should probably stop stealing entry titles from Matt McGann.

  

  convince your GRT to get you a cat or dog and keep it in their apartment ... flexibility in choosing your classes; you get to pick six electives from any of ... me a bit of time to finish answering all your questions (one all the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  astronomy, and get a job in industry, business, finance, teaching, and ... fellowship is an arrangement in which financial support is given to a graduate ... intended to support a student in a full-time course of study." In other words

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Personal Travel

  June and Flaky Biscuits The first part of an epic summer and food, bien sur.

  

  joys of running bridge loops in Boston. Afterwards, I decided to take a ... mentality, I got on a plane to be back in my beautiful Chi Town!! I took the ... 's one thing that will help me get through psets, a ton of things to do

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What happened since the end. Bringing you up to speed on life since I finished all my schoolwork. FOREVER. (You're…

  

  boring. So, today I decided to get back to this blogging thing. In a few ... heard from me, I had just turned in my thesis and was going to a meeting ... /weeks/months that I haven't had time to write anything. Here, check out my full page

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  . And because I like biology, but don't necessarily want to work in a ... classes you've already taken in this major, a general plan to finish it by ... little bit! 5) Turn in your change of major form to the Student Services

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Learning more than just math MIT will help you discover other decidedly non-academic passions too.

  

  when you haven't seen your friend in a while. Being away from the 'tvte ... impacted you though, and following a recent trip (we'll get to that) I ... 's not entirely true, there was a rock gym in Houston that I'd been to a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the FIRST DAY of CLASSES!!!!! A summary of the first half of the day/how I'm feeling, with many exclamation points!!!

  

  Blogs in order to throw a post up without much editing, but now that I ... you’re trying to print something huge, you can’t have a regular printer ... providing a more sustainable water source to Muti, a village in Kafa, SNNPR

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Flow: Writing Like Yourself *insert prospective 2021 clickbait tagline*

  

  . It's virtually impossible to summarize yourself in a few paragraphs ... to a prompt. You are not your résumé. Specifically for the MIT ... -essays may not represent you in all your 1080p HD glory. 2. You don't need to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 19, 2016