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• Blog / Hacks

  Another hack Snow and hacks and exams.

  

  could watch Veronica Mars every week. =) Phil: Not to say that it's even close to the amount of brain-shocking work that your two math classes will ... to know if you have to buy the TV, or do you rent it or... ? The TV is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring in hindsight reviewing my journal

  

  , they’d share that they would not be where they were if it weren’t for the ... of not being prepared to be a career in software engineering or ... in insecurities of not taking classes widely considered to be difficult

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 28, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC’s Q&A with Dean Kelley of Pixar’s Coco (he also worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Monsters University, and The Incredibles 2)

  

  Kelley. Though I am not allowed to share details about the film itself (no ... Disney but not enough to be like “okay I’m going to move to LA and make ... shipped to Korea. It was fun because I loved the show, but it was not at all

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Week 1 Autumn tastes like warm apple pie covered in bacon.

  

  '12, not to be outdone, responded to the above by building a “short ... -preservation instincts began sirening for me to pick up the scissors and start cutting ... .07): Having spent 6+ hours on the problem set already, I'm reluctant to drop

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 13, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exodus from Cambridge in which MIT evicts us due to the COVID-19 pandemic

  

  't comprehend the reality of being told not to come back after spring break. In ... ones will still be here next year. I've often thought back to early ... each of my actions. Why was I going to lecture? Shouldn't I be meeting

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 22, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  roaring and happily shocked students never fails to make me smile. The 3 ... finalists at ISEF 2016 who will be enrolling at MIT. I always hesitate to post ... students will often proceed to ISEF-affiliated regional fairs, and then state

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  myself to you. The ghosts of Uncle Labs and Beatriz have haunted me all ... EXCITED to be talking to you "officially". I've been unofficially answering your questions for the last 9 months as MITAdmin, but I am grateful to

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1

  

  subjected to load and which eventually causes it to fail. Based on their findings, creep could be reduced to the point where concrete could last for ... from the industry, which currently accounts for estimated 5 to 8 percent

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Killing Time…Not Really guest post by Sheila B.'21

  

  searched the job postings and email lists for something to tide me over the ... Else Fails, UROP." Good news--I did find things to do. I applied for a ... summer, and for the later part of summer managed to persuade Amber H. '11

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 15, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  i wish we’d grown up on the same advice alternate paths

  

  , and i agree that they seem to be doing fine. but the question i would ... you’re willing to try to. as i talked to him i had the feeling that my ... ever exercising the authority to decide on which future it shall be spent

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / How to Food

  Yet Another Blog Entry My expenses for the semester in pie form, topped with a scoop of IAP.

  

  . Since food happens to be one of the protagonists in this blog, here's a ... only went bowling once during the semester. It just happened to be ... duty to recount the ferocious, not-really-blood-soaked battle that took

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Finding Your Match and why it matters

  

  I figured I was paying too much money to be unhappy. So I transferred ... wherever you are is the place you are meant to be. If you don't know what I ... attended with whom I will be friends for life. But it wasn't until I came to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  , proximity to the Infinite Corridor, and - most relevant to this blog entry - easy access to the Undergraduate Math Office in 2-108. Why is the ... features include an über-convenient café, an Athena computer cluster (not to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  the alley, i return to thinking about my post. i guess it's not really ... my house in Central, and the latte is conveniently free thanks to a ... students. the discussion of how to create housing groups was an anxiety

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  . This is probably due to the fact that I'm not on campus and, while I ... year through sophomore year. I understand what it's like to be failing ... didn't take it as one. My other scores in the class would be enough to

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• 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 ... works out to $9.00/hour, when you are funded by the UROP office. Need to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  important to you and why. They will also talk about what you added to the ... what you learned from the experience. The report will also talk about why you would be a good addition to the MIT community. ECs know MIT, went to

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

  Samantha: The Automated Nerf Gun Turret a personal project by raymond t. '23

  

  inspiration since it would be easy to mount on the gun since the gun required a ... in a triangle. The three holes were supposed to be for a slip ring ... noise in the slip ring to transfer USB 2.0 webcam data through. As a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 3, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  reviewed by the music faculty, not by admissions. My advice would be to send ... trying to get that score up if you can, but one score will not keep you out ... to grades? For example, would a B+ in an application be viewed in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  NOT BE HARMED. THE BLOOD MOON IS SACRED. Now, imagine the eraser of this pencil represents your trolley, obviously not to scale… The three students ... , approximate as spheres. I didn’t want to be late to the Blood Moon Fest, so I

  • by Jebby B. '25
  • March 7, 2025