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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why was I up so early this weekend? Reaffirming my faith in humanity and destroying my confidence with computers

  

  Both days last weekend I got up at ungodly-early hours (read: 7:30am) because I was volunteering for two different programs. Sunday morning was ... on that later. On Saturday morning, I was helping out with the Math

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  My ML model finished training right after I finished this post technically i *am* doing work right now

  

  Junior year was a milestone for me because it was the first time where I actually got to work with machine learning models. I just got some ... exciting! If I time-travelled back to sixth grade and told myself that I

  • by Jenny B. '25
  • June 20, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Before MIT goes APE, I learn how to eat dumplings FAST. ...or at least learn how to morph into a dumpling eating machine.

  

  I should be studying for my 1.00 and 3.091 exams right now...but I'm not. It has been a while since I uploaded a video, I have a lot of footage...but it needs to be edited. So get ready for an entry filled month

  • by Celena C. '12
  • March 4, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  On Sunday night, I sat alone on a bench in South Station holding what ... ’t what I imagined my final moments in Boston feeling like. I expected there to be more elation, more joy, and more optimism as I looked toward the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  Most delicious deliverables ever Also, I'm not having a bad hair day. I'm having a bad hair fortnight.

  

  BEHOLD! I MADE FOOD! GOOD FOOD! Remember when I set my IAP resolution to cook dinner every night? Well, I did it!* *Okay, I mostly did it. There were a few nights where I went to our student center

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017 fourth time seen, first time competing

  

  York. It was a bust. My team left halfway through and I gave up trying to finish our project on my own. I still regret that. I promised myself the next time I was in a hackathon, I would finish the project no matter what

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  July and Unified O.O and lots of pictures

  

  I have a billion things to say about this semester already and I ... ?                                               Before I go back to this summer, my life thus far has been a conglomoration of time speeding hazily by. I've been...  Trying to cook food more

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 14, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  I am currently in Washington, D.C., to attend my first Transportation ... ), that was supposed to bring a quarter inch of ice. But I made it here ... Blue), and I am ready to begin a full week of transportation. For some

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  GEL-ing Gordon Engineering Leadership program, that is

  

  I am not your typical MIT student. In high school, I never built a robot, never coded on my TI-89, never watched Star Wars. I did not get a 223,462,346,400 on my SAT. I did not take all 27 levels of the AP

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 14, 2010
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  week of spring classes has come and gone. I spent last night finishing up the last problem sets I will ever do as a freshman, which is a pretty ... . But this is MIT - what were you expecting? ;) I'm actually looking

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Motivation Finals are FUN!

  

  Test Format: 2 Questions, Open Book/Note Brief Commentary: So I ... semester, it was cancelled, so I was out of luck. So this term, since I knew the graduate version would definitely be offered, I took the class on Jr

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Children of Eden, seek for your garden. You and your children to come, someday to come home.

  

  i was going to write a post about Thanksgiving and Drop Date and not dropping 18.02, but it was boring. So I deleted it. Don't complain; I ... to read. I will, however, grace you with this: It takes up more

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Beat It, Bump It, Spike It MIT + NCAA: Two acronyms people don't normally expect in the same sentence.

  

  I always wondered what it would be like to go to one of those really hardcore sports universities, then I had the chance to get it at MIT. Last ... New England Regional (more details here). Now I've been to sports games

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Uh Oh Joke: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a bowl of ice…

  

  I think I missed one of the most important holidays of the summer. National Ice Cream Day was on July 16, 2006. Even though I did not go get ice cream on Sunday, I will celebrate this holiday belatedly. The

  • by Bryan
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  doesn't look like this: Well I may not go to see the fireworks today, but in a few minutes I will watch the Germany vs. Italy semifinal match! I love Italy's amazing Roman ruins, gelato, pasta, and shopping, but I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Randomness

  

  " event. I probably called fifty or more people, though many of those calls ... . The French never ends. (Well, the class is over on the 1st, but then I jump right into French 2 for the next term.) I have a 150-175 word

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Trick or Treat! Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.

  

  I begin this entry with a photo of the aftermath of one Saturday evening. Here, try this physics problem on for size. If I have a pumpkin and I drop it off the Green Building which is 295 ft, how far will the

  • by Bryan
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay ... continue working on selecting the class. Today I worked with Marivel and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  All About The Author A bit about me and my job as Director of this site.

  

  Hi folks, My name is Ben Jones and I work in the MIT admissions office. My job, among other things, is to manage this site. I write stuff, I edit stuff, I design stuff, I format stuff, I code stuff. I try to

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2004
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m taking college classes, do I apply for transfer admission?

  The transfer process is intended for students who have finished high school and completed at least one year of college. If you’re still in high school, you’re considered a first-year…