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• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA-mazing Lots of tidbits about the biology program at MIT.

  

  need to take, etc etc) when I just want to slow down and figure things ... doing with yourself? First, you definitely don't need to know exactly what ... FOR SURE" are going to change their minds at least once between now and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  motivation musings as i look back on the year

  

  to Blue Hills twice, once for a 5-mile, relatively-flat loop, and once ... going out and trying new things as much as I used to. It’s a feeling I ... again, without a need for always trying to better oneself — in essence

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why the title of this post is really important I got to present my UROP work looking at the titles of graphs at the…

  

  were controlling. So we needed to come up with a ranking of different ... interact with the visualizations we create, we need to have a more basic ... , this conference is dedicated to the study of human vision—figuring out

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 28, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m Not Normal About Friends (Part 1) i lost six nights of sleep to perform amateur data analysis on a sitcom

  

  on average? How much does a character tend to say? What does this say ... for all of this? To find out who's the best Friends character? No need ... three questions. How many times does each character get to speak? Who

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 25, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  precious, and no one really does have time to read 2,500-plus entries ... needed to know but didn't know how to ask. Paul: Top Ten Common ... . Residential Life Jessie: "Why does my kid have to move again?" An introduction

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  [Guest Post] Dating Is Hard anon has some feelings to share

  

  relate to my experiences as a wildly emotional gay boy who thinks too much ... something to strive for) wanted to release this into the world, as it has been ... !  _,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,__,.-'~'-.,_ As someone who is definitely not qualified to give out advice regarding

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 7, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  need to look at some other factors in choosing your school. D: Okay, so ... ! Q: Well, that certainly wouldn’t be a bad choice, but you need to ... life, and needs. Just because her college is a good fit for her, does not

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  goal setting and organization how i organize my life!

  

  task you need to complete gets time scheduled on your calendar, so you ... classes I needed to work on. It's super nice, but simultaneously, I think it ... need to learn how to manage that money. Growing up relatively spoiled and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 4, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I Wanted to Say to Prefrosh before CPW 2015 a resurrected freshman draft

  

  applies in the rest of MIT also. It’s hard sometimes to admit that you need ... changes in your life and self-perception will be easier to handle. Make ... year. It is now my last chance to share these freshman thoughts with you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2018
• Blog / Best from staff

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  want to be clear that the bluntness of these reporting standards does not ... …special attention to low-income students ⌈and⌋ one of the most generous need ... will say, and even once they issue their decision, it will take time to

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  't getting anywhere with my biochem studying, I decided to take a break and ... at least mildly entertaining. I definitely needed a few laughs this past week - there is sooo much going on right now: tests, problem sets

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  you can handle the challenge. Otherwise, know that you do not need to ... Dear MIT Protofrosh, If I had a time machine, I’d travel to my senior year of high school. I’d tell myself not to worry about college

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Highlight Reel Parents! A cappella! Thesis! Superheroes! Film class! And generally hanging in there @ MIT

  

  others, if you need to catch up. Naturally, being me, I thought I didn ... really not wanting to do it. But I have a handle on my infatuation now. It ... routinely have to deal with much, much worse, and keep going anyway. I

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  the classes among us reflections and too many flashbacks on classes ft. ESG

  

  need some time to get accustomed to a new atmosphere, but over time, I ... difference when compared to my much larger Chemistry class. With only about 6 ... due to it being a much larger class, which is compounded by our virtual

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  write back, “Thanks, Becky! It's so nice to make human communication once ... to ensure that you will never fail because you spent too much time on a ... approximation that was much, much smaller than what I consider to be a kosher

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!

  

  lunch about once a month to catch up on things, Jake lives down the hall ... know that it is hard to decide which ones to go to, but once you come here you will be able to pick and choose and try to fit as much as you

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  much can change in just one week. It took just a minute or two for me to ... ). I'm now sitting at home, trying to relax but not quite, because there is a LOT of work to be done. But how could this be! It's Christmas

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  ! How does a computer work? I like to think of a computer as a big house ... does this sticking-together force that we can't see come from? To answer ... rocks work, and the words I'd need to explain them are really big and

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  yet – you need to read some important info below. What is it?  The ... , since you only get to submit this form ONCE, this causes problems. So what ... needs it by February 15th! We do. Even if you have no midyear grades to

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / How to Food

  Going Home We're halfway through MIT? o____o

  

  -fry. 5. Once chicken skin begins to change color/aroma begins to develop ... rice. 9. Wash rice once or twice with cold water, and add 1.5 to 2 times ... 've learned that I'm okay at biology, but yes, it does suck to be a premed at

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 23, 2009