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• Blog / Challenges

  How to (Im)properly Get an Independent Study another step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  in mind, as opposed to emailing all three at once. And on top of that ... much we want to continue learning computer graphics, and how cool it ... best bet to be able to spend our last semester at MIT pursuing and

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Can Save the World a post on Kanye West

  

  not only created, but are continuing. And now, they look to college ... musical innovation, but also in his ability to continue to stay relevant and ... and pastor to sing songs from Jesus Is King, Kanye's newest album, as

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Veni, Vidi, Jamba I came, I saw, I conquered a lot of smoothies

  

  soap and, to put it nicely, veterinary supplies for horses. Once we got ... MIT. What’s it like? Is it hard? How much sleep do I get? These tend to ... , the bay area, wine country, and Monterey, you tend to be a daycationer

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / Residential Life

  last fall / last fall it's senior year and i still haven't learned anything

  

  at 11:59 PM on Saturday, and I was up the next morning at 10:30 AM to ... is almost as if it is impossible for me to last a week without creating ... until 11 AM, and I have no required classes on Friday. Yet, I go to bed

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Antics! The title is pretty self-explanatory, isn't it?

  

  stopped to watch (and take pictures) of the fun: Not sure how much fun this was for those involved, but it definitely worked...to an extent. And watching it was an awesome way to procrastinate from bio. Aaron, Alex, and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  you can run but you can't hide

  

  realize how much of myself I had given to him, how much he remembered, and ... clutches of the past and I'm once again eye to eye with the very thing I ... time I try to, I inevitably break down, get overwhelmed, and stop. But I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 24, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)

  

  . At a high level, it allows him to lift, rotate, and fuse objects ... , and why don’t the rotations cancel each other out anymore? To explain ... to the 26 directions consisting of only ±1s and 0s. [caption id

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 29, 2023
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist that didn’t rank MIT still apply for RA?

  reached out to us via email. Once you have reached out to our QuestBridge team, you will be asked to create an MIT application account and submit ... , and they will receive directions on how to submit their letter. We also
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Where is the banana… ...and why is that man chartreuse?

  

  even pants - but glasses and an innate moral compass to discern between ... . ARTHUR: We just... pointed it at his neck and told him to travel covertly ... ... we had to destroy it. PIERCE: (shocked and horrified) You did what

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Goodnight Moon Or: The Senior Who Desperately Tries to Put Off Bedtime By Saying Goodnight to Every…

  

  I really ought to be well-rested if I want to be up and ready to stuff ... universe, and everything. If it were up to me, I’d sleep at least 9 hours ... getting my work done despite drooping eyelids and an intense desire to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  email me and I'll get to it when I can. Please put "Question about MIT" in ... huge variety in what people wear to class and to what extent people care ... dress shirt, tie, slacks, and a coat to class. But that's certainly not

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  join a special program to study in France and get a side of buttery ... ’s easy to zoom in so closely on what you do that you never stop and wonder ... implement this is up to you alone, and your implementation changes over time

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Taking the L: Part ✌️ My goal was Heaven anyways.

  

  had so much work to do, so many Psets and readings and labs to do, and ... ’t see any way to keep going. I have so much to do, and I don’t have ... , and want to blog a bunch! Maybe I have a seasonal writer's block

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 13, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  on campus—and there shouldn’t be any reason for me to like it this much ... utilized. I tried as much as possible to hide and ignore my newfound ... aid appointment and head back to Vassar St. and their parked car. A

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist FAQ Some answers for students offered a place on the waitlist.

  

  know how many students remain on the waitlist, and how many we wish to ... means we really like you, and you do not need to improve on your ... on the waitlist to complete the waitlist reply form once you know all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  My Life Is In Shambles… … and that’s ok

  

  (primarily, sleep and food deprivation). I was trying so hard to hang on to control, and a facade of ‘togetherness’ that I felt unable to communicate ... casualness, that I had slept 4 hours the night before, and would have to avoid

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 26, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To Defeat the Huns ...as Hamsika said, there's major business to get down to this semester.

  

  distracted than in AP Bio, and I myself more buckled down to memorize details. But speaking of which, I think I’m even more excited to see how MIT does ... yesterday, and to be honest, I was a little bit unpleasantly surprised. It

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 3, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on the question “where are you from?” and the answer: neither here nor there. alternatively, about being a missourian.

  

  to answer and ask the same set of questions: what’s your name? where ... now I've learned to say “I'm thinking 4B and 15-1” so I kind of sound ... [/annotation] in something else I dunno — and preemptively held it up to anyone I

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  DRAW TIM (the beaver) behold the artistic talents of MIT staff

  

  -insignificant amount of energy for me to psych myself up enough to interact with a large ... -y meetings, and I've introduced different friend groups to each other and had ... at once or staggered throughout an event, you can have people share and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 5, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  files at the moment and I'm too lazy to really search for them, so I ... decision to take the EMT class offerred through MIT Medical and MIT-EMS. This ... and everything, I'll be able to join MIT's EMS squad for the spring

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006