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• Blog / Summer

  a year of counting fish the shape of real work

  

  yawned wider by the day. In every field I turned to, the same question ... another PhD student waved us goodbye as I stepped into the bus back to the ... , which I came to appreciate over the two years that I did this research

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 11, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Congratulations! You got the job. You start in 6 months.

  

  anyone directly saying that women were inferior to men and immediately got a comment stating just that. Are you guys just out to get me or what? =P So Momchil, here are my thoughts, short sweet, and to the point

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing is useful for science. Surprise!

  

  the pertinence of writing to science. The answer was: writing is an ... can't see radio waves! Nowadays, astronomers apply for "observing time ... facilities are open to anybody, and some only open to certain communities

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Christina Royce: Analyzing Re-entry Systems Christina Royce, a senior double majoring in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Manufacturing through…

  

  To manufacture the silicon chips that run your computer, silicon ... engineering and is the associate director of the LMP. To analyze these systems ... to mathematical approximations -- which were developed by applying

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  all. HOW THE HECK DO YOU CALCULATE THE MAXIMUM DOPPLER SHIFT POSSIBLE TO ... post. Disclaimer: I gave myself exactly one hour to write this post ... a mental list of all the things that had to be accomplished between 7

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Kresge Info Session Come integrate MIT, at least for an afternoon.

  

  and try to visit as many regions as possible to deliver presentations about the Institute. It's a challenge to convey MIT's vibrancy in a ... the office about a slideshow of MIT images or clips of MIT music to help

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  th left much to be desired. I will elaborate on the details of “much” once I finish therapy. *Recently, someone I was talking to managed to ... , vernacular magic. Anyway, back to how much my week sucked. Three weeks, 13

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  ways of saying goodbye joint post with CJ '23!

  

  of our favorite media. goodbye mit :’) for a fun challenge, try to ... And I still think back to that summer And I hate that I still remember ... . from everything goes on: But if I was gone tomorrow, would the waves

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  WTHBBQ! Chinese Buffet! Spring 2008 courses, with a really bad analogy, haha. (super long post o___o)

  

  from calculating electric/magnetic fields of simple particles, and then advancing on to calculating electric/magnetic fields - and finally applying ... 't visualize, fields that I can't perceive. When I left high school, I vowed to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 11, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  A Jaunt Across Europe (Part 2) 12 hours of coastal biking and other Spanish adventures

  

  to Spain']before this current blog you’re on.[/annotation] That first part came out awhile ago, and this second part got very delayed due to a ... going to write the bulk of this blog, but he’s no longer blogging

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • February 11, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  factoring polynomials and calculating the area of circles? I'm trying to get ... Just thought I'd reiterate, for anyone who's applying to MIT this ... ), that I feel your pain on the application deal. I'm applying to graduate

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  my Special Relativity test required me to add (and subtract!) numbers with 5 significant figures, and the professor did not manage to include a ... SAT II's, which was like 29483 years ago. Unable to bear it any longer

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Shot in the Life I now realize that this is probably a misleading title.

  

  I had literally never taken a screen shot until I got to MIT. Seriously. I guess I just never had needed to or something, but once I got here I started taking them all the time, just to remember that day the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Learning how to be a human being, not a human doing After 6 years of adulting post MIT, these are the things I value now

  

  When I graduated in 2018, I was talking to my partner about how lost I felt. Igniting civic engagement on campus and advocating for peer to ... . I didn’t know what to do with myself or what was important to me

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  Prereq: None Units: 3-0-9 You must enter the HASS-D lottery to take this ... interest in learning how to make forceful arguments in written form. Studies ... means for autobiographer and biographer to develop a personal voice; and

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  could find applications to nanotechnology in any field you go into. How ... you don't see your question or if you have another one, feel free to email me and I'll get to it when I can. Please put "Question about MIT" in

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

  Flowers in your hair

  

  !! "Pulse: Waves From the Motherland" is a demonstration of the extent to ... I'm flying to San Francisco for the long weekend -- hope you kids in ... : Waves from the Motherland Cultural Show THIS SATURDAY, February 18th @ 7

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  thought I'd give some tips on how to avoid simple spelling errors. Most ... 's something to avoid if you can. It's unlikely to be the difference between ... like "duel enrollment" courses. Perhaps these students are preparing to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  liquid nitrogen and everything else 🐸

  

  last year of Mathcamp. In hindsight, it’s no surprise that I applied to ... way I could spend my summer ceased to exist. In June, I learned how to get quotes from car rental companies, how to organize spreadsheets

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 9, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sigma ChIgloo MIT Fraternity brothers engineer a 10 foot igloo while relaxing in Maine

  

  Brothers of MIT Sigma Chi retreat to Maine from Thursday -> Sunday ... roommate Mike '13 and I did a quick calculation. Approximating the igloo we ... if you think we're dead wrong on the calculation, or if you have any

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • March 6, 2012