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• Blog / IAP

  A truly independent activities period A glimpse at some MIT students' IAP plans.

  

  participate in the January Scholars in France program, an incredible program for ... the two: fight (by studying hard for two weeks), then flight (home for the holidays!) Many students will come back to MIT around January 7 for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  H0sed Psets, exams, and being "mediocre" at MIT.

  

  classes, they count for little to nothing in your final course grade. You ... psets count for a fair bit in 14.01 (Intro Econ)), your cumulative problem ... " anymore. Exams are no longer something you can cram for in 2 hours and pull

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Minerva Delusion the political economy of an educational scam

  

  17% for the Chinese." This is especially true in education. Student ... Update on 6/26/2018: in the years since this post has been written ... intended to "tap into the demand for an elite American education from the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  minors in Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, must be for having not one ... , you can figure out the DNA coding for the receptor. Voila! His UROP in ... . For example, he got his HST UROP by taking a class in IAP 2005 called

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  We Made the World We’re Living In, and We Have to Make It Over Envisioning alternative futures

  

  heavier. I spent yesterday in a newsroom, with the weight and force of recent murders in Minneapolis, Baton Rouge, and Dallas rushing in torrents. I spent the day scanning news sources for updates, any updates, and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-Thanksgiving Post-stuff and Foodstuffs In which I'm reminded I have a life, and am thus eligible to give a…

  

  Mediterranean for a birthday lunch at Vlora, right over in Copley Square. As it ... membranes invisible for in vivo imaging. Thing is, we've gotten close to ... that was ostensibly going on somewhere in Iowa. The instructions for my

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I O Europe Help me, blog stalkers, you're my only hope.

  

  for two hours. I misread my major in haste and accidentally went to ... processing the fact that I'm leaving my home in Boston for the next six years ... it. For any reason. I turned away from the screen in utter disgust like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 16, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  See me, feel me, milq me, heal me Picture entry! Don't read if you're on dialup! DON'T DO IT! Sorry, but it's for…

  

  Third, who's paying a lot more for a cabin in Maine than they had ... , remember in the summer when you used to get nice, well-cropped color pictures in immaculately-high resolution? That's all over now. There's an

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions? Answers. A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

  

  , residents are required to pay $300 per semester for a 50% discount in any of ... residential dining: 1. Buying groceries and cooking for yourself or in a group ... complained about biology once in a while and was consistently asleep for about

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) No, not π times e.

  

  -the-sky/ Today, for Pi Day, Kris brought in a chocolate cream pie, which was ... out there. For those who are awaiting news on Pi Day, I hope this will be a fun diversion for you as you wait. And for those who are not

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Le BBQ

  

  from the lemon grove in nearby Cannes. La vie en bowls. (For those who ... juillet -- Bastille Day! (" 'Bastille.' It's French for 'Why are you ... wanted to tie in the Olympics somehow, but no such luck there. Sorry, Paris

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Keg of worms and phytoplankton

  

  I'm at home now in Hampton Bays getting ready for the first of my fall meetings this Sunday in Plainview, NY. Yesterday, I went fishing with my uncle out in Shinnecock Bay. Nothing too big: we were just going

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 7, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sore Subjects state of affairs isn't so good. But here are some telescope pictures!

  

  analysis for the 3rd 8.14 lab (Zeeman effect in Hg). My oral presentation is friday for this lab, but with the 8.06 deadlines this week I'm not sure I ... handed in the drop form for Rome this morning. Now on 42 units, though not

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 14, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  were interested in going D1, but I’ve noticed D3 isn’t as crunched for ... over the course of several days for high schoolers interested in their ... . Sometimes you will go to a camp for one school in particular, but you will

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Finding Your Match and why it matters

  

  fit in. For the first time in my life I didn't enjoy school anymore. And ... research assistant for a few professors in my area of interest, and basically ... meaningfulness of finding your match. Maybe MIT is a match for you. In case it isn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2011
• Blog / Events

  This… is… Jeopardy! [UPDATE] Jean '09 knocks off a 6-time champion; watch her defend her winning streak tonight on…

  

  (History and Computer Science). ¬†For this major, I have to take 7 classes in ... ’s edition of Jeopardy! She had been featured in a promotion for the show saying, "I studied all my life for this." Then, in second place at the end

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024 looking backwards and looking forward

  

  in my bed for a solid thirteen hours. I've spent my time back home with ... Graduated high school Hiked twelve miles Sat in a hammock for the first ... 's already a lot I'm excited for in 2024: taking more film photos, turning 19

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 1, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  classes. Keep in mind that this is only current for the Class of '10, so the ... from kerala...I would like to join in mit for aerospace engineering on ... ? Well, in terms of a boyfriend for Veronica, I vote Logan all the way. Piz

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Passing Out ...of classes. Or in class. We'll see.

  

  exam when it's fresh in your mind. For some exams, AP credit isn't given ... [Editor's note in 2017: The Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming manages credit policies for incoming freshmen, and the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  defer the entry of H for personal development in oversea. I am wondering ... it. For me, I preferred smaller groups: going out to eat in Boston ... will pay for our flights or not? Does this apply to students who live in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005