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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  to determine the structure of organic compounds. This is about as significant as coming up with the idea of using a spoon to eat soup. Back in ... in the spectra of these compounds which would allow organic chemists to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What happened since the end. Bringing you up to speed on life since I finished all my schoolwork. FOREVER. (You're…

  

  the most miserable two and a half days of my life. IHTFP is a timeless ... it means different things to different people. This is false. The true ... was not enough to make up for the previous....well, 4 years in general

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  blood to get extra credit in AP Bio (no, really) and she passed out in the ... would suggest trying to take the advanced standing exam in that case ... , offered in three different-flavored classes in the spring and fall. Most

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Color by Numbers

  

  really. This is what our room looked like the morning we moved in from our temporary rooms: Not very inviting, is it? So we set right to work. The ... most of the next day for field hockey, so I figured we'd have to wait a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  sweet rice wine. I miss it so much.), we all went to the US army base near/in ... to South Korea for two weeks to work on a project. In the words of one ... Galveston, which is the Island south of Houston. We went to Moody Gardens and

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  Forget your plan for a minute The beauty of collage

  

  yourselves. There is so much to do here, so much to get involved in, and so ... now that I went to an art school and spent most of my time in film ... be in charge of what you want to do. And that on the flip side of

  • by Kris Guay
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  figure out the things I wanted to take part in. As I mentioned, my ... [/caption] With all of the things I have done at MIT, I’m most known for my role in the UA, which is our version of student government—“we work to solve the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus visit, revisited In which I dissect the campus tour/ info session and forget to clean up afterward

  

  ), some part of me is still writhing in refusal to compromise with the ... then went to the top floor of the tallest building in Cambridge (later that night, the lights in the building would be turned on to spell SOX

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  weekend to address those issues that are most important to you, the parent ... to would be in the Parent’s Hospitality Lounge. Grab a cup of coffee or ... , especially in the springtime, so you should be prepared for anything. Boston is

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  to the word limit for the essays, a lot of space is left over in the ... II expecting high 700 in all. Yeah, btw my SAT I math is 700 (the most ... A real entry is coming soon! I promise! In the meantime, more

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Fifth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to blog comments from the last month.

  

  interviews, however, if the nearest EC to the applicant is very far away (as in ... here in Kuwait. It is vital for me to receive my admissions decision ... MODEM, COFAS (and explain about them in the explanation sheet) or is

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Angry Nerds Sometimes you've just got to flip the bird.

  

  Birds beanies. (That's me in the red that the finger is pointing to ... aforementioned finger! Yes,  The truth is, I know so much about 2.009 because I ... select the most promising product ideas, and it all culminates in the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things I Know to Be True: Addendum One A post I hate, and some truths from my first year at MIT

  

  won't like in the future. As a challenge to myself, I'm putting my ... the content. It looks like it is written in a different language, which ... in the winter, I didn't care about funding. I was so excited to take

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  ?) So if you come to MIT next year or in the next few years, your TA might ... in the 70s, so we proceeded to have a lovely chat about MIT housing ... one warning is that, in order to come to MIT, you'd better be fairly

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finally Finished (for now) Saying goodbye and good riddance to a few things

  

  I last appeared in any capacity on the internet. Though I do intend to ... ’ve been spoiled by the vast array of options available to me in California ... ’m excited to be living in Boston this summer where I will have the freedom to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • June 2, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  oh, the places you’ll go

  

  . In the eighth grade, while we were all fracturing off to different high ... to different far away lands to do great things. In the moment, I didn ... . '20 at MIT, fell in love with the school, and promptly decided to hate

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 9, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Disappointment I know how it feels...

  

  second to think about the big picture - which is where my friends came in ... called 'To the Deferred' - and I want to now add to the words expressed in ... of the fact that you applied to MIT, one of the most selective schools

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  based only upon the places that look most fun to live in - while being ... students who are considering MISTI to think of the program both in terms of ... critical to enjoy the work that you are doing. In my case, I found a good

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  “What Should I Bring To College?” (partly) answered my everyday carry

  

  know.  But still the best way by far to take notes in most MIT classes ... working to optimize what I carry, so this is a work-in-progress and (2) that ... 't mean you have to lose the advantages of new technology, though.  Most

  • by Michael C. '16
  • December 23, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  rating classes from this semester the good, the bad & the underrated

  

  have so much to do. In the last few months, my writing career got pushed ... on grades...the most I've ever taken), so I opted to stay on campus ... winter still astonishes me. Okay, the air is spicy and the sky darkens much

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 26, 2022