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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  to the public understanding of science and technology. It is also ... is it like to major in science writing at MIT? In addition to Anna ... . According to CMS/W: The curriculum in science writing is designed to enable

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions

  

  things going on but it would be cool to hear people's thoughts about the ... experience at MIT, but it seems to me that you can find pretty much every type ... , I made it to Burton-Conner (Mitra's dorm), another place I really

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 28, 2005
• Blog / Events

  MIT Mystery Hunt is happening! watch the kickoff at 12 PM EDT today, 1/15

  

  series of puzzles, but what exactly a puzzle is is kind of hard to define. It’s like a Sudoku or a crossword, but you have to figure out the rules in order to do it. Puzzles have some sort of answer, which is usually a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 15, 2021
• Blog / Events

  I’m only happy when it rains. You can't take pictures in Boston. Don't even try.

  

  , what could go wrong if we headed down to the Common to see it? On the ... Starbucks company policy to take pictures in the store. I joked that it was ... the clothing section in case it's illegal to take pictures in a Virgin

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  This Entry is About (A) Lady Gaga (B) my MIT ID card (C) all of the above

  

  Polaroid artifacts, of Polaroid's future plans to publicize its digital ... before. It was this: I would ask Lady Gaga to sign something that belonged ... temptation to ask her to sign it was compelling up until I remembered the scene

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 1, 2010
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering?

  WISE (Weekend Immersion in Science and Engineering) is a three-day experience for rising seniors to learn what it is like to be an MIT student. The program is completely free, including the cost of transportation to
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  does it feel like to be one of the richest people in the world?' I'm way ... and got in line to ask her question. When it was her turn, she went up ... today! And thanks to the MIT Admissions Office, I got a ticket to see him

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT how we practice and pursue it here

  

  an Art Scholar is you get to take SAA classes at a discounted price (it ... actually had it's first birthday a couple weeks ago, where we went to the ... to pass through. What actually came out of it was so much more! In the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  “What the hell is water?” Thinking about and understanding your own context…

  

  assess and evaluate what we determine to be exceptional,  and it is ... .” This is all to say that in order to best evaluate applicants it is ... , or context as it is more commonly referred to.  DFW explains “The point

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • August 27, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  a walk down memory lane in the form of albums

  

  it is an absolute banger. Like banger full of bangers and listening to ... Sunflower does. This is such a lovely album and I can't wait to hear it live ... Direction - my biggest regret in life is declining tickets to see them in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 1, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  you ain’t gonna need it overthinking

  

  have to think about this decision, i'm starting from scratch. i think it ... it. if i already know what i want, and believe in it hard enough, is ... hard, but you ain't gonna need it. you're not focusing on what matters to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  say. In actuality, it's a tolerable idea up to the fourth floor, at which point it starts to become a pain-in-the-knee idea, progressing to a ... , UROP is a research program at MIT that actually has nothing to do with

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda

  

  vanilla nor cream is green, though.” “Are you sure that’s safe to drink? It ... to learn that it also existed in the US. None of the MIT dining halls ... to how prevalent creme soda is as a flavour in South Africa. I grew up

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Well I Know That It’s a Wonderful World from the sky down to the sea, but I can only see it when you're…

  

  I slept. I slept voraciously. I slept with a vigor to make up for ... the Academic Record page for like the n! time, it was a strange feeling to find a semester's worth of rushing over to Building 68 to turn in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  This post is for the MIT students about to embark on finals week. Maybe you still have seventeen lectures to review and the exam is tomorrow ... yourself. It may seem counterintuitive to take a break from studying

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  someone’s gotta do it, but not me is it cool not to care?

  

  wanted people to discover how cool square dancing is. i wanted to give ... says is that it's sad. maybe i'm old. maybe these things don't feel as ... , whether it's writing blog posts or talking to friends or walking outside

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 16, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How Hard is MIT? A quantitative analysis

  

  factor to MIT’s hardness is its notoriously rigorous schoolwork. I further ... ’s hardness ranged from “quite” to “extraordinarily”; some even described it as ... MIT calls itself an engineering school! Luckily, all that is about to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  figure out ways to pay. Is it feasible to work part-time to pay off what ... to talk about more than just The Process. Every college is different, so it's important for you all to take the time to find out what MIT can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  + rights in its advertising. People prefer to buy from companies that align ... choking hazard to young children. Blahaj is a meter long, nearly body pillow ... is always an element of chance to what does and does not go viral, I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Heartbreaking Lunch of Staggering Genius I'll write about campus dining some other day.

  

  -Georges is to French cuisine as Citizen Kane is to American cinema: the darling ... territory of Jean-Georges' seasonal lunch menu is closer to high-end bathroom ... starting at zero is good enough for thermodynamics, it's good enough for

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 30, 2009