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• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.

  

  constructively, no matter how bad it is, picking out whatever there is to learn ... there was one thing I was prepared better than anyone to do, it was to ... at is English. Being good at failing means not being phased by it, and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Replying to questions and comments

  

  's a good question! The answer is that, for 6.004, you have to write your ... 'm trying to connect it to my own experience. so we have two teachers for ap ... hours. (this is all just an example, i didn't really do it). she goes over

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  cooling off it snowed? snew?

  

  Sometimes it's easy to get frustrated with the world. There's too much happening to keep up with everything, and it seems like nothing ever seems to go right. Frustration is a part of the human experience and a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  . MIT is competitive, but it’s not a competition. There are no judges to ... school adventures. MIT is not the goal. It never was. No one can see the ... application finish line. After that, refer to 1. But for now, here is what I can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / CPW

  how to tackle CPW ...i totally have the authority to write this

  

  . that's about it! there is SO much to do on campus—in addition to all the ... people. the thing about coming to campus no one is that it forces you to ... the hazy memories of my CPW to guide me. this is totally credible and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Energized Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

  

  As the semester begins to wind down, it comes time to turn in ... numbers into an equation, and then typing it out to make it look nice; however, it was far from that. I had to actually practice being an engineer

  • by Bryan
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  peer pressure (far more effective is to have people work alone and then ... .  Be direct when you think something is shoddy, and be willing to take ... technology is all the rage. An idea's no good if it's just stuck in your

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  learning curve. By learning curve I don't mean "oh snap it is going to take me long time to learn all of these new subjects at MIT." It is more of ... it is definitely a rule that I have found to be true for me. The reason

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  breath, close your eyes, and count to ten. Applying to college is really ... biggest things I think we want to get caught up in is the number game ... there is more to your application than that, and MIT is looking for more

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I Suppose It Was Inevitable That We Have An Office Instagram a list of some other places you can find the blogs (and the bloggers)

  

  . It's strange to think that was so long ago, and also strange to think that it was once not obvious that people would come to the blogs any ... , it's also strange to think I once had a full head of hair and wasn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2014
• Blog / How to MIT

  Invitation to Cross-Register Guest post by Katherine W. '17 :D

  

  greater area, it is easier to navigate around them Harvard classes in ... lecturer was British   That’s all there is to it! I enjoy this class ... to invest time in making the trek over there, I want it to be worth it

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2016
• Blog / Community Projects

  [joint post] A Map of MIT Makerspaces ft MechE grad student and mapmaker Rima Das

  

  makerspaces, if you know where to look. The issue is, it’s difficult for any one student to know where all the makerspaces are. PhD student Rima Das is ... characteristic about MIT is its plethora of makerspaces. There are big basement

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 1, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  ! It's pretty simple right now, but there is always room to code ... try. Because it is in our DNA. Because this is what drew us to MIT in ... and all of their connections to each other. This is where you decide

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  Ridiculous things I’ve been up to in which i wear an exoskeleton

  

  RAM, which is neat too. It’s also way lighter and feels nicer to carry ... understand what they're talking about without having to look it up. Is this ... and it is relevant to linear programming so i am including it here

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 10, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  on realizations and learning in which i say a bunch of things that might seem obvious

  

  want to; and it is not better to fill it more, or as much as possible, but it is better exactly and only to do what makes you happier -- with ... good thing if what it creates for me is happiness. It does not need to be

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 10, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  North to Peru Not too far from Norway, just south of Mexico.

  

  The Tech hosted its annual retreat in Maine. Maine seems to have a lot ... -abandoned car (or maybe it was for sale?) and a series of what appeared to be ... relied on Ethan’s (’12) phone GPS to get back to the house, but it didn

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / Events

  How to MC Hammer AKA embarrassing yourself for charity

  

  got to knock off a task that is surprisingly easy to finish at MIT ... had to dance. I cannot dance. And there is video evidence ... The Class of 2015 list of 101 things to do before you graduate has

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  seven scenes from Paris a simple story

  

  of the loaf to share, letting its flakes fall to the ground between us ... saw were working on a new rendition of its elegant figure to stack onto ... it so often they no longer had to reference it, or if they climbed the

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy Birthday to m—-suck. I turn 20 and cry tears of blood

  

  PSET is open source so I'm allowed to post it. So, you know what the ... knowledge and experience is now a year outdated. Why listen to me every other ... an avocado that's getting a little ripe, it's much better to eat the

  • by Snively '11
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  decided to head down to the athletic center to check it out. I happened to ... University in South Korea, where it's possible to major in taekwondo like an ... die instantly. So, it's better to err on the side of caution here. And

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005