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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Walk down CourseRoad Lane A boulevard of broken dreams and dropped classes

  

  . CourseRoad is a wonderful tool because it lets you toy with alternate ... . Wondering if you have space to squeeze in an astronomy elective? Add it to a CourseRoad and see how it fits! Want to see what it’s like to be Course <

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 24, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  flourish. Sometimes it's hard to take a step back. This is why I warn my ... has to say (seriously, go read it). But I wanted to hone in on the point ... talking to my dad about my job - this job - and how much I loved it. I told

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Visits… Bring Em’ On! This entry will focus on the dos and don'ts of a fall visit to a…

  

  minutes... even in the driving rain. Ask if it is possible to have lunch ... earnest to think about where to apply for college. For some of you it means ... gracious to send you. I know that most of you will put it all in a big box

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  people appreciation post <3

  

  . I wanted to appreciate the people who make my MIT experience what it ... kind of unhinged humor that is unique only to Jenny and being bullied ... I will leave it at that. quantum is certainly one of the classes of

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 2, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  The sky is falling! Either a huge cottonball just exploded or it's snowing.

  

  And so it begins. The first snow of the term has arrived. Kresge in the snow! Later that cold October evening, the snow turned into rain.

  • by Bryan
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sunny day – Sweepin’ the clouds away On my way to where the air is sweet.Can you tell me how to get,…

  

  one to do when one discovers an un-blogged aspect of MIT??? BLOG IT! As awesome as it is to wake up 10 minutes before a class and not get to eat ... down Mass Ave is all it takes before you are seated to a nice hot

  • by Snively '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Quantifying Angst the most course 6 thing we've ever done

  

  occurrence. So if the input to this function is a text file that contains: “hi ... messages into a text file and feed it into this function to see what words we ... , because it is a truly angsty experience that has been in the works for

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 5, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  , In Time ), and I have to decide how to spend it. MIT is a culture shock for this reason. I'm the kind of person who is used to saying yes to ... go to. It's now evident how much MIT throws at its students. I'd be

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  knowledge) and major in it. I know it's nice to think that "you can do anything you want at MIT", but is it really feasible? I would tend to say ... , cause I haven't answered any recently: 1. Phil asked, Is it really

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why didn’t MIT have a logo until 2003? tracing the history of MIT's logo and graphic identity

  

  adapted Universe typeface. It is simple and straightforward enough to work ... for this is that it's traditional in Steer Roast to burn toilet paper as ... narrative. So it'll be much messier, but hopefully provide some insight as to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  The next few weeks are going to be something different. To start, it is 3:30 am Friday night and I am moving back to EC tomorrow starting 11 ... the sun is coming up. Tomorrow after moving my things back to EC, I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  've been going to a magnet school (I think that's what it is) half of every ... 't just a leaf.) It was something out there trying to tell me that I need to ... Junior in Michigan who is considering applying to MIT next fall. Recently

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  keeping interest a list of things i think are cool

  

  felt like I was...cooking? It was really neat to have to go back into ... honest I don't even know what this is but it looks and seems cool. So ... various interests of mine, if I'll find a career that is somehow able to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 4, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  application is missing or late, it says something about your desire to transfer ... The fall transfer application deadline is coming up. I tried to ... application work during winter break so I could devote my full attention to it

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Meet TOFU Warning: post may contain dangerously high amounts of "daaaaaaaawwwwww"

  

  , but it is no different. But before I once again immerse myself in the awesomeness that is all of you, I wanted to share this different awesome thing ... how Ryan describes TOFU: TOFU is a project to explore new ways of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Stomach Overrides All Priorities culinary procrastination

  

  If there's one thing I am utterly terrible at, it is prioritizing. My ... somewhere first for it to run on!" But since I didn't want to run a server off ... for a thesis. This is the reason, if you were unlucky enough to see my

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / CPW

  From First Visit to First Week A Reflection on Independence and Making Decisions

  

  on Instagram and it was really great to finally meet them in person ... ="103352" /]   But looking back I now notice that it’s okay to feel lost and alone sometimes. It’s okay to feel nervous about being independent and

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  perfect 100% of the time. (3) It's easy to feel sad and miserable about ... 's possible to be inundated with work yet happy at the same time. (5) It's my ... different. In terms of classes, this upcoming semester is going to be my most

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  things. For me, there is nothing to be said for locking yourself in a room ... much of Bad Ideas, unfortunately. But I did make it a point to go to one event. Friends, this is the Green Building, home to EAPS

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies How Kate saved my kitchen cred.

  

  to use the word hate, but I’m going to be a rebel and use it anyway ... cream-you’ve got give me more to work with. Are we eating it plain, or ... the mood to experiment? It’s kind of a big deal, picking a favorite, and

  • by Alina G. '11
  • July 26, 2010