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• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  quarter I’m taking beginner ice skating. The class is as fun as it sounds ... to take them. But indeed, there is a PE requirement instituted as part ... class every quarter. It’s a great way to meet new people and get some

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  to share a bit of my own culture with you. It is, in fact, my home ... example: It is true that my beard appears to be growing only my neck, like ... bacterial sense). You see, though it is impossible to see in this photo, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  E-mail It's like D-mail, only the next letter.

  

  being able to write down "[email protected]." It's a ... , but where did MIT students go to check their e-mail? What did it look like? Was it as nice as Gmail? It's time for some answers! To check your

  • by Snively '11
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer of Learning Because MIT classes don't spend too much time on hacking into computer systems

  

  week introduction to the software security world. What that meant is ... summers to date. Computer security is something they touch upon a little bit ... could offer and it's been so much more. There have been three aspects to

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • July 29, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  have to do so I don’t die. Perfect! And now that’s it’s a cartesian ... . Tons of stuff is on the positive y-axis, too. It hasn’t always been like that, y’know? But not everything that makes me happy is totally worth it

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  professionals have to say about it. Super classy Elizabeth '11, GEL student ... company names). Now, I’m a junior, so the Career Fair is starting to get a ... . Both are equally valid career paths. The Career Fair is a great place to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  't mean coming to MIT (and, I cannot stress hard enough, it is POSSIBLE TO ... love to take them, but it's just not an option for me and I feel as ... the classes MIT wants me to. I take the most difficult classes it

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Be A Blogger (2018)! welcome to THE INTERNET

  

  FJo What does it mean to be an admissions blogger? The best representatives ... of the blogs is to allow our bloggers to communicate what being a ... about what it's like to be an MIT student through their own experience. We

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Our new video And yeah we’re kind of jazzed about it

  

  video to be featured right on the homepage. Its part of our overall ... tuned. But for this video, it was our goal to give prospective students a ... mostly we wanted it to tell a story of what our community really loves

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Sam Guess what? Ben's mom. Ha!

  

  . However, this entry is dedicated to Sam, who neglected to mention that HE is ... little detail of my life, just because it's amusing to me. So Sam works the ... terribly busy I make a point to say hi. Now, as I mentioned, it's only a few

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Personal Projects

  [Guest Post] How to Write a Chess Variant Website in Six Months protochess.com: the chess website that lets you make custom pieces and boards

  

  pieces Sliding pieces are a little more complicated. It is possible to use ... important, but so is where those pieces are. It wouldn't be very good to have ... advantage of the fact that it's easier to prove a move is bad than it is to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Setbacks head hurty

  

  the cool kids, and it's great because I get to customize my planner the way it fits me best. This is one of the pages I've made for myself ... pilgrimage to Lamont Library in Harvard and camp there for hours. It's far

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  'm happy to report that I feel much better now. I was seriously out of it ... week. Responses to Comments: Jalpan Dave asked: Is there any way I can ... besides my IB but thats not enough is it? Well, considering there are 17

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi Day = Mail Day? Too Early To Know No official mail date yet.

  

  're going to mail on Pi Day this year. This was indeed the case last year, but we don't yet have a mail date set for this year. Just wanted to clarify - it will indeed be in mid-March, but Mail Day depends on a variety of

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  share? Work is super fun! And I'm trying to figure out… life, aka what I ... ...I honestly don't know enough neuronscience to be able to explain it, I just do ... "specialized" field like aerospace isn't nearly as restrictive as it is sometimes

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  World Suicide Prevention Day Write love on your arms to show support

  

  .  Still, I love it here.  This weekend, I played with cats, took a trip to ... work gets to be overwhelming at times, and it's important to know that we ... to help students in need of support, but I think it's important to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Felines of Fifth West meow meow

  

  extremely docile and friendly (or according to Wikipedia, “dog-like”) and is ... that, though, she is sweet and likes to rub her head against you back and ... some days it’s like I mean nothing to him. I don’t take it personally

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  reason I’m in China is to intern at an architecture atelier at Beijing ... 't want to rent to foreigners to avoid paying tax 3) the apartment is too ... Chinese backdrop, and it is...but do you see something strange

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Thoughts on Snow quick notes from the journal.

  

  waterproof to it as you thought. Silly: how grass looks like a bad shave when ... delightful squelching sounds after a while (see 4.) Everything is wet. It ... about snow: Don't welcome it with a fire alarm and evacuation at 9

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Feel Old Senior year? Already? #indenial.

  

  - that I will blog more this year. It's a promise to myself as much as it ... to computer science but also to real life. 6.046 is notorious for being ... far, this class is awesome. It takes the algorithmic thinking of 6

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 10, 2012