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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  case is to learn a lot about the design process and what it takes to be a ... .007, Design and Manufacturing I. The basic goal of the class is to design and ... competition. Maybe, I'll win this year? So to hear Professor Slocum tell it

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  not disappoint. Its hues of pink and orange merged majestically to yield ... sunset go from its blush glory to a darker one full of city lights. It was ... close my eyes and control my breathing to regain composure. It took me

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  This entry is meant to complement the one I wrote prior about being ... like to explain things. No one likes to accept the "it's just the way it is" comment. We'd all like to explain why things happen. I believe that

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  class sketching an adventure in speedrunned pedagogy

  

  intersection of math and CS, is that we want formal models of computation to ... determine whether it belongs to a language or not. Formally, we will create ... whether or not they belong to the language? And the answer is yes. Things

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • December 23, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Railroad reading A Thursday evening book review that nobody really asked for.

  

  (Aldous Huxley) -- This is Ruth's favorite book, I think, so she lent it to ... froze exactly as it was, would you be able to roll it like a bowling ball ... Life of Balso Snell (Nathanael West) -- This is total crap. I read it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Past Enrollment On A Map [updated as to not freeze your browsers ^_^] My final project for 4.502 (Design Scripting).

  

  almost everyone else is kickin it into full gear to ace their own tests and theses. Below is the link to my final project for 4.502/4.564, an undergraduate/graduate class which uses programming to design stuff. We learned

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  your SAT scores. I won’t touch on it again. You shouldn’t need to touch ... have to be academic. It might be more interesting if some of them aren ... . This is the hardest part and the least fun, so do it fast. Last semester

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  narrative text. For example, it is sufficient to write "B+" rather than "B ... The MIT Midyear Report is now available! You can fill it out now at ... Report is an online form that is required of all students, and is to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A New England Spring and what that means for incoming prefrosh (from outside of NE)

  

  ways to enjoy a New England spring and it does have its' charms, I ... weather; for me, it was either really cold from head to toe or very warm up ... Omega 6". In other words, it's good for you and it's definition is an

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • March 28, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  question its legitimacy later. Don’t ask your professors to proofread your ... ’re paying for your education and it’s your job to make the most of it. Life ... How To Avoid Sounding Stupid* *All advice should be taken with a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Associate Advising and the MedLinks Program I'm sick of unpacking, so here's a blog post

  

  your time, how to study, how many pset classes it's healthy to take, etc. This is my first year doing it - I got to meet my 23 advisees today, and ... is similar to the Associate Advising program, in the sense that it's a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  's something to avoid if you can. It's unlikely to be the difference between ... look at it yourself. Here is a non-scientific list of the most commonly ... thought I'd give some tips on how to avoid simple spelling errors. Most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Beauty, xkcd, and my classes The problem with me.

  

  to some speakers, and turned up the volume (I covered my ears) until it ... we struck the glass, it would ring with a frequency identical to that ... is dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, which means that it helps

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why was I up so early this weekend? Reaffirming my faith in humanity and destroying my confidence with computers

  

  , it was weird enough to draw my attention from the cops and look around ... pronounce it “later,” so I’m going to talk about Delve. As a treasurer of ESP ... to Delve, which means a lot of money comes in, and most of it comes in

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 20, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  university to attend. If this is you, I hope these words help decide. A couple ... days, and one morning it became clear to me. As I was meditating early ... opportunity to develop skills in the field of electrical engineering and it

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  neighborhood. In regards to the latter, it is the exact opposite here at MIT ... to leave. I love it here. IHTFP. My name is Joonho, but I also go by ... , I decided to stay. At first East Campus intimidated me, with its

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  parallel. That is to say, order doesn't matter. (All of this assumes you have ... 'll hold on to it until the rest of your application comes in. The same goes ... in either order. One related question is, what if I plan to take

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  graduate student in physical chemistry. It's good to get different ... about professors you're close to is that they make you call them by their ... like to read it... although I don't think she'll like it!). With only

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.

  

  thread. But this blog is what it is, and Matt & I have to stay within ... such as my blog is not the place to have a discussion on highly serious ... is benjones at mit dot edu. If I am not able to help, I will find

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

  Regular Action Update State of the mail, application numbers, and more

  

  Midyear Report is an online form that is required of all students, and is to ... MyMIT tracking is up-to-date with what has been processed. If you were to call, basically all we could do is tell you that MyMIT is up-to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2012