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• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  MIT is one of the best places in the world to be a student ... in the class and go work together to get it done. We do this because ... collaboration. Students are encouraged and expected to work with each other on
• Blog / How to Human

  perception but who *are* you?

  

  , and nothing else. It seems almost inevitable that this is going to ... through, it is scary to think that some people will only ever see me, judge ... your paper. It is that your paper will affect the perception that others

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 18, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  On psets and projects and why "midterm season" is all the time

  

  someone to get it graded, but it's similar to a weekly problem set. 6.101 is ... of any class, but it helps demonstrate the differences I want to show ... .01: Introduction to Hacking. A student's grade in 19.01 is based on three components

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do Alums do? Are you exceptionally forward minded? Already thinking about what you'll be doing as an alumni?…

  

  . For those too lazy to google it, LiveScribe is a pen that does something ... 's usefulness in action. But what's REALLY cool about the company is that it was founded by a guy named Jim Margraff who is, you guessed it, an MIT alumnus

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  How to (Im)properly Get an Independent Study another step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  , which made the process more complicated/drawn out than it had to be. So yeah, here is how to (im)properly get an independent study, a sequel to ... seem to be responding to your email Notice that he is not in his office

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A flash of brilliance and answers to some questions

  

  all sides. It's difficult to brown the meatballs evenly in the skillet ... one and stuck it in the pan, then rotated the first one to a second face ... to complete, then drop as many as they need to, which is easy because

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  C’est la Vie In which I describe my summer in words, without photos (yet).

  

  to August 8, 2008 As nice as tropical Taiwan is, it's again time to ... intending to write out a more detailed entry of exactly what it is that we try ... leg space! =D) It was a fun time of relaxation, going back to my high

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 28, 2008
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there an International Student Association/Community?

  The International Student Association (ISA) was established to bring together the diverse international community at MIT and to support international causes on campus.  
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test—Field Experiments in Economics A new class on experimental social science, including: race discrimination, gender differences in behavior, persuasion,…

  

  semester it's being offered. I think the website is enrollee-only, so here's some information on what we're going to study: What is 14.11? 14.11 is a ... One of the economics electives I have signed up for is 14.11: Putting

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are you going with this? The ponderings of an ex-frosh.

  

  it. I guess now is as good a time as any to ponder the intricacies of ... feeling this is going to be a pattern, and I don't mind it at all. There are ... mit is as a prefrosh, to a rising sophomore whose gone through all the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Pigeonholing boxes = semesters, pigeons = classes

  

  ’t the worst thing– I don’t mean to imply that it is. There are plenty of ... it. Yes, it is a somewhat privileged position to be able to only take ... class. This is due to a few reasons: Firstly, I have never had a semester

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Outside The Bubble Life? Oh yeah, I forgot I had one...

  

  ]. Take a break. It's healthy. After all, the secret of life is to enjoy it ... year, but i am going to guilt you anyway because that is what i am here ... world is a double-edged sword. You get to be around some of the most

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2015 FAQ All the questions!

  

  to the application fee, choose the fee waiver option. There is no need ... application is incomplete, we will not be able to match you. However, we would ... unofficial score report faxed or mailed in the meantime. You can mail it to MIT

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Announcements

  Introducing the baby bloggers! but read it intrrrrrrroduuuucing, like I'm a very excited announcer

  

  It is that time of year again! The semester is starting, campus is ... gap year which I just think is freaking awesome, who is on a quest to ... finally, thank you to everyone who applied. It was a privilege to read your

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 14, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meeting our new president! my very brief foray into professional journalism

  

  able to make it to whatever he had in mind, sorry! He replied "okay!" but ... that he had not even been allowed to know who it was. Exactly one blogger was going to be invited with a press pass, but if I couldn't make it, he

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Makes Taiwanese Talk Show! All the way across the world

  

  ;_>) PART ONE: 1:00 to 1:30: That guy is a pretty famous internet comic ... :45: Dexter?! Lol. 3:00 to 3:30: The guy is from Donghai University, Chemical ... :15: "MIT is the Harvard of science." 5:32 to 5:41: "Taiwanese at MIT are

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  direct relevance to what I feel is my singular path, yet it was taking a ... commentary is perhaps more relevant to those readers who have followed on the ... a reasonably complete picture of what it's like to be here. We have a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  AgeLab I've seen troubles...

  

  wall makes me feel old. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ... weather is changing in my knees. Also I'm cranky and like to talk about the ... to studying aging, its effects, and how it can be better understood

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2011
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  Cambridge. I think a lot of the students here are used to it, which is amazing ... at 7 am... but it was a pretty boring month of my life. We tried to ... have more time for myself here- which I think is really important to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Dang Right, We’re Cooler Than You On the eve of Decision Day (D-Day), I bring you three things that adds to…

  

  ." Just watch the video - it speaks for itself. A big thank you to all the ... who happens to drop by! Think of it as a CPW for adults =p - check out ... singer to come to campus and give a concert), and guess who came! :D (no

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 30, 2011