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• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  When it comes to MIT you can put everything you do into one of two ... semester is a time to make that daily fire hose drinking session a little bit ... change of pace, and it's fair to say MIT students Work Hard and Play Hard

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Going Home We're halfway through MIT? o____o

  

  without sauce). It may help to place the carrots in boiling water for a couple minutes before stir-frying, as it helps to cook faster. Don't add the snow peas in too early as it only really takes ~1 minute to finish

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 23, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  globe to explore new labs, new methods and new research projects. Here is ... : PARSIG’s goal is to understand the mechanism of L. donovani infection and ... is always alive and there is something new to explore every night

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Embarrassing One Minute everything that can go wrong...will find a worse way to manifest itself

  

  fair chunk of the grade to participating in various forms – whether it’s ... in 6.813 (User Interface Design and Implementation). It is in this ... college groups (because no one on my team is in an acapella group). To help

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  mit bingo! as done by the bloggers

  

  from a hardware store before class started. It was getting close to the ... catch the shuttle at Next, missed it by a few seconds, tried to run to the ... upperclassmen, I said screw it and turned all my attention to getting as much free

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 7, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One weekend in New York, two (very different) operas And I didn't pay a cent.

  

  . The MET is BIG - and the performers' voices filled the space. It put to ... The pre-Spring break week is always a nightmare; a friend summed it ... up to get my act together. Showered, dressed, brushed teeth - booked it

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  have the same question. It can be intimidating to go alone to a new place ... , and other activities I've done. However, I thought it might be fun to ... don't remember or it was fairly mundane...or I don't want to share it

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being a n00b at MIT Guilty as charged.

  

  terrified of starting this class. Turns out, this is shaping up to be my ... , but if/when they work, it is SO freaking gratifying. 4. I’m taking the ... Is Creeped Out By Me.") Look familiar? It’s Chris Peterson! He

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  knew it was going to be cold. I had packed my tried-and-true winter gear ... was able to get by without actually having to do work. At the time, it ... not accomplishing anything - it was far too tempting to just sit and

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  to, but because it is right and proper that we do so, [for] we are ... Pacific Islander; this year, it is closer to 16%, about a 40% decline. By ... classified as members of these groups. It is important to note that there is

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  vibe check i'm basically living at MIT again

  

  being cautious and practicing social-distancing, it is nice to see people ... remote UROPs/jobs for the summer and it's nice to be in a space where we ... for granted once I left MIT, so it's wonderful to be back in this kind

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX Sneak Peek A teeny tiny sneak preview of BC REX. I mean really. It's basically useless.

  

  Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, all the way from Madrid, Spain, I bring you: a totally useless sneak peak of Orientation. This is what my desk looked like as I planned out BC's REX schedule. It's going

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 31, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  If you think MIT is all work and no play, let us take you for a spin ... spring and fall semesters, the Independent Activities Period is a special ... to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are Psets?

  If you're interested in MIT, you have to learn a little bit about ... ; for many, problem-solving is the essence of the MIT education. Faculty vary as to the portion of course credit derived from psets. In some cases
• Blog / Challenges

  Alone some thoughts on spending winter break in mit

  

  , it’s not as if everyone’s going to go home, right? I thought that maybe ... break, expecting to be mostly alone, knowing that it’d be really different ... to people. It’s gotten to me. It’s not that there aren’t people around

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Credit for Reddit i am internet and so can you

  

  , mom     One of the best ways to learn is to teach, both ... 't even known it was possible to do Serious Academic Research about social ... proposal. But he liked my idea. And he offered to help me improve it. Ed was

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Minecraft: Discuss Open thread.

  

  't anything else to this post. Minecraft is a fun silly game in which you can do ... should be stressing out about that, this blog post is about something else entirely: Minecraft. What is Minecraft? Quoth Wikipedia: a sandbox building

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  contemplate what it is like to be a “woman at MIT.” The only differences that I ... mathematics.” It seems that MIT is increasingly cited as a paragon for the ... is crucial to have “someone up your sleeve who will save you,” Dr

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006