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• Blog / Academics & Research

  10,000 Ways That Won’t Work

  

  just sat there and shook my head in silence. “No? What about a ... semesterly UROP evaluation form. And so, with the same regret I’ve felt the previous semester, I checked the “Other” box and moved on to the rest of the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 27, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  Sometimes, I forget how much I love MIT, and then I realize that the ... Dame one time, powder blue men’s basketball shorts, and a navy BoSox hat ... around Boston in this outfit, so I borrow one person’s jeans and get a

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  selecting for obsession

  

  This morning, I was Googling Chris to find a photo of him, and was inadvertently reminded, thanks to news reports, that he was once a child prodigy ... —we’ve known each other forever, and he is my best friend, and when we talk, I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 20, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  We will not be taking anyone from the wait list in 2020 closing out the wait list for the Class of 2024

  

  blog post to announce that and explain why.  As you may know, the wait ... students will accept our offer of admission and enroll at MIT in the fall (as ... to go to the wait list, and almost always do. The students on our wait

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Supporting our DACA Students MIT’s commitment to the safety and well-being of all students has not changed and will…

  

  If you've been following the news, you may know that the Trump ... conditions to work and study in the United States. This reevaluation has been ... reaffirming our support for undocumented students and outlining the relevant MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Using Fireflies.ai to Write a Post About Fireflies.ai behind the scenes: it's pretty meta

  

  and see their values and priorities manifest into their inventions. So I was sitting in the Media Lab when I saw in the news that Fireflies ... , like finishing up my IAP class assignments and moving rooms in my

  • by Erick P. '17
  • February 20, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity What were you doing?

  

  I almost missed the Curiosity landing. My friend Daniel and I were ... LCDs on Wikipedia. Suddenly, Daniel grabbed the computer, and pulled the NASA homepage open; I glanced at the clock, and realized that it was 1

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  science and engineering. As important as it is, international development ... dedicated cadre of people at MIT dedicated to changing that perception - and ... much level, from fostering student groups and Institute initiatives to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  from Harvard, are having breakfast and reading Google News. Suddenly ... a few times to me. One of these was when I was in high school and visiting colleges. A friend and I were part of an Honors Band that weekend

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Dropout Design and the Disco Dance Floor ridiculous ideas can sometimes develop into pretty solid business plans. STORYTIME.

  

  . And for this project, they got it. (Google "Dance Floor") But they also expected it. What they DIDN'T expect was actual interest. It was all fun and ... dance floor To the hip guys and gals at MIT, First off let me say, "Whoa

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 25, 2007
• Blog / Residential Life

  who started the fire? (not clickbait) playing detective

  

  , Sorority, and Independent Living Group) system. My house is called WILG ... ="aligncenter" width="1000"] a news headline about what happened[/caption] I wasn ... called the fire station. The firefighters came and unfortunately sustained

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 28, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  Wild Heaven. ...and that I like REM. 0xE. Huey Lewis & The News ... 's recent post, I decided to set my iTunes on random and see what happened ... have to admit, I do like this song (sippy cup and all). 0x1. REM

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  I Finally Finished Intro Programming ...it took 2.5 years

  

  the news and feeling sad, an art I had mastered during spring break ... into two six-week halves, 6.0001 and 6.0002. My first attempt at getting ... . Like many MIT freshmen, I liked being good at things, and I liked being

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 22, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  ; You may log in using the same username and password that you use to log ... 2018. As of today, and inclusive of Early Action, we have offered ... Class of 2018 includes mathematicians and marksmen and metallurgists

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Snow-bama Snow? Obama? At MIT? AHH.

  

  Hailing from the notoriously hot and humid city of Houston, in which ... amusement of floormate Swetha '13 and with the full support of my roommate Jeanne '13, I pulled out my camera and literally took pictures for about

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fixing a hole First figuratively, then literally.

  

  I walked into 21M.302: Harmony and Counterpoint II today to find this ... hours: However, when Dr. Hughes started lecturing I was polite and put ... bass and the correct preparation and downward resolution of the sevenths

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge, CPW, and YOU! A welcome from a couple of MIT Quest Scholars to our newly admitted Quest Scholars

  

  Preview Weekend (CPW)! Over a thousand students will be on campus and there ... MIT students will be joining us for the event and they are excited to be ... readers of the MIT blogosphere and all admitted MIT Quest Scholars, My name

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • April 2, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rosalind Franklin and Kent State Two more short book reviews and some news of my summer not (directly) relating to…

  

  high school. Anyway, the biography was great and from what I understand ... that flipped Watson's lightbulb switch regarding the structure of DNA and ... subjects I recognized from 3.091 and developed her own preparation technique

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Home, not just a Haus fighting the good fight

  

  are as well. It is hard to not be aware of the news and of the ... Picture this, it is the summer time, and I am finally free from the ... scheduling eating and cooking within my busy schedule, and there are no more

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • June 12, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  moving out i'm leaving for a bit

  

  On Friday, May 22, I put on some waking-up music and started packing down my room. My finals were done, and move-out day was tomorrow. I only ... . Temporary as it had been, my room was a home and a safehouse. With a west

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 12, 2015