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• Blog / IAP

  IAP in Review: Week One IAP should stand for Independent Awesome Period.

  

  things I was planning on doing during IAP...and then I got distracted by ... on writing!) to compare a bunch of genetic sequences. For three hours ... -jitsu lessons as a PE class. I'm really quite glad I decided to take jiu-jitsu, as

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Harry Potter and the Infinite Corridor (updated!) Don't even try to post a spoiler.

  

  spoiler, think again. I've been given permission by admissions to deny or ... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I figured it would be cool to take ... Introduction to Astronomy Looking for Care of Magical Creatures, try 21H.909

  • by Bryan
  • July 20, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Making Tracks

  

  room, still know where I want my life to go, inching away from ... independence, bringing me closer to both myself and my parents. I was recently ... springtime, it's entirely possible to be fulfilled and happy, even when nothing

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The seniors are tired but the frosh are fine

  

  prefrosh are here, so I need to put on a smile, because MIT is supposed to be a happy place, or at least, that's the lie I'm going with ... the whole essence, [1] because I need to be a senior, because

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  experience. I learned how NOT to epoxy my hair by accident, how to deal with ... ’s definitely not because I’ve decided to relax too much and lead a quiet ... -ly duties: 10. I was doing physics:  During IAP you’re only allowed to take

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Update The latest on app tracking, app numbers, etc.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   The Early Action season is shaping up to be a ... Expected 6500 applicants will be another record for MIT admissions By Joanna

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  ice skating don't fall

  

  cj: pushes feet apart wayne: no i mean you need to keep your center of ... physics when ice skating wayne: you can also bend your knees to keep your center of gravity closer to the ground cj: ah, just like in every other

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 16, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Wear Matching Hats Very nearly one year ago, I wore the hat you're all wearing this week.

  

  forward to what is still to do. -- Goethe So I spent the Thanksgiving ... thing in the world you want right now is an acceptance to MIT. You ... it's good enough to take the place of all your future gifts. :-) I was

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keep it simple, stupid I try to choose classes for the fall. Things get messy.

  

  have cool things to talk about. I'm sure you're all excited. In the ... tailored for robotics. I started trying to re-work my fall schedule. I had ... it down to a select few. My ideal schedule looked something like this

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Homestuck Day! and advice about college decisions / cpw

  

  't have to be deep or profound or whatever. Vibes are important. It's 100% acceptable to choose based on whether people recognize your Homestuck jacket ... one of the reasons I chose MIT. I'm celebrating by wearing a Homestuck

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Festival

  

  currently at MIT for Campus Preview Weekend (this post is dedicated to the ... the liquid nitrogen ice cream, provided by the nice folks from Putz ... ... The guys from Tep had an awesome pickle frier which counted to 255 in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Iron Mask what i learned from MF DOOM

  

  I knew what I was going to write about next. I was ready. I even had ... cluttered desktops that got too unwieldy to organize. And then, I saw MF DOOM ... of a thing to happen to someone so large. Another thing that caught me

  • by kellen manning
  • January 2, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  , procrastinating on pre-summer Design/Build/Fly lab cleanup by writing this blog post ... my total time in college is coming to an end. I suppose this is supposed to be one of those posts where I talk about how much I've grown over

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Programs For MIT Students Planning early -- MIT-sponsored ways to make an impact next summer

  

  on a team Fellowship project initiated by the PSC... You do not need to ... ! ------------------------ 1. Public Service Center (PSC) Fellowships -- the PSC aims "to enrich ... interest to the PSC and its donors, so students who apply for these

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  places at mit (favorite) places (to work/study)

  

  the MIT experience unique. I've finally decided to get out my DSLR that has been sitting largely in its tote bag on my shelf because I wanted to ... numbers seems unintuitive. Buildings 3 and 4 should be next to each other

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 27, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Young Guru & the Metropolitan Opera The Arts at MIT

  

  drawn match the wet gray sky, you can think about the work you have to do, and it can all feel artless. But then you might look to your left, and ... Arts Center, and read the sign for an upcoming exhibition, and vow to one

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Perspectives from Deutschland Ich bin Anna und ich studiere Astronomie!

  

  University of Marburg. In the morning, I will walk for twenty minutes to my ... this, I’ll move back to the US for graduate school in astronomy at ... ’ll be using infrared data to learn how the Milky Way formed. But before I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  : Integrated Chemical Engineering 12:00 - 1:00 PM: Lunch/Time to breathe 1:00 - 2 ... was awake. "Hey Boone, I went to office hours for ICE tonight." "Cool ... MIT is about being ridiculously overworked and not getting enough sleep

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  Break New Ground Join the NEW MIT-Chile Program

  

  MISTI is pleased to announce the launch of its eleventh country ... MIT faculty and students to connect with research and innovation in ... Chilean culture and society developed by MISTI staff, which will be

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week of work

  

  made very difficult, but we can earn back up to half the points we lost if by correcting our mistakes. It's a nice feature. Tuesday: I had a 7 ... something to do with codes. Thursday: 9.71 midterm. I was pretty happy about

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 29, 2006