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• Blog / MIT Life

  Sun off a beach The one where it rains. I mean, another one where it rains.

  

  forlornly upon the rocky shore for a very long while. Then we perked up and ... this happened. Well, it was a little cold, for the first time in a few ... . Sorry. That's an apology for a lot of things. Please don't go stalking

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Classes

  

  would actually read for pleasure as well as work. The material is ... was a really wonderful class. But seriously, this isn't just for Course ... average)! And Ben Vandiver, my TA for the class, is terrific. 9.02 Brain

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Likelihood

  

  "likely admit" letters for RD applicants before the actual deadline? I know some other top colleges do." For those of you not up to speed on what a ... take place up to several months before formal acceptance letters hit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Love that dirty water

  

  I've returned from France to the States just in time for lots of ... on the road again for my Admissions World Tour 2004. Well, maybe not ... (you can RSVP at this link). Yesterday was a pretty good day. For most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 1, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  All About The Author A bit about me and my job as Director of this site.

  

  web sites for their admissions programs. These sites are great sources ... , written for a large audience with widespread interests. Great for getting a taste, but what if you really want a closer look? What if you hunger for

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 6, 2004
• Blog / People & Identities

  on the atlanta shootings from an asian american woman

  

  and other MIT Admissions bloggers for opening up conversations about ... Content warning for hate crimes, anti-Asian racism, gun violence ... , their GoFundMes are here. This write-up isn’t intended to be activism or

  • by Rona W. '23
  • March 26, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Sentimentality a.k.a. Why I'm So Glad I Picked MIT.

  

  desperately to curl up in a hole and wait for time to just pass me by. When Camp ... Last night, I went to bed at 5 am. This morning, I woke up at 9 am ... the dance floor and covering up our noob status by fiddling about with

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flame War A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.

  

  to the form didn't work. For anyone. No big deal so far. No one ... replied back, agreeing. The only other option for the night being homework ... got a few favorable responses. A faction of students set up a meeting

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sunday in the Park With chemistry

  

  thy salad (/exaggeration). Every morning for the past two weeks, I ... wake up two hours before classes start (meaning between 7:00 and 8 ... roommate). Within 10 minutes of waking up, I'm running down Massachusetts

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  chemistry, physics), sign up for extracurricular activities and explore career ... . The hardest part about essay writing for me is actually coming up with a ... parameters until you find a set-up that feels most comfortable for you. For

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  wherever you go, there you are alive internet theory

  

  year some life I've engineered to the good for all my peers. Did you know it snows up there? Nothing like the Vegas scene, but you're still ... days ago, while I was studying for finals. I [annotation note="shocker, i

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 30, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  to see fizzing water. They can drink soda for that. Feeling a little guilty for bringing such a lame demonstration, I filled up a film canister ... jumped up and down and grabbed each other and tried to climb on the table

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  This Entry is Really Long. And my pictures won't upload :(Edit: Actually, they finally did! Yay!

  

  and to have them come up to you afterwards and thank you for what you ... elegant stone terraces, we trekked up a mountain, at the top of which was a ... on gyroscopes, gas theory, and Gauss’s law. Gyroscopes make up one of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sewing minus the machine Costume Design: Featuring the best non-stick-figures I've ever drawn!

  

  I'm taking a somewhat lighter course load this semester. I signed up for the header software design class that assigns 15-hour-per-week psets ... of high school, but I mostly design and sew clothes for myself. If you

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 21, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing

  

  summer is a key time for us to travel, work on dormant projects, and take ... figured I'd blog because I've been quiet for awhile and there are some ... portfolios at the Bay Area Maker Faire. Along the way I got to meet up with Ari

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  Healthy Eating Craze It is not difficult to be a vegetarian here at MIT

  

  , about once every other month. The people surrounding me have brought up ... eating.  I have been a vegetarian for about four years and I've had a fairly weak immune system for what seems like forever, but it had never

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Me Anything! Responses life and admissions

  

  walkers" app that you can sign up for) or tutoring online for Chegg Tutors ... up for CPW (Campus Preview Weekend), which is mid-April. You must com ... summer, such as applying for housing or setting up your MIT email account

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  reviewing MIT’s Intro To Deep Learning the highs and lows of the beloved IAP class

  

  proposal also put MIT-based teams up for the "grand prizes" of Apple Watches ... the class started, it has kind of blown up due to all of the lectures ... time. Each day was scheduled for "two" lectures, one given by Alexander

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 12, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty weeks later a post of galactic proportions

  

  ? Immediately after the wrap-up, people started a Discord server for people who ... philosophical goals and target metrics. "Fun for all teams" ended up being the ... , really deserve the credit for coming up with many of the ideas. It was Rob

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 6, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  starting over and over again

  

  semester, maybe three, which for me is probably an all-time low. Of course ... into a pretty turbulent time, then April and May bringing the usual ramp-up ... format for blogs, and that I would resort to them often.  The reason I like

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 11, 2022