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• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  typical day is like for an MIT student. Although that's a very good question, it's actually really hard to answer, for two reasons. First, MIT is ... computing to practicing for the upcoming performance of A Midsummer Night

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  academic preparation for MIT. If there is an extenuating circumstance that
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  into a socialist utopia. But, prior to leaving for home for spring break ... be experiencing MIT for yourselves this spring, whether for the first time on a campus tour or during CPW (for those of you attending-I hope

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Only Answer I Have "Just a couple of sentences."

  

  I think you guys set a record for ben.mitblogs.com - 353 comments in ... experience, and not some MIT-sanctioned, carefully crafted spin. Thank you for being human and for recognizing that I am the same. I had a long response

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Things change, but the friends remain

  

  picked up running. I guess that's what happens in your late 20s and 30s.

  • by Celena C. '12
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  the view from my window and netflix's view of my window through another window

  

  It snowed on Saturday. Here's what I woke up to on Sunday. [caption id="attachment_50082" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] needs more l o o m i n g  s h a d o w and weather-dirtied window[/caption] And here

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 21, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  11 / senior spring almost there

  

  to set the mood: episodes - mishegas here are some photos I took on a warm sunny day warm sunny days were rare this semester rainy, cold days made it more bearable to hole up in the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 23, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  cooling off it snowed? snew?

  

  Sometimes it's easy to get frustrated with the world. There's too much happening to keep up with everything, and it seems like nothing ever seems to go right. Frustration is a part of the human experience and a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Vicious Cycle Why MIT may not be for everyone and IHTFP

  

  EDIT: I encourage everyone who connects with this comic even a little bit to read some of the discussion in the comments; it's an outpouring of advice from a wide variety of students and alumni and brings up a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Knock On Wood Can I Graduate?

  

  someone. 3:57 AM In Bed. Will wake up at 8 am and read it over one more

  • by Bryan
  • May 10, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Has Been Found! Mystery Hunt 2007 is quasi-over.

  

  "At 2:14am on Sunday January 14th Dr. Awkward managed to defeat the devil and regain their immortal soul (in coin form)." This means Mystery Hunt is quasi-over. At 5:30 PM today, there will be a wrap up session

  • by Bryan
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Poaching Imagination Just a few more hours.

  

  abrupt end. No more hope, no more setting up webcams in mailboxes, no more

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Not in our stars, but in ourselves Or in ourselves not to see our stars... or something.

  

  wherein the sun lines up perfectly along the infinite corridor. Having seen ... (18 minutes early) and headed up to the third floor to check out the ... you would walk down the corridor on the first floor and then go up the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  In The Mail Well folks, the time has come. The letters are in the mail.

  

  Well folks, the time has come. Note that the pic up top has changed to reflect the clean-shaven face, as promised (sorry mootmom, but a pact is a pact). :-) Enjoy these other pics from the day's festivities

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does pass/no record work?

  may designate up to 48 units to be graded on a pass/no record basis
• Blog / Admissions

  What should I be doing now? Tips for regular and early applicants.

  

  update on what you might want to be thinking about: For Regular Action ... for your interviewer (Educational Counselor) on the MyMIT website. [If ... 1 by the time you interview, but you must have registered for My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Some CPW Thoughts The latest on CPW planning from the Admissions Office.

  

  matching you with an MIT student host for CPW. With a record number of you expected for CPW, and a large portion of the campus hoping to serve as a host for you, you can imagine how time consuming this can be. Even daylight

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An American Idol Math Question You guys are all good in math; help me out with this one.

  

  stay open for two hours following the show. Seacrest said that 50 million people registered their votes, roughly 16.67 million for each contestant ... for two hours - the system is not actually measuring anything. Let

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

  

  preparation for the meeting, we were all assigned the same three applications to ... is completely true: we are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers. As we say in our "Preparing For MIT

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It all comes to this The Senior Thesis (cue dramatic music)

  

  The expectations for second semester seniors are high. By then, you ... doing homework. What do you have to show for it? What monumental task will prove that all of your tooling has made you a better thinker? For most MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 23, 2008