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• Blog / Hacks

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

  

  Activities Period (IAP) is long gone ----> You, like myself, may be wondering why it’s been so long since I last updated you with anything. It ... . I went to the beach: After my last IAP class was officially over.  I

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC’s Q&A with Dean Kelley of Pixar’s Coco (he also worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Monsters University, and The Incredibles 2)

  

  States. We were doing a lot of like Danny Phantom kind of flash graphic ... University which was my first film, and then I started on Coco and that’s what ... long it takes and having a lot of patience. It’s kind of a disposable art

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 8, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  a Navy scholarship to help pay for college. From there, I got a degree in mechanical engineering -- actually I got two degrees. I had so much fun at MIT I decided to stay an extra year and finish my master's degree

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  selecting for obsession

  

  who represented the United States at the International Chemistry ... , making him the latest among my exes to pursue a STEM doctorate degree. My

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

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

  

  midst of 30-something-degree weather, it began to snow. Much to the ... the president of the United States. Things were slightly anti

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  dorms I could live in. Some people around me--my mom who went to her state ... history of Stanford University. There's a lot else but that's a rant for ... 're strong enough to get over it, however long it takes. And I do still think

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  University of Maryland dammit) - This class helped me connect with my roots ... Circuits Lab and Solid State Circuits (also a lab class) - These classes ... schools, so I decided to apply to MIT as a bit of a long shot after my

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 20, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  the philosophy that as long as I’m satisfied with myself that I ... never sleep. It’s hard to be productive in a sleep-deprived state. But ... in it. It is certainly not the center of the universe.” -Joey Rafidi

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Felicitation Answers... and hopefully minimal snark.

  

  applying for University this year and I have no idea where to apply, besides ... Mellon is a popular choice for CS, and that Case Western (in my home state ... arrival... I'm wondering how long I can get away without buying a real

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  universe that humans are merely approximating (platonism). Though, for the ... November Rule specifically. The November Rule states* that first years should ... isn’t a universally agreed upon ‘November Rule’. Note that (in this

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking Forward and Backward 10 Memories and 8 Resolutions

  

  driving up the whole eastern United States and realizing, standing in my ... it. 10. Walking over the Harvard Bridge in 2 degree temperatures with a real feel of -15 degrees. Just don’t do this one. Highly not recommended

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  , University of Northern Iowa (http ... and Literature University of Northern Iowa January 2006 The Statement ... Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing at the University of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  ’s like I’m putting on a persona. Every word sounds fake. Or maybe I should ... things for god knows how long—someone more well-versed in EC history could

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Needles That was anticlimactic.

  

  would look with that gold hoop, or that fake green diamond stud with that ... needle missed my ear completely? I’d endure an IAP-long struggle recovering

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 24, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogging Is The Salt Shaker Of My Life thinly veiled platitude included free in box of metaphors

  

  are, in fact, fake people made up by MIT? A lot of bloggers are fresh ... Institvte. It's been a long three days. I don't really care how space

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  CPW isn't a typical weekend, but as long as you understand that coming ... far from "fake" -- actually, it is the true MIT, in a supersaturated

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  weekend, but as long as you understand that coming in to the weekend, I think you can learn a lot. That being said, CPW is far from "fake

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  when the world gets too heavy put it on my back

  

  answers to or clearly understand, at least not for a long, long time. this ... of something i've been carrying for a long, long time. weird specific ... seventh grade. beach bunny i recently saw beach bunny in concert!!! like

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 11, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a physics major (for now) feeling scholarly, part 2/2

  

  interested in pursuing physics beyond my undergraduate degree. There's a good ... way the laws of the universe flow out of math equations, I love solving ... . This project is exactly the kind of work I can see myself pursuing long

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 26, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  it's worth letting you know that really really long e-mails will often ... . "Distinguish" can mean "win every math award ever offered by the United States of ... . Is it very hard to find work with a physics degree? Also, do you kind

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013