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• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  on thursday morning, i woke up at 9 am, after only six hours of sleep ... at least had to put some amount of effort into the project. when i ... , and mucus discharged from my faucet of a nose. unsurprising, given what

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  So the four year roller coaster called "Quest for a degree from MIT" has come to a close. And of course, it wouldn't be blogworthy unless there was more of a story than that. So this semester I had just one

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Of Orange Juice and Animal Hats. How the Flintstones failed me.

  

  ’t called in a week. I’ve been kind of hosed. Mom: Are you sick again? You ... , I’ve been taking my vitamins. And I’m on my third carton of orange ... . Like, I had walking pneumonia at least twice in high school, have managed

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 1) Another IAP. Another Country.

  

  'm really suprised at the number of public toilets there are in Tokyo. Shame ... it. >"< Last IAP, we had 3 hours of class everyday in the ... Japanese couple who loves to travel (the grandmother, at 67 years, is

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  taking some of these classes in the future, whether on OCW or at MIT ... , and how I look at the world. 6.172 taught me a lot of technical things ... what the magic is at every level. Besides setting one up for plenty of

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 20, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  upon date by which students reply to offers of admission. Following May 1, we take about a week to determine the state of the incoming class, and ... According to the admissions profession's Code of Ethics and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laura Stonehill: Designing Italian Pedestrian Bridges Laura Stonehill spent a summer working at a civil engineering company in Venice, Italy.

  

  the weekends and spent a week at the end of her internship traveling to ... . These were Masters students working as part of their degree. Laura ... program. As the daughter of Italian immigrants, she was very excited about

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  decision, including the 52 to whom we have offered admission. At that point ... , and we know many of you have been awaiting news about our wait list. Today, May 15th - which happens to be the International Day of Families

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  campus. It's this feeling of people at work, constantly thinking and ... incredibly unique to MIT that I didn't really find at any of the other universities I applied to. Everyone at MIT was so open and accepting of people

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Want To Play Music @ MIT? (informally, that is.)

  

  When I got my first guitar at age 3, I immediately began dreaming of ... look forward to hearing music all over campus, at all hours of the day ... to college - I played solo in coffeehouses, as half of an acoustic duo

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Senior Bucket List, Pt. I Do ALL the things!

  

  -time favorites. When I accepted my offer to come to MIT, one of the first thoughts ... 't realize how important of a role they play in your life until you back at the ... varying degrees of notice (1 day-5 minutes). Left: Well, these guys kept

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 18, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Eye Of The Storm Reflections in the brief moment between the last hours of selection committee and the release…

  

  -decision-release onslaught of comments. It's eerily quiet, which is both nice and unsettling at ... - I can't remember a time in which I was alone here. I hope that all of ... every year.) Having said that, there are of course many of you to whom we

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  My Wednesday: 9:00 AM -- Swim Test at the Zesiger (Z) Center. For ... -- Attend 15.501: Corporate Accounting lecture 2:30 PM -- Volunteer at the ... , non-profit organizations, or academic course offerings in and around MIT

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins Putnam math competition

  

  , and the opportunity to study math for a year at the University of ... undergraduate mathematics competition in North America. Of the top 5 students ... , Civil & Environmental Engineering). Twenty of the top 75 competitors

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  architect of Simmons Hall. I'll update you on the lecture and also answer some ... that some of you have not heard from your host. Do not worry. I assure you that you have a host, and that you will be well taken care of while

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Kickstart My Art highest form of expression

  

  culture at MIT. MIT has a lot of students who are creative, self ... architecture, people, and events representative of life at MIT.   The ... talented web developer and photographer studying Computer Science here at MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are We Waiting For answer: FPOPs to begin!

  

  participate in one of 22 Freshman Pre-Orientation Programs (FPOPs), which offer students an early introduction to in the social life of learning at MIT. As ... Freshman orientation for the Class of 2018 officially begins in two

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  On Valentine's Day, (boy/girl)friends of MIT students have a unique ... - offered these options: 1. Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder 2. Can ... Green The Muses - a female a cappella group - offered these options: 1. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions ...and happy thanksgiving!

  

  teacher who no longer teaches at my school, and, as of today, he had not ... grades for these courses instead of looking at an SAT II score?" I'm not on ... been taught, even despite taking all of my school's offered physics and

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  Finally seeing the light at the end of the EA tunnel! Here are the ... example (in case one is admitted at all) to have pointed School of ... rather at the end of your freshman year. They know that it would be

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006