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• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  't representative of a typical weekend at MIT. It is true that CPW isn't a typical ... the time. We will offer UROP tours (sign up at CPW headquarters), and ... underrepresents the importance of undergraduate research at MIT. Similarly, you may

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

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  . I couldn't bear the feeling of my room anymore. I was ready to be at ... proud of me for getting help. Which at first felt really patronizing. Why ... . This sort of behemoth of an aquarium, simply doesn't exist at the New

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i (kinda) studied for finals brought to you by "a PNR mindset"

  

  to look at the solutions for help on all problems to varying degrees ... of course grew bored and angered at physics after a couple hours, so I ... .   FINALS WEEK Monday - 8.01 I woke up at the ass-crack of dawn (8

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 22, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  some IAP adventures as told by my camera roll

  

  the noodles, pulling the noodles, etc., but at the end of the day, we ... lot of fun. Admittedly, I'm really good at [annotation note="I mean, it ... ="72269" /] We moved into our performance space at the end of IAP, so here's a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 4, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  New York at 11:00 AM. Of course, the Fung Wah Bus Company hurriedly ... their website, but I'm not good at this kind of thing anyway. Anyhoo, four ... describing the entirety of my visit, you can check out Mitra's entry on the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  ourselves at the last item of the day, a Leif Eriksson statue. At this point ... , notably, some of the items at Jamaica Pond) for my last trip. This, in ... Kendall/MIT and headed down to Forest Hills, all the way at the very end of

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall 2024 🍂 aka, things settle down.

  

  !!!!) -Becoming a Friend of the Ohms, visiting the Ohms’ performance at UMass along ... bunch of time banging everything in the room together at [annotation note ... . There was a sign at the end that promised free samples of broccoli cheddar

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  at the beginning and the end of the course so students can assess their ... perhaps the most famous class at MIT, and Prof. Slocum is one of the best ... economies. Matt notes: 14.02 was one of my favorite classes at MIT. Prof

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  year at MIT is time management in all senses of the phrase. The ... firmly anything at all), it's been reassuring to hear the affirmation of ... an extension, you can either email our office at admissions at mit dot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  cluster that's deliciously quiet and empty at this time of night. :-) Okay, as we leave, we enter a hallway... at the end of which lies a ... warm weather, and finally, the cost of real estate. I declined an offer

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  21: The Movie Afterthought: You probably have to had seen the movie to understand this entry fully. =/

  

  Sturgess), an incredibly brilliant student at MIT who is capable of rattling ... at the end, most of the side plotlines (and the major plot twist at the ... . * The movie is not shot on MIT campus at all. Most of the "in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Back From Vacation Tales of swing sets and answers to the various questions in my inbox.

  

  the deadline to accept MIT's offer of admission? You need to return our ... will begin looking at candidates during the week of May 8. How can I ... topics. For the best source of information, please visit web

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Design in Boston [By Doug '14] Events that showcase the creative capital in and around Boston.

  

  without you even noticing it. One aspect of responsive web design is seen at ... future career. Since most events are hosted at the headquarters of large ... though of how everything around us was “designed.” I took 2

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blast From The Past: Garage Hero! Turn your Guitar Hero controller into a MIDI Garageband device.

  

  earth, or at the very least when Facebook didn't yet offer photos or groups as features and you couldn't friend folks at other schools and it ... me thinking. So I spent the better part of a month trying to figure

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 24, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken Burrito for the Lab Rat’s Soul Because a personalized blog entry is just like five dollars.

  

  from 10.302: Transport Processes. "There are two ways to look at this ... day requiring some comfort food at the end. I haven't been to Star Market in three weeks and the shelves of my formerly bomb

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Mine hands are broken reflections on many a year of carpal tunnel syndrome

  

  't remember what it felt like anymore, just that I felt a bit of real fear at ... at the same time, avoiding injury. I have deep scars on both knees ... then I moved to Boston, where it wasn't 100 degrees from 8 am til dusk

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 14, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedilemmas Schedule + dilemma = most incompetent-sounding portmanteau ever

  

  -accessible treehouse, crawled onto the cold-tiled roof, and stared at the thick haze of ... Google calendarism: [See legend at end of post to decode course numbers ... to register for every single class offered at the Institvte if they

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 7, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  More for Admitted Students What to do now if you've been admitted to MIT.

  

  MIT Portal: Over at MyMIT, you'll find a bunch of stuff only available to ... you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you ... Hello, MIT Class of 2016! Here are some things that admitted students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second… Fifth Week?

  

  probably a good indicator of how busy one can get at MIT if he or she tries ... 'm looking at the MS in transportation offered by the civil engineering ... 'm here to do is tell you about life at MIT. Selection's all over and the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mad scientist? “Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to…

  

  degree of instructor interaction; some really great professors (J. King, T ... by obsessive behavior and the employment of extremely dangerous or ... hours of lecture, 2 hours of “Scientific Communication” class, 8 hours of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 15, 2007