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• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA-mazing Lots of tidbits about the biology program at MIT.

  

  book and a complete set of notes won't give you the actual answers. As ... anything is definitely harder if English isn't your first language. I'm not ... who doesn't understand. Last night, for example, a bunch of us were

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  a year of counting fish the shape of real work

  

  I didn’t, or else be willing to put in time that I didn’t. And we’re a ... airport with a member of my group who was flying out that night. “I’m glad ... When I was a freshman I joined a plasma physics lab. Plasma physics

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 11, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Lovin’ Tell me more, tell me more!

  

  , right?! Of course, there is A LOT more, but for the sake of space, I won't ... from the lifeguarding skills (I'm still a certified lifeguard!), I can ... to get into college. If you don't want to pay $3000 to go to a 6-week

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  class taught by a Pulitzer Prize-winner. I got a B+." Wow, I'm a jerk ... still wasn't enough to earn me my favorite grade in the class: an A ... then I remembered: at least I'm not a triple amputee. I should be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing! !!!!!!!

  

  : :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) Mathura: scared samvaran, hahaha me: LOL, poor guy. i'm giggling in my room. i'm basically not sane right now. Mathura: lolllllllllllllllllllllllll ... docks around 9 p.m. last night, relishing the warm temperature and gentle

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more school, no more books Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.

  

  , just a test review led by the TAs. I don't believe in test reviews (I think I've attended a grand total of one since the end of my freshman year), so I'm not going tomorrow. Which means that 7.27 (human disease) and 9

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  Aha! We have a question! Jon asks "Also, I was wondering (uh oh here's a question) if you could tell me how easy it is to double major in two ... literature but I'm concerned that it will be too tough to try to get degrees in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  I had a terrible week Also, I think that making puns about the President is Obaminable.

  

  life. If I'm not mistaken, there was a 3.091 class survey last year that ... 's a harsh claim. Perhaps you might soften it down until it's fluffy like a throw pillow*. Alright: Let's just say that the week of October 19

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Crazy admissions stories A story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions process.

  

  families walking away with a good impression, but don't always go according ... , Corinne M. Fisk, a classmate of the student who witnessed the pseudo ... . "They have never met a problem they can't solve without writing a check

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  country, Massachusetts General Hospital, is a short one-stop T-ride across ... for my new UROP. I'm super excited to be working in a tissue engineering lab this semester and although I'm just now learning a lot of new

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  digits of pi? Or maybe there's a mysterious tradition that even I don't ... ? (looks at Frank) Didn't that one girl say there's going to be a guest ... Pi Day is a big deal at MIT. Not only does it go hand-in-hand with

  • by Jebby B. '25
  • March 7, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: The Sunsical The sunshine of May 12th

  

  all nighter There ain't nothing better then a cold cider It's like a ...   a musical by Erick '17 sung to the tune of "Summertime" by ... ;   ♫Feels something like summertime Classe are over in a matter of time

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 12, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  many different courses, and a handful from Harvard too.  This year, I'm ... mechanical engineering class. So while I can't really provide a success ... whatever else you're working on. I don't know if GPA is that strong of a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  facts, and I’m involved in the Action Challenge, which is a challenge to ... As a brand new bright-eyed freshman here, you’ll quickly discover ... pizza so I’m going there instead. No interest in volunteering with the Red

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I My Spanish adventures!

  

  (whose number I still can't remember), a monthly metro pass, my own desk at ... hilarious! So, I'm having a great time over here! I live right near Puerta ... Como vosotros debéis saber, voy a pasar el verano trabajando con

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 9, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Sneezes a deep and in-depth analysis of an everyday occurrence

  

  . I’d say I’m about 90% better right now, but because I still have some ... am currently sneezing at a rate of around 1.3 billion times more ... how old you are, this can equate to a whole lot of sneezes you have

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  two years after my book auction in retrospect

  

  make. I called my parents in a panic because I didn’t know what to do ... didn’t know what she was doing.  I’m also grateful to Chris, because he ... On April 16th, 2020, my life changed. That’s a kitschy way to put it

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  the best in some competition. I'm not saying that here at MIT, we don't ... challenge. Obviously, we wouldn't have come to MIT if we weren't up for a ... As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  18.S190 that's .0093 more than 18.S097!

  

  "]there didn't exist a class on proof writing.[/annotation] So students were ... obvious when it isn't. And this, is a problem. One my class tries to remedy ... there isn't a world in which I would give up the opportunity to teach this

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 27, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Temporary Band Entry Title And we hope we passed the audition.

  

  "Tenzing," I'm totally going to give a free concert here. Maybe during Fall ... hadn't been able to deny such a request all night, so we broke out in a ... tonight and give a free midnight concert all over campus except for Building

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 1, 2005