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• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  the thief didn't have time to get a new lock for it so I just walked it ... ! (although I'm a little bummed out about having to miss the MIT Mystery Hunt ... I was looking at the calendar a few days ago and thought to myself

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Life Changing Classes at MIT ft. ec-discuss

  

  (plus it's a bit sad that the class doesn't have a final project), but I ... consume. This class tends to change a bit every semester, so I can't speak ... 's really fun and cool) is something I'm glad I found a way to do, and would

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

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  tournament in four years. "A lot of people don't know it, but they offer more ... -along card. "I wouldn't want to leave without giving them a Book of Mormon," he ... a bonus related article. Enjoy! Fannin finds more than academics at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  Taking the L: Part ✌️ My goal was Heaven anyways.

  

  zombie that wasn’t very good at being a zombie. I needed to make a change ... for graduating, and I don’t even necessarily need 6.101 for course 2A6 ... not failure, and even if it is, that isn’t a bad thing. Failure is not

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 13, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visualize this! My new UROP We've got some really cool stuff going on this semester

  

  year I'm starting in a new lab. The group is in MIT CSAIL (the Computer ... It’s a new school year, and I’ve started UROPing in a new lab! For anyone who doesn't know, the UROP (Undergraduate Research OPportunities

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Valentine’s Day Special Featuring calculus, people who hate me, and a picture puzzle

  

  Hawking. I'm a huge fan of conservation laws (you know, like mass and energy ... sending me a Valentine. In no particular order: 1.John Curtice I'm ... everyday places, especially when you wear the Pope hat. I wasn't wearing a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  who were interning in NYC. They didn't have a couch, I literally just ... couldn't sleep for more than an hour at a time. But it was all worth it ... After attending many entrepreneurship networking events as a college

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  Doctor Russ. Lieutenant Colonel Russ Lachance, a grad student I ... what do with. I just hope he doesn't complicate things any further by ... to his thesis defense in full uniform: Doesn't Professor Tester (my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  example. I'm glad that I didn't pick a living group by trying to find the ... absorption line. I'm sure each of Casseiopeia's body parts has a story to tell ... . Unfortunately I didn't have a notebook with me, so I whipped out a sheet of paper

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

  November Questions Omnibus 1 As usual, Q & A.

  

  independent research. I'm a physics buff and over the last four years, I ... if it isn't flawed, then you probably don't need a Bachelor's Degree ... country and focus on selecting a class. Don't worry, we'll pay as much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  making weren’t a good use of my time and weren’t making my application any ... only so many hours in a week. Everyone needs down time. Don’t compromise ... made you decide to put all this effort into a transfer application? Don’t

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  dehumanizing to reduce anybody to such a label. Okay, but maybe I'm taking ... Cafe Luna, a nearby diner. We talked about Lupe's course and came up with ... oversubscribed. "I've written a few raps," Wenjun said. "What about you?" "Get me

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  Another Type of Mens et MANUS There are 20 students in iHouse. We were in 17 countries this summer. Beat that.

  

  about that. To be willing to risk and to explore. I'm sorry in a way that ... QUOTE: "My advice to a high school student interested in science as a ... about the answers. My advice to a high school sophomore or junior

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What it’s like being back

  

  's the moment where you come back and you realize that this isn't like a ... 've had a lot to do and thus unsurprisingly, I've kept pretty busy. Yes ... flier miles would've been a good idea.) I spent the last week and a half

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ¿Cómo se dice…? La única cosa que he aprendido en la clase de español.(Blame Google Translator if that…

  

  aren't careful you'll get marked a tourist instantly if you mispronounce ... . Snively Advice Your mission, if you choose to accept it: Don't sound like a ... . Sorry about no blog entries lately, I'm trying to adjust to a new sleep

  • by Snively '11
  • June 11, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  movies when I'm having a bad day. They cheer me right up. No, I'm actually ... frustration. Of course, there are always a few people who aren't able to pull ... are, you have what it takes, but just aren't a part of the establishment

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  homecoming to a new school year and adventure

  

  Aiden and Emma and showing them Random, a dorm they haven't stepped foot ... semester represented everything I didn't want out of a semester. Last ... for friends and people. I'm hoping this way I won't get too bogged down

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 16, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rejoicing A few things worth celebrating.

  

  ), but I can't go home yet because I have 7.31 at 3:00 in the Whitehead Center for Biomedical Research. So I'm a) alleviating boredom, b) avoiding ... hopefully no one is looking for a grand unified theme. First, I would like to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senioritis We'd fight for a cure if we weren't so lazy.

  

  I'm not going to lie; being a senior pretty much rocks. I'm only ... be like "I'm getting straight D's, baby!" because wouldn't it be cool ... matter what your background is, and people don't even notice after a few

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 2, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Boys like cars and money $1 billion is not enough for thefacebook, but $9 an hour is good enough for…

  

  Environment offices, when I was accosted by a man in a bicycle taxi. MAN: "Hey, do you want a ride? It's almost free!" ME: "Well, no, I'm actually only ... . Sometimes. Well, there used to be a hammer. And I didn't know about it. And

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 25, 2006