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• Blog / Academics & Research

  This entry has a surprise ending While you wait for decisions to come out, I remind you that people at MIT…

  

  upperclassmen scrambling to finish their quantum problem sets also provided for ... doing laundry. (The “Did You Know?” opener is a throwback to the olden ... Hawaii sell Spam.” I, however, sorely lack his flair for distinguishing

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Reactors are my friends. Four things you would never expect to find in a real MIT laboratory.

  

  into oil. How do you turn a turkey into oil? Well, Chester, according to ... a pot, grind it up, heat it up to 250 C and 40 atmospheres, dehydrate it, then heat it up to about 500 C, and BAM! distill off some usable

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So apparently the Media Lab figured out how to 3D print glass and it's pretty glorious

  

  tied to techniques used for its formation. From the discovery of core ... has given rise to a new universe of possibilities for uses of the ... a way to 3D print glass. I'd actually seen some objects on display at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  right for me—the one where I am unafraid to experiment, where I can always ... in. I would’ve gone to the “right” college for the wrong reasons. So ... will get to the place that is right for you, not just because of merit

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Totally awesome Incoming GEL students win big in the OnStar Student Developer Challenge

  

  This is an entry I’ve been meaning to write for about a month because ... (for example, “end call” or “go to another page”) for every point in the ... finalists for the contest, which meant a free trip to California to present

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The end of an era Veronica Mars was canceled. That, or the seniors left. Interpret the title as you will.

  

  for no reason. Rar.) I was in the floor lounge to distract myself from ... aspired to BE her. For real. But then she just became whiny and self ... does idiotic things to ruin her relationship with her dad in exchange for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  trick question - that we're looking for applicants to fill every second of ... the rest. For the ones you keep, write great descriptions to give the ... . We evaluate everything based on the US system. For example, students

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  craze how a blog gets born

  

  love to use paint as a base for mixed media things) or a new media ... critic (I sometimes describe my cuisine experience to whoever is out for a ... comes to mind   I've been journalling, as I have been for years I

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  everyone i know goes away in the end why i've never done misti

  

  . i was given the chance, in april 2021, to spend the first half of 2022 ... decision, and talking to people, and declined in the end, because i "didn't want to spend that much time away from mit." i never applied to a misti

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  I Finally Finished Intro Programming ...it took 2.5 years

  

  . However, 6.0002, like doing my taxes, seemed like something to avoid for as ... credit for 6.0001, by taking an advanced standing exam, didn't go so well ... ahead of my peers, so this came as a disappointment. I resolved to take 6

  • by Alex M. '21
  • May 22, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  deep talks , strange person

  

  activation energy for doing so was dummy high and because I didn't want to miss ... at MIT...and surrounded by my friends. I attribute this to general ... doesn't cut it for my social battery anymore, so I make an active effort

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  my year in music, volume 2 just another excuse for me to talk about how much i love music tracking software

  

  to this song on repeat for the entirety of IAP. i'm not sure why, it ... for spring break, and of course we had to stop in salzburg for the sound ... : distant worlds tour when it came to boston in april, making up for six years

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 26, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  companies that you may possibly work at it is nice to always stick around for ... [By Doug Sanchez '14] After taking 2.97 (Design for People) I changed my major to 2A and decided to concentrate in product design. I was

  • by ARTalk
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Greetings from MIT Labs! Introducing MIT: The Game

  

  internet connection, it may take a few moments, or minutes, to download for ... admissions staff, it allows students to experience all the best parts of an MIT ... -dozen current students in a room with a bunch of pizza and soda for 48 and let

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Art? It's late, but not too late.

  

  back, for 5.07: Biological Chemistry. There's something to be said for ... I am done with finals and very excited about that; you may be able to ... that I appreciated during finals week: For 10.213: Chemical Engineering

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  As The Saying About Assumptions Goes… Assume = Ass + U + Me.

  

  hearts and true passions. I mentioned to the group that at MIT we look for ... in order of priority). (We'll pause here to clarify for the record that ... . Obviously this person wasn't admitted to MIT for being good at daydreaming

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [april fools] interview with james e. tetazoo and isn't discovering part of the fun?

  

  hanging chalkboxes for our blackboard.  what’s your favorite place to get ... some reason. for a late-night snack, i’ll often go to the [annotation ... place for longer than they thought they had to.  what was your favorite

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • April 1, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2018 Graduates from MIT

  

  having the chance to know you, and more hopeful for the world that you are ... for them. Congratulations to the Class of 2018. May the wind be ever at ... when I first returned to admissions from graduate school. It was a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.

  

  date for documents to show up in the tracking system -- this means there ... updates The deadline to schedule your interview if you are applying for ... now. January is the last month for Regular Action applicants to take

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  deeply. I’ve been wanting to have this group project experience at MIT for ... community, and reminded me to make space for connecting with my cultures more ... want to go back for longer, perhaps for a season or a year, long enough

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024