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• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  floor 18, just in time for you to reach the top, stumble onto the elevator ... excellence and progressive leadership. It's common for students to work on ... Matt Damon). For instance, I enjoyed Introduction to Solid State

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  The Craziest 3 Days of Soccer Ever broken records, halloween practice, and senior day!

  

  up to and having to think for the first time about what the team would ... team so much. I can’t wait to see what the post-season has in store for ... Hey, everyone! It’s time for everyone’s favorite update… soccer

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  , gesturing for me to hand the money over. Unfortunately, mom knew of the bet ... just paid my sister dwarfed in comparison to what would be my tuition for ... going anywhere at all. I wanted to go to college, but how would I possibly

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  10 ft from Hasan Minhaj D R E A M S D O C O M E T R U…

  

  I thought to myself, you're right Hasan. It is pretty dope. Not for ... everyone. It's being able to stand up for what's right without fear or second ... .” “But if [the refugees] are willing to wait in line for 2 and a half years

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Selam’s First CPW Some thoughts and odds and ends~

  

  afterward. Then, I’m going to Chocolate City for Ill Vibes, an open mic sort ... tell. It is for this reason that I try to be as tolerant and lenient with ... didn’t think I had been super committed to CPW activities, but I actually

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  Wow. So this is what official blagging* is like. It’s nice to meet ... admissions blogs myself, and so now I feel like I’m obligated to post something ... everyone was posting about first coming/coming back to college, and all the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots II: Attack of the Paradigm Shifts why undergraduate research is so much more than an opportunity

  

  . Course 6-2. I registered for, among other things, 6.01 (intro to EECS). I ... undergrads who would love the opportunity to do research and learn about their ... space for someone. That's how I got my first UROP!) The experience is

  • by Piper '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...

  

  chosen to be the founders of W1. For the next few months, we worked with the architects and MIT administration to finalize the blueprints for our ... administration had plans to increase camaraderie among graduate dorms, to alleviate

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week in the Life: Optimism Edition In which I have a particularly tough, enriching week.

  

  for that project made me a half hour late to 4.42J/2.66J/1.044J ... break for a week to clear our heads. It was a really smart idea, so I ... University. Our studio class met at the T station to visit the site for our

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  Juniors in physics tend to complain a lot. The more of them there are ... , though, I think they complain about junior lab. It's best to come into ... weeks, you are expected to have learned how to operate your first set of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Wonder what an Amtrak station in the middle o’nowhere looks like? Pulling an Anthony on you: pictures of train stations, followed by my IAP so far.

  

  nonblogging is apparently reason for you to yell at me. Please don't. Every post ... related to MIT, except for the fact that my extended visit would not have ... This was the title of an email I sent to Neha '10 a couple of weeks

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  particularly good at addressing. I think it’s extremely important for there to be ... Monday and Neuroscience today, and my last exam is for Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems on Friday morning. In an effort to procrastinate, I was

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  being able to make food for myself. The latter is beyond terrifying, as I ... need others to help them. Having to fend for myself for the last two ... Harvard Bridge to have dinner in Boston, and a trip to Star Market for

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  and interesting people who want to go to MIT. For me, it's a fun and ... the privilege to interview. OK, you are probably scheduled for an ... depth. We'd like you to be clearly destined for that next breakthough

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  can look into it for you, too. I've already been able to track down some ... give them a call to chat a bit about things... As for the food, I was ... 10 days to go until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  coffee, I made a mental plan for my busy CPW Saturday. I needed to shower ... my weekend checklist and began searching my mind for the best way to ... grill for the last 15-20 minutes to add flavor and color to the meat

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee Wrap Up For those interested . . .

  

  be rectified continued for a number of days, and due to finals and ... interest for the committee to be finalized as soon as possible, so that the ... of us on class council would like to thank you for taking so much

  • by Snively '11
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Systems and Light [by Miren Bamforth '15] Even MIT's art scene is a little nerdy.

  

  background. Once again, go to the exhibit to see for yourself! (It also runs ... and two other ARTalk bloggers in 21M.A12 (Arts at MIT), I would like to ... ’s public art collection. This week, we went to the MIT List Visual Arts

  • by ARTalk
  • October 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  classes. Uh...right. What if that's just an annoying chore for him, to do ... catch my reference to the movie Aladdin. Apologies for all the fangirlism ... I went to take my 8.012 final exam and had a sort-of-awkward encounter

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Story of a Lifestyle I'm going to kick you - No, for real

  

  class ended, I took a mini-break – only to return just in time for the ... convinced me to commit. For the next four months, MIT Sports Taekwondo would ... point for it. And with no baskets, holes, or lines to guide a judge in

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 30, 2010