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• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 3) notes from the third day

  

  [/annotation] that it has not snowed at all in Reno, which is even better. My only new ... seats in the lounge car are very full as we prepare for the journey over ... conclusion that, in fact, South Station is just bad; Union Station is beautiful

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 13, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  6.115 Microcomputer Lab! literally the coolest class i've taken so far

  

  the new numbering system, which does not deserve rights"]6 ... mighty in the S-tier. Sometimes classes at MIT feel difficult for the sake ... new topic. I was feeling unsure of myself after having understood

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  question that is asked. Below, and in my other Questions Omnibus posts, I try ... : once in the late '80's and early '90's, and returned to doing it just ... response in a few days, that does not necessarily mean the EC is ignoring you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every class I’ve taken at MIT RANKED!

  

  kids stuffed in a New Vassar study room, being on campus during my first ... 'll explain the reasoning for these rankings below in my four-year class roadmap! (Also, I clearly couldn't bear to put anything in the F tier lol. That

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 26, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  it turns out many people at mit walk really slowly. not in the sense that mit is slower than the rest of the world, but in the sense that you ... applied to their walking. with that in mind, this post contains some

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advice for the Incoming Froshies You've accepted your offer to MIT! Now what?

  

  the institute once again in the fall! So now you've decided to go to ... entered a randomized lottery to get placed in their basic required classes that everyone else is getting placed in.  MIT is different from other

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • May 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection-time Questions Omnibus

  

  on here and say harsh things?" Well, as has been noted in the comments ... out of every 6 applicants. In one of the Oscar-nominated short films I ... nghi wrote, "can you write about the new management minor offered at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  Laboratories in New Mexico, or the Los Alamos National Labs. These places tend to ... whatever reason, asking questions in the comments section of a blog post ... in Economics, and I'd love to attend a school that is strongly

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Two hundred puzzles, fifty hours later mystery hunt, mystery hunt! puzzles puzzles puzzles!

  

  that uses these answers in order to find a new answer. For example, if ... unlocked another puzzle—Magic 8-Ball, in a new area, Wizard’s Hollow. So I ... in reading about puzzles, feel free to skip any sections that talk

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 4, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  I tried* to run to the airport *thank you Noah and Sydney for saving my life

  

  I wrote in an earlier blog that I took up running. Since coming back ... descent in wikipedia rabbitholes [three cool rabbitholes i found: marathons ... ="HI BRY!!!."]Bry[/annotation], recently told me she bought tickets to run in

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 12, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Pirates and Pi and Rats and Pie and Rats (except there are no rats) 3.1415926535897932384626433832795… idk the rest.

  

  there has been in a while. I was outside writing this blog in Killian Court, but the sun was causing too much glare so i’m in the library right ... .  How the class works is we read a book by some salty New-England sea dog

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 23, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  The Tech profiled Lydia about resilience @ MIT "I’m building my vocabulary and I’m building my mind and I’m building myself as a…

  

  Four years ago, in October 2012, Lydia published a blog post titled ... . In the dorms at MIT, we work adjacent to each other like parallel play ... out. Not with their laptops in front of them, not doing a little work in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  the same day as the dreaded first 8.01 exam in addition to a 3.091 quiz, and an 18.02 exam on Friday. In the midst of spending the day studying ... -3. I have a three-hour time frame in which I can grab and eat lunch

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  In my last post, I mentioned that I came to MIT never having cooked before in my life, and immediately chose a cook-for-yourself dorm.  A few ... semester.  Or, in more relatable teenager-money-terms, that's the equivalent

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  classes i’m taking! (fall 2025) highways, storks, and movies

  

  Transportation was what got me into urban planning in the first place! So I decided ... , we've discussed the history of transportation in the United States ... and most convoluted infrastructure projects in US history most famous

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 5, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Meet My True Love: Notion a tool for stress-free college applications (and much more)

  

  existing productivity apps because they had limited formatting (in terms of ... summer, I finally started using Notion! It's an all-in-one workspace that ... in browser or download the app to your computer. It's free, and you can

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done done done end-of-semester happiness

  

  have been helpful in exposing me to new concepts to think about and ... junior year. i haven't blogged in a while, so i thought i'd write up a post ... the first time in recent memory, i don't feel burned out at the end of

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 24, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breaking Normal From Freshman Spring Archives

  

   midterm, and the greatest pleasure in the world is ripping my glasses off, dragging pajamas on in a hurry before jumping into the softest bed for a nap ... off long hours of studying, check in with friends and fellow midterm

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  -planning, promise-making, and more personal resolutions than all of my New Years’ combined. Of course, this was typical: in high school, I perpetually resolved ... materialized and my daily calendar just symbolically slouched untouched in the

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Academic Marathon If Mollie's boyfriend can complain, so can I.

  

  in "beach," so I changed the spelling. Hmm. I really do need a new blog ... on Thursday. Once I handed that in, I had a couple of hours of class ... around 9:30, and started right in on the 18.03 pset that was due Friday. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 15, 2006