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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  's limited to 100 students in a lottery. So, we'll see if I can do it. I ... since you can declare yourself "undesignated." I've done a lot of thinking ... students and faculty in various departments, and I've decided that my best

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  Here’s to a basically mid-semester check-in to what I spend my time ... half in now, it’s safe to say that I will have learned a lot by the end ... merge sorts and Dijkstra’s shortest path. I fluctuate in this class from

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  people, each imparting their tidbits of knowledge and advice. I was in your ... . So why, oh why, did I choose MIT? First of all, I lived in Boston for two summers (I'm originally from Maryland) while I was in high school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can you mail me materials internationally?

  Due to increasing mail costs and in an effort to be environmentally-conscious, we no longer mail materials internationally, and we do very limited mailing within the U.S. You may however, sign up for our monthly newsletter
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Targets shooting things and hitting them

  

  in that I could see how I did during shooting. Maybe that's a good ... . I felt pretty good how I did. When we reeled our targets in, and I ... . Then I took another breath in, tried to clear my mind, focused on

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Snapshot Statshot A quick look at some numbers from this year's admissions process.

  

  's rate, approximately 1 in 9, is a lot lower than when I applied in 1996 (1 ... Tomorrow, I expect MIT's student newspaper, The Tech, will publish ... of the year to date in MIT Admissions. This year, we had 13

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  being waitlisted, and a whole spectrum of feelings in between. I remember ... , I had no idea what MIT was. It could have been in Michigan or Maryland ... . I’ll make food. I’ll plan next week. I’ll think, wow, how is the

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Maseeh! A look into MIT's newest dorm

  

  As you may or may not know, I'm a Maseehdonian (aka I live in the new castle, Maseeh). Since it's the newest dorm on campus, I don't really think the world knows much about Maseeh, so I'm going to give an e

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Quick Update I am busy, this is short.

  

  Well, I'm back from Atlantic City and have 3 million things to do in ... stairs. Plus, the amusement park across the street (you can see it in the ... said: I think I would just die if I were you... No, really, just to stand

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Adventures on the Charles Aka we go outdoors sometimes

  

  in the lab where I UROPed) through MITOC, and was quite an adventure ... internships elsewhere) and I are trying to take advantage of the random ... land learning how dragon boat paddle techniques differ from canoeing or

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 15, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  things that make noises for those lost

  

  see and things to do, but probably also in a pile of emotions you can ... AAAAAAAAAAAAA. it's the constant screeching noise in the back of your head you can ... merged into one, in response to loss. the loss can be loss of a friend, an

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 15, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Rush photos

  

  I've been remiss in posting about Dorm Rush or Hall Rush, both of ... . In this case, a picture really is worth a thousand words, so I'll let ... rider in motion, but I did get a picture of this rider who was about to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Engineering Hero One of the coolest professors at MIT

  

  as a museum, I can see why. ... So two weeks ago, I had a lecture from one of the oldest people at MIT. ...This might have also been possibly one of the best lectures I

  • by Bryan
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2021!

  

  For the last six years now, I have started this post with a jaunty ... pandemic disrupted, but here in Cambridge, vaccination rates are high, and so ... inside my house now. i love it, but fear for when it a w a k e n s a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Train(wreck) of Thought

  

  *")----->O/H---->OH--->Two components in liquid rocket fuel--->EXPLOSIVE action. I can almost ... intensive project hence (most of) my absence from the blagosphere. BUT I've got something pretty cool in store, so don't give up hope just yet

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  during sophomore year I'm noticing a trend in physics problems: they get ... in his class. Needless to say things got different when I got to MIT ... think it really struck me that physics was hard when I got this problem in

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  You can’t live without clean water Alfinio's sustainable water initiative

  

  Nobody can. We can mobilize and make this happen! Help eradicate the most prevalent and preventable problem in developing areas around the ... 1667a.html In the summer of 2007, four Harvard graduates will go to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m taking this semester! senior fall

  

  " post in a while, because I think I jinxed sophomore fall last time. I ... can autonomously manipulate physical objects in unstructured ... interested in AI in the first place. I'll be lying if I say I'm not a little

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 4, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Thanksgiving Nostalgia if MIT == home

  

  ? How much should I factor in money over passion in a career to increase ... driveway as I had done thousands of times before (driving was weird in and of ... the fridge felt like I was a guest in my own home. Even more than that

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Dean Marilee Jones in the news Articles in the press about MIT's Dean of Admissions.

  

  admissions? Jones: It can be a big driver. Many of us in college admissions ... MIT's Dean of Admissions Marilee Jones (our rockin' leader) is in the news. Below, I've highlighted four major media stories featuring Marilee

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2006