Search

Search Results

• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  and how it will change under the next administration. In late November ... ." As an unofficial advisor to DreaMIT, I know how amazing our ... As many of you know, there has been a lot of uncertainty in the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  head above the water (intro post) an inner dialogue about my first month of classes

  

  When I tried practicing for the swim test, I realized how long it had ... further until I was eventually in the deep end. When I jumped in, I remember ... forth underneath me while I tried to propel myself up. Keep in mind that

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 9, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduling woes advice for dealing with overenrolled/conflicting classes

  

  good scripts that I can [annotation note="(and maybe publish?? 🥺)"]illustrate[/annotation] in ... , there’s a lot of “darn I can’t take class A if I take class B because they ... classes I’m taking this semester, but they're still in flux. Instead, I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I AM THE MASTER!!! Is there really something that this many people can hate? Yes.

  

  conclusive proof that every geek in the world wants to be the master (I ... , rounds the corner from a hallway orthogonal to the one I'm in and sprints ... hall, and slams down into a couch next to Eric. I stand in the doorway

  • by Snively '11
  • March 4, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Sophomore Fall Goals So you can bully me when I write a post saying they didn't work out

  

  I can't sleep when I need to sleep in the furniture I need to sleep in ... not sound like an ass in doing so. I've got them all written down, and ... didn't have them in the earlier part of last year. I'm moving to a new

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  organized with academic work, but I still can't gauge how much time everything ... , I was involved in student government, MURJ, Assassins' Guild, Medlinks ... commitments - in addition to blogging. Not to mention I had just joined a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Year in Review blogs, bhangra, and a baby monkey

  

  I especially love all the year in review lists. Because this was my first year in the Admissions office at MIT, I thought I would post 10 ... . 5. Blogs and more blogs. I love the new look of our admission website

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  , and we'll do what we can to accommodate you in dire circumstances. Take ... Hurricane Michael, which struck the United States last week, has ... America, tropical cyclones (and military conflicts) in the Middle East, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where have I been for so long?

  

  Sorry I haven't posted in such a long time. You see, I've been very hosed this IAP. "But it's IAP," you say, "How can you be hosed?" Well ... with what's going on in the UA. And I'm in the Assassins' Guild's ten

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Kids These Days Don’t Know How Good They’ve Got It and they need to get off my lawn

  

  to do with all that power?  I can't answer that question for you. What I can do is give you an idea of what's possible using the ... . I can tell you what I did: I learned a lot of math! And I didn't

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • October 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  machines? How many are there? How much do they cost? At MIT, at least in ... can draw your own conclusions on culture at Stanford and MIT. Anyway, in ... policeman in Guys and Dolls, I was able to disguise the anachronism of my hair

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When September Ends on career fair, life, and other occurrences

  

  plenty of dreams in attendance. Check your “most visited” website stats ... is designing a skintight spacesuit akin to the one in the movie. I ... that at MIT as well. You can cozy up in your room or one of the lounges

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wolverine Wolverine, creme brulee, Ina Garten, BOOM. You symbiotic patriotic slam book neck, right?

  

  there, but I can post some stereotypically MIT photos: In order for me ... Jean Grey vaporized him in X3. That was awesome. Also, I like how at the ... would win in a fight: James Bond or Wolverine? "I'm sitting in lab right

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  nothing really matters or does everything? a tale of epiphanies and a crisis

  

  , because in all honesty, who cares? The answer is no one. [annotation note="I ... A while back I gave a presentation at MIT called Three Epiphanies and an Existential Crisis. It was basically me walking through my career in

  • by kellen manning
  • May 6, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pie No, not pi.

  

  various spots on campus? 8) Tunnels? What tunnels? 9) How can I possibly ... me. I spent from 9 AM to 2 PM in various chat rooms, blogs, forums, and ... come to MIT. I was just as interested in seeing who got in as anybody

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  turning back time now your clock can follow the right hand rule!

  

  "]summer[/annotation] at Canada/USA Mathcamp, where I lived five weeks in Tacoma, Washington ... wrong. But everyone can choose exactly how much and what type of math they ... a strategy beforehand. How can they ensure that they win

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 27, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Burning questions A lot of people had questions!

  

  'll do an entry on MIT campus legends, if I can recognize enough of them ... from the off-campus grocery store (which isn't on the card). I also buy a ... , which I will editorially comment is not a weird question. I live in a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 21, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  : one thing I try to keep in mind is that like normal 12 unit classes are meant ... feel to be back in the city m: kinda weird it's nice because i love nyc ... : boston/cambridge/mit really does feel like home right now because in my mind that's where i

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Math Women Rock k + 8 = awesome

  

  Happy International Women's Day! I've talked before about how MIT ... in the United States. Over 200 of the top young women mathematicians in the country come together to compete for $49,000 in prize money

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogging My Way to a Passionate Life On writing, during and after MIT.

  

  school (the one I included in my MIT blogger application). The station ... voice. In the process of learning how to put together an effective piece ... on the same subject, how commenters (!!!) will respond. Autumn in D

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 11, 2014