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• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  now i can rank in fun order![/caption] Figure out how many units you ... from, and I even have some tips on how to use them effectively. First ... [email protected]. Alternatively, just talk to your advisor. How I Actually

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Personal Projects

  reflecting on 2020 goals and planning for 2021

  

  In high school, I neglected many of my personal interests to make ... interests in college because I would have more time since I wouldn’t be in ... , unfortunately.  Ukulele: I got a ukelele in the second half of 2020 and really

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  you can run but you can't hide

  

  loved the running water. I loved how I could sit in here, sit in all of ... can't stop the dread that pools in your stomach. And inevitably, I fall ... can be a fresh start. in fact, mit is anything you want it to be. i am

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 24, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  suit. And my toothbrush. Ugh. Well today I spend the second night in my ... sure to bring to MIT or to buy as soon as you get here. I conducted a ... You need a surge protector. In fact, you probably need two, so buy three

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  do sit-ups in the mornings. About a month ago, I got the crazy idea to ... "Running Store" category for the past 5 years. I'm not sure how much ... just walk around in them, so I thought, "Okay, whatever." The guy

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The One Where I’m in Russia a brain/photo dump of me running away from school

  

  within it, in the hopes that I can one day make a difference in it, and ... company past the program. Exhibit D: So proud of them :') While in Peru, I ... be a tourist. It seemed like a wonderful idea at the time. How I looked

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 28, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Africans@MIT: Cassava Connection Part 1 of a series, starring a man, a plan, and a root vegetable.

  

  likely to stay in place, with major policy changes. When I ask how my ... ...” or “but their real motivation was...” I realize that the attitude, in ... capital ‘F’, is very different in places like Ethiopia. Instead, I am seeing

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 2, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  communities that we can help convene how to be a rock in the stream, a place ... the new website and what we do -- but as we think about how we help our ... more in common than that alone, and help them figure out how to continue

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  i quit an internship on the second day cut your losses early

  

  until, at the end, one of the founders asked me how much compensation I ... my reservations—I thought it was bad form for them to ask me how much I ... sit in an empty Zoom room for thirty minutes; during this time, I sent

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Ethnicity Information (Optional) No easy way in.

  

  , this can be seen like a trick question. In a conversation I had with a ... families we were leaving behind: “How can I help out with the bills this year if I am not there to contribute? How can mom and dad help me with my

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wolfram Alpha Tonight!

  

  I don't know how familiar you are with "Wolfram," but I'll assume you ... 't search for websites, in fact it's all a closed system, but what it does ... the history of that country's GDP. It can tell you about scales in music

  • by Snively '11
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  , come on in, the water is just fine. In my first piece I addressed ... this piece I want to address specifics - in particular, down and dirty ... . Here are a few myths/traps. How do you know that you can't afford MIT

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Making friends by learning languages Welcome to the Language Conversation Exchange

  

  place for that. I took a lot of language classes in high school, but it wasn't really something I expected to continue in earnest in college ... methodic math and CS problems I get in my psets. It's also incredibly useful

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 6, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Summer in Boston what happens outside MIT

  

  activities this summer (and let me know what I missed in the comments below ... can also buy souvenirs, including hot sauce from the world's #1 hot shop ... -renowned performers, and sometimes, you can watch four at a time in various locations

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i (kinda) studied for finals brought to you by "a PNR mindset"

  

  certain point I can't stand to sit at my desk chair in my dorm anymore, so I ... haven't really locked in with the full PNR mindset. I did every pset for ... grades in classes and decide what I would need to NR a class. The

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 22, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  I Can Save You Possibly.

  

  concluded week one of EMT training, I can honestly claim that I know how to ... of being in the class. Imagine how excited I was to have made the cut ... . But anyway - Now that I'm in the IAP EMT class, I get to experience the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Students Are Cool: Brian Chan edition These are the kind of people that you will go to school with.

  

  modest person so I don't want to embarass him by saying how FREAKING ... can teach generations of MIT students how to create anything they ... As an alum, people often ask me what I liked the most about being at

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 15, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Your credit history is too short and other adult things

  

  they might be in a few days, or weeks, or months. I can delay apartment ... A credit card is something I, in theory, knew I needed eventually ... landlords care about. I knew all this, in theory. I've known for a few months

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2023
• Blog / Summer

  MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

  

  I've met in MIT. It feels like I can match them one-to-one: this ... I love cities, and I've lived in cities all my life. I grew up in ... Francisco. Well, I lived in Manila, as much as I've lived in Boston and San

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 Resolutions posting so i can be held accountable

  

  home, I have not stepped foot in the gym. For 2020, I want to see how ... 'll most likely take progress pics throughout the year just so I can see how ... website or anything. I am planning to learn Python in January so! Very

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2020