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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  With Apologies to Dr. Seuss why MIT is amazing, a la buzzfeed

  

  ! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in? How much can you lose ... you may not find any you'll want to go down. In that case, of course ... can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch. And your gang will fly on

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another take on pass/no-record and some other stuff. Hey look, I haven't pontificated about anything in a while.

  

  requirement in order to have friends. It's not a requirement in order to have the "college experience". In order to be fun at parties. I always hated ... often reflect how well you've learned the material in the course. Whether

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2005 Economics Nobel MIT's intellectual monopoly over game theory knowledge continues. (~9 pictures)

  

  , the 2005 Nobels in Economics were announced. Congrats to the two 2005 Nobel Laureates in Economics! -- and -- Robert J. Aumann and Thomas C. Schelling. The Nobel website has a nice summary of their work on "conflict and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  i (don’t) want to be alone on loneliness

  

  want to get things done. i have projects i'm, in theory, excited about ... 't) want to be alone. two in a season of secondhand joy, i talked about how ... without me in it. I don’t want to get left behind because everyone else has

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] Those Kids in Uniform Everything you didn't ask to know about ROTC

  

  wanted to answer some of the questions I get the most, and provide specific ... . Basically, it’s training to become an officer in the U.S. Military. ROTC gives students the opportunity to complete that training while they are in college

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

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

  

  until Regular Action if that allows you to get the rest of your life in ... , we want to make sure that any applicants so affected, now or in the ... be as flexible as possible in these situations. When you’re able to do

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

  Just 41 Pictures I Took in 2017 Yultide Day 2

  

  in this case being the 1E cats" - credit for caption and images goes to ... could get to Tangled without breaking copyright laws. Image also features ... 22, I went to see My Little Pony: the Movie in theatres at 10:30pm on a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 26, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Living la vida lab rat So the moral of the story is that freedom is relative in science. And that…

  

  A few entries back, Lena asked "How did you get the job in the lab ... -- and when Albert's not in the lab, I get to take over his desk! The ... , professors, and grad students?" The easiest question there to answer is how I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Before You Arrive on Campus: Orientation Edition On REX, safety, free stuff, and making the most out of it all!

  

  . Exhilarating! Remember that scientific discovery you always wanted to discuss in ... . Start here. First, from fellow bloggers: -- On getting to MIT from the ... . But! Remember, remember the Rule of November. Try not to get entangled

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 12, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  remember me on family

  

  whenever my Lolo couldn't even fathom me not getting in. My mom had tried to ... and over. I hate how sometimes my Lola gets frustrated when she has to ... my middle school and high school life was getting picked up in my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • June 1, 2021
• Blog / Class Projects

  What I made in my documentary class three videos and many, many lessons

  

  because, though I will always love and continue to practice photography, in ... took this class so I could learn how to adapt the photography gear I ... to convey to your audience in a 90-120 second segment of video, a clear

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  how to handle fucking up in a more real-world sense than I ever could ... be. We recognize your unique place in our collective transition to ... to interrogate my value systems and learn how to simultaneously

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  My Rejection Resume working up the courage to look failure in the eye

  

  advise you that learning how to deal with those feelings in a healthy way ... "]really lucky[/annotation] to get into the only company I applied to seriously in ... *inferior* to getting a job in some way. This probably stems from the fact

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading folders A little bit more on evaluating applications.

  

  very helpful in getting to know you. Finally, I read the interview ... throughout the reading of the application), I'll dive right in. How do you ... longer essay? The Part II is a great place for us to get to hear your voice

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week of UROPing in few words

  

  was how to use a very strong light to cut tiny lines in paper. [carousel ... wanted to make a force/area + change-in-body figure to understand how ... /Course 2 reasoning behind how it worked, 2.) it can be used in a lot of

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bicycle Race More things happen, and I pretend that I've read your comments.

  

  to ride it where I like." Having a bike makes getting anywhere else in ... Green stopped in the middle of lecture at 11:22 to administer it, and it ... on the chalkboard as a reference. In his words, the quiz was to "test

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  teach them how to use Illustrator so I've decided to write a blog about it ... working in RGB mode - CYMK is sometimes buggy for me (click the triangle to the left of "Advanced" to get to that setting). This is what you should

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  nothing special

  

  get to come back a couple weeks early in the fall for free, in exchange ... least that's how it works at East Campus. If you don't want to stay here ... myself in math, but I think I now deserve a good night's rest. After all

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  a lot. My truths are bound to change. But in the end, understanding what one believes to be true is the key to understanding at all. So, in ... will get lost. You will get locked out. You will get caught in the rain

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  hours early to get ready, try out the acoustics in our new digs, and get ... desire to rock out, so we get 6 units of credit per term - just to bang on ... -raising ability (read: badassness) to get more people to come to the show. One of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010