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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  moment's breath to stop and listen in the 10 minutes between classes, and ... in which to evaluate Amount of Work Input vs. Grade Output. There ... diagrams at 2 AM in the morning*. I went to the office hours of multiple TA

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  The blogs are back in town

  

  managed to blog. Use his feedback page to send him get well wishes! Daniel ... Class of 2009 =) *How to GAMIT defines punt: punt - (1) v.t. To determine after analytical deliberation not to do something often academic in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ruth says update your blog! FIRST is cool. So are rebuses.

  

  didn't get back to campus until quarter til 11. I mean, come on. Anyway ... mention them in an entry(Adelaide '09 and Meara '09). Hell, people even get ... all day to tell me, because she knew I was involved in FIRST in high

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  in a funk and salvaging hope

  

  .   4   I have a quote and poem to share. quote "In the ... content warning: mental health, trauma 1   I've been in a funk. A deep funk. It took me awhile to notice. A few long months

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 31, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music in Springtime and MIT [by Ken Haggerty '11] Music at MIT can be both beautifully melodic and destructive, and…

  

  Irving Berlin and Abby Lincoln, to name two. I liked how she was extremely comfortable performing in front of a group [kind of to be expected] but more ... off of jazz. It really made me want to get back into music; I've played

  • by ARTalk
  • April 25, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Somewhere in between Trying to find out where I belong at MIT

  

  occasionally law school, looking for places to live in their new found location ... . I have never regretted my decision to take a year off and study in ... the whole “I took a year to study in China, but I studied Chinese, so it

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 13, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  to the skeletons in my closet an open letter to you

  

  have now are like night and day in comparison to the past. they know how ... know how to lose friends with grace. in a way, i am thankful for you ... tw suicide mention and angst!! to the skeletons in my closet

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 27, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  examples of how MIT students are already involved in making the world a ... the Best Way to Make a Difference. Sadly I was unable to get him to ... Bill Gates was on campus today to speak about the need for innovation

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  : "How important is it to have a math class in your senior schedule? Our ... courses are on par with the AP curriculum. How would I get that across in my ... , November 1. I'd like to field some of your last minute questions here in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To Defeat the Huns ...as Hamsika said, there's major business to get down to this semester.

  

  distracted than in AP Bio, and I myself more buckled down to memorize details. But speaking of which, I think I’m even more excited to see how MIT does ... incorporated, because I’m more interested in how the evolving art world impacts

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 3, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  skimming through the glossary of my current edition of How to Get Around MIT (alternatively "How To GAMIT" or "HoToGAMIT"). Since you're reading blogs of MIT ... sometimes use (a small selection from How To GAMIT's glossary)...  

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We’re #1! What's the emoticon for oversize foam hand?

  

  few theories as to why we elbowed our way to the top of the list: OpenCourseWare: MIT courses for free on the web. What's not to love about ... of the Institute, so you might want to check out the MIT Blogroll

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 29, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Mailing Tomorrow; Yo-Yo Tonight Verify your MyMIT username and password.

  

  After a week of checking, double checking, and checking-to-the-nth, we are ready to mail decision letters tomorrow, and post decisions online on Saturday. I want to urge you one final time: if you have not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Transfer App Is Live For current college students hoping to enter MIT in the Spring of 2013

  

  entry in the Fall of 2013. To enter MIT as a transfer student, you ... be another cycle in the Spring with a February 15 deadline.) There is no online application for MIT transfer. To apply, you should print

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In many ways on average-posting

  

  and my voice. I decided to make the three posts different in some ways ... frequency of my blogs. I do not have to force-write posts if I am in a writer ... to read.  I am always evaluating myself on how I am doing. I am usually

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 7, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  posts, which only made me more nervous and sure that I would never get in ... onto his website to watch his mailbox for the arrival of a big, beautiful ... offer even if I did get in (clearly this was just an ill-planned coping

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  A Summer in DC what i've been up to this summer!

  

  up talking to for a bit about how he became interested in jewelry making. It was very wholesome, and he gave me a few tips on how to get ... of the school year that I still need to revisit. As Kano mentioned in

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • July 30, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  dancing to kids' tunes. I like to come for the crafts and get stuck at a ... in July. If you're into modern music, art, or dance, and want to see a ... Welcome to my seventh and final(!) tourist-y post. Previously, I have

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  How I got recruited to play D3 soccer at MIT the college sports recruiting process

  

  , and I was lucky enough to get in!! I officially committed the spring ... play soccer) to get recruited, so I definitely have advice for other ... , and how I eventually committed to MIT. I’m not entirely sure how other

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Events

  How I Spent My Sophomore Spring Break I didn't go to Florida or Cancun, but I still had a lot of fun!

  

  in a team with an MIT alum as a mentor to work on our teamwork skills ... seven people in it, one of which I knew prior to the program and five of ... were empty.  The cats were begging for attention for the first time in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 6, 2014