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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do with a bad grade in quantum? What is my life going to be? (Avenue Q, anyone?)

  

  "advice you can give me on how to move forward from here." I thanked them ... : to mope in good company. I went over to my friend Sam's dorm and ... LIFE - forget how it felt to receive that e-mail. If I go crazy and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 4, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Friday Night, Off-Campus Style come along on our evening of fish and wine

  

  , so this is my favorite way to order food. In addition to getting to ... was a great Friday night. I love going to college in Cambridge because ... Friday nights are great. Assuming you’re not in one of those classes

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  XREG

  

  how easy is it to set up?" MIT has cross registration ("crossreg") with ... interesting to see "how the other half lives." I was grateful for the opportunity to take a graduate-level course in education (I had many graduate

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 5, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  food diaries pt. 3 amazing restaurants around MIT

  

  restaurants. When I tried to go in person last year, I gave up after waiting for ... I've never had Uyghur cuisine, so this was a great restaurant to order ... Somehow, I've explored more of Boston and Cambridge while living in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Party of One A fun day trip idea when you're getting tired of homework.

  

  One of the great things about living in Boston is the close promixity to all sorts of cool places to visit. And one of the great things about ... throughout New England. Hop on board and see how to take some time off

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Sacred Space and why it matters to unplug once in awhile

  

  for all of us in this technological age to occasionally turn off our phones and unplug our Ipods at key moments in the day to fully engage in ... these tools in better ways in the future. The message was: how can we even

  • by Kris Guay
  • April 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  in me being asked to take a year off. If I came back, I had no idea how ... entertainment and moved to LA in April. I've started working with a great ... how to persevere in the face of overwhelming odds and how to find self

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  pre-folded in topologically confusing structures (not that I needed to ... 's snack, if you're interested). In my infinite kindheartedness to this year ... warning before you get on the MIT Weekend Grocery Shuttle (loops around to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  how to be an independent person in your first semester at MIT is ... experience and zero clue how to set boundaries and communicate in a healthy way ... promptly thrown into a slew of new experiences; they have to learn how to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  FPOPs are freshman pre-orientation programs, where you get to come to ... to know the other freshmen in your program. Most (all?) departments ... how I really want to do part-time work for a VC firm this fall and he

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision Day Eve Your questions as the May 1 deadline approaches.

  

  've already said NO to MIT: Thank you for having applied; it was great getting ... ), please contact Michael Yang in the Admissions Office to request the extension, and be sure to also be in touch with your financial aid officer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every Piece of Media I Consumed in My First Week of Class that was relevant to my studies, i guess

  

  ). These were, in my opinion, really great articles to open with since I ... products come from, how products get from A to Z, and really the muddiness of ... class, it is a media studies class, we do listen to music in and out of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 13, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Charmed, I’m Sure What I did my 2nd IAP

  

  finding someone to go with, since people tend to get offended when you suggest that they, um, need lessons on how to dress and flirt. Matt not only ... that two people sat on every step in the aisles. Props to Kevin, whose

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  It’s hard to believe that I am now in the latter half of my college ... teaching me things that I will be using in my future career. It is a great ... that I think I want to work in—transportation planning. It is nice to

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  treat indeed). I personally had a great time getting to know my group and ... year where we get to take vacation! So I did quite a bit of that - went ... to rest and relax. In addition, I attended one of the Quest

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  in Mumbai to get a rare opportunity in project planning on a major oil ... My first two weeks of GEL kicked off to a great start. I really like working (some would even call it playing) with my team. To help us get to

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  June Questions Omnibus 1 Bigfoot asked a few weeks back, "Will you be posting an omnibus soon, Matt?" Yes,…

  

  not in Intel has the same grades and apply to MIT, whose likely to get in? Do I have a chance to get into MIT considering the fact that I will ... applying to MIT in the fall and was wondering how many SAT II tests I must

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 13, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Worms, Revisited a reflection on decisions from here

  

  emotions to create a lens I can use to view my worm. I get to see how I ... for nothing because it didn't pay off in the way I had wanted it to. And ... , keeping that in mind, I pushed forward out of spite. I planned to apply

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 18, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  for the rest of Cambridge/Boston to enjoy!). It's located in the cozy ... to get involved with the radio station and have my very own show ... air and sometimes I invite friends to chat on air or just to hang out in

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  am i boring or just overstimulated?

  

  .” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby *** I have come to the profound ... fully carpe diem-ing or whatever. Is how interesting I am proportional to ... interesting place? Or to how much I do compared to those around me? I feel that

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 5, 2025