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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doonesbury and MIT Meet Alex Doonesbury, MIT '10.

  

  was the backstory of how Alex decided to go to MIT. Here's some of the ... I skipped 4 days of school to go to Seattle and Vancouver to learn ... people ever tell you how pretty your cities are?!?!) I have about 200 pages

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oodles Of Doodles Chris Peterson once impersonated me as such: "Blah blah blah Irish people, cartoons blah blah…

  

  have a cold so that means it is the perfect time... TO BLOG. In honor of "Whoa 2010, way to peace out so fast like that" here are some doodles from ... time I checked in... We learned about hashing, and how it's a trade

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF 2015 Recap researchers talking, and talking to researchers

  

  Jamilla Jamison (formerly of our office, now at Harvey Mudd), about how to ... experts in your field of research. As such, the best strategy is to provide ... Two weeks ago I flew to Pittsburgh, PA, to attend the Intel

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  surveys, debated in health discussions, helped the clinic to fundraise ... refused to go away. I remembered that in middle school, copayments for each ... extremely trivial amount to pay for a doctor's visit and getting two week

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  Center are thronging with people - and I know thing are only going to get ... familiar faces - sorry to keep you in suspense, but you'll definitely hear ... Simmons (my dorm), get him settled in my room, and figure out some sort of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• FAQ / Transfer

  How much does the transfer application cost?

  The transfer application costs $75. Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need
• Blog / Events

  Student holiday! lots going on!

  

  students don't have enough holidays, so they added some to the academic calendar, to guarantee each month has at least one three-day weekend. On most years, we get two student holidays in the fall, in accordance to Rules and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oh look, an update

  

  much computer clue as I'd like, and I'd like to get more. The technical ... I haven't posted in a long time. This is largely because I have been swamped with work. This term is a crash course in time management. I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  I've always been excited about finding new rec’ stuff to try out in college. Besides, as in the good ol' childhood times, it’s always fun to meet and get to know people by playing games. It’s no secret that MIT is

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  of the Old English epic Beowulf, and in this class you will learn to ... how you're expected to sleep for grief, so I'll try to comfort you with ... the French language across the channel in 1066. To give you more

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2025 is now live

  

  magic words that get you in (or keep you out) of MIT. If you approach this ... , please remember to be kind to yourself. Exercise. Get enough sleep. Drink ... I'm writing to announce that the application for first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  the Charles River and stop in the middle of the road to take a picture ... captivating, but to me, they were expected, unlike the ones here in Massachusetts. Similar to the subtle disparity in twilight coloring, I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Cacti and Ice Cream

  

  get to browse some of the 1100+ projects, followed by the big lunch ... Yes, I'm in the American Southwest... Yesterday, I had ice cream ... left to right: Nick, Peak, Jijun, Johann, Mike, Donald, Amber, Kenny (MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing an essay using thumb tacks and arousing the suspicions of a snarky Nobel laureate

  

  ." How embarrassing. Anyway, I spent about an hour more taking notes in ... up, put them in the order that makes the most sense to read, and ... yourself stuck on, say, a college essay - maybe it's time to invest in some

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello? Pick up your phones!!

  

  over to the Bush Room to join several other MIT students in calling youuu ... to get all As at MIT, and I know people who have done it. Plus, there ... to CPW if you can! It played a huge role last year in my final decision

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What is engineering, anyways? i promise it's more than just math

  

  to MIT certain of one thing: I would never be an engineer. In eighth ... never seem to come out tasting right and my chemistry experiments in high ... engineering. 2. A shift in perspective. In my desperation to find my path

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Morning Person rise and shine

  

  a stressful rush to get to school on time for first period. Here, each ... , and go to bed in the morning. At the start of the year, two friends came ... I can't sleep in. I don't have any early-morning obligations – I just

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 14, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Life as an Artist things I discovered about myself as it relates to the artsy stuff I have in…

  

  ... "Things I Discovered About Myself as it Relates to the Artsy Stuff I Have in ... before). I also get the chance to sing at my church (Pentecostal ... favorite times because I not only get to hear live music, but I get a chance

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • November 2, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Remembering Woodie Flowers they say don't meet your heroes, but some exceed your expectations

  

  , and to the decades of MIT students he taught in Mechanical Engineering ... authority solely by living the same values he hoped to see in the world ... , quick to laugh, impossible to anger, and radically human-centered in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  the same day as the dreaded first 8.01 exam in addition to a 3.091 quiz ... and pseting, I get an email reminding me to sign up for Career Fair and ... respond, I procrastinate on making a new resume by getting back to psetting

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015