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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Teaching at MIT we live and we learn and we teach

  

  . Each opportunity was different from the others in how many hours I spent ... reflecting on how I've spent my time outside of class. Of the various activities I have tried here at MIT, teaching has stood out because of how it

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • May 16, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  procedures (e.g. "How would you separate sodium and potassium current in an ... that we've taken (I'm a course 9 major and she's a double major in course ... work and how physical stimuli get transformed into signals in the nervous

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Sixth Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 2PM on 12/22/05.

  

  can send in our January scores, I would like to take the SAT again. I ... considered A+) so should I send in my class 10 marksheet....would it provide ... . ------------------------------------- Rafael wrote: "How tall are you measured in smoots?? :)" I'm not sure about

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Keg of worms and phytoplankton

  

  I'm at home now in Hampton Bays getting ready for the first of my fall meetings this Sunday in Plainview, NY. Yesterday, I went fishing ... their MIT application. In my three years of reading applications, I can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 7, 2004
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  big in advance for my birthday - no one's ever around to celebrate, so I ... what?" "I dunno, seven.. meaningful things." With that helpful advice in ... decided that I would eat seven different meals at seven new and different

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  NOOOOO! It's so sad!

  

  then turned to page 18 where I saw the title "Seats in Renovated 10 ... on my list, and if so, how I ranked it. I found it. NOOOOOO! WHY!? WHY WOULD YOU PICK THIS CHAIR!? I only gave it 2 stars!!! I thought that

  • by Snively '11
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  i’ve joined a sorority and what that means to me

  

  You'll recall in this blogpost I talk about joining Greek life and ... love the sorority a lot and I love the people in it. I often go back and ... what I'm saying, but I wish more people would highlight the incredible

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 21, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Can You Become Back at MIT, with excitement and pictures

  

  , in the local accent) Okay, anyway. I'm now at MIT! The first thing I ... 't even think about how much TechCash I had on my MIT Card, but it's a good ... Verde's (grocery store in the student center) and bought a banana. At this point, I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  point is, it's funny how if you have major changes in your life, like ... ethnicities, none of which has a prominent role in my psyche. I enjoyed or didn't enjoy the grade schools I was in to varying degrees, but I never felt

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Events

  SpaceVision 2010 Space is cool.

  

  would be able to wait for ten minutes. I have never moved so quickly in my ... The night of daylight savings, I tried my best to ensure that I would ... -up call at 5:30. I ordered a taxi for 6:30. I set an alarm for 5:30, just in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 13, 2010
• Blog / Advice

  November 1st is coming up! What not to do as it approaches (and after it passes)

  

  ’m gonna get this done so early! I’m going to put so much time and energy in ... and so few spots, but because I was just too stupid to go to here. How was I, someone who struggled in high school science classes, going to

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 26, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  The Art of Juggling please take away my balls

  

  community no matter how hard I'm struggling. But, of course, in my efforts to ... string is everywhere, splayed out in front of me like...like...well, I was ... calendar. I like checking off tasks in my bullet journal. I like my string

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  creative lockdown: low points of a virtual fall Part 2 of a fall semester recap

  

  In my last blog, I mentioned that since the spring semester hadn ... m. After moving on campus recently and seeing people in 3D, I'm hoping ... school turned out to be the dagger in my side as I trudged on to the end of

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 27, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Red Bull Gives You (Paper) Wings airplanes, astronauts, and austria: a monday night boston qualiflyer

  

  about environmental sustainability. In that post, I wrote:   This is ... background or training in judging people, I have been judging people for some ... Dietrich Mateschitz. And that's how, on Monday, I found myself sitting

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 8, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Floating On A Whim [by Katharine Chu '09, Guest Blogger] An art UROP carries a curious course 9-er all…

  

  paintings." Little did I know, I would actually see these paintings in real ... how we could best apply them to the another sculpture that would be in ... yourself to explore your options. Nine months ago, I was in the middle of a

  • by ARTalk
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Failing and perfectionism

  

  belt all at once. I straight-up failed a class in my fall semester that ... exam, but a few exams along the way. I would’ve failed another class, if ... . I cried a lot, often in my room or empty classrooms on campus, with

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  I am currently in Washington, D.C., to attend my first Transportation ... passionate about—sustainable transportation in developing countries. I haven ... rowing. I decided to come down to DC for the conference back in October or

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  what i talk about when i talk about running with apologies to murakami

  

  college was I going to land at in the US? I had a girlfriend then. We would ... never cracked a 6:30 mile in high school - I did enjoy the meets. My goal ... is setting in, I always told myself, "If I could do this 100, I can do

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  I did not graduate on time

  

  dropping all classes where it was clear I would get a B or lower. How did I ... in the popular “who’s more hosed” game. And then senior year came. I ... official term.  In the fall of senior year, I got my first D in a mostly

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  If you are a veteran and interested in learning in any way, shape, or ... are interested in learning while still completing your service anywhere in the world, we offer thousands of options through edX, MITx, and OpenCourseWare.