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• Blog / Challenges

  Slippery Slope: The Story of a Frazzled Sophomore How NOT to spend the first month of sophomore year

  

  so far out of hand. So is there a moral to this story? Yes. If I threw ... agree that, if anything, this is a cautionary tale. If not for any of you ... can’t seem to escape. The best we can do is take a moment, evaluate our

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Becoming a Mad Scientist a required class for all meches!

  

  Have you ever wanted to see how accurate you can make a GPS? Have you ... , a communication-intensive class I took this past spring where we have a semester to pursue any research question we can imagine. This is a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • June 24, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…

  

  ). If you have registered for MyMIT, have replied to a letter/email we ... invitation, you'll still be able to RSVP (details forthcoming). Each year, a ... announcing the 70 meetings we'll be doing across the country this fall. We call

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  It's the middle of July, and my brain is so fried I'm punting on a ... , according to Google Analytics, but no one is commenting, so here's a place to ... questions on a Friday afternoon. Ben used to do these big roundup "answers to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fun things I’ve done lately! life isn't all being hosed

  

  Master's student instead of an undergrad is that I have a bit more free ... you could get to on the T, therefore saving us from having to pay for a ... and over, but I can instead just put together whatever feels right, a.k.a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 8, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the ... to reddish something-or-other. You can't even make out the sidewalks ... . Hey! Darn those morning classes. But 3.091 is videotaped! Oh, but there

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 2) may the data be ever in my favor

  

  Rules You are a student at [annotation note="which stands for Missouri Institute of Taxidermy, in dormspam-the-game"]MIT.[/annotation] You live in a dorm where each resident has a score that determines their priority in

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Pigeonholing boxes = semesters, pigeons = classes

  

  class. This is due to a few reasons: Firstly, I have never had a semester ... is a somewhat privileged position to be in (and given some of those ... class. Alan is taking the class “tO gRaDUaTe”, so they can’t exactly just

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 13, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Advice from Graduating Seniors to incoming freshmen

  

  or you think your calendar is looking a little too bare. Try to figure ... a Video Speed Controller plugin for Chrome (you can watch at 1- 4x ... ; MIT can be overwhelming will all the advice you hear left and right. But

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogger Decisions Released Many thanks to all of this year's incredible applicants!

  

  blogging this year which is more competitive than MIT itself - and there are ... volunteering activities at MIT. Although Chris is technically a US citizen, he ... So we were a little more efficient this year in making decisions (i

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Dream-Destroyer "How Could You Work There?"

  . Hmmmm. Acceptance for some. Rejection for most. How could you work there ... for a living. And yes, turning down applications is a huge part of the ... of as. So, I thought it'd be helpful to tell you all a bit about how I

  • by DJ Rock
  • May 30, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Life, or Why I’m Afraid Of It 1) Isn't everyone?

  

  Hey there. I know you've all missed my gorgeous face. (From my 4.341 project last fall.) All right, maybe "gorgeous" is a bit of a stretch. I ... when you ask us about these things. This is really not the best way to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  ’s a great opportunity for you, it does make things much quieter on the ... graphing calculator or Petri dish* and you can hear the distant sounds of ... on campus! * On second thought, that second one is probably a bad idea

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Comprehensive Guide to Vending Machines at MIT Because it needed to be done.

  

  up there, but since I am a solidly abnormal person, I dragged my friend ... of this story, however, is that it took us twenty minutes to find a ... on the internet did not turn out to be helpful. You can find things

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo and physics and math, oh my 57 units of academic fun fun fun. Now with humanities!

  

  forensic facilities (you can't really argue with a line integral). I consider ... you to talk). There are no tests or p-sets; instead, our grade is ... these classes), and you can hopefully understand why I was so excited to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  on Tuesday until after I've taken a nap. This may sound nice, but is in ... chemicals and worth-more-than-your-life machines.) A grad school interview is a pretty good sign -- it means the department is excited about your

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  IAP trip to the natural history museum! turns out nature's history is pretty cool

  

  ! It turns out that even a museum you've seen "like four times" can blow ... a trip to Boston. I had about thirty seconds of, wow, you can't even ... of different unusual classes and events that you can sign up for -- but

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Juniors: MIT and other summer programs Juniors may want to start thinking about summer programs including MITES, RSI, and WTP.

  

  and Science (MITES) is a rigorous six-week residential, academic ... Excellence in Education and MIT, is a rigorous academic program which ... engineering. The Women's Technology Program (WTP) is a four-week summer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  We Really Aren’t Kids Anymore avoiding the part where it all has to end

  

  ". Maybe that's all there is to not being a kid anymore-- playing pretend. I ... years later, about to become a senior this fall. Of course, one can argue ... . I haven't had a semester here where I felt like I've just 'gotten' it

  • by Paige B. '24
  • July 9, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds and the Order of the Phoenix Answering the important questions of those still making their decision.

  

  ) dorm is that there are lots of upperclassmen around to help advise you as ... I-20. I know there is a similar option in the International Students ... visa and came to MIT and the US without a problem. So you can relax a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 25, 2006