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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  . There are a few unusual things I can share about my experience at MIT ... writing UROP, Jess? “What in the world is a writing UROP?” you ask.* *Way ... wear a plastic halloween mask. So, there you go, UROPs don’t have to be

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t believe everything that you read

  

  , it is, you're half way there. My friend acheived all 5 things, and he ... directly from someone who has a friend that goes there and knows the admission council very well. They have a criteria of 5 things, and if you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 8, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  What’s Happening at McCormick? Guest Post by MC^2's REX Chairs

  

  there so much they moved in early to hang out with you guys!  They can ... )... THROWBACK!   “Throwback to what?” you might ask.  Well the answer is a simple ... ?  That event is probably a sneak peak into how the residents have fun with

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Replying to questions and comments

  

  you can help me out. why is kevin different?" It's a very valid point ... 's a good question! The answer is that, for 6.004, you have to write your ... individual, not as part of a group. However, you are allowed to collaborate

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Painting with the Colors of the Wind reflections on the first MIT semester

  

  first semester of college is done. Its climax reminds me of a promise from ... post been more relevant. Now, 50 Things is a list that brings up 50 ... included in one post. Instead, in a conclusion that is longer than the body

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 23, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Ask Me Anything no, really

  

  with you all, but I'm not really sure where to start, so I figure ... comments. Go ahead. Don't be shy. This is a judgment-free zone. To ... -mathematicians study a mathematical subject. And as you already know, I did this. It

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • December 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Dating Research A news story today looks at Media Lab research on dating.

  

  There's a story on the AP wire today (look for it in your local paper ... technology at a bar in Cambridge where a group of singles were "speed ... influence, the greater its weight. So, a real-time analysis could warn you the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a college student’s life My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

  

  Dominos has brought the concept to a whole new level. I just think this is ... library. (Fun fact: you can get your very own BPL card by showing proof of ... hadn't been grocery shopping for weeks, and after making a meal out of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Astronomy in Paradise Lost I can't resist.

  

  're thinking: "what else is new?" You yawn and ask whether I salivate and breathe ... and somewhere near the bigness of a star. There's no golden chain to be seen, although I suppose you could think of the chain as a metaphor for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hosed life the last few weeks

  

  . Weekends are for recharging. Where are you, PNR? *hosed: in a constant ... because there's also a time limit and you gotta finish that plate because ... is a weekend? I need coffee. I never drank coffee before this

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 20, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  It’s cool to care but maybe care a little less

  

  -aalaga sa'yo." Living alone is hard. There's no one to take care of you ... : […]there is only so much effort i can pour into the things i am doing. i ... myself, I worked, I went to school. There was one day, that November, a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Energized Watching the sun rise signals that it's time for bed.

  

  design project for one of my classes, 2.005, where we had to design a ... is known for is hands-on experience. I think this project is a great ... projects, do those last minute problem sets, and perhaps design a wind

  • by Bryan
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every class I’ve taken at MIT RANKED!

  

  , I went on Hydrant, which is a planning site for MIT classes so you can ... week, and there's homework every day. But that means you learn a lot! I ... grading was pretty strict) Learning how the world works—and that there is a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 26, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Think YOUR research is crazy? Why doesn't spaghetti break in half? There is an answer, because someone has dedicated their…

  

  ; two flashlights; a wire spring; a snuff box; an oil can with potato ... Organization) It calculated the number of photographs you must take to (almost) ensure that nobody in a group photo will have their eyes closed

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 14, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ramen this is a ramen post.

  

  really subjective and there are so many varieties and styles that you can ... the cone of bean sprouts. it's a message: there's a lot you have to go ... like volume. there's a grade that you receive before sharing your dream

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  for a day before leaving for Albuquerque and I can tell you that it was ... is too early to know. In a week or two, we'll once again look at where ... can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  the ring, here's a bit of history and background. Each class year at MIT ... contract: 90% of all students will purchase the ring in a typical year; one ... prime MIT ring-buying. Using imagery representing events from their first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  finding meaning at the end of the world i alone determine my destiny

  

  application, under the question "why do you want to be a blogger": i want to be ... on my own life. this is a philosophy i think the magic the gathering card force of will really embodies. this is a counterspell, which means

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 1, 2020
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Filling an Empty Nest my parents tried to replace me with literal birds

  

  in the eggs?" The answer is simple: we do not have a rooster. There is ... school. The days I spent at CPW felt intense – MIT is a unique place and ... consists of both a run and a coop. The run is the big screen-enclosed outdoor

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / Financial Aid

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  our collective dismay, there is another side of the coin: spending money ... in a very expensive city was difficult.  Boston is consistently ranked ... there is no non-response bias even though it was an opt-in poll, mostly

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025