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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring a little life update

  

  still have a couple of friends in it, and most of the work will be on an ... bunch of code for this in MATLAB, and I spent most of the fall porting it ... Finally, finally, I’m in my last semester of undergrad. I need three

  • by Alex M. '21
  • February 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in Lusaka, baby, so why don’t you blog me? I told Sam to blog this entry since I'm in Zambia (that explains the title).

  

  I am writing this from an internet cafe just outside Lusaka, Zambia, and Sam is awesomely posting this for me. My group has been here for just under a day, and we are staying in a guesthouse near the capital for

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Goodbye, Hope to See You Again For those moving on today...

  

  choice is yours -- which school is the best fit for you? We knew coming in ... in your life. In the end, wherever you ended up for college, you were ... for your next four years and beyond. You've got an amazingly bright

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Affirmations not unnecessary

  

  in myself. If I didn’t let myself try my best for fear of failing. If I ... open problem, or because I feel like an Expert™ in some topic. Not ... the papers one at a time to do so. Looking for papers with a last name

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 29, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  classes im taking! strictly

  

  hacking into the mainframe, so I spent about an hour configuring my VSCode to look like im hacking the mainframe: I went through a few fonts ... . Law is largely alien to me and while I primarily signed up for this

  • by Victor D. '27
  • February 16, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A word about the humanities It's sort of a long, multi-section word.

  

  a way as to cause e.e. cummings to weep in his grave. As an MIT ... is that the problem set solutions can look like this. Keep in mind, I ... On the Coming of Winter in Boston November peels away like buttery

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  how to meet curious people

  

  nobody in 18.032. Due to a mandatory recitation for another class, I would ... writing master’s degree in England and is now enrolled in an MD-PhD program ... exist in droves—McKinsey information sessions are packed full, pre

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on my mind *insert witty caption here*

  

  the freshmen in my fraternity the Class of 2012 in general Independent Activities Period! Only two months away! picking my classes for ... Brass Rat in the spring this upcoming summer :) this weekend! Plans

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Endless rain into a paper cup ...also, restless wind inside a letterbox.

  

  remember for my entire life. Plus, if I can run a marathon in sleet and get a ... 'll probably be in Hopkinton. Think warm thoughts for me, like Asok would. ... DID YOU KNOW? The Boston Marathon has only been cancelled once in its

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 16, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  schools in this regard, and even within schools for certain students ... engineering. For example, an economics degree at MIT requires at least one ... resources." In other words, it is defined pragmatically and contextually for

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  entrance to Baker. I couldn’t stop smiling as I waited in line for food. I ... I started writing a blog about freshman fall four months ago, in October, and kept working on it for the next few weeks. And then months. And

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Listening What's in your stereo?

  

  except for the counselors and it was the first time in my life that I felt ... are good for you). Also, before I get to the list, a disclaimer: R ... basis (but which never actually happens in reality). Top 40s producers

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  be solo or with accompaniment but not in an enemble; 2) a one ... do not need to be an architecture, art, or media major for this to be ... you are an athlete and would like to participate in one of MIT's 41

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  The New York Times has had an interesting set of articles over the past couple weeks about vacation time in the U.S. versus Europe. The ... is a snapshot of a week in February 2009, when I was at MIT, while the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Snapshot Statshot A quick look at some numbers from this year's admissions process.

  

  in 4) and is even notably lower than it was for this year's MIT seniors ... countries, residing in 66 different nations. Needless to say, it was an ... our admissions statistics. But why wait until then? Here's an overview

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  CPW: ASA Midway, B1 B1athalon, and Cutting Crafts with Contour not to mention meet the bloggers

  

  words for it then but I do imagine those women - me in Tucson who might ... -frosh for a club was warm and bittersweet. I hadn't been in that space since ... questions about life in the dorms: was it loud? How long did parties go for

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 25, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Out of Context Quoteboard SFW for the blogs, unfortunately

  

  looking for nails. and the hammer was deep learning” “I keep thinking ... that is surviving an MIT semester. The concentration of emails sent to ... split us all up - funny things are mostly only funny when they're said in

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 25, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Robot Competition 2016 robots dump (replica) tea bags in the (replica) Boston harbor

  

  semester-long class for mechanical engineering students. The class teaches students design and manufacturing hands on and culminates in the annual 2.007 Robot Competiton where 32 finalists from 153 entrees compete in various

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 6, 2016
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  for calculus) and calculus-based physics. It’s rare that an applicant ... . Depending on your major, you may have covered more ground in one science
• Blog / Challenges

  in search of a reset day just out of reach

  

  and my PI was in Eastern Time. Studying for the GRE was also very self ... unintentionally skipped a club meeting for ESP. Too lost in the writing up my ... classes? Or am I in too many hard classes for one semester? Is it because I

  • by Phi A. '21
  • September 20, 2020