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• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  applicants we have admitted in the past. One quality that we look for in all ... I've been promising an entry specifically for homeschooled applicants and other interested parties for a long time now; this is an early

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dear July A video experiment just for the heck of it

  

  in my 30 day trial period to tinker around and make a couple videos for ... known because I'm always looking for excuses to better my novice ... creates an annual video series called "Letters to July," sort of like a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The New MIT Viewbook! Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw…

  

  to chuckle. In looking back a year, he references this post, in which I discuss embarking on our new viewbook project. I can't believe it's been an ... year - you're in for a serious treat. I honestly think this is one of the

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  perfect fit. An exchange through Course 2 had been in place for the past few ... . The following day, I got an email with an offer for a spot in the ... friends and I had considered taking part in the Cambridge-MIT Exchange for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Better Late than Never I wrote this post a week and a half ago. Note that the "better late…

  

  , shining weekends. I do know, definitely, for sure, that in either case, I ... me into my chair. I studied for ten minutes, made some tea, looked out ... dining hall in time for breakfast. 2. I love to eat. Because I live in

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  , asking questions about the trends in everyday communication we take for ... today, and our goals for the course. It looks like a fascinating class ... skills. :-) And then today, I met with an operations research professor in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen

  

  in recruiting? Audrey: We are looking for all majors and years! From ... creating a spinoff team, Arcturus Finance, for those interested in the ... development. It’d be an awesome opportunity to make connections in the robotics

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  was the music for "All In Green Went My Love Riding," my final project for 21M.303: Writing in Tonal Forms 1. The class is traditionally taught around two major projects: a minuet in the Baroque style and an art song in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  . Challenges come in bursts and send an electrifying signal to the brain. "12 hours for 2 psets, although you can always pull an all-nighter," I tell ... anything, all nighters are worth it for this reward. In fact, pressure can

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why I stayed up until 6am on Thursday More nerdy cake-baking.

  

  " atomic hydrogen out in space, astronomers look for its signature: radiation ... volunteered to step in for her. 8pm. I stood on the badminton court, racket in ... freshman from Desmond** was looking for you...". Me: um...who? Elizabeth

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?

  

  's an Arduino section, a 3D printer section, there will be robots walking ... to that very exciting sentence above, just go here. Now, here's an ... be there! Oh yeah, its got everything. In addition to all of the

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  bump MIT students design products

  

  that it looks like we only have fun in the class, 2.009 is HARD WORK ... students will have taken an idea from nothing more than a sketch on paper to ... 't think many classes let you build and race an elephant... make a

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  this in your essays or anything. I'm speaking as an educator here, purely ... maintenance for years (while laying off safety workers and awarding millions in ... , not new: as I blogged last year in the wake of Hurricane Michael

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lost in the Pages of the Institute are we out of the woods yet, are we in the clear yet

  

  meals. I studied for an upcoming Google interview. I don’t think it ... basis. These things came in spurts of effortlessness. Oh look, there’s my ... ’t concretely thinking of the exciting things the coming months had in store for

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2021 another year another book post

  

  living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while.” Fiction ... in a fantasy bildungsroman? Yes please. An ongoing webcomic about faith ... feelings; it's how I came to the word mudita, for example. In France, the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Bay Area wrap-up The scoop from MIT meetings in San Jose, San Francisco, and Lafayette, CA.

  

  an In-N-Out, settling for Jack in the Box (with the scary mascot and ... a meeting in San Jose on Sunday. It was an exciting meeting, with ... looking to hire MIT students. Getting stuck in traffic on the 101 Freeway

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just 41 Pictures I Took in 2017 Yultide Day 2

  

  in this case being the 1E cats" - credit for caption and images goes to ... . Right: a professor promoting questionable habits in an introductory course ... required for Course 24-1 (Philosophy) majors and minors. Look at all those

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 26, 2018
• Blog / MISTI

  Need help choosing a MISTI program? MIT-Germany alum Nina Sinatra advises incoming interns to keep an open mind

  

  finding an interesting and useful internship, and living in a place in which ... based only upon the places that look most fun to live in - while being ... Frankfurt. I was looking for a lively, yet typically German, location with

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding Online Decisions A brief update.

  

  I am excited to let you know that things are looking fairly good for ... blog comments about it in the last month, so I figured it was a hot topic ... , and things look good, but we need a few more weeks to be sure. Due to

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Study Abroad Fair Learn about opportunities to study in another country (8 pictures)

  

  can't really read it, but the white banner in this picture is for ... (This is a direct paste from an email.) The Undergraduate ... ) Take a look at the countless academic and cultural prospects that over 25

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 5, 2005