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• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  didn’t want to spoil it for anyone. in my last group therapy session ... ... being a high schooler is tough, man. being a high schooler in an online ... where it lives in my mind and peering at what lies within. some of this

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (2)… [Mathematics] Studying math at Cambridge and MIT.

  

  , although the only evaluation for Cambridge occurs at the end of the year in ... have preparing for quals in grad school -- your knowledge needs to be ... are expected to master the fundamentals for serious research as an

  • by Cambridge
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  HS Juniors/Sophomores: Upcoming MIT Events MIT will have events with Yale and Brown Universities in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic…

  

  road with Brown & Yale Universities for meetings in Southern ... brownmityale.org. In addition, we will also host breakfast meetings for your ... : brownmityale.org These meetings will be a great opportunity for high school

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is a zonotope? yes this is a post about math

  

  have one swap for each pair of colors. (Why?) This leads to an ... What is a zonotope? Get a sheet of paper and draw some vectors in the plane, no two of which are parallel. I picked four vectors. In this

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 1, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest blog] y(I)APping nothing crazy just another IAP blog

  

  -stage exam for students across India, culminating in a five-day in-person camp ... Delhi and Agra, we headed to the host university, living in dorms for a ... signed up for – this was going to be strictly for myself. And in that sense

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 13, 2025
• Blog / Events

  My Halloween Costume is Better Than Yours It didn't give me an inflated ego or anything.

  

  my dorm just in time for the big day. I dug around in my closet for the ... walked around campus for a few hours feeling like the coolest person in the ... ran into each other on line waiting for skates, introduced ourselves in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Experience FAQs from high school counselors

  

  Period), there's an Externship Program for students to work in alumni ... ’m definitely not unique in that perception. If you look at freshman Admissions ... difficult period. I’m now in PLEASURE @ MIT, which stands for Peers Leading

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  A Day in the Life (of IAP)

  

  headed over to the European Career Fair, for students interested in working ... classes included "How to Accessorize/Dress for Success," "How to Tell Someone Something They'd Rather Not Hear," "Hello, World: Manners for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ho-dee-hi, hi-dee-ho, ho ho. How many digits of pi do you know?

  

  for orientation: You're supposed to read it in four rhyming lines, like ... . Protection from small insects 4. Never mistaken for a girl if somebody looks at ... Wikipedia. I couldn't think of anything to blog about in recent memory, but I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  food diaries pt. 2 recipes for people tryna Little Chef it up

  

  more could you ask for??? Here's what I've been eating in the past few ... tastiest dishes you can make for the amount of effort you put in. All it ... for mustard since I didn't have any and...it worked, surprisingly. The

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  Mathematics (HCSSiM) Honors Summer Math Camp (HSMC) Program in Mathematics for ... chose for the majority of my summers in high school. Reading, doing sports ... further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Final Push Who needs sleep?

  

  This is it, MIT is in the middle of finals week and the final grind ... now) and I have not yet begun studying. That's right, not even looked at ... selection for this particular evening (I tend to listen to the same music

  • by Snively '11
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Burton-Conner Floor Rush and Rooming How does it work?

  

  're not done yet! When you get to campus for orientation you'll stay in your ... ? Back in the fall of '74 (before there was a New House for all the ... students an immersive environment in which to become fluent in Russian. The

  • by Snively '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT gave my pod free art supplies!! and despite being hosed, we used them

  

  In January, I heard about an Arts at MIT initiative that provides ... long as they were an MIT student. I'm a casual artist who paints once in ... first. I wanted to try painting in gouache since it was an unfamiliar

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 7, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 3 (Finals) You may begin at the sound of my voice. You have an hour to answer…

  

  President Reif's convocation. MIT had an awesome birthday gift for me: The ... birthday wishes, and, in the case of my youngest brother, request for a ... single knock, about songs that determined who farted in a room of innocent-looking

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 26, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  . Happiness is not a place. In the following months I went to CPW, shopped for ... end of the weekend, the puzzles culminate in an on-campus run ... posted online here. If you’re looking for a place to start, below is a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  You Are LUSCIOUS I lusciously answer some of your questions

  

  of the mail/website, you can get an idea for the "vibe" of each college ... lucky enough to receive. You didn't mean for me to parade by myself, did ... quite sure why I commented. MIT keeps sending me junkmail so I looked at

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biological Engineering at MIT My thoughts, feelings, and opinions (and slight ranting) about biology both at MIT and in…

  

  problems when it comes to research. I have only been working in labs for ... aliquot of a substance you need for an experiment can easily cost $300. Then ... . Basically, the end goal for a lot of people in biology is to become a PI

  • by Ben O. '19
  • November 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  September Equinox Appreciation A Cambridge Autumn

  

  Two years ago in freshman year (:O so long ago), I wrote this poem. I ... to a place radically different from home. In these first few months, I ... me and I’m looking forward to experience it all over again! This post

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  means it's exactly one year to the day when I discovered I got in. In ... found out online this year, which in my opinion is far less exciting than a giant postal tube, but it's still an exciting thing. ARE you excited

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006