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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  that at MIT. If you complete the requirements for two majors at MIT, you ... website is terribly confusing about the requirements for completing two ... in your major, but for the purposes of this discussion they don't count

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome to the Woodshop Don't forget close-toed shoes and please WEAR GOGGLES.

  

  supervision. Let the machine take care of the large-scale model for you!The ... ! Adjacent to the woodshop and full of machinery for your metalworking needs ... this photo looks dingy but no one was around! This is a space for those

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 5, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk? creative furniture

  

  's a closer look at the bookshelf in the corner: my room was missing the standard-issue bookshelf when i moved in, but it did for some reason ... corner. the blankets on the floor are on top of a standard foam mattress

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stocking Up Completely random but fun.

  

  Three hallmates and I piled into a Zipcar the other night for a trip ... rent the car for two hours and split the cost between four people. I ... residents only - that power supply belongs to the EE room, for which Cam is

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MITAdmissions.org: Now 100% More Clickable also, report any other bugs you have here

  

  having trouble using our site on mobile devices because the navbar and first blog weren't clickable. The upshot is that our CDN was for some injecting visibility:hidden to a div at the top of the page. It's been

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 21, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  My Long-Overdue CPW Recap Better late than never!

  

  Jojo and Diane, who rocked the reg desk next to us for many hours. After ... MIT." Here's what you guys looked like from the stage (can you find ... . (Thanks TheKeri for taking the picture!) Nance and Marilee were popular

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visualize this! My new UROP We've got some really cool stuff going on this semester

  

  to hop between projects, ask for help or input from anyone else in the ... the piece or risk misrepresenting the material. For instance, the piece ... paper, the group proposed a largely text-motivated method for generating

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 2, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  C’est la Vie In which I describe my summer in words, without photos (yet).

  

  MIT: The Institvte. Hope this explains my absence, and look for ... I win. So I apologize for having disappeared (somewhat) off the ... thus far. Here's a brief recap of what I did/what I have plans for in the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2010

  

  For the fifth consecutive year, we will admit students from our ... offer) or decline it. We will be maintaining the waitlist for another few ... similar. We'll know more about how this year looks in a few weeks. The

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 13, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  There’s a Story in Which My Eyes Shut Am I changed enough?

  

  looked up at the dome. The inscriptions at its base. The ten pillars. The ... Seven for the first time. Enlightened. Inspired. Perhaps more insightful ... in September. I asked her how MIT felt. For the first time, I didn

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 25, 2021
• Blog / Personal Projects

  I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years

  

  the door had ever been painted. I thought about it on and off for all ... no door painting for me that year. Or the next. This blog post is the ... the wood grain, and whose transparent leaves looked like sunlight was

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 19, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  to look for ways to leave, MIT has definitely become my home over the ... heading back to Cambridge for a quick apartment move before the start of classes. Whew. When I made the decision to come back to MIT for grad school

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  I've got applications on the brain. Last week, we posted the blogger applications; this week, I'm modifying the Maker Portfolio for ... old applications, which got me down to the Institute Archives, looking

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW LiveBlogging Project A big experiment.

  

  registered for CPW each upload 5 texts and/or photos over the course of the ... variety of prefrosh guest bloggers during CPW. This has been done in the past with great success, and I'm looking very forward to this year

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  sweats. Unluckily also for me, Gheorghe has friends in The Tech (the ... unluckily for me, everyone seemed to be holding a copy of The Tech on Tuesday ... 'm taking advantage of the long weekend; I look like I'm getting sick from

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 2 The Boston skyline at night.

  

  details to your imagination, for now at least). The picture was taken from ... in The Matrix): (Click on either photo for a zoomed-in view) ... everyone likes the panoramic photos! This picture was taken by Daniel '10

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Music for Pre-decisions De-stressing manifesting calm and cozy vibes to get you through it

  

  Waiting for college decisions is difficult. Trust me, I've been there ... was waiting for decisions back then. Hopefully, this playlist will help you find some peace through the storm as well. https

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 8, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  aging as I do. My mom, for the first time, has started to look at my skin ... you ought to be.  For the past few years, birthdays have also just been ... is perhaps the most egregious. I know crying is a healthy outlet for

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mini-Guide to the GIRs Now I've been through them - don't make the same mistakes I did.

  

  in the head. :) 2. Chem fall, bio spring. This year, I went for ... bell curve), and 3.091 got the lectures recorded on video (for the ... same applied for 7.013 in the spring. Alright - to be honest - it isn

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  July 4th Pictorial FIREWORKS!

  

  . Generic picture of the boats lined up on the Charles River for the fireworks. If you look close enough, you can see the barge responsible for all the excited electrons in the sky. I stopped by Ashdown (grad dorm) for free

  • by Bryan
  • July 7, 2006