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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Alan Guth and Day 1 on the Navajo Reservation Warning: this post may blow your mind

  

  instructor for 8.033 - General Relativity - who had their exam in the same hall. He also, I found out, is a recitation instructor for 8.286 - The Early ... direction I’ll be here for the next four weeks – for IAP, which you read about

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Waitlist, 2009 Within the next few days, we plan to make waitlist offers to complete the Class…

  

  For the fourth consecutive year, we will admit students from our ... students, approximately 50, on the waitlist for another few weeks until we ... how this year looks in a few weeks. The waitlist committee has been

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 2) may the data be ever in my favor

  

  For five weeks this summer, I competed in dormspam-the-game, a series ... later in the post, when I discuss the rules for each game. I somehow ... 1st place for an individual game, he was removed from the overall

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  thing: DON'T FOCUS ON THE CANDY. Looking for more photos? There are ... looked on), we explained the learning objectives and the activity began ... 4 gave all of team 4’s points to team 3 in exchange for splitting the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  started playing. For those already halfway through the College gameplay ... with a degree. There are also a number of subquests for the main quest ... College allows for a lot of freedom in gameplay, but that can also be the

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam sells out The most valuable blog entry of all time.

  

  experience, the best provider you can get at MIT, and if you look at specials ... castaway, an island lost at sea... Over this music, you see the castaway look ... looking at the cell phone contemplatively. "I'll send an SMS to the world! I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Beacon St. and Marlborough St. Rooftops and flowers on two streets in Boston.

  

  that looks like this: Here’s Boston from the Harvard Bridge, MIT’s sailboats in the foreground. (Click for larger versions.)   And me and Cory ... Over the past few years, toward the end of my full-time undergrad and

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will, I will set this schedule on fire This has been a long time coming. Text- and picture-heavy! Link- and acronym-happy! Take it…

  

  Last week, I dropped 9.15 from my preregistration schedule for the ... terms, was the class I was looking forward to the most. The problem ... 't give credit for 5s on the AP Bio exam anymore? Never fear, for answers

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 10, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  would’ve, could’ve, should’ve a newly minted senior's freshman year regrets

  

  process requires looking back on regrets I have about the three years that ... everyone involved makes the choice that is specifically right for them ... to start the cook-for-myself learning curve early. Should've The

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • June 2, 2026
• Blog / Events

  In Prison Literally

  

  backtracking out of the vicinity of the trains toward the parking lots, for ... for the existence of God, the evolution of ideas as time bypassed the ... degree for free. However, the purpose of the visit today wasn’t for a class

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 5, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  ) Classes MIT Geocache Photo Exhibit Food for Thought Beyond the Library ... companies are looking for students in your major, and for what kind of ... colleges right now, odds are that you're not looking for a career, but it

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  campus for the first time as an actual student - when I said that final ... for the first time, and filling out that neat little form listing all of my classes for the coming semester. I remember that first day of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  my year in music, volume 3 i am starting to feel very old

  

   were significant to my freshman year in some way. So for this post, I wrote down all the ... while sitting at the bus stop waiting for my bus to work. and it really ... girl song made it back on the list! except for a different reason this

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime Happenings A summer of research and relaxation in Boston

  

  , but the project has been limping along in the summer haze. It’s looking ... back to California for a highly anticipated return home. I hadn’t had the ... apartment that she was to live in for the next three months. It’s nothing like

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Transporting In & Around MIT Everything you need to know about how easy it is to get around MIT.

  

  subway system, which for some reason is called the T. MIT has its own ... ) and commuter rail trains (costs vary depending on distance). The map for ... Worcester to see a Nightwish concert. Taking the T is essential for getting

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  the future" for all colleges. We at MIT love having a completely ... could interview me over email for an article she's writing, on how ... as potential MIT '11s gear up to begin the admissions process. Below is

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Parting Remarks Part I: Leaving Marks reciprocal changes

  

  tombstone for MacCon, the deceased MacGregor Convenience store. The 2020s are ... with Ethan[/caption]   A solidarity banner for the deceased ... for the past couple of days. IT's been wrecking me-- couldn't sleep in

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Do You Wanna Build A Snowman? And thanks to an awesome friend, I built my first one!

  

  something about snow. Now, I saw snow for the first time in November 2013. Those fluffy dandruff-like powdery demons were cute for the first three ... for sticks for the arms, stones for the eyes and nose and buttons. At

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 25, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  there is more to your application than that, and MIT is looking for more ... away from the application (not past the deadline) but go for a walk, play ... summarize and capture the important things in your college application, and

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A suite surprise My suitemates find out I'm a blogger

  

  the best! And shoutout to you too for reading my first blog post! I ... taped to my door.   OK? I opened the door, stepped into my room, and found my roommate at his desk. After seeing my puzzled look, he said

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 19, 2015