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• Blog / How to Human

  selecting for obsession

  

  Olympiad the summer after ninth grade. It’s easy to forget how smart he is ... told me. “James is ambitious, accomplished. He’s self-made.” But I ... Kyler at the time, but it isn’t intelligence I’m looking for. It’s

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 20, 2023
• Blog / Community Projects

  [joint post] A Map of MIT Makerspaces ft MechE grad student and mapmaker Rima Das

  

  makerspaces, if you know where to look. The issue is, it’s difficult for any one ... working on a project to remedy that — she’s putting together a collaborative ... in the space, how to get access, and notes about the space’s culture

  • by Amber V. '24
  • July 1, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  a pi day (decision) story 3/14/21 at 6:28 PM ET

  

   apply.mitadmissions.org/apply and go to your Application Status Page. That’s the same place that you ... help! In the meantime, there’s a bunch of things you can do while you

  • by Tim
  • March 8, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Room Tour 2017 edition

  

  2021s, can't wait to meet y'all this week! To give you guys a sneak peek of what is to come, I (finally!) got around to learning how to film and edit videos. Here's my first shot at it, and a room tour to show for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When September Ends on career fair, life, and other occurrences

  

  that. Here’s what it means. Last week was Career Fair. The day when ... a coveted internship, job, or career. There’s SpaceX, 3M, Capital One ... , The New York Times, U.S. Department of Energy… And 400 more. They come

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 7, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Metropolis and the Alloy Orchestra "The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must be the Heart!"

  

  ’s Metropolis, then you’ll know that it was one of the first ... accompaniments to several classic silent films such as F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, Dziga Vertov’s Man With a Movie Camera, and Sergei Eisentien

  • by ARTalk
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy New Year! from post-blizzard New Jersey.

  

  times has literally been the only exercise I’ve had this break. That’s okay - lot’s of physical activity planned forIAP; stay tuned. ANYWAYS

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 31, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All Hail the Working People Living down the 40-hour work week.

  

  my first taste of the working life. (P.S. One of my favorite moments ... . And for confidentiality reasons, I think that’s pretty much all I should ... ? Several people I know have also hopped on the wagon – it’s a movement! So

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 31, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  some 70s: P.S., thank you Costas for the 15-213 wakeup call. Two

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Biological Engineering major

  

  From Wednesday's faculty meeting... Motion for a Bachelor of Science (S.B.) in Biological Engineering Moved, that the Faculty approves the proposal of the Biological Engineering Division to offer an S.B. program that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2004
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  heart of much of the Program’s work lies MIT’s Integrated Global System
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  There’s no formula for gaining transfer admission to MIT. The transfer admissions process is highly competitive, even more so than the first-year admissions process. There’s no minimum required GPA; however
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  The summer before you come to MIT, there’s a bunch of forms to fill ... about you).” It’s a question that loosely summarizes identity as two ... from? That’s easy, and maybe moderately interesting. I’m from Hawaii

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  competent assessment along that axis—eg Ocean Vuong’s poetry collection would ... a books-by-literary-merit list. Here’s how you should interpret the letters, and a list of all the books. S: will reread again and again

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If I had a nickel for every class I was taking this semester… I’d have 4.5 nickels.

  

  'm taking this semester. 6.S965 (Digital Systems Laboratory II) This class is ... intro FPGA class I took last fall. 6.S965 is all about revealing the inner ... work; in 6.S965, we spent the first two weeks discussing how they work

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 12, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  now it’s February... But this one is pretty close to my heart, and I guess it’s better late than never, so here’s that blog: On Monday ... a sweater. I walked out of BC towards Baker’s dining hall. And I

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

  How to Write an Original Song (ex?)-emo kid gone rogue

  

  great. It’s nice and cool outside, so you go to sit on the front porch ... singing along. It’s alright? Your sister seems impressed, but you know the ... piece of a melody you really like. And you do! It’s “When did you get a

  • by Powers '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  I graduate tomorrow, so I guess this is my last entry here, or something. Certainly my last entry as an undergrad. It’s been quite a ride for the last four…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2025 i3 videos megapost

  

  As a part of MIT’s unconventional housing process, rising first ... traditions of their residence halls. In the '90s and early '00s, these I3 ... ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xii48sIgA3A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OyzBBbVwBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arHEynNYF-Y

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 2, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  , but it is actually uncanny how déjà vu senior year of college feels. It’s ... absolutely painful to write.  Okay, let’s backtrack a bit. We aren’t writing ... fate. It is scary and stressful.  So, let’s all go easy on ourselves

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019