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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our homework is to go camping on a school night...!

  

  weeks ago - …the assignment was to construct a bamboo-and-canvas shelter ... had to sew a whole set of beds as well as parts of the roof cover?? Or ... literally consumes my life. I complain sometimes - okay a lot - but deep

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  has been as close to a Hell Week as I’ve ever been. You might be wondering, "what is a Hell Week anyway?" Excellent question. According to ... between me and a plane back to California is a final essay and three final

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  be a flagrant violation of rules to attend class, and a bad idea anyway ... to trigger vomiting. but i haven't had a cold in years, let alone one ... to a medlink. medlinks are student liaisons with mit medical. i might

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science is apparently not for the easily-frustrated Stories of woe from the lab

  

  whirlwind of science glee, I have to admit that every once in a while, the lab doesn't love me back. Yesterday, for example, I was trying to get a ... gotten a nice result, but my postdoc Albert asked me to run the samples in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Weekend in New York [by Davie Rolnick '11, Guest Blogger] Art Scholars go to see Wagner at the Met!

  

  Scholars went to see Wagner at the Met! A weekend-long trip to New York ... premiered in a theatre Wagner built specially for it. True to form, the production we were seeing involved a set weighing 45 tons... They had to build

  • by ARTalk
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  are a couple considerations to keep in mind when deciding whether to ... : * (generally) higher pay (investment banks can pay up to around $10,000 for a ... academia more * opportunity to live in a different city * opportunity to see

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Talent Show ua innovation gets lit

  

  writing to comedy and, uh, culinary, which is a testament to the interesting ... process from its inception as a one-page project proposal to UA Innovation ... decided that it was an achievable way to bring students together in a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sneak peek at the new admissions and SFS sites what we've been working on all summer

  

  leading a project to redesign the new sfs.mit.edu and mitadmissions ... chance to blog a preview and talk about some of the design decisions we ... find information or ask SFS staff if they want to talk to a human Here

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  anything...) Since I'm a visual person, I drew this little photo to explain ... one of the coolest project classes at MIT. I'll be sure to make a post about this later (: 2.671: Go Forth and Measure- A class about how to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in EAsT camPUS A few of the basic things to know.

  

  known to make a home out of EC as well.. 3. Residents live in doubles or ... everything we do to YouTube. We're kinda too cool for that. But we also have a ... type? 1. You can learn how to cook. What better way to learn how than to

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • July 31, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  relearning what i know now or: hi, i learned wrong my entire life.

  

  to learn for the test. For an AP. For a final. The singular goal was to ... learning that's been weighing on me a lot since I came to MIT. I often times ... to finish filing my transfer apps or taking a semester off. I really

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 22, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  An Exchange Student enrolls at MIT to take classes as a non ... application to apply as a visiting student. Instead, individual faculty members must invite you to their lab to engage in research. If there is a
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  check it out – they’re a great opportunity to meet some potential future ... -dish pizza in Chicago while listening to a special performance by the MIT ... Indiana. But these are just a few so be sure to check the listing on your

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i rode a train across america it took eighty-five hours

  

  since the beginning of June.  So I decided to take a train from Boston to ... ’ll then ride the Capitol Corridor to Santa Clara. Maybe it’s a foolish ... cone next to the felled fire hydrant, like a battlefield cross. Rest in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Never Mind The Score Insights from the National Poetry Slam - for both MIT students and hopefuls

  

  stuff. Talk. And don't always feel like you need to have a p-set in hand ... 've met a few people you can talk to, see how well you can get to know them ... , if you went to CPW, getting back in touch with your host is a good way

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday A Boston institution.

  

  is a nice place to watch the marathon because there’s so much space and ... brothers) was willing to take a dunk. Oh, yeah, but the marathon. See, it ... managed to get a shot of the frenzy over the final few paces. Now, I’m not

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Get It Done Keep On Keeping "On"

  

  in a play, and organizing a student rock concert to raise money for the ... love to do - great. But sometimes you need to just take a nap in the ... Hi all! A few updates over what is, for us, a long weekend. First, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Summary

  

  Today was the last day of 2.670. I had wanted to make a really cool modification to my engine by making it a generator, but I didn't have enough time ... engines: To see a video of my engine running, click here! I didn't get it

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  arts to make the world a better place. We can’t wait to welcome them to ... available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Iron Man is a 15-year-old MIT Student and lives in my freshman year dorm

  

  Meet Riri Williams.   Riri is a fictional 15-year-old black ... recreates a rough version of an Iron Man suit using parts "borrowed" from campus. Presumably, she spent a lot of time at the Stata Loading Dock

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 8, 2016