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• Blog / Academics & Research

  notes from a week of new classes the prettiest peril of higher education

  

  mean you should take your own notes, but a TA is actually taking all the ... make a little section that is adding nothing to the aesthetic (major ... (highkey) bad. The structure of the class really is made to give students as

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 15, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nike+iPod read entry & vote at the end

  

  company? A runner's choice of running shoes is a very careful and ... on a Likert scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is least awesome and 5 is most ... enough to keep Steve Jobs busy for a weekend -- today, Apple and Nike

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  Alumni Association: Friday evening, there is a nice reception with MIT ... terminal to Terminal E. The MIT airport shuttle is a green Peter Pan bus with ... ... this entry is for you, and is specifically about CPW (regardless of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Profiles in Courage My neighbor could kill you or save your life with her bare hands.

  

  accomplishments, Alicia has a perfect 5.0 GPA, is headed into the PhD program at ... things, how amazing she is, how amazing the trophy is, and Trader Joe ... Alicia is better than both of us put together! She is a prime example of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tips for applying to UROPs

  

  blog post by Anna H. ‘14 called How to get a UROP that goes further into ... rejected is not a reflection of a lack of potential. If you get rejected ... requirements. It’s not always a matter of how qualified you are either. You

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Catching up What's new? Lots of things. I just haven't told you about them yet, because finals…

  

  've gotten off track. The point is, I clearly love physics. It holds a special ... . If anything, I'll take it as a minor or maybe major in 8b, which is the ... NOT taking unified as a sophomore, my life will pretty much suck. So in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Mikey Yang ‘05 Name: Mikey Yang; Job title: Admissions Counselor; Hometown: Troy, MI

  

  - couldn't be a better location. Also the fact that Boston is such a young ... , have fun...the people here are so down to earth. Everyone's got a nerdy side, and we embrace and accept that. Someone can tell a nerdy joke and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unfold I met my blog muse while doing the laundry, and then came this entry.

  

  Tau Sigma is actually holding a contest for the next mechanical ... goal now is to graduate with a month's worth of MIT t-shirts, and I think ... So as a sanity break, I often take a break from work and such and

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  this new system.    March 11th, 2020 Current students We know there is a ... where we collectively go from here. Given how rapidly the situation is developing, this post is a living document and we'll update it — with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wrote a whole post on Halloween and forgot to publish it So here's 2 months of blogging in one post

  

  excited to share them with you First is a mounted snake skeleton, look how ... making 2 cakes, cupcakes, and a giant cookie. Everything is vegan and he ... vegetarians it's wrapped in a bacon weave and the recipe is from a guy named

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • December 26, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Recap of the 2.009 Final Presentations rough, tough, messy!

  

  . If you want a summary of what 2.009 is about, Chris made a post. 140 ... to know, this is a really great blog post), I wanted to give a recap of ... lives the game is over. There's a highscore system so that you can compete

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • December 26, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  In which I am somehow still an MIT student 4 years later

  

  taking a [annotation note="cringe. but posting cringe is how we bloggers ... ."]“mild gastrointestinal issues”[/annotation] who needed a home. We named him Percy, which is ... from prescription dog food to normal dog food. He is a very friendly and

  • by Alex M. '21
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2009 Oh hey, I'm an alum.

  

  .) Turning your brass rat around at commencement is a milestone everyone looks ... diploma. This is really the moment I looked forward to. It was like a final ... while dispensing life advice. Mark is great. Like I said, there were a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Behold, a day job! Still with ultra-short travel time!

  

  is what I thought would happen - it's hard to find a UROP if you start ... This summer at nerd camp, I heard about a band called The Pipettes. I ... the time. As it turns out, the name is simply part of this 50s

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dass ein Ende mit mir haben muss ...und mein Leben ein Ziel hat.

  

  'll give you a topic. The peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. Discuss. ... old. The semester is winding down, like someone's demented yo ... with a chance of you're not going to get a blog entry this week. I want

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining at MIT How to not starve

  

  Dining is such a fancy word. Think of the different mental pictures ... 15 in less than a month. But the problem with meal plans is that they ... $4133, which averages to just under $10 per meal. The Full 19 is a little

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ack, finals!

  

  Sorry for my lack of posting lately. This is just a notice to say ... quite a lot, and I have three finals in the next two days. Blah. Oh, how I hate finals week. I'm glad it only happens twice a year. Also, my camera

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Whoa…You’re Old Bryan returns from the crypt of grad school

  

  this thing in a really long time. Part of it came from my own thinking that the life of a graduate student is not as exciting as an ... fortunately, I remembered my password today and given the start of a new school

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Houston-area Suburbia kid Makes Trek to MIT Campus Preview Weekend with Mother By: Kevin, '11

  

  , "Are you a CALTECH student." I couldn't believe it. How crazy! This guy ... 't think it makes that much of a difference. Just know that the weekend was a ... south, when there is a point of uncertainty or potential encore, someone

  • by Bryan
  • April 22, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Math = Broken Whatchu know about math?

  

  This OFFICIAL MIT blog is probably not designed for late ... finished most of a Diff Eq. PSET (I started at 10:45 PM, it's been a long day ... figured out how to do it though." Me: "How?" Jon: "Here, look what I did

  • by Snively '11
  • February 22, 2008