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• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Was Great in the 1800s (and it's still awesome today)

  

  is “a pioneer in cancer research most widely known for his discoveries ... fun parts of MIT culture from the late 1800s, showing how eerily similar ... comes at a difficult college-choosing time. I hope that a look at MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2017
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Answer these 13 questions and we’ll reveal the perfect dorm for you! What does your favorite dorm animal say about where you should live?

  

  store as what they can't live without. Random is a cook-for-yourself dorm ... with 0 roommates. Random is mostly singles, with just a few doubles per ... thought that writing an interactive Buzzfeed-style quiz would be a fun way

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-med, Everybody’s Best Friend If you are considering a career in medicine -- and not as a pharmacist.

  

  News Office). Congrats, Farhan! I took 21A.453: Anthropology of the Middle East last fall with Professor Susan Slyomovics, who is just awesome. (I liked her so much that I took her class 21A.348: Photography and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Fight against Gender Discrimination in STEM an excerpt from a fall class paper

  

  not been entirely solved. There is still much to be done to improve the ... Harvard. It was a wonderful course, with fascinating readings and ... articles every week (for a total of ~300 pages a week) and wrote a 25-page

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 6, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  feeling grown up walking in adult clothing

  

  person in a room. explaining to a nine-year-old what an fmri is. seeing ... one of the prompts i answered, when i applied to be a blogger (and ... like a grown up?" i've thought about this question on-and-off over the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 17, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  my schedule was a bit tricky is that I'm applying to the Course 2 ... .003 are standard Course 2 requirements.  2.086 is now a strict prerequisite ... apostrophe!"  You're also thinking, "what does a second-year know about being a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our loving, our friends, and our labor This entry is based on Aaron Copland's opera "The Tender Land."

  

  when the next train is coming and how to offer an alten dame some help ... wrote that was commissioned by a university. I feel that I've posted too ... -day week and here's what I've done tonight: 1. gone to a two-hour group

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Television Show Decisions Three hours is about as much time as I'm willing to waste on television each…

  

  , and three hours is about as much time as I'm willing to waste on ... wife for this. I vowed never to watch this show, ever. But my wife's a ... , which turned out to be a complete LIE, but it's too late - I'm hooked

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summary of CPW 2006 CPW 2006

  

  realize how lucky I am to be a blogger (apparently it will be the most ... I had a blast during CPW and I hope you all did too! Here's a rundown ... follow Nance's "Beaver" act, but managed to draw a few laughs. I was

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  dining plan during college, knowing how to cook is still an essential life ... for a run. Even if the only running you usually do is away from your ... 's over a week for you to flail, refresh College Confidential repeatedly

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Blog Projects

  10 Fun (and REAL) Facts About MIT! Incredibly Correct Facts about MIT!

  

  - Little COOP of Horrors Underneath the MIT COOP store is a basement that ... though the KerMIT is overall a benevolent figure, its mischievous nature sometimes makes it a tricky character to deal with. There is now a small group

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 1, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I fill out the self-reported coursework?

  Use your best judgment when completing the Self-Reported Coursework section. We're simply trying to get a clear picture of your academic preparation by subject area—you can't do anything wrong when completing the form
• Blog / Events

  4 comfort songs for your first day shake those jitters!!!

  

  The first day of classes is tomorrow. [annotation note='like, of ... first day of anything can always feel a bit stressful—but that must ... Madelyn Grant All I wanna do is fly Why should I stick around? With my feet

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • September 3, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Update Submit your MIT Part 1 and 2 by Jan 3, 2013 at 11:59pm EST

  

  , there is a giant pyramid of mail that we are working as quickly as ... details about the Regular Action deadline. Other than a few hours of ... school report form. To reiterate a few other things mentioned in previous

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Stories of Senioritis How to Procrastinate

  

  to study right? So what I've learned is that you can only read a book ... : Procrastination Technique #5: SLEEP I can't tell you how nice it is to sleep more ... So the four year roller coaster called "Quest for a degree from MIT

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Visiting MIT this summer (part 1) It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of…

  

  It is now high season for visiting colleges. I plan to do a series of entries on how to visit MIT and Boston this summer. For those of you who ... , so renting a car (and trying to navigate Boston roads) is not necessary

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Since U Been Gone While I was out, the world changed. (UPDATED)

  

  semisweet chocolate and tossed it into her chocolate cookie recipe. I had a ... the stuff that happened while I was home, except that not much really ... (Google Maps, you're on my enemies list), I had a spectacular time getting

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  my first spring break!!! 13 MIT students take San Diego

  

  set i saw during a music festival last fall. Tame Impala is one of my ... 2023 is going to Six Flags later this month, but it took a class council ... until a few weeks ago, i'd never had a college spring break (spreak

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  of Sufjan Stevens's because Sufjan Stevens is a proper noun as well as ... things a little differently. Here is this incredibly artful for those of ... how awe-inspiring it was. Truly a beautiful example of modern technology

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  Last night, we went to a carnival that was sponsored by the ... in time to try and knock down a fat cat. It's really hard to throw ... and Gabe put on velcro suits and then thrust themselves onto a large

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005