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• Blog / Challenges

  MIT is hard and I still don't know what I'm doing

  

  remember how insane MIT actually is. In a lot of ways, though, it ... generally feel out of my depth in that class, and every pset is a struggle of ... on 006. But I don't need to. I'm satisfied with how much I'm learning

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 12, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  is basically what it was. There was even a Trashion geotag on Snapchat ... Robin - "Our design is a tribute to the Standing Rock-DAPL crisis where ... Manolya Altan) (Angles de Décadence - "A bold and sustainable outfit is

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Boring Friday Night (guest post by Nina L. ‘19) Familiar inbetweens. Taking breaks. Things that aren't (all) sleep and studying.

  

  .004 lab and quiz to study for, a thing for my UROP I don’t know how to code ... , “Like is this a thing that happens in real life?” The photos of stock ... laugh about it over. “Have you ever looked at a Domino’s box? Do people

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 24, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Discovering Yourself A bit more mushy than normal. . . deal.

  

  admissions wants to see is a dangerous dangerous game to play. You need to be a ... to college is as meaningful for you as it was for me. A big part of the ... process and how much I gained from it. I wouldn't be nearly as willing to

  • by Snively '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Don’t Eat the Hot Glass Five things you can’t eat in the MIT Glass Lab for “health and safety” reasons…

  

  forgot to bring food in a green take-out box from Maseeh lunch, and ... , you catch a glimpse of a glimmering caramel orb. Its golden glow beckons ... [/caption] Do you dare to reach forth and scoop a spoonful for yourself? If you

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  . Next, there is a simple text box. This is the best place for any new ... the MYR is February 15th. How do I fill out the grades section?   ... concept of "midyear grades." This is okay. You can ignore the text boxes and

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  like the plague, so being willing to practice it is a huge first step. MAS.111 is my HASS (Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences) class and a ... , written, and online presentations of results. A final oral presentation is

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a ranking of building 68 thesis defense posters graphic design is our passion

  

  a computer moving text boxes around and sending things to front ... grad student's thesis is their baby. So much work gets put into these ... circuit diagram doesn't do much for me. It does have a little color going on

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Friends, Part 1 a cross-registration love story

  

  good memories. One thing I loved about our dynamic was how much we could ... [/caption] I also loved how much ethnic diversity we shared. Together, we have ... Cross-registration is one of the most amazing features to exist at

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 28, 2020
• Blog / CPW

  how to tackle CPW ...i totally have the authority to write this

  

  imagine how excited the Class of '26 is when their last two years of high school were impacted so much by the pandemic. I hosted a mini virtual CPW ... slay so here I am, a junior CPW chair, writing a CPW how-to with only

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 1

  

  in session, but MIT is not?" This is a good question. It's certainly ... willing to bet this is what happened in your case. Transfer Student had a ... is a common situation that we can contextualize quite easily. And yes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Not my college essay It's Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty.

  

  Believe it or not, this is not a post about how the bloggers are ... noticed a box of books in one of the hallways. To be precise, the box of ... such as MATCH?” For one, MATCH is a long walk from campus. You have to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The sun is out but why is it so cold outside?

  

  My cat is a little ball of static lately. It can't be too much fun to ... class. Rhetoric is not a HASS I recommend for the particularly faint of ... Writing Center, my mistake. This is really a fantastic service, one of many

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how to change majors in just five easy steps!

  

  ="also known as course 6-3"]computer science.[/annotation] There is a difference ... 1) Start a major Somebody once warned me joining the military would break you down and slowly build you back up again. MIT is not the military

  • by Alex M. '21
  • September 14, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  ...each piece of information in your application folder, is like the piece of a ... 's why the interview report from your EC is valued so much by my colleagues and me. One of my least favorite parts of doing a jigsaw puzzle is

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  6.0001 is Done I learned a bit (or should I say 8-bit)

  

  before. Once you learn how to read it, it is so much nicer to use and saves ... from seeing a 100% on a tricky part of a MicroQuiz is unparalleled. The ... . Program Security: There was some emphasis on how we can ensure data is

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  . Happiness is not a place. In the following months I went to CPW, shopped for ... -around puzzle to find a coin. Mystery Hunt is a big deal at Random Hall. A friend ... posted online here. If you’re looking for a place to start, below is a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  this task. This is harder than you might think. How can 5 energy ... than I learned in one year of being a student… and I’m not even working ... Institute, or RSI, a summer program for rising high school seniors around the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come in, we’re open

  

  moving is very difficult for me due to a) impatience, b) anal ... -Entry is a wonderful place. People like Mitra even hang out here. It's like ... would certainly be a Republican.)   The hallway. This is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  people keep leaving their things in my room and other stories from sophomore fall

  

  , framing myself in a movie, I realized just how crazy it all is. That I go to ... character syndrome." I agree. I think my sense of self is a little too acute ... , away from Boston, even. Two thirds of the way through a semester is a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 17, 2021