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• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP of Coding time to catch up

  

  when semester classes aren't in session, and I agree. IAP is a much more ... college for the first time. I haven't seen my room in a while, I'm much more ... my plans: During IAP, there is a class taught called "Intro to Python

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  use “I” too much? The essay is about you, but it’s also about the people ... is both personal and professional. A formal and dramatic tone is not ... the intention to burn us to a cinder.” It’s a little too much, right

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Alternative Semester There are things to click in here.

  

  self - aka we're going to be writing a memoir! The professor is Sherry ... My courseload this semester might look like that of a confused sophomore who is still unsure what course to major in. But the reality is not

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  Takeout Menu is good for, right?) * Not sweating so much even your eyeballs ... complaining; I like boba as much as anyone, but smoothies, man. There's a Jamba ... , but that's a story for another time. (I guess that's pretty much it. I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  Company all in the same square? It’s hardly fair. There is a visible trend ... coming to MIT parties than vice versa, but a change of scenery is nice and meeting different people (and checking out different dorms/clubs) is also a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  can’t stop smiling a time capsule for freshman fall

  

  absolutely amazing. Then there’s the fact that everything is new, and as much ... of my college experience. I knew how much fulfillment and connection ... want to clarify that this is not a monolithic experience. I have a lot

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  for the portions. Still, how can I resist the prospect of a random three ... , much like life itself, is about the journey, not the destination. After ... . This picture is not related to Matt's crashing into a parked car. Also, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Coming Full Circle C’mon & zoom, c’mon & zoom, c’mon & zooma zooma zooma zoom.

  

  already entered my mind. And we all know from Inception, an idea is a ... trying to embrace digital as much as anything, and PBS LearningMedia is ... , how to develop a Pinterest presence, etc. Fun fact: back in the day, the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Summer

  MNL → BOS → SFO we live in a so(ci)e(ty)

  

  Manila; MIT is in Cambridge, a forty minute walk to downtown Boston; and ... the metropolitan areas involved vary. Metro Manila is a well ... . Greater Boston, depending on how you define it, is about the same size, with

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  what your favorite study spot says about you badly stereotyping places to work on campus

  

  stop pulling all-nighters. you complain about how much money you spend on ...   you have a lot of drive and commitment—remind me how many ... options, which is both a blessing and a curse. you either listen to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 5, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  beauty is overrated

  

  misled by fluff masquerading as insight. A lot of truth is ugly, a lot of ... beautiful. There were moments I wished to be desirable, and I suppose that is ... about the kind of beauty that arose from symmetry, from clear skin or a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I Wanted to Say to Prefrosh before CPW 2015 a resurrected freshman draft

  

  cooker. How you come out of it is a mystery. Ultimately, you’ll choose your ... is my past avatar, a more accurate depiction of me when I wrote this post.  On the week of Pi Day, my friend and I both wondered how a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Is Here! Welcome to MIT.

  

  So, today is the day! CPW has finally arrived! As many of you make your way to campus, I thought I’d share a few words on my experience at ... I got out at Logan airport, and I immediately entered a state of utter

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Last Night What I did last night, on my last night. CambridgeSide Galleria & Brokeback Mountain

  

  is a possibly-staged photograph of me while I'm studying for my finals ... waited in line and saved me a good seat. (How dare they call me inefficient ... : I'm taking 14.41 this term Professor: Oh, is that PF? Student: No, I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Decisions “I don’t know”

  

  , we are going to… well, you’ll see. Danny: “Now, I don't know” is how ... realizing that the first song is LITERALLY describing how we feel. Danny ... exam. See how we do. And based on that, make a decision on whether we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  applying sideways, beyond admissions a rendition of Petey's hit blog

  

  many, many, many more. My life as a college student has pretty much been ... collection of thoughts on the internet for a student figuring out how to make ... is a true gem in its entirety, but the three main points that Petey

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 22, 2021
• Blog / Class Projects

  Mind and Hand My first CNC project

  

  /plastic/anything that needs to be shaped into a part. A lathe is for radially symmetric ... tools to cut grooves, pockets, round edges, so on and so forth. A mill is ... hard it is to make a circle on an etch-a-sketch! CNC lets you design

  • by Snively '11
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  Holding pattern undergrad | me | graduation

  

  Undergraduate Research The sad part is, as much as I try to deny it, I think I ... write, a pset, and a research poster to work on, and my thesis work is ... -------------------------------I did not anticipate how much time I would be spending on career

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 6, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  , too, but there is a much higher density of mythological life stories in ... is. I like how much responsibility MIT students take for - and give to ... "how it has shaped me" is much easier than the "why I picked it." How I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Screw Up Your Username It's time to put down your AOL screen name.

  

  Tomorrow is, yes, the First of May[?], which means those of you who have decided to join the incoming class have a very crucial choice to make: choosing your MIT username. You may not appreciate yet how big

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 30, 2015