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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bubbles and UROPs OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question, because I…

  

  have already sent in a form detailing how much of that you plan to earn ... how pronounced the foam is or how long it sticks around, but that can ... anything to do with what the water is actually surrounded by. A single bubble

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  EA, RA, and Transfer Updates Including the status of MyMIT tracking and the latest for those impacted by Sandy.

  

  . Transfer deadline: Tomorrow, November 15, is a transfer deadline for MIT ... website?  mitadmissions.org is now "responsive," meaning it should look equally good on a desktop, laptop, tablet, iPad, Kindle, mobile

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 14, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 1: Classes My academic plans.

  

  classes within that department. The idea is to get some depth in a HASS ... : Receive a degree in Physics, because I love Physics. This is a large part of ... ". This class is notorious for taking a LOT of time. In partners, students

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  in common is a feeling of disappointment. So many voices – peers ... how to handle fucking up in a more real-world sense than I ever could ... most important thing in overcoming each challenge is having a clear value

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  in the laundry basket. Doing this is just a lot of effort, especially ... awake in the mornings is so nice. My routine is to wash my face, eat a cup ... me whether I was a morning person or a night owl in high school, I

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking 3 math classes this semester as someone who isn't a fan of math

  

  people tell me that math is important in learning computer science (drawing ... something I could ever establish an interest in. The weird thing is that I really like topics that are based in math, or at least involve a good

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 3, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Last Minute Rehearsal music in the time of corona

  

  looovve In the Heights so much - it's such a beautiful show about a Hispanic ... Latino Cultural Center’s production of In the Heights, a musical written by ... classes and losing her scholarship. As a first-generation student, she is

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 18, 2020
• Blog / Events

  In Transit The people and ideas traversing MIT

  

  app essay drafts - is on Google Drive. I am now drafting this in a .txt ...  MacArthur 'Genius' Grant winner - held a reading of his new book, This is How You Lose ... I got on a bus this morning to go home for Thanksgiving, fully

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 22, 2012
• Blog / Advice

  How does one write a first post? This probably isn't the way...

  

  —drafts that never made it past the first sentence and exist in a folder on his ... initial goal was a tad ambitious if not dramatic. With this revelation in ... time is now,” they whispered. And, with a single deep breath, the hero

  • by kellen manning
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Blending In (Guest Entry) Of singing, eating, and shopping (sorta)

  

  -oriented school. Ohohoho, boy was I in for a surprise! The first night was ... ...the wonders of Youtube. Here's a photo of them in concert later on in the ... in Lobby 7 on Saturday and watched a co-ed group: It was just really

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  [liveblog] presenting at the Open Sauce maker expo! built a funky microscope with my friends

  

  , which is impossible with glass. At Open Sauce, the maker expo in San ... broke my leg. (don’t worry, I’ll walk again in a few months and be fully recovered in a year) More on this later, maybe. If you want to sign my cast

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 20, 2025
• Blog / Hacks

  It’s Friday, Friday… hacking Mikey

  

  video, but Rebecca Black is Mikey's kryptonite. In his office he drew a ... of my friends here in the office is Mikey Yang. Mikey is an MIT alumnus ... his blog profile, is a happy dude, and full of smiles. But he hates

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Floating On A Whim [by Katharine Chu '09, Guest Blogger] An art UROP carries a curious course 9-er all…

  

  exciting art in Europe is created. Jane had a sound piece and Wanas several ... yourself to explore your options. Nine months ago, I was in the middle of a ... taken were very much geared towards science.  But after my work in LA, I

  • by ARTalk
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  quarantine throwback i present to you my early april 4 am thoughts

  

  lists in a packed lecture hall. But, as I sit here, I realize how lucky I ... - and proud- of how much that has been thrown my way that I’ve taken in ... real anymore. Case in point: at this very moment, snow is falling from

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • December 6, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  . -Eating at a Steak 'n Shake in Indiana as a minority is a lonely endeavor ... , and celebrate my 21st birthday in a country where the drinking age is 20 ... 'm sitting in the emergency exit row directly behind a bathroom - but rather to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  Small Victories The view from a month into MIT

  

  , In Time ), and I have to decide how to spend it. MIT is a culture ... perspective. The bar here is so much higher than back in high school. The other ... fact that people say an education at MIT is like drinking from a fire

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 8, 2011
• 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 ... of soup), social life, free food hunts, and a dumpsterload of potential ... commencement address for the Class of 2008, as well as a response in the opinions

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  . I am giving you a hall pass for this blog entry. This entry is for the ... it is you need a shoe horn to get their heads through the door) This ... -ending campus visits. I know that this process is equally stressful for you. In

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Crocheting With the Firehose Gauge your stitches, gauge your life

  

  .[/annotation] In the end, I think there is more to crochet than stitches. It's a ... appealing pieces and a better life. You'll know how to gauge for success in ... not crocheting for practicality, because a lot of what I crochet is

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 13, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Self-Discovery Within An Internship guest post by Grace C. '21

  

  data necessary to determine a bond rating. This is a reflection of how ... success depends on how well you perform in these three months. While it is ... packet to a TA and I waltz out of the Z-Center, the sun bathing me in its

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 27, 2018