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• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  campus to discover there's been a hack in Lobby 10! The hack is two giant ... surgeon. 9:28am: A parent's question: "How important is it to choose a major ... : "Living and learning at MIT is not a spectator sport." 9:24am: President

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  at the Gates scholars, who not only got to meet Bill Gates in a smaller ... I had a quick, whispered conversation in the audience: Ranjeetha ... academic question, and then - "So I'm curious...how does being such a rich

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  my day in pictures

  

  you push a button: http://xeaphyr.tumblr.com/post/150788176669/i-made-a-teeny-computer-count-in ... 9:41 am: in lab   5:51 pm: in lab again...   7:44 pm: ...still in lab       it's been one of those days. we have

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  World Cup Finals

  

  A story from a few years ago: During the 1994 World Cup, I lived in ... had a great career) Which is why I celebrated with a heavy heart ... , Roberto Baggio. (It was in no small part due to his braids, I'll admit.) My

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The End of an Era The last lecture of 6.001

  

  that a course invented then [the 80's] is still so dead on in what ... unbelievably hosing. This particular post, though, is about a particularly well ... with it coming in. And because of this, the class has gotten a lot of

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Culture Shock

  

  's weird to realize how easily you can immerse yourself in something, and not even realize how strikingly different it is from what you consider normal ... 10 PM, which was glorious in a way, but just meant that I got far less

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Finding Your Match and why it matters

  

  meaningfulness of finding your match. Maybe MIT is a match for you. In case it isn ... . That something is match. We talk a lot about match here at MIT ... at a rural but well-resourced public high school in New Hampshire. I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2011
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the HASS Requirement?

  among the finest in the world. With more than a dozen academic fields, the ... . The requirement deepens our students' knowledge in a variety of cultural and ... Institute's capacity for innovation.  MIT SHASS is home to research that has
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  My Freshman Journey with Internships or: i get rejected a million times in a row

  

  't really have that much experience in writing cover letters or a resume; in ... hiring frosh. And in the case that the program is freshman and/or sophomore ... hosts the fall career fair. This is a pretty big deal at MIT, where all

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 16, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trashion 2014 are YOU trashionable?

  

  W. '16, is a project that explores the modern fad in personal ... major. She cares a lot about recycling and reusing, which is reflected in ... is a doctoral candidate in Course 2. These designs makeuse of Emily

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedules are up!

  

  taking 7.31 (Current Topics in Mammalian Biology), a seminar-style upper ... looking forward to it. Multivariable calc is a prereq. Eep.) I also have to take 21A.100 (Intro to Anthropology) -- I'm concentrating in anthropology

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday Night at Random Beautiful people at a beautiful hour.

  

  cactus is Alex L. ‘18’s. Alex was in the lounge, building a Fibonacci state ... For the past almost four and a half years, which is just under a ... happens when I am not in a place, I am deeply missing Random and my friends

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  is "I make friends with the people in APO, the Assassins' Guild, the UA ... specifically how I met or befriended the friend (in many other cases, I either ... . In APO, the tradition is that Bigs are supposed to let their Littles

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  nearest Trader Joe's to campus is a quick six minute ride on the MIT Shuttle (and actually like a 17 min walk from Next House which is the furthest ... , which is honestly crazy. I'm not a calorie counter at all but these cones

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Jigsaw Puzzle of Opinions Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  saying it is bad to be influenced by those around you, in fact that’s how ... A year back I developed a deep interest in understanding what made me ... understanding of how my Ethiopian and American roots played a part. For example, I

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • March 25, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Remembering Woodie Flowers they say don't meet your heroes, but some exceed your expectations

  

  everything he did. I had admired him while a FIRST student in high school; when ... 's, drinking a coffee and reading the newspaper, comfortable in the quiet ... rooted in a car crash he had barely survived as a young man in rural

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Phi Omega Leadership, FRIENDSHIP, Service

  

  because they're interested in doing community service. And indeed, this is a ... sometimes, APO is still a community, and we're reminded of it in unexpected ... to much around me, when suddenly someone said, "Hey, Kim! Want a roll

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  , but I feel a vicarious thrill seeing the same expression reflected in ... FPOPs, chances for freshmen to dabble in a huge variety of subject and ... -offs). Contrary to popular belief, MIT is not a dystopian wasteland devoid of art

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Spring 07 Ending MIT with a literary bang. Can you hear it?

  

  [Drown], a collection of coming-of-age short stories set both in Santo ... lectures a week (~15 people, discussion class) fun fact: Professor Buzard is ... optimization. It's a nice change to be reading and writing so much, but we

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  You know, that intro stuff

  

  keeping a lab notebook), and even in my journal at age 9 I included a ... name is Mollie Burgoon. I live in Pickerington, Ohio. I go to Peace U ... can give a more relevant introduction than I could at age 9. My name is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005