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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Examining exams Sometimes, grades matter less than photons are matter.

  

  front, the air is crisp like tempura in the cracks of a deep ... twelve times a year, depending on how much you liked math). Sometimes, you ... . This, in essence, is my theory of why pass/no record thinly obscures a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  frosh in this point of time in their MIT career is to find support. A ... children who have a parent who has passed from cancer, is currently in ... help: This is a little more niche, but since over half of MIT majors in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No one: Absolutely no one:

  

  time, we remember writing this, having so much fun, and how much of a ... / in Naruto. So sure, maybe it would make sense to have a theory about a ... completely flipped our view of reading and writing. In preparation for a

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  April Questions Omnibus 1

  

  't mean much in the way of party culture here. A lot of the frats are far ... on. How big a deal any given party is depends on where you live - there ... in living in a frat, and a big part of his going to CPW is to get to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  understand how the physical space of a dorm impacts one's social life. This is ... -style living much more than hallway-style. In BC, I have a room, a suite, and a ... 's to use, but is big enough that I could have a lot of people over in it

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  A Sweet Deal An offer I will not refuse.

  

  much...FREE FOOD. ALL THROUGH THE MONTH OF MARCH How about this: Get a ... recommends: Professor Jeffrey Harris Professor Harris is a health economist and holds an MD as well as a PhD. He studies the economics behind

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Desk and the Things That Live There The things and fish on and around my desk and the stories behind them.

  

  , like my minor, is in writing. I’ve been getting a lot of emails reminding ... love. The Class Council is giving away tickets to a lot of concerts in ... cat figurine from my grandmother, I think bought in Moscow. A frog I

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No ... reconsider all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many ... waitlist. How many people will you admit from the waitlist this year? It is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  it very much. I've even used it to answer a comment question or two in ... semester! AHHHHHH!" No, this IAP I'm very much not busy, and it is wonderful. A flashback to a previous entry is probably a good way to begin this

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life A play-by-play of my day, along with some pictures.

  

  opportunity to blog! I’ve wanted to write a “Day in the Life” entry for quite a ... much free food, but the opportunities exist (if I only had the time and ... for (several) pictures. By the way, in their free time they model for AT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  hard math is sometimes. So Thursday night, at the house, a lot of the ... So like Mitra pointed out in her blog this week, this week MIT ... early and take my free Monday off to get ahead. And so I did. Cue the fun

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Everything in moderation…even moderation. How many places can you go on a four-day weekend?

  

  . Movie theaters behind Fenway Park: Watched The Deparated, which is a cop ... 's Anatomy! (Who's been watching? How ridiculous is Meredith?) d. North End ... : Breakfast with a friend from high school. So, clearly, there is no excuse to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Varsity Pistol Team Wins National Championship

  

  , theater, and, yes, sports. MIT is a member of NCAA Division I in Crew ... program's history, with previous victories occurring in 1971 and 1972. As a team, Tech placed first in air and free, and sixth in standard pistol. On

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  Journalism: Still Images of a World in Motion. Although admittedly it is a ... transportation in a way I haven’t had before. I haven’t spent much time on the ... is just, well, FUN. After spending the semester learning how to use my

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Course 2A is Cooler than You I'm back from the dead, to tell you all about my major and its ridiculously…

  

  'll step off the soapbox in a minute. But really- your application is a ... blogging again. Maybe I'll even try to match how prolific I was as a freshman ... few of them have a "flexible option," which is often denoted by an

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Embracing Change How I came to be a cook in a professional kitchen this summer

  

  wanted was to learn how to cook in a professional kitchen. Long story ... and work later in the fall when my schedule frees up a bit. While I ... tournament T-shirts is marginal), have cut my hair shorter than it’s been in a

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 20, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  ramen this is a ramen post.

  

  harvard square. i'd say they're both far walks. the santouka in boston is a ... conservative, simple choice is usually better. the central ramen (shoyu) is a good idea. the broth is slightly clear and has a coat of oil on top. i

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024 looking backwards and looking forward

  

  Notion calendar to track how much I work in both Python and Fusion360 over ... helped me remember how much I liked writing—in 2024, I'm simply hoping to ... in my bed for a solid thirteen hours. I've spent my time back home with

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 1, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Fall Semester random happenings, senior year edition

  

  . Sometimes, we are very rigid in our ways. Consider how we pronounce class ... .091 = “three-oh-nine-one" There is no apparent logic to this. But when a group ... , sophomore year at MIT, my phone started talking to me in the middle of a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Days in lives that aren’t mine in a parallel universe

  

  alone in MIT again." We talk for a while about how we ended up living in ... I wake up at 9 AM, and it's the first time in a while that I've been ... 're all sophomores. The other half is from pretty much everywhere, which I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2020