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• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  . Classes are in full swing, though I’m just getting acclimated to how much ... snag an unreserved table in the back with a fairly direct view of the ... : a professional beatboxer ranked among the top eight in the world 7

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 3 (Finals) You may begin at the sound of my voice. You have an hour to answer…

  

  yesterday or the day after tomorrow? Is born even appropriate?” How will a ... understand MIT and how much the course taught you, I need you to answer the ... MIT is likely to face, come 2113? 6)Over a 1000 freshmen will be

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 26, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Sneak Preview (to next) Weekend let's just pretend I managed to backronym CPW in the title

  

  only a beer keg with one in which you are compelled to eat far too much ... of free food? I'm excited. So much so that I'm running two East Campus ... she once left a cupcake in a bio lounge, and later witnessed Eric Lander

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall 2024 🍂 aka, things settle down.

  

  me get on track"]doing homework in advance[/annotation] is a very good ... in freshman year. I had learned how much commitment was “too much,” so ... a sense that I’d really learned a lot in those three hours. My

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  there was a giant blizzard in Cambridge, MA, which delayed the shipping of ... I’ve recently had a number of startling revelations: I’m almost ... time gone??? I feel like just yesterday I was in your shoes, nervously

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why the title of this post is really important I got to present my UROP work looking at the titles of graphs at the…

  

  looking and play a large part in determining how memorable a visualization ... effectively bias how people interpret the data contained in a graph. We wanted ... graph’s title—in this case, a single word—can affect how people report its

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 2

  

  is a transcript of his Nobel lecture in Oslo here (sadly, a PDF file ... ); sending in a strong application is all you can do to "influence the RSI ... .wolf gang reads UG applications...Mit is cool!!!! can you name a few more from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  only is it a pretty big line to get in your head, a lot of the times I ... have an older sister who is a pretty cool human bean while simultaneously ... in a place called "Malinckrodt". (I wasn't an Orientation Leader in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  're at the beach in the evening and the sky is a very pretty red, you might ... IAP, as you might have heard, is a fun and exciting time to be at MIT ... 's Anonymous," which listed the following description in the IAP guide: "A

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My 2023 Libby Wrapped I have a problem with audiobooks

  

  Wrapped is unfortunately a little underwhelming, since I use Spotify for < ... consumer. No thoughts, just a constant stream of words going in one ear and ... . And before you ask, no! This blog is not sponsored by Audible. In fact

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Secret Lives of Machines 🤖 In which the machines in my life get the spotlight they deserve.

  

  in a triple on the [annotation note="please don’t remind me of how ... exploring a decrepit cabin in the woods, Jacques is here for it. As a ... notes during class. SLP is a tough, no nonsense master of productivity

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 22, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday (in Snaps) and my longest Snapchat story ever

  

  (Take a look at “My Monday” by Yuliya K. '18 for her day in the life ... Library. The reading room is an amazing place to study (and to doze off) in ... --walking thru the Infinite today has been so exciting! 18:51: I spy free food in

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Trick or Treating Halloween Shenanigans

  

  exist as a digital copy in some stranger’s pocket. I can’t tell if this is ... that was as close to a celebration as I had come in quite a few years. A ... appropriately for the holiday. A 15 minute delay in the meeting time allowed for

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  Alumni Association: Friday evening, there is a nice reception with MIT ... Headquarters/check-in. It's a good place to relax, and to meet other parents. It ... in Boston for 12 years now, and I don't own a car, and for good reason

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  WMBR: College Radio at MIT will anyone watch the entire 36 minute video? probably not

  

  this dorm"]East Campus.[/annotation] It is a somewhat unusual "club" in ... .   [annotation note="this is what we in the business call a call to ... broadcasting. I showed up at WMBR orientation in early September 2016, became a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Putting The Pieces Together: Hacking at MakeMIT in which four biological engineers spend 16 straight hours making something

  

  direction. The next step is to design a setup that will move an object in a ... How many biological engineers does it take to make a motorized ... experience whatsoever with anything at all. MakeMIT is a hardware hackathon on

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 12, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  with the uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the ... all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many ... is impossible to know. We will have no idea how many people, if any, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  必须好 – pt. 1 just keep swimming

  

  restaurant back in 2003. There’s a[annotation note="which is better described ... year later—and post a part 2 later reflecting on how MIT has both changed ... . But when I felt a bubbling feeling of frustration build in my chest, I

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 23, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  There is no solving for x thoughts on moving to and away from Maine

  

  Context: I wrote a post in March called "I Moved to Maine" . You can ... in with my parents. About a month ago I decided to go back home for the summer, which was a large deviation from my initial plans. This post is my

  • by Powers '23
  • June 29, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer, East Campus rush, and the new term East Campus orientation activities, the summer, and the upcoming term.

  

  works as a director for a rather large freight railroad in the West. It ... -- got to know some of my co-workers a little better with more time in the office, which is always good.) Not to mention a few overnight train trips

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 6, 2006