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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Nerd’s Paradise Phi is a "h" of a lot cooler than pi.

  

  research opportunities are a close second.) Put it this way: I can learn ... variations, almost anywhere on earth. But MIT is the only place where I can ... ways of viewing the world, who are just as comfortable talking about

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunsets Academics at the other Cambridge.

  

  're probably wondering why I have so much work when there are no tests until ... practicals where we have to 1) participate and 2) write up a lab report. Each ... readings and essays that are equally time consuming. Besides labs, you also

  • by Cambridge
  • November 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have classes

  

  classes are as follows... 5.12 (Organic Chemistry): This seems to be a ... cabal! My hallmates Luke '07, Caitlin '07, Sarah '08 and Irene '08 are all ... 27 people. There are a lot of girls in this class, though I guess not a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A thousand million questions An evening with Gaelic quesadillas and Farrokh Bulsara.

  

  huge, angry sun. Boston sunsets are always brilliantly red and beautiful ... , those great Gaelic quesadillas. Here are five of the most noteworthy ... two countries' flags are square? 4. New Jersey and Oregon are the only

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nightswimming

  

  East and assorted people who are connected socially with 5th East ... there. Luckily, I had my trusty flashlight, which allowed us to see where ... , problem sets, exams, grades, etc. Most student activities are running at a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^(n+1)

  

  It's a beautiful day here in northern Virginia, where I'm celebrating ... , and any supplemental materials helping us to understand those grades are ... Alevels which are graded exams in all the subjects that we do, will these

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 31, 2004
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  of words we made up and toss at each other — here are a few you may ... positions within MIT are referred to as UROPs. pset: n problem set; one per ... start them the day they are due, although empirical testing shows this is

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  think that would have made a fine anecdote about the value of friendship ... . There are a few unusual things I can share about my experience at MIT ... writers—these are the voices of regular MIT students who take the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do Alums do? Are you exceptionally forward minded? Already thinking about what you'll be doing as an alumni?…

  

  MIT alumni are dedicated to having as much nerdy geeky fun as they did ... ! Seriously, people thought we were (are you ready for this?): cool. That ... and visions for the future are etc. Snively came and joined us and Andy

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  on body image me in my head, me in the mirror

  

  taken as a comment made in bad faith, especially among older Filipinos. An ... only realize it much later, but there are deeper reasons. Part of it was ... " made me want to eat less. My friends telling me to hit the gym made me

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2020 Reflections & 2021 Resolutions

  

  book before this year ended, though, which kind of made me feel a little ... ..Typescript) and I did learn Latex for 6.042! The next couple of ones are....sad because Covid made all of these impossible. Go to at least 3 musicals

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 3, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  SOFT HOUSE five college students doing burpees on gravel at 1 am vibes

  

  community are living in near MIT in a place we've dubbed "soft house," since ... watching Harry Potter for the nth time. On a normal day, there are at least ... a big group, it's wonderful. Last Friday night, we made dumplings

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 28, 2020
• Blog / Events

  2022 Ring Premiere! ring alert: it SHINY

  

  stainless steel. It has a beaver on it. And a dog. And an owl. So... there are ... many of us there are, and how many people exist whose lives I never see although they are so closely parallel with my own. A lot of the reason why

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s Pi Day, Pi Day the infinite is alive with the buzz of drones, and the 2020s bake pies

  

  (and other delicious things) they've made to celebrate Pi Day (which is ... their class. Here are some pictures they've shared: by Francisco P. '20 ... ; by Ryan P. '20  Over here in admissions, we are still finalizing

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Taking at MIT The beauty of The Cheat Sheet

  

  These are cheat sheets. I found them in my backpack this last week ... . Also I made this graph. And if it’s in a graph, it must be true. In ... format, but are usually necessary. My first approach is to comb through

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 3, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  before and those that will come after are. I’ve often said it gets harder ... class since the Class of 2012 are those whose applications I first ready when I joined the Admissions Office just five years ago. They are and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Terrascope Save the world. Go. (:

  

  . ,                                             How can I be so sure, you ask? The images you see above are ... really made me think about the world as a complex system, and it helps me ... . With the right mindset, questions are not unphanthomable--they're either

  • by Ana V. '15
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 3 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Techiya and Beyond.

  

  a very high level of musicality and are full of virtuosic musicians ... have any professor as a director or musical advisor. Techiya is made up ... go to other colleges or are friends of MIT members. Most of them are

  • by ARTalk
  • May 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  . Instead it’s about the complete picture of who you are as a student, as an ... interview report for as long as they are honest and reflective of who you are they are of value to us in the process. A number of students called me

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  "What could possible be in that room?!" Some are pretty easy to figure ... it home, however, are the colors of the sign. When yellow and red are ... 't put safety first. Scattered all around campus are little yellow boxes

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008