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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We are the people in your neighborhood… On MIT's diversity

  

  First off, sorry I haven't posted in a while, it's been an intense yet fun week, and I'll probably blog about that this weekend. But on a ... from where I lived to people who lived on the opposite side of the globe

  • by Bryan
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus Okay, so it's not even really half a bus. But I'M not the one asking…

  

  problem sets, but as long as it's not full, you can change it online. In ... 've been trying to decide whether or not to switch into 5.112. I'm in it for ... with classes every day at 3, which is great because I don't learn well in

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Wiimote Fun in Spain What I'm actually doing with my time over here, when I'm not learning Spanish insults…

  

  saying that Telefonica was interested in hiring me! I set up a Skype ... 're interested to know what I'm actually doing here? I'm working in the Networked ... world, where I am much more comfortable. So, my job is to design a system

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Entry: A Yankee in Cambridge Math, exchange programs, and why we love MIT.

  

  ) in 2006, where I really fell in love with mathematics, I started my ... my mentor, Ryan Reich. I can't claim that this paper was in any way ... important factor was culture. Where would I make the most interesting friends

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • May 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  lattice model of Polymers. In the mean time, you can also read the entry I ... Biomolecular Systems on Friday morning. In an effort to procrastinate, I was ... equal representation of women in science. When I casually mention to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  random thoughts about choices why mit? why not mit?

  

  , almost everyone i know is in it. you don't have to figure out where you ... everything else that can be said about it. the fact that i chose mit says ... 't made the decision yet, well, i was once in your shoes. i didn't commit

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 29, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hi, (gasp!) I’m Kim Kimd's first post as an admissions blogger!

  

  you can see in my bio, I'm a senior at MIT this year. I'm taking a lot ... , I've gotten to a point where the workload will be manageable from here on out, and therefore I can say, Hello! I'm Kim. Well, I guess I

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2021 another year another book post

  

  in this honest autobiographical essay. Every story I have ever told has ... , and the Wanderer's Library (≈7600 words). Set in the SCP universe, where ... -deception.' 'How can a man live in perfect harmony?' To which YISUN replied, 'Non

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2021
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  say that my participation in this program about which I've told you a ... equation, not to mention slightly more German. I was awash in sleepiness ... interest in opera, I give up. As I emerged from the Kendall subway station

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  hard now will pay off in the future. But sometimes I wonder where it ends ... 't really like, and didn't end up pursuing in the long run. I worked hard to ... , I immediately shed all the things that I had done in high school that

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around

  

  in the 3+ months I've been here. Being at MIT has really opened my eyes ... whom I have common interests, people who I now can't imagine not knowing ... indescribable--all I can really say is that we went and it was amazing. For those

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  Do Welsh Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? teaching kids robotics through GTL Wales!

  

  nontrivial to me because i grew up in drought stricken California, where all ... Two summers ago, I visited my friend Shruti ‘24 in their home state ... you in Europe?!” I rode the high of my “European” adventure for a few

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mastering Physics Has No Soul I love online assignments. har. har.

  

  's somewhere else, then it's good as well. However, I do hope to do what I can in ... sitting on my desk right now) In the meantime, if there is anything that I can help you in making your big decision before May 1, feel free to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  2022 Ring Premiere! ring alert: it SHINY

  

  (which, again, you can read all about at http://brassrat2022.mit.edu/). I ... is a Brass Rat? Well, it's a ring that comes in gold, silver, or ... tradition.  Every freshman class has a Ring Committee, who put in tons of time

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

  Pursuing CS as a (near) beginner being a prospective CS major with little programming experience

  

  could’ve had to gain experience in programming. It's a pain, but I can ... .009. Besides, I’ve had experiences in high school where there was a class that I ... fox will make sense later[/caption] I want to major in computer science

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biodiesel@MIT: Turning trash into black gold A student group called Biodiesel@MIT has just won the grand prize of $25,000 in the…

  

  petro-diesel to create a blended fuel that can be used in MIT’s ... sundresses, flip-flops and shorts. Today, we are in the midst of a winter storm ... ,000 in the GE / mtvU Ecocollege Challenge (www

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Anticipation of Pi Day 2017 bloggers past and present try to make you feel better right now

  

  right for me—the one where I am unafraid to experiment, where I can always find support for new ventures, and where I can combine my interests in ... admissions. I was a staunch planner back in high school, one of those people

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AROTC Day in the Life Notes from Cadet O'Brien, MIT '12 / Course III

  

  Hi, I am Cadet O'Brien. I am a Junior at MIT majoring in course 3 ... are in the program. You can do the minimum 3 times per week PT (physical ... , and I want to show you how awesome that can be. Once a semester we go

  • by ROTC
  • March 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  PSA: how to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall

  

  than 50k in the United States last year. One thing I like about Bebras ... ! New this year: there are free apps (iPhone, Android) that students can ... computational thinking. Founded in Lithuania in 2004, it has now spread to more

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  though I will likely have very little to do with structural engineering in ... In order to graduate from Course 1, you have to take a class called 1 ... in MIT speak). There are a LOT of components to this class, but one of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012