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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring! What I did (and didn't) do over IAP...and plans for my last semester!

  

  ’s accent. Where is she supposed to be from? She sounds like she’s trying for ... on a British lit kick lately so I’m particularly excited for this one ... I’ve never really understood the appeal of beach vacations. I spend a

  • by Alina G. '11
  • January 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  - for an entire week. Recently, I discovered that a good friend from ... isn't exactly something MIT is world-renowned for. Yet. But there's a ... can be taken individually or as a series, and some students even elect

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on wordle, french toast, and copyright law fun mit storytime

  

  Like many of you, I have been playing Wordle, a game where you try to guess a 5-letter word given information about letter locations, and I have ... probable that I may have committed many errors. Quoting from The Tech: For

  • by Phi A. '21
  • February 13, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  better. I got some good advice from a friend and they helped me understand ... started at MIT, I’ve had a bunch of folks ask me for application advice ... admissions or read applications for a living (though I did ask someone who does

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  The Public’s Biggest Fear ...is no longer one of mine.

  

  night of the summer. I had arrived from Boston a couple of weeks earlier ... night. You're a great speaker." I've come a long way from "I couldn't hear ... and present a new kind of medicine. I have no recollection what my

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Just a Little Patience The latest word.

  

  still be processed.For those of you awaiting results from the Intel ... Mystery Hunt is almost here! (Bryan is pretty excited about it, too)I'm almost not sure if I should mention this, but my friend Ankur '03 is one of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s May 2nd. Have you replied to your colleges yet? The music has stopped -- the last dance is over.

  

  , learn about their lives, fall in love with many, but can only choose a few ... who haven't said anything yet... If you were admitted to a college, I ... admission offers to. (If you think waiting for a handful of college decisions

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 2, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2017 FAQ You've got questions, I've got answers

  

  matched, can I still apply to MIT for Early and/or Regular Action? A: On ... should I take? A: You have the option to take the SAT, ACT, or TOEFL for ... -9184. Q: Where do I send my high school transcript or updates? A: Your

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 18, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  worry about this. In a case where we need to see a mid-year report and it ... that a mid-year grade report can't save an otherwise problematic application. We generally use them to confirm a decision (i.e. to make sure you

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Working With WashLava Time management in low places

  

  It's Sunday. I've had a particularly draining week. For the sake of ... . Normally, I use my weekend as a joyous respite from the demands of the ... , I get to haul a soggy pile of clothes from the washer to a dryer on

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 7, 2021
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Semester I Played With Chocolate and Ants for a Technical Class Inflatable Chocolate Balloons + Ants as Architects

  

  , I would provide shelter or food for them, resulting in a symbiotic ... semester to create an object and then turn the object into a vessel. For a ... for context) For the first half of this class, we had to take a

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 7, 2018
• Blog / MISTI

  The train in Spain is ungainly, take a plane I'm an MITblogger, get me out of here!

  

  work with Amtrak and studies in Course 11, I think I have a job for you ... an e-mail from Ruth '07 that I lost, they are even organizing a swim ... actually a recurring motif throughout the Passion Facade, although I can

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  a farewell to my phone which hurled itself repeatedly into the icy arms of death

  

  Many a night and moon ago, I was climbing, and my phone slipped from ... was near Central, where I’d lived last summer, so I knew a nearby cafe ... -me-down from my big sister, had about the roaming power of a Commodore-64. I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 14, 2022
• Blog / CPW

  I’m coming back to cross stitch on campus again It's been three years, but I'm back!

  

  -themed cross stitch and stitched nearly non-stop for three days (I slept a few ... That's right - the last time I was on campus for CPW was three years ... admissions office staff faced more stress than I can possibly comprehend while

  • by Snively '11
  • April 3, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  preserving student community what does it take?

  

  Conner is seeing a few changes that have implications for its ability to ... to a global pandemic, our dorm is being renovated for two years, and we ... for a community to be preserved? Ignoring the resoundingly obvious

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT

  

  check-in until Sunday check-out, I was free. FREE. For a kid with strict ... kind of place where I want to be: a place where you take your talents and ... 't give a damn for any old man who don't give a damn for us! 1. Hearing

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / How to Food

  Six Recent Life-Changing Thoughts on Food There's six lessons (and a recipe) somewhere in there.

  

  I. Emergency Dinner Sunday afternoon catches me cooking for 30+ in a ... friend of mine ate nothing but bread and cereal for a week. I once ate ... separation from boxes of expired Life*. *A lucid metaphor for the fate of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 21, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Day In The Life [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP, and…

  

  installation of a web server. I worked for two hours before hurrying over to the ... community, and I have a professional Navy atmosphere to prepare me for my ... I'm sure they all fell back to sleep. After a quick shave and a few

  • by ROTC
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guitar Hero… on the oscilloscope! The secret fifth digital instrument revealed

  

  ="aligncenter" width="300"] A voltage signal I measured from a motor after I spun it ... like the DACs), so I laser-cut a custom shape for the controller to make ... getting the timing just right. I had to calibrate a few songs manually for

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 14, 2024
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  internships. I wasn’t looking for a standard internship, but I had nothing to ... ’m an alum of French House. I graduated in 2012 with a double major in Math (combinatorics) and Music (opera singing). I then spent a year in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014