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• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Engineering Hero One of the coolest professors at MIT

  

  So two weeks ago, I had a lecture from one of the oldest people at ... as a museum, I can see why. ... the Mechanical Engineering Department. Now ever since I was a young

  • by Bryan
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sue me, I’m a multicellular organism snob

  

  monkey and a butterfly garden. I watched the baby tamarin for about 15 minutes longer than Adam would have liked (I can't help it, I have a soft ... heat for as long as I was allowed. Needless to say, it was a good

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Sean ‘13 The third in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class. Plus, a related…

  

  'll be a great release from all the pressure you face at a school like that ... of thinking, a lot of numbers. I guess maybe that's why I was always ... and a 2,100 on the SAT. "He's a great role model for our younger kids

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Makes Taiwanese Talk Show! All the way across the world

  

  Arabic, I think I can bring a lot to the community." Janet: "I think he ... can gain wisdom from him." Jennifer: "I think she has some religious ... probably can't get at another school or at a school in Taiwan?" Jennifer: "I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Met John Waters This beautiful mobile home you see before you is the current hideout of the notorious…

  

  something. In this day and age, this is far from the truth. You can go to a ... On Monday night, instead of studying for finals, I went to church ... for Weird Culture, so of course I had to go. blurry and far away

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 22, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  where I'll be part of a team designing a yo-yo for mass production ... - and be a whole lot more fun! Take for instance the time I was climbing ... . Working at JPL was a big change from the project classes I've taken at MIT

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You should consider studying economics if… for those who aren't totally set on what to major in

  

  So if you've been reading these blogs for a while now, you might already be familiar with my experience of choosing a major. In summary, I ... this was a really good decision, and continue to highly recommend it. I

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MVEMJSUNP A contest!

  

  mnemonic. I'll select a top five on Sunday, and then voting can occur through ... actually be time for a new mnemonic, sorry Screech. So here's a contest ... If you're old like me, you'll remember a classic episode of Saved by

  • by Bryan
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.

  

  countries). I have a few updated notes for applicants in these countries. For ... -Year Grade Report until January, unless you're on a trimester system. I don ... specific dates for decisions would be just that -- speculation. I promise you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ups and downs and extras

  

  CourseWare) kept a minute-by-minute log of the excitement in Boston from her ... for EA will be extended to accommodate things. Also, Grommit (where ... , generally I'd stay away from smaller fonts (it really hurts our eyes reading

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 28, 2004
• Blog / Hacks

  Tricky Questions A follow-up entry to answer all of the 50 million comments I got about the…

  

  curious can they take action like suspend students for a hack? I hope not ... hold off on some interesting pictures I have for you so I can follow ... easiest question: Pete: Where in NJ are you from? I'm from Middletown, New

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Burton-Conner Floor Rush and Rooming How does it work?

  

  , so again, I can't speak for the other floors, but I can give you a ... works. In some respects that's tricky to answer, but I can give it a shot ... very outdated website here: It's almost exactly one year old! I get a

  • by Snively '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / How to School

  Today Was A Long Day and it's not over yet.

  

  place where I can momentarily escape into a comforting sense of serenity ... ). So basically I averaged about six and a half hours of sleep. And for ... is uniquely mesmerizing at night. A place that remind me that I can

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a ... ’s a guest post from one of those awesome people who make the MIT ... ). I also wanted to say a huge a welcome to the Class of 2024! This

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life of a MIT Mechanical Engineering UROP Student I built an underwater robot :p

  

  .  From this and measurements of the ROV, I was able to make a design for ... Chuck, I helped design underwater robots for students at a university in ... note="Another grad student was doing a project where--i kid you not

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 14, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  points for anyone who can tell me where I got the phrase). We all see the ... Yeah, I know. It's a weird title for a first blog entry. But bear ... department of defense to pay for my education. I'm sworn in as a midshipman

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  merry christmas from MIT and my newsfeed a snapshot of holiday cheer from cambridge to new zealand

  

  ; Since I'm still here for a few days, my flexible family is just ... % of annual time) where we go to class, typically weekends and days off ... (3% of annual time) of winter break as a truly reliable time to relax

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 25, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  recommend having one letter from a math/science teacher, and one from a ... these letters from the people who know you best and can advocate most ... recommendation from people who can write well on your behalf, or to at least have
• Blog / Blog Projects

  mit bingo! as done by the bloggers

  

  ^-^ Abby: “been to verdes after 2 am”: I had a radio show from 1-2 in ... donated or thrown away. I never thought I would get to a stage where I would ... completely silent store. “failed an exam”: I got a 12 on a 5.12 exam even after

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 7, 2020
• Blog / CPW

  CPW will not be perfect and it doesn’t have to be

  

  to MIT for years. If I had known a few things before going into CPW ... FOR CHAOS In the week before CPW, I made a list of interesting events to ... of events are perfect for optimization! I could pre-plan a schedule

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 8, 2026