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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why I Love Taylor Swift I finally explain the reason...or at least try to...

  

  's Taylor Swift or Superman, that reach into the deepest parts of us and leave ... Mass Ave, from Random Hall to wherever the exam will be held. A lot of ... be real creative real fast, or else you can watch your grade plummet

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 6, 2017
• Blog / Class Projects

  Make a Lamp! and cart the pieces of it from IDM to IDC, the forge, Metropolis, and back…

  

  to power the lights, or do you need a bunch of separate plugs? How will ... with adjustable leaves (nopales)? flowers cast or 3-D printed in ... a base that is metal or wood [caption id="attachment_81004" align

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Signs of Life communication in a covid world

  

  sent to a relative wishing them a happy birthday! or a congrats on graduating!, a funny tweet sent to a friend, or a tag on MIT Confessions. On occasion, I’ve used Zoom or FaceTime to get a sense of realness in my

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  things that made me happy lately from the first week of classes

  

  It was the morning of the second or third day of classes and I had ... chemistry and the recitations they had to attend or TA. pika gets much louder ... [annotation note="aka the Communist Gastrointestinal Experiment, or functionally

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 20, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Characterization This might or might not enrage you.

  

  same thing will happen with Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia, or pretty much any other science fiction or fantasy movie or series of movies. Or books. I remember the night when I was assigned an excerpt from The

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  was maybe five or six blocks away. Since my mom was the only parent and ... one reason or another. I disagreed with a lot of people about their ... public transportation. (+1 for the environment). I observed that people

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!

  

  with it) -- 1. ReMOVE the magazine. RePLACE the magazine. Each class ... the world (or my stand partner) and feeling very sorry for myself, I ... realize that you will probably feel better if you just go to class, even

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  It’s Possible To Have Too Much Nutella Wait, don't go away! Hear me out on this one

  

  I'm enthusiastic about food nonetheless. On a scale from 1-10, where 1 ... , to me, have either gastronomical or sentimental value: Hsin Hsin ... decent distance away from major T stops or MIT. This being MIT, a campus

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  the bucket! First, the biggies: 1) The bathrooms are coed 2) The ... stand 6 inches away from a naked senior on just your first or second day ... tiled, so unless you've got x-ray vision or some crazy quantum tunneling

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Break To sleep or not to sleep?

  

  semester's worth of work in a day or two. The definition of "day" becomes ... 'm in some kitchen or lounge listening to a conversation about critical ... going to bed is better than continuing to study? When will the benefits of

  • by Snively '11
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  you who get in will get to come to CPW. And some of you might have already visited overnight. You'll get to stay with a student, or a house (during CPW, if you stay in a fraternity, sorority, or independent living

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  bucket lists, grocery lists, and a li(s)tany of other things this is actually just an excuse to make people list-en to me talk about minecraft

  

  times a day, either my fellow car enjoyer, Sri S. ‘26, or I will say ... , which is how you know I’m well and truly exhausted. Normally, playing and/or ... body at one time.  While I won’t be dying to zombified piglins or

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • November 3, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Talking about a difficult subject Answering an FAQ.

  

  hard or stressful; certainly, MIT's rigorous curriculum will lead to some ... ; in fact, MIT is better than the national average1. However, this is a ... related. Usually, it is related to personal problems or preexisting mental

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  final exam distributions "mit does not curve"

  

  MIT [annotation note="but many classes will define cutoffs relative to class performance, which is more or less a curve; hence, increased happiness when everyone scores poorly together."]technically "does not curve

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 22, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Rome! Gelato, Saint Peter's Basilica, and Vespas for an entire week.

  

  In about 6 hours, I'll be boarding a plane and going to... ROME! Seeing as I haven't packed or exchanged money yet, this blog entry will have to stay short but look out for entries live from the capitol of the

  • by Bryan
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Beaverheimer (Pi Day 2024) 3/14/24 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  ~5 minutes"]Beaverheimer[/annotation] or [annotation note="which will ... MIT Regular Action decisions will be available online on Thursday ... track your application checklist, which will now be turned off. We

  • by Tim
  • March 7, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  ” MIT class is 12 units. This may mean 4 hours in class and/or recitation ... the Course 7 (Biology) Experimental Molecular Genetics or Experimental ... course load is 48 units, or 4 regular classes. The minimum required for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  because you can go two floors up or down from your daily path and you will ... I am only a freshman, I have decided on a thesis which I will defend ... hacking away at a problem set or studying, there exists an equal and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 28, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ADMIT ME PLZ? filling out the app. for some reason it's a lot easier this time

  

  "Don't give other people essays that you won't be willing to write ... (READ: PLEASE DO NOT ACTUALLY WRITE LIKE THIS) Q1. Describe the world you come from; for example, your family, clubs, school, community, city, or

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 8, 2014
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is MIT a diverse community?

  At MIT diversity isn’t simply a word, it is an integral part of the MIT experience. MIT Admissions is committed to reaching students from all backgrounds. We know that while for some students getting into a