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• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  addressing. No comments or questions regarding the broader philosophical ... , mathematical, or biological principles. They do what all good books and art of ... address these questions thoughtfully by studying the books of thinkers who

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  , and Social Science. The report, written in the historical context of ... short, to de-velop men as individuals who will contribute creatively to ... historically designed to advance a democratic agenda. When people ask me what

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  . I hope the rest of you will similarly find this useful. "MIT is just ... you should really ask yourself about MIT, just to begin with: 1. Do you ... , do you think you will be able to complete the core sequence of 2

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Major, Course 6-9 computation and cognition

  

  Engineering) Subject Requirements Is 6-9 more Course 6 or Course 9 ... students who study Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Science (EECS) and ... (also known as theoretical neuroscience or mathematical neuroscience) is a

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  materials or just a simple email or letter. Any of these will be recorded into ... " will get something out of it. Others won't, no matter what I say here ... me who you are (email address below), I'd be psyched to read your essay

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / Summer

  feelings from the summer I wish I could describe more accurately partially inspired by ducks, newburyport

  

  will lose, but it takes another twenty or thirty minutes for that to ... summer. One thing I've noticed this summer is the presence of what I will ... and years of musical training; the challenge of (or failure to) playing

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 5, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  Part 1 here. *     *     * Rush Holt is in the room, but most ... district. I happen to know what he looks like because an assistant addressed ... internal conflict begins. I think, I will probably never have the chance to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  New York Times, New York Times

  

  their length and score. "We're very data driven here, so we're going to ... student's abilities. M.I.T. will not consider SAT writing scores next year, but will require writing scores the following year. The university will

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  -spaced pages in Word later, everything made sense. Or at least I hope it did ... - Page 1...3...7...8...9. Once I got to page 9, I flipped back to page 1 ... 9 pages of absurdity (on my part, since I left 1/3 of the test blank

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Class Projects

  weld your own bike and other IAP activities

  

  -imposed activities like clubs, or a handful of sped-up, all-consuming classes. Everyone ... ? Before you set up to weld, you turn on the fan or open a window, so fumes ... you clamp your pieces down, track where your welding gun will go, and

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  College Interviews a survival guide for the high school senior

  

  gabbing about everything from data visualization to volunteering to the perks of living in the Bay Area, we reached a sudden lull. "So, do you ... engineering knowledge.) And our conversation reached a natural end after an

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  feeling pretty fancy then. At last, I reached the Simmons sponge. I leaned ... . Carefully, I reached for the roach’s domain and shook the shoe with the ... ’t looking? For a blissful moment, I breathed in peace. Then I reached my

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  , engineering, or another field of study at MIT. This major includes a three-subject exposure to an allied field such as science, or comparative media studies ... culture. Discussions focus on students' writing and address topics such as

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  , everyone has taken (or will at some point take) Physics and Calculus but no ... of it, not a mere tourist or spectator of the rush hour crowd. I go to ... someday own one or stick to the idea that they are too much space and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduled time my classes this semester, and how engineering and sociology go hand in hand

  

  planes or handles private data or shoots rockets into space. Engineers ... ", or as I like to call it, "How To Write Good Code That Won't Kill People ... , passes appropriate tests, and does not diminish quality of life or privacy

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Tales from the application process Results from the 'mini-contest.'

  

  is that my family will miss me, and I, as well, miss my country, its ... will move away someday, they have NO choice. I choose evasion... at least I will have many things to think about in college to keep me focused

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Not in my own words. 90% of this entry = not written by me.

  

  schools will ask you to address other or similar qualities as I've listed ... Between June 1st and today, I have: written 5 versions of my ... for an admissions or selections committee is HARD. It's not like

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 1, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  My Favorite (Kitchen) Things cue julie andrews singing

  

  squeezed lemon in your fridge, which will dry out as the hours go by. Or, the ... myself,[/annotation] watching a lot of cooking shows or YouTube videos as ... everything they’re also mine, for now. I won’t go into things like pots or pans

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 7, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Unity

  

  lessons that unfold not from pulpits or pedestals, but emerge from the ... popularity seemed to surge during periods of exams or difficult homework, and ... . This was a lesson I didn’t have, or need, to think about until recently

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 30, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  Me and the Firehose on balancing classes, and choosing next year’s schedule

  

  for quicker or easier paths.  So anyway, I think a smart idea would be ... class.  I started a new novel. For the last month or so of term, I’d go ... that I wouldn’t have had time to write otherwise. [carousel image1

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 30, 2022