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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Course 2A is Cooler than You I'm back from the dead, to tell you all about my major and its ridiculously…

  

  horrible person. Please don't tell me about it, because I already know, and I ... majors. Very nearly everyone at MIT (the exception being students who are ... knew that certain core classes would be a waste of their time. As for me

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  EC history, but it quickly became obvious to me this was not a problem ... , seriousness when necessary, and genuine care that really stood out to me ... instant friends, so this says a lot more about them than me.) These alumni

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Events

  eclipse chasing, undergrad edition compilation post by Kano '25, Allison '27, Amber '24, Ali '26, & Audrey '24

  

  flooded me: awe, joy, confusion, denial, and horror. The world shifted for a ... is the coolest person ever, and because she’s provided me with this ... (?), we made it back at 10:30 pm. Not nearly as long as those who’d gone up

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 22, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons from Loomis and Whitney a math month post

  

  me a sec. For those who skipped Part 1, the tldr of the math problem I ... sometimes ask me how I got into the type of math that I do. And my response is ... irks me about a proof. I can write it down from start to finish. Examine

  • by Paige B. '24
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 4) notes from the last day

  

  delay are unknown to me, but I did remember waking up once and being ... incredible, at least to me, in the sense that I have literally never seen ... see to what extent my thesis advisor agrees with me, but I am glad to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  , another time, maybe never. Instead, let me steer the conversation very clear ... career, and I did not have it in me to wake up for 3 days straight at 9 am ... morning in high school, and I’m fairly certain sophomore high school me

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  a bit vague, let me be perfectly clear: do not break the November Rule ... ground. 4. Me: My first year. More aptly titled: Breaking the Rule. Song ... me somehow. But then, I broke the November Rule. As quickly as the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  while running, and that prevented me from walking normally for two weeks ... , the experience did inspire me to learn a lot more about feet and walking ... animals don’t walk nearly as much as humans - there are animals that

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2018 Diaries what the weekend was like for me

  

  even during CPW, graduating looms near. On the way back, it hit me that ... are high on my favorite burger list (and trust me, I am almost a local ... told me the wisdom behind making rush burgers, up to the perfect amount

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 17, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  means to me, both because I am ultimately responsible for the makeup of ... attend college, and did not accompany me to campus. In fact, the first time they set foot on the MIT campus was to see me graduate, four years later

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Omnibus Followup: Women in Engineering Melissa asks what the gender ratio is in engineering at MIT.

  

  up to near 50/50 like startup-school Olin College has, but I'm afraid ... are women -- nearly twice the national average. And what's more, by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  'll start reviewing applications sometime near the first weekend of November ... deadline draws near. I expect that Tuesday, November 2, will be the busiest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prizes in your pocket Computers are so cool omg this is why I’m a course 6

  

  brain of your computer, each engineered and manufactured to near ... )! And don’t even get me started on other things like displays, memory, and ... super impressive by today’s standards (even undergrad students like me can

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 9, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  post-semester paradise two weeks with no psets or exams in sight

  

  ="the auditorium near the student center"]Kresge[/annotation] for a Burton Conner art ... away, i took pictures of my room to commemorate it. it served me well ... entire day frantically packing and recruited some friends to help me move

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 3, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  Welcoming you to the new MIT Welcome Center a new home for admissions, and all the institute's visitors

  

  longer there, ask me in the comments about the hidden vault in the secret ... enthusiastic amateur MIT historian — Danny B.D. ’15 directed me to the 1930 ... admissions office, near the Institute's iconic entrance at 77 Massachusetts

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 28, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  Riverway and the Back Bay Fens, near the Fenway[annotation note="T stands for ... Way for Ducklings, was quite popular with[annotation note="including me, a child at heart"]children,[/annotation]meaning it took a while for me

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Events

  1 / How to MIT again?! An expat returning home to the 'Tute

  

  ."]readapting[/annotation] to home base. Luckily, I had a friend who rented a Zipcar van and helped me ... 't seen in nearly a year. Many hellos, how are you, how have you been, let's catch up soon! Many new faces, too. There's now 3 classes under me, and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  Nearly three years ago, I published a post provocatively titled ... year, and called the Dean at 6am in a panic. He helped me figure out what ... professor told me that office hours is the perfect time to satisfy one

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  along those lines. Trust me, I’ve heard it all. But never fear, no one is ... was on the meal plan for about two weeks, which was enough to give me a ... Building. Because most of them are located near prime PSetting spots, they

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA-mazing Lots of tidbits about the biology program at MIT.

  

  -out-of-undergrad applicants seriously. 4. Christina solved Dan's problem for me. ;) 5. Amelia ... develop that will best help me in college? I think the thing that helps the ... a college campus anywhere near your house, it would be great to try

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 26, 2006