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• Blog / Announcements

  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  answer is no, you are not required to take AP exams for classes in which ... admission will not be rescinded on the basis of cancelling an AP exam you had ... not to take the test, you do not need to notify us. In other, happier

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  One would think that after seven years in this office I would not be ... parents will probably not want answers to the same questions that students ... our students learn and will work well for you too. Current students are

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  work-life balance (without a life)

  

  with me after work, and it's not like people have dorm rooms i can crash ... work on, backlogged tasks from a bygone era. when i'm not writing code, i ... something work related, i send an email to my work account. or, how i'm not

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 10, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  interview: joy buolamwini hidden figure, poet of code, low-key actual superhero

  

  huge fan of joy's work ever since i read her blog post on inclusive ... now she's at the center for civic media, working on projects that ... fun conversation about algorithmic bias, surveillance, and her work at

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 5, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  movies are happy. oh, if you're not graduating (whether you're not a ... , I'm not graduating. Yes, I'm in the dorm for the summer. Yes, I'm in ... -Conner dorm e-mail list (bctalk [at] mit [dot] edu) MUST be signed with the

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Study Abroad

  One Life to Live In which I use the title of a soap opera as a motivational phrase

  

  perusing and traveling pleasure, I give you not one, not two, but THREE ways ... scary, and I know the deadlines are like, now (Well, not really, but ... paperwork and other stuff to get done as soon as possible, but it's not

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  school projects aka why i havent been writing in the last few weeks

  

  of the projects were interesting and enjoyable to work on   i ... strong believer in form follows function (as it pertains to music, not ... ) the entire work is designed in an attempt to maximize the power of the

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • December 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  .] MIT Sophomore: I am doing no work... :( MIT Freshman: Woah...you actually AREN'T doing work, because the total work in circular motion is zero ... moral: there is more to MIT than earning your degree. Without further ado

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 More MIT Students Become Rhodes Scholars ...but no bloggers this year.

  

  Scholar. This year's list of winners includes not one but two awesome MIT ... has for three years worked in a lab analyzing the effects of recombinant ... raised enough money to bring not only himself and both Drs. Essigmann [Prof

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard Me trying to find a balance between work and fun

  

  did not know what to do outside of work once the summer came around. The ... answer is not always go and drown yourself in work. There is a precious ... number of reasons I feel like my ability to balance work/school with

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Tour/Hack/Math Three things that happen a lot at MIT

  

  ). After working for 3 hours I decided to study for my 18.03 test that I had today. I worked for a little bit but then got distracted because a ... , not IN the tour. I present to you a glimpse into what the average MIT

  • by Snively '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Systems and Light [by Miren Bamforth '15] Even MIT's art scene is a little nerdy.

  

  concentric circles of dots in the wall. Multiple light bulbs rotated behind the ... ;sculpture’ for his works. He calls them ‘systems’ &hellip ... down. The MIT exhibit does focus primarily on his earlier work, so I

  • by ARTalk
  • October 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard MIT students actually have lives, occasionally.

  

  /enjoyment in the work and what you're learning. Is that true? (I dearly hope it ... people, and never showering. This is definitely not the case - as a matter of fact, I do shower. Daily. (If that's not enough for you, I also wash

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  work at 9:20 this morning because I woke up later than I had expected. I usually don't shower on Thursdays, but I also usually don't go to work with ... a former CIA director today. I know it's not cool as, say, almost

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  . :) okay, maybe not... [that's Gullfoss in Iceland] We did a skit at the ... try to flip that around. I really don't want to major in management, not ... it's just not the path I want to take. A couple of years ago, the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  versatile and brilliant grad students I've ever worked with. Not only is his ... earn his PhD in Chemical Engineering from MIT. It also might have helped ... sauce. In all honesty, I'm sure that Russ was awarded his PhD not

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2013…The Parent Experience!

  

  parents will probably not want answers to the same questions that students ... learn and will work well for you too. Current students are great resources ... Connectors. They'll be available throughout the weekend to address those issues

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  lots of things to choose from and parents will probably not want answers ... our students learn and will work well for you too. Current students are ... weekend to address those issues that are most important to you, the parent

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  system works (unlike JKim's household, not all electronic tasks are left to ... . Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Harbison is not a jerk though. He ... all about late Bach, when he abandoned all pretense of working for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  ~*~Thoughts Are Like Traces of Birds In Heaven~*~ (P.S. I finally added pictures to my last entry - sorry about the delay!)

  

  work, and we listened as the students stood up to receive their ... Argentina was definitely not what anyone expected, but the celebrating was ... sleep loss. I seriously hope nighttime train travel is not a part of my

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 19, 2010