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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Happily ever after I don't believe in fairy tales, but real life isn't bad either.

  

  do pick a lab at the beginning of the summer, my choices will basically ... people (moms) who like to look at this sort of thing. The ceremony will be ... science-filled reception at the Museum of Science. And then we'll go on our

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  the offer of admission from another college before May 1, even if it ... offer will "unenroll" at the first college and enroll at the ... I know that students on the waitlist have lots of questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  learning community that offers all of the core classes in smaller classes. It ... promise I haven't fallen off the earth! Coming off of pass/no record, though, is taking a little bit of adjustment. Speaking of adjustment.. This

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Entry: MIT Cycling Team Training Camp Hundreds of miles of riding and thousands of kilojoules spent.

  

  downhill at 8% grade with sweeping views of the desert playa at nearly every ... Engineering) at 340 watts, followed by a series of intervals up Montezuma grade ... the silent smile of the Yeta at Ranchita Store kept us in good spirits

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  highlights of a hellish semester it's OVER. IT'S FINALLY OVER GOSDAIUOSDSOIJD

  

  playing games at pretty much every waking hour of the day. shoutout to Wii ... each of the first two psets so i didn't stress about it until i saw my ... grade...or the stress of finding a job amidst all this academic pressure

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 28, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  A Part of Me or apart of me?

  

  while at MIT, it’s how to deal with a competitive spirit. 2. Part of Me ... things can happen at the drop of a hat. I can fly to a state I’ve never ... ’s one of my favorite platformers. But there are spoilers. So. If that

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 22, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  gently down the stream whitewater rafting might be easier than driving on mass ave

  

  countryside is gorgeous at this time of year, with all of the rolling hills ... "]fifty-five degree weather[/annotation], I felt the consequences of my actions ... , illuminating rain coming down furiously at a forty-five degree angle. I got the

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • October 16, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  that MIT has to offer? He's the kind of person will read Marcus Aurelius ... idea of at least what direction you're going, but, if you have one, don ... , how far can you go? At the end of the day, no one gets out alive.” New

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Rocky Mountain Round-Up The latest from my travels in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico.

  

  online from my hotel in Salt Lake City, hosted by the folks at The Art of ... Mechanical Engineering faculty at the University of Utah are MIT ECs (!). I ... missing a lot of fun stuff back at MIT -- a talk by Steve Wozniak, an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  , polarization). Of course, at the time I'd only had up to 8.03 and was attempting ... What's up? Yeah, it's the end of term, and we're all hosed. The week ... finals (8.04 and 8.044) standing between me and two MIT degrees. I don

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  reply date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission ... students from the waitlist. Students who accept this offer will "unenroll" at ... college of those who have offered you admission. Waitlists are uncertain, so

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  it is true to a certain degree. Life is full of opportunity costs ... The beginning of a new term is always accompanied by a mix of anxiety ... time because I’ve become involved in a lot of activities that are a huge

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  unless they are in my dinner.) Luckily, I don't think the test will be of ... rocked the GRE general test, will be graduating with two degrees, have a good GPA, and (most importantly) have a lot of research experience

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Classes

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

  

  listening in on breakfast conversations. “The curse of this degree is that now ... of forty people at dinner. But mornings feel cold and quiet and serene ... It was the morning of the second or third day of classes and I had

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  a Course 20 degree, only one of them is, strictly speaking, Course 20 ... part of bioengineering here at MIT, where so many fantastic discoveries ... As you hopefully already know, I am a sophomore in Course 20 here at

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2017!

  

  old girl at nerd camp yelled at me for being part of the globalist ... blog at least once every two weeks and create other kinds of content as ... dragon staff 3) It's time for those of you who might want to be bloggers

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  only a year and a half at MIT, this concept of leadership has become much ... the chance to fly faster than the speed of sound, pull more Gs than any ... chance (which happens to be very good coming out of MIT) to have an awesome

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Physical Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend.

  

  available at the rink. Fitness For Life This class is comprised of aerobic ... test certificate at the first class. Squash Introduction of the basic ... 's Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER) is in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  The Space Between In which I attempt to explain IAP. (Hint: it's not a Dave Matthews Band song.)

  

  intriguing array of possibilities.” Again, that's completely accurate - but at ... to offer. And, of course, there's always Mystery Hunt to look forward ... my first few weeks back at MIT. I'll be spending most of my time

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  chosen field of study. At the same time, I couldn’t imagine keeping myself ... the field, at present, is that a bunch of different perspectives each ... small cost to us: the cost of a new CD, a shirt or a night out at a

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 8, 2016