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• Blog / Challenges

  Distance and Displacement "how are you swamped if it's only been a month?"

  

  about 15-20 minutes. Every day, at least one hour out of the many that I ... sleep at night. And I don't get much out of it. One hour spent and very ...   Let's review a concept taught in the lowest levels of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 26, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Balancing Act… ...or not

  

  of failure. My first few weeks at MIT have seen me pick out the major ... else they would definitely have kicked me out of my hall at that point ... that Yuliya explained at length here, so sometimes when I get bored of

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Undecideds VI: The Undiscovered Country Even more undecided students' questions & answers.

  

  acceptance forms to MIT at the beginning of this week. I was discussing my ... Financial Aid Office at 617-253-4971. Every time I've called during business hours, they've picked up and answered all of my questions. What if I don

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Big Dreams, Small Mind The troubles of being in school and doing research for too long.

  

  , I spent the last year of my life in Shanghai studying Chinese at Fudan ... . The idea is quite new at MIT, but I got to talk to the head of the ... vomited ideas on top of ideas on top of ideas, and at this point all I could

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 24, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  the art of trying new things exploring new clubs, making new friends, and doing the things i was afraid to do

  

  student and that there is no "one" type of student here at MIT. SBC Week 1 ... often dominated by men. I felt really comfortable and at ease in all of ... 'd share since there's a lot of clubs and orgs at MIT that deserve to be

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  women at the Institute (MITRA NOTE: I have pictures of this, and will ... 's Women's Week. Check out the variety of events that are going on. Women's Week 2005 November 5th-10th "To promote a model of femininity that

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The mail, and more

  

  lot of mail. At least a dozen buckets of mail came in this morning, on top of yesterday's already heavy mail . The records office staff are ... MIT Tracking System, though this could take upwards of a week. We make no

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  My alarm went off at 5:30 am today...I am not now, nor have I ever ... hated it, because all I wanted to do at that moment was go back to sleep ... find their place at MIT so there were no women living in sorority houses

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  difference. Anyway, I offer you a tale of suspense and... you know, other ... "Adventures in Logan Airport." First of all, my first name is Keri-Lee. At ... of its regular denizens (Hi, Nance. You too, Ben.) I was asked why my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 4 U What you should do at CPW, assuming you like exactly the same things that I…

  

  , George, gets here in 6 hours, at 4:50 AM. Usually I offer to come out to ... can begin. Of course, all 483 or whatever events that people have at ... 100 atm? Then you ought to meet us in the lobby of Building 66 at 2

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  51 Things I Want to Say to 2022s one senior's autumn thoughts

  

  would compete over who has already done more of the problems. At first, I ... at MIT is a great equalizer. If you fall under either of the categories ... a major at the end of freshman year, continue to take classes outside

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  participating, and then of course everyone at MIT for appearing)!!! If you would ... of course…… at least for the most part (awkward lol)). The thing about ... only a week at MIT I have already come to fall in love with every part of

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Actually Doing Things or not...but actually, really

  

  looked at various aspects of how dropping either, both or none of the ... A lot of what an engineer does is makes things more efficient. As I ... action. The ELLs we’ve done for the past couple of weeks in GEL have

  • by Stanley G.
  • November 20, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  ; the police office in the basement of the student center closes at 2pm ... cleverly hidden basement offices (turn left at the bottom of the stairs, not ... machine to pop a balloon, with at least 5 transfers of energy. The Junction

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Bavarian Rhapsody I'm just a poor boy, I go to MIT.

  

  is just an awesome gift for somebody, but I looked at the price tag of ... challenging classes that are offered at your school and do as well as you can in them--if your school has AP/IB, you should take at least a few of them in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 29, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Aftermath Literally.

  

  or a vapid deferral offers no reward for many years of hard work. But ... This week has been a battle for all of us – I just finished my ... . This is understandable behavior. The past few months of your life were

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i used a selfie stick for good and other things i did in 6.811

  

  resources your school might offer. and of course if you have a better design ... i just finished 6.811, principles and practices of assistive ... tackles hardware, software, and mechanical solutions to the needs of boston

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventure Time at MIT We went on a hiking and camping adventure!

  

  could stop at the top of the waterfalls to eat our lunch and relax for a ... the wheel, and although he frightened us at times, it was a lot of fun ... at the head of the trail had finally found the Nancy Cascades! They

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions? Answers. A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

  

  around, but mostly useless. At the beginning of the year, MIT offers ... '13ers for the ceaseless rounds of free food that will be slung at them ... you out of corresponding introductory classes at MIT. A 5 on one of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tchau! Labs vai para a praia! And the King of the Internet returns.

  

  - the King of the Internet, Chris Peterson, fresh from a master's degree ... handful of colleges worth going to.   At the aforementioned ... to one of these "top" schools. Don't get me confused, I do work at MIT

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • June 26, 2013