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  leaning in on choosing lives

  

  systems, quality of your department, curricula, access to research ... research you do about colleges, things might change in ways you never could ... graduate school, I have no idea if I’ll come up with good research ideas, let

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • April 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Early History of International Students at MIT studying the people MIT made, and the people who made MIT

  

  's fascinating research on early Chinese students at MIT). I worked on the project ... Luís Fransisco Verges fellowship recipient conducted research in Puerto

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 9, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Semester 1 fantastic dishes and how to cook them

  

  bite sized pieces. Beat 1 egg (or 2, if you plan on adding lots of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 8, 2020
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  East Campus, A Home *dons his historian hat*

  

  Wisconsin home. The halls' kitchens were added in 1983, further increasing

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 11, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing I don’t have time for hosed into my core

  

  I just took what was hopefully my last midterm of my undergraduate career. But it doesn’t feel like anything worth celebrating about. I spent the past 4 days studying as…

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 25, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  bye (for now)

  

  i graduated! *confetti noises* i took a semester off back in 2015, so i’m doing things a little out of order. instead of walking last spring, i finished my last…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 12, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  So Chance Me Maybe? Hey! I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my SAT...

  

  the internet and dived into research. It didn’t take long to come ... working on essays full-time, procrastinating on research papers so that I ... , catastrophes, and legendary hacks. I procrastinated some more on research papers

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 8, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Am I Smart Enough for MIT? On second thought...don't answer that.

  

  as a result, coming in with no research experience or major math ... get decent enough grades to apply for graduate school) or find research ... science fairs and research competitions existed. No joke. I took the "pre

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  5 stories about MIT from non-MIT websites (mostly just Quora, though)

  

  In my (high-school) senior spring, when I was almost sure I planned to enroll at MIT, I read obsessively about student life at MIT--the research and academics are, of course, first-rate, but I wanted to know what

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions of Travel a guest post by Spencer W. '15

  

  working at companies like WiTricity and OtherLab, and researching at the ... research pouring out of MIT in their field. They explained the political

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 16, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  In Search of Answers Seeking recommendations, rather than providing them...

  

  through extensive research, campus visits and conversations. I don't have to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  anatomy of a freshman year 🦴🧠🩸🖐️🫀 my first year at mit, told through the body

  

  also did a[annotation note="undergraduate research opportunities program, where undergrads help grad students with research or get supervised by grad students in research projects. with urop, we get to learn more about

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 9, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mostly Harmless Rifle. As in, the phys ed class. As in, I fired one.

  

         “Oh yes, well I managed to transmit a new entry off to the editor. He had to trim it a bit, but it’s still an improvement.” “And what does it…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 22, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  e) Other Some pretty important stuff, and then just some pretty stuff.

  

  About a month ago, a parent asked me: “What do all these majors switching/undeciding mean (My child is just as undecided.): a) There is no sustainingly intriguing enough major at…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why My 5.13 Problem Set Took All Day Moral of the story: Don't procrastinate, or I'll never talk to you again.

  

  I’ve always been a procrastinator. I’ve procrastinated on such tasks from toddling around on the carpet and thinking “I suppose I’ll try walking later,” to my second-grade phase of “Why…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  An actual day in the life It's not the most exciting day... but it's a day!

  

  actually did research freshman year to determine what drink I was willing to ... you don't get personal attention at research universities? I leave with

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  “You are capable of more than you know.” Reflections from six MIT transfer students

  

  are not only great students—they are distinguished researchers, small ... research, IEEE societies and the table tennis club. Amanda: In the jumble ... engineering. Outside of class, I devoted most of my time to scientific research

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 13, 2024
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  ten reflections on mit

  

  still the same. I’m still a grad student. Still trying to do research on ... to MIT for a science research camp, and I remember hearing about how ... had to start thinking about applying to colleges: doing research about

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 15, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  continuing to those not admitted, waitlisted, or still waiting

  

  math classes? What if I had done more research opportunities, helped out ... life is much more than just the classes I take, the research I do, the ... ; I can end up working at a job or researching for a while longer, and

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 16, 2021
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  's experience. Some people apply to research programs or UROP over the summer. Some people participate in the MISTI program and work or research abroad

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019