Search

Search Results

• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  joint degree between science and humanities, 21E with engineering and ... Lord knows that I've beat this dead horse and milked this subject for all its worth, but I still gets lots and lots of questions about being a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Less Than Perfect Bottle Rockets, Crossword Puzzles, and Half-Marathons

  

  and of varying degrees of tired or not, walking forward at a welcomingly ... , a red folder, and fifty jangling pennies was launched into the sky over Briggs Field and miraculously stayed airborne for over 6 seconds

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 10, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Ten Years (On Dreams) Ten years ago, I was exactly where I wanted to be.

  

  ’t—we didn’t, and I cried on the last bus ride home from States). I kayaked ... home (Boston, State College, Myrtle Beach, and Key Largo), I have a ... just as good. And I think really liking the state of my home and having a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  since it seemed low-commitment and beneficial, so I decided to join. I ... doing them and felt that they were the most helpful part of the course! In this post, I briefly summarize each week of course material and

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017 fourth time seen, first time competing

  

  York. It was a bust. My team left halfway through and I gave up trying to ... rather than in a central server. And it's so much more than that, but we ... roof for 24 hours to code, hack, and build. I've been blogging about Hack

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  to the Freshman Pre-Orientation Program called Discover History and ... had the gumption and self-reliance to strike out as their own independent country, and, in the process, to create a pretty awesome place for

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  how to make a minecraft bot reflections on my microsoft internship

  

  at Microsoft and got to work with Minecraft. I learned some cool things about language models and AI bias! Step 0: Getting the internship Every ... two computer science classes at the time and didn't feel very qualified

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes Time may change me, but I can't trace time..

  

  , which is even later than MIT - Friday, 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM - and so while most everyone else had packed their suitcases and stored their boxes and ... out of the dorm and into a fraternity for the summer and have gone

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Value of Creativity Sí, se puede.

  

  holding diplomas begin filling up your school's hallways and the sites that ... admissions. Over the year and a half that I've been here, after meeting hundreds of people who had since became my classmates and my friends, and now

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a physics major (for now) feeling scholarly, part 2/2

  

  I expected: I’m still focusing on physics, CS, and earth science; though the earth science comes in through my research, and not through classes. This was very much supported by the physics and CS classes I took

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Caine’s Arcade on making your dreams

  

  business they do is done through eBay - and so their storefront is mostly ... making arcade games out of cardboard. He made claw games and soccer games and all sorts of different games, rummaging for raw materials in the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  at 5th East the night before. It's right across the street, and walking ... tests and a pset to turn in on Wednesday. 2:03 PM - Roll over, reach for ... painful but doable. But it's Saturday, and according to my 18

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Metabo lite s Why the Broad Institute is inspiring my exercise goals

  

  Institute is collaborative and includes more than 150 faculty and more than 1 ... I’m getting married again in a mere five months and I cannot fit in ... pajamas eating pretzels and twizzlers during reading season and selection

  • by Kris Guay
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Our thoughts go out to Virginia Tech.

  

  healing and reflection, organized by the Institute's chaplains, tomorrow ... Tech have shocked and saddened all of us. We offer MIT's condolences to the students, faculty, and staff of Virginia Tech and to their families

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 17, 2007
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of student support services are available?

  hose and Student Support Services (S3) is available to help you manage the water pressure. They are a friendly and easily accessible hub of ... 're considering taking time away from the Institute, or you just don’t know who to
• Blog / Academics & Research

  zOMG Zambia!

  

  , and will be spending Independent Activities Period (IAP) in Zambia! We ... - University of Zambia Disacare - wheelchair center IDE - International

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 12, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a high school student taking college classes. Do I apply for transfer admission?

  If you are still in high school, you are considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many classes you have taken at the university ... finished high school and who will have completed at least one year of college
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  encouraged!). Common reasons for deferment include employment, travel, and ... at MIT to enroll in courses at another college or university.
• Blog / Admissions

  November Questions Omnibus 1 As usual, Q & A.

  

  thousands of universities across the world, and I know of only a small ... ?" I think you mean the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and ... -PhD program. The premed advising is an MIT program all the way, and it rocks as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  I was going to graduate in any reasonable time, and in which degree ... student with a course 6 degree and a student with a course 21W degree? MIT ... degree, you already have some jobs in mind. And it may not seem that the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015