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• Blog / Life after MIT

  what i talk about when i talk about running with apologies to murakami

  

  and excellence. Success was 'having:' money, awards, status. Excellence ... . Pursue excellence, Coach would say, and success will follow.” - Deena ... bestselling novelist, but Murakami wrote an entire book about life and running

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  New kid on the block

  

  ”, “Harry-Potter-style city”, a world-famous university with 61 Nobel ... picked up in England) and last but not least, the place where the structure ... am Linh, a junior majoring in Biology (Course 7) and I am currently

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advanced Standing Exams: know your stuff, get out of a semester-long class! You should really consider taking them.

  

  , physics, and calculus (these classes are known as the General Institute ... frequent state of confusion and dismay, which culminated in me not passing ... 8-class humanities minimum (the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 24, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Comments 3999 & 4000

  

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jenkins has played a leading role over the ... video games and fan communities. His conclusions have helped put them squarely into a historical context of artistic and creative activities. Much

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The O.C. My first Central Meeting of the year.

  

  Tulane University and will attend MIT for the semester. ''I am a bit ... and floodgates. He is doing very interesting work in a city with similar ... reviewed, revised, maintained and repaired as needed," he said. "To see a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  a recipe for making yourself extremely hosed or, what i'm doing this fall

  

  between the courses you're interested in and major requirements. At MIT, a ... semester system universities. Most classes are 12 units; some are 3, 6, 9, or ... science, math, and writing, so I've chosen the following mixture of classes

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 2, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  First Post A little about myself.

  

  Hi, I am Stu Schmill, and I am responsible for organizing MIT ... cars. Mine were the Chevy Lumina, Olds Cutlass, Pontiac Grand Prix, and ... followed my passion. I quit my job at GM and became a full time crew coach

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other CPW CPW guest entry by Sam Range '13

  

  turned out, it was a Boston University fraternity and was understandably ... of the frats, which are largely on Beacon and Bay State Road. The house ... -page tome emblazoned "MIT CPW" in bright tangerine and maroon block type

  • by Bryan
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m in Lusaka, baby, so why don’t you blog me? I told Sam to blog this entry since I'm in Zambia (that explains the title).

  

  , and Sam is awesomely posting this for me. My group has been here for just under a day, and we are staying in a guesthouse near the capital for ... University of Zambia (UNZA) before we begin our trip to the community of Mwape

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Look at Unified Engineering and the Aero/Astro Department Back in business.

  

  questions such as 'Just how excited are you, really, about airplanes??' and ... to my entry #2 about bottle rockets. The pains, and gains, of being a ... because they'd done well in their 10th grade Jet Propulsion class and found

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 30, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  thoughts on math@MIT! math month post

  

  I asked a bunch of people, professors, current and former students why they do math and their thoughts on the MIT math department. Here is ... !"][/annotation] (let's call them) Z: I'm a recent MIT alum who majored in 18, and now in

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 24, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Marjane Satrapi and French Breakthroughs The author of Persepolis visits MIT, and my French professor is famous

  

  about life and criticisms of American foreign policy. All in all, it was a very informative and entertaining event. I am going to have to ... world these days. Mention eating, and people say 'cholesterol.' Mention

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  longer accepted by MIT students and the Institute administration, especially in a world where leadership, interpersonal, and management skills ... link between the student body and the Institute administration. The UA

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  class "Sex and the Institute" watch a pair of half-hour episodes, each ... . Check them out! Here are a few highlights: 2.007: Design and Manufacturing I Prof. Alex Slocum Develops students' competence and self

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^(n+1)

  

  National Gallery (East Wing designed by MIT alum I.M. Pei) and maybe the ... how different our grade system is and how we don't use GPAs etc. My ... , and any supplemental materials helping us to understand those grades are

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 31, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  of classes and try to get as many degrees as humanly possible. My ... I am double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Biology, with a double minor in Biomedical Engineering and Economics. Who does that

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi, I’m Lulu ...a different kind of blogger; I take pictures.

  

  Hi, I'm your second new blogger, there's Keri, and then there's me ... basic things you need to know about me and this blog you can read about in ... I was 8, and then to several other places before settling down in New

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fuel from the Fields: MIT Charcoal Project a "simple and affordable solution" to charcoal production in Haiti, 21 pictures

  

  5, 2005 Smith's ''genius" for designing simple and affordable ... . ''Usually a degree in engineering means you'll eventually be working on cars or bombs," said Smith. ''I don't drive a car, and I don't kill people

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MY college essay 498 words of angst.

  

  , East Campus, and Senior House) dorms plus Burton Conner allow students to paint their rooms. Other modifications, such as lofts, and I suppose ... TV and fridge, sure- you're welcome to put whatever you'd like into

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  anxious students and family members who are going through the college application season, and are either trying to vibe out whether they want to apply to MIT, or they already have and now must wait a grueling amount of

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024