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• Blog / Personal Projects

  How to Build an LED Acrylic Sign Your Complete Beginners Guide

  

  our wall. But of course, sometimes the cooler designs aren't the most ... I absolutely love the design process. Everything from coming up with ... sick of. So when a discussion came up during a house meeting about things

  • by Richard O. '28
  • November 30, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  -long activity of its own, called "Deliver!" The goal of "Deliver!" is to build a bridge out of paper, paper clips, and pencils under tight time pressure. The better the bridge design, the more "vehicles" (or in this case

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011
• 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 grandpa shared an anecdote of his childhood with me that I think really ... I first came to MIT, I had an idea of what I wanted to do, but who

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  school are swahili and english, neither of which is considered foreign in ... familiar with the various differences between international school systems ... province being published in the local newspapers. There is no other way of

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  of in awe of the fact that I'd apparently survived almost a full year at MIT. I did not, shall we say, come from the most stringent of high school backgrounds, and freshman year was pretty hard for me. So the fact

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  of them offers me a blueberry (best solution ever, right? It was a good ... I’ve learned more about the inner workings of MIT from my summer job than I learned in one year of being a student… and I’m not even working

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

  Making Tracks

  

  I just turned nineteen, and the journey billed as the first year of the rest of my life is meeting an anxious end. I'm still in the same ... information technology and toward the pursuit of transportation. I'm nursing my

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam’s Hair Two parables of personal hygiene.

  

  's just one more thing I just thought of yesterday: laundry. Where are the ... doing laundry is never a problem. The price of 75 cents per machine might ... Burton-Conner with loads of wash. Mitra used to say freshman year that at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 27, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can first-year students conduct research?

  Research at MIT aims to develop innovative solutions to the world’s most daunting challenges. From addressing the energy needs of tomorrow to ... the world. MIT offers research in every field you can imagine, and
• Blog / Academics & Research

  reviewing MIT’s Intro To Deep Learning the highs and lows of the beloved IAP class

  

  This past week was the first week of [annotation note="Independent Activities Period, aka the month of January where students can take a long ... the class started, it has kind of blown up due to all of the lectures

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 12, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  More Milk Please And a cookie too. If by cookie you mean an awesome metaphor.

  

  grand total of my high school knowledge is quickly being surpassed. But ... MIT is a lot like a bowl of milk. A really really big bowl of milk ... -loving entity of your choice). How big is this bowl of milk exactly? Well, I don

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  ) and Math (Course XVIII), but ultimately I graduated with a degree in ... learn some hindi and of course urdu know how follows itself. its grt to ... eastern culture is awesome to discover." Well, I'm picking up a bit of Hindi

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What is engineering, anyways? i promise it's more than just math

  

  ruler. For example, one of my first design classes required that we bring ... to MIT certain of one thing: I would never be an engineer. In eighth ... the frustration of attempting engineering drawings. We would draw boxes

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Additional Questions & Answers Regarding Music At MIT If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing so in college,…

  subjects are offered? Here is a partial list of subjects: Fundamentals of ... Arts] If you've pursued music in high school and wish to continue doing ... of opportunities at MIT. MyMIT bloggers have written about many student

  • by mitblogs
  • April 24, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  heart of much of the Program’s work lies MIT’s Integrated Global System Model (IGSM), a linked set of computer models designed to simulate the ... . Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is MIT's response
• Blog / Challenges

  a peek in a week of my summer trying to enjoy it while it lasts

  

  I cannot and refuse to believe that school starts next week. I don ... a week to do them. I just hate the feeling of finishing a pset and the ... okay:("]pset cycle.[/annotation] For now, here’s a brief overview of what

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 30, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Gala a premiere event celebrating fashion, arts, and culture

  

  —it took a ton of work from models, designers, stylists, and runway directors ... creation, discussion, and appreciation of fashion. Since its launch in 2018 ... variety of topics. Usually, the release of each issue has been marked by a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 1, 2023
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Concourse?

  Concourse is a unique community of first-year students committed to ... . Concourse offers small classes in the math and science GIRs as well as small ... the meaning of human nature, the basis and character of morality, the