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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  “i can only draw stick figures” musings on learning to draw

  

  21M.601 (Drawing for Designers). It's one of my favorite classes so far ... to the page. One instance of this happened in high school robotics ... -aided design) While workshopping one of my self portraits, she suggested I add

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • June 4, 2023
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Do most students complete a UROP?

  The opportunity to get involved in research as an undergrad is one of ... who is working on something that you think is awesome. More than 90% of MIT students participate in the UROP program at MIT. Many of them will
• Blog / Classes

  I’m Graduating Early??? [NOT CLICKBAIT] also: the unification of course 7

  

  .002 was first offered last semester as a sort of intro lab class that first ... of the CUP first-year experiment. Here are two that actually affect me. Graduating Early We are within throwing distance of Commencement 2019, in which

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 1, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  school in astronomy. As a result, the contents of the binders on my ... ; *         *        *   I used to think of decision-making as a complicated optimization ... be prescient enough to solve for the best combination of choices. Once

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  lives of many people around the world, including our prospective students ... public interest, the educational trajectories of our prospective students ... moment for many of the students who have been looking forward to visiting

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Two opportunities for high school students And you don't have to live near Cambridge, MA this time!

  

  the MIT Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is organizing for high school ... “Exploring Science and Engineering” essay competition open to all high school ... those of you near Cambridge, come check out the fair! And for those

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Give MIT Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences a Chance Yultide Day 5

  

  professors are top academics of the world. MIT is the #1 school in the U.S. in ... school of education, also came from a connection with an professor of ... the forms of autism. Getting into a graduate or professional school is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 31, 2018
• Blog / People & Identities

  someday fate of friends

  

  about designs and rationing our remaining solder, always in a delirium of ... ’d do if I dropped out of school now—the answer is to be with my friends ... since high school. I expected to feel annoyed: in an objective sense, I

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 10, 2024
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is the Sloan School of Management for undergrads, too?

  MIT Sloan School of Management will challenge undergraduates to expand their analytical and quantitative skills and apply a business ... . Fueled by the groundbreaking work of our faculty in such critical areas as
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Brass Rat

  

  Last night, I attended the ceremonial unveiling of the design of the ... once, halfway through, for the unveiling of the class ring. The design ... part of the ring design... Afterwards, Mitra and I show off the Class

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  , finally establishing a comfort zone of my own design. And to be true, most ... life and set of priorities, and school was just yet another thing on my plate. Even in high school (which sort of seems like ancient history now

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On a Week of IHTFP An Exam Week story. Starring none other than 18.022.

  

  are a whole two months of MIT to blog about, where to start? So you ... perhaps that's why you'd like to come. What goes on here is nothing short of ... other blog posts (you can even check out my first post, The Land of MIT

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Class Projects

  Watch the “Wild” 2023 Final Presentations for 2.009: Product Engineering Processes something to watch while awaiting decisions

  

  design and build working alpha prototypes of new products, learning about ... experience in a design team at a modern product development firm. As part of a ... (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2023
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 3: Koumon ou rele? Which is Haitian Creole for "What's your name?"

  

  off to Darbonne, the epicenter of the earthquake, to see the school ... Yesterday was one of those days where we were fortunate enough to have a cloud covering, so though most of the day was hot, it wasn

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another Toy Story Turns out toy design isn't all play, but that doesn't mean it's not fun!

  

  -aided design program. After Banks, one of my teammates, spent an incredible ... that I was taking 2.00b: Toy Product Design this past semester. Over the ... began to make such an awesome toy. Well, we began the design process by

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Recap of My Junior Fall stream of consciousness

  

  successful MIT semester I've had to date. I've gone through a series of ups and ... content of all of my classes, especially my HASS classes and found myself ... they felt within society and culture. I also got out of my comfort zone a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 31, 2021
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT

  

  our collective dismay, there is another side of the coin: spending money ... to take care of pretty much all of their expenditures, choosing to live ... as one of the most expensive cities in the US (see: Example A, Example

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 14, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  compiling a list of distractions for the final stretch. Distractions are great – I use them often to reroute my train of thought away from worry or overwhelmedness – but I also find a lot of solace in kind, honest words. So that

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  N.Y. Times, Page B11: “MIT Guard Shows Brains and Hoops Can Mix” Jimmy Bartolotta '09 leads the 16-5 MIT Men's Varsity Basketball team.

  

  my daily commute is one of the joys of waking up each morning. So I was quite surprised when I got to page B11 (national edition) of the sports ... Jimmy Bartolotta '09. One of the great things about sports at MIT is that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 6, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  school has to offer. The Future The future is looking brighter and ... our last problem set of the year. I laughed, and felt my heart sink as I ... about what I am capable of. I pre-registered for six classes at the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014