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• Blog / Challenges

  a hackathon, a marathon I went to MIT EnergyHack!

  

  thought tech schools were a lot of work. Go figure."]Harvey Mudd ... of the challenges. There were about 100 teams, and 10 different ... . Still, enticed by the promise of free food, I roused myself and went to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  Call Me, Emeril BAM!

  

  dogs as a college student, and I just am a fan of more spice in my life ... how to cook. Now I must say I'm to a degree spoiled, both my mom and ... Tabasco sauce....not a great idea) Second entree: Spaghetti with Cream of

  • by Bryan
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  How to (Im)properly Get an Independent Study another step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  offered in the fall. So constructing an Independent Study seemed like our ... Email a third professor because you are starting to lose hope of getting ... get it approved because you haven't really heard of anyone else doing

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A HASS[le-free] Semester Stay for the videos!

  

  ) classes in the same HASS field of study. It's designed to be a counterpoint ... like that. .______. I realized that I'm very capable of taking four HASS classes, but not capable of taking four science classes (friend: "why are

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 9, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends at college Lots of 'don't's and a couple of 'do's.

  

  manageable, because I had seen much of the material in high school. One of my ... lifestyle, independent of family and old friends, who were now one Atlantic ... of October, fall semester of freshman year - and it had been one of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 2, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  music, and of course the titular runway show. Planning MIT Gala is a yearlong effort, culminating in one joyful night of celebrating art and design at MIT. In fact–today’s the day of Gala 2025: April 27th! Setup

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications ... financial need. We are one of only nine schools in the U.S. that is need blind ... comfortable evaluating your application in context. A committee of experienced
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coffee Talk Random things I love about MIT #1

  

  modular design, scalability and the potential and weaknesses of ... One of the things I truly love about MIT is that you never know when ... hundreds or perhaps thousands of years, rather than the 10s of years in

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 13, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  Baker, my dorm. Check out two of the designs: This pumpkin featured the ... now the ripe age of 20 years old, after a weekend of birthday ... a glorious 2 extra hours on the tracks, right outside of New Haven. I

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  ’s completely unlike any of the humanities classes I had back in high school ... fact that it’s possible, that you didn’t need a company and dozens of weeks, that a couple of undergrads working together could cobble one up

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  , looking for a place to crank out 20 minutes' worth of a pset. I offered him ... old. (Sidenote: a fun consequence of having a Halloween birthday is ... class. Mike Conti (the instructor, and author of this) gave us a talk on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] This is Junior Lab, not Junior Theory By Jorian B. '25

  

  grounded in observables. The weird effects from the design of each specific ... were so reminiscent of lab and design questions on my engineering PSETs ... >=3 semesters of theory classes. The first few weeks (the Intro

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 1, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest blog: “Me, Marvel, and MIT” Jade's experience working on a SHASS UROP for me

  

  even wrote about a pair of Spider-Man Shoes I had painted in high school ... went into the making of an article like this, and what it's like to do a ... Student I have been a big fan of Marvel ever since 2016. I get pretty hyper

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  (K)onstantly not good enough baby's first sabremetrics

  

  As some of you may know I am a big Patriots fan. Yesterday the Patriots lost to the Giants. It was pretty painful. But the midst of it all ... inconsistent on both sides of the ball. Earlier this season, when the Patriots

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The sun is out but why is it so cold outside?

  

  actually enrolled in, and to a pretty good degree of certainty we think we ... My cat is a little ball of static lately. It can't be too much fun to ... of my toothpaste and finally confronted the task of getting a new tube

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 20, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  gesturing around MIT drawing sights and sites around MIT

  

  phrase it, especially to a public audience, most of whom I probably don ... about less thrilling aspects of my third year so far for a thousand words would not be too fun. So, here is a status update in the form of a photo

  • by Waly N. '24
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  a penny for your thoughts? and what it is, and could be, worth

  

  . When Sir More first suggested the idea of one offering "a penny for your ... are the implications of offering a penny for one's thoughts. In 1522, a ... it means to offer one in exchange for the thoughts of your friends or

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • February 20, 2026
• Blog / Events

  Adonde? Excuse me sir, I seem to have misplaced my pants.

  

  ." Not wanting to check at school I simply ignored them and put them out of ... designated stop, after the doors open and let on all of the passengers ... About two years ago at school I was sitting in the computer lab

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring there will always be regrets

  

  middle school students. I had a lot of fun planning the class with Katie ... ceremony for the School of Science. I ran into my 8.04 professors there ... while planning a semester, I have some general sense of what I want

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  Period) at MIT, which offers a plethora of random activities, ranging from ... .46 Neuroscience of Morality and 9.85 Infant and Child Development. The two offerings ... This week, I am fulfilling my dream of taking over the Admissions

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018