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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  're academically stylish and enter the Institute with enough panache and credits to ... solid state chem. -Find a UROP. -Blog about my most excellent and ... Engineering and Computer Science). Someone took this information, typed it onto

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  detect front and back foot taps with a fair degree of accuracy.  But you ... am, to have regular access to a 3D printer and a laser cutter and drill presses and countless other tools that young Jony Ive probably never had in

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  I O Europe Help me, blog stalkers, you're my only hope.

  

  , but, but these are all my classmates, and it says 'degree awarded' on ... DID YOU KNOW? The drummers for the bands Queen and Duran Duran are ... this week, but I was just never really in the state of mind to finish

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 16, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sunday in the Park With chemistry

  

  and cross the Harvard Bridge without getting knocked over by a militant ... willows echo the curves of smoothly arching bridges and cyclists have the ... sunbathers sprawled supine like sardines on a plate, over the stone bridge and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  Authors): Old English and Beowulf hwæt ƿe gardena in geardagum þeodcyninga ... of the Old English epic Beowulf, and in this class you will learn to ... , and lonely winters; of haunting beauty found in unexpected places; and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Regular-ing Or: Over-justifying how much I eat out

  

  discovering what MIT even was, this institution has dramatically and ... reasonable, I can order on my phone, all the food is vegetarian, and it’s one ... one of the guys working there comes up to me and says. “Caroline, right

  • by Powers '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The One and Only Melis

  

  , electricity workshops offered through the 4-H, and a problem solving competition ... . It was a no-brainer -- I hustled to Next House as fast as possible and ... step of the problem once again, and walked out with a smile on her face

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is just a tribute I wrote a really long, funny entry. And then my browser window reloaded.

  

  were getting a master's degree by the end of your undergrad studies and ... I AM SO ANGRY. I just wrote an entire entry, and right before I hit publish, my browser window mysteriously reloaded and I lost the entire thing

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

  

  a few interviews and lab tours, I was offered a position in the Chen ... MIT is serious about research. The Institute is the birth place to ... -time photography, and holds the distinction as one of the greatest think tanks in the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  . Scheduling and Registration DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (for a formal overview, go ... resources are available. Some will be offered by the class, and others will be ... “CLAAASS,” now known as “Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  FASAP, an advising seminar for MIT freshmen that has not one, not one-and ... and immensely bloggable. Now that we've sipped through autumn down to ... thanks to MIT funding, which gives its thanks to my tuition), I and my

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  's equally possible to find these things, and happiness, at other universities ... Dear Prospective 2020s, You've made it this far, and EA decisions ... 's what I can offer, because that's what has helped me most this semester

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

  dealing with loss it ain't easy

  

  them incense and a condolence bouquet that they offered to his altar. it ... community and clubs helped talk me through my grief and offer me advice on how ... . however, in the past few weeks, I've been confronted with more and more

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Corey Kubber MIT will help Corey Kubber '10 "develop and grow, with some eccentric, genius-type people."

  

  years, and took part in the state championship this year as one of the top ... . 'I like to hang out with my friends,' he said. 'And I like going to the beach at night and looking at the stars.' [Cydney Scott / The Post] Corey

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  On keeping on keeping on It's pretty much the only option.

  

  Embry-Riddle and Gonzaga and Tulane and [YourState] University and ... universe has built up to critical mass I cry and scream into my pillow and ... with certainty is that about two and a half months from now, our nation

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 30, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston Book Festival #3 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  offered literary treasures under white tents. In the nearby churches and the ... here. Boston Adventure #2 at the Institute of Contemporary Art here. **** Last fall, my friend and I went to the Boston Book Festival (BBF) in

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  one weekend in March a play-by-play

  

  . Saturday 9:00 a.m. For breakfast I eat cereal and drink jasmine tea. Then I ... feeling pretty stressed and mentally out of it for a few weeks so I’m hoping ... trips to Denmark and the UK, when she encountered lots of people who made

  • by Kai V. '25
  • March 22, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  by checking off completed GIR, REST, Lab, and HASS classes, as well as the requirements of your specific major(s) and minor(s). You can create ... descriptions, move courses around, and save different paths. Check it out

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  On psets and projects and why "midterm season" is all the time

  

  ."]problem set classes and project classes.[/annotation] A problem set class has regular problem sets, possibly exams, and possibly a final project. A ... MIT's General Institute Requirements, the subjects that every MIT

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 2 Neither zumba, nor yoga.

  

  room with mirrors for walls, from 9-10am on Mondays and Wednesdays. At 10 ... PE classes begin at 10 minutes past the hour, and end at 10 minutes ... . I clicked my way to the PE site, saw that yoga was offered in the T

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 16, 2013