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• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House: Where The Sidewalk Ends A tour of Next House!

  

  I should be filling out an absurdly long form so that I can get a pre-med advisor, but instead I'll write my entry about Next House! I've lived for ... , solar rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows, a bright dining hall, and a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (3)… [Biochemistry] Another biochemist sharing his experience as an exchange student.

  

  equiped to look pretty in the lab. For example, I can pour a gel, then set ... . Instead, I take a lecture course, hashing out the basics. Differences ... , Biology as conceived by Cambridge is about knowing a vast set of facts

  • by Cambridge
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Designing dead ends A look into the "misc." folder on my desktop

  

  for parents. I think that year they just got a map, instead ... redesigned the sites for Admissions and SFS a few years back. We did, in fact ... Twins.[/caption] It was a lot easier for me to focus on sharpening my UI

  • by Jeremy W.
  • September 24, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Festival

  

  Association sponsored some mini-golf, with prizes for a whole in one. Sadly ... silkscreen their own tee shirts. OrigaMIT had a table and instructions for ... . Undergraduate Association President Harel Williams deals the cards for a fierce

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

  Ben’s Fourth Semi-Annual Q&A Even yet still more answers to your questions.

  

  -mail?" Not yet. We are discussing this as a possibility for the future, but it ... to the word limit for the essays, a lot of space is left over in the ... this but... I want to contact a coach and I have not done so for a few

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  . The following day, I got an email with an offer for a spot in the ... help and advice. Though we do have a group chat for all of us studying ... English. I planned for: (1) Ubiquitous Computing, a class on wireless

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  academic struggles zig-zagging in a world of straight lines

  

  Even as a kid, school never fit right for me. I recall my third ... online for several reasons: 1) I go to MIT and presumably had a good enough ... a university full of former valedictorians, all I can hope for is to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 20, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Classy celebration, 5E-style

  

  Newbury Street could fit on the palm of my hand. So I puzzled for a while ... picked out a nice, simple black skirt for $8 (I love the Garment District). Then, I rummaged through the blouses for a while and found a nice shiny

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  [of deferring admission for a year or two]. While cautioning that a "gap ... for many great reasons. For example, one of my favorite students spent a ... : Gap years need not be a luxury for the rich. Some students use them to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a few things from civic media race in sports, human experimentation, and hidden figures

  

  (IAP) at MIT -- between the fall and spring semesters, students get a ... ideas), and hang out with friends. so there's a lot going on, but campus still feels a lot more relaxed than it does during the school year. most

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 13, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  't have a final, and isn't a CI-H? No problem. Firehose is most useful for ... can count towards the major, creating a useful jumping-off point for ... for course selection. I actually love choosing classes, and I've spent a

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Picked My First Apple apples, part 1

  

  , an apple cider donut, and a [annotation note="the source material for ... MIT sponsors an annual trip to an apple orchard in Stow, MA for undergraduates living in the dorms. I went on that trip for the first time today

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will be present at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Albuquerque this…

  

  The MIT Office of Admissions will host a reception for participants ... (rescheduled from 1pm) Ruidoso Room In a session designed specifically for ISEF ... Room (2nd floor) 330 Tijeras Avenue NW Albuqerque, NM 87102 And for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday Roadtrip Out on the open road.

  

  friends for a little fun outside of the city. Step One: Acquire vehicle. Now at first, I was a little confused. I didn't know if this was a minivan or a sports utility vehicle. It was a strange hybrid of sorts, but

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The reading season begins

  

  great weekend, and for all you early action folks, relax! Go have a picnic ... I came into my office on Friday and guess what was waiting for me ... they're called that). For the next month, the admissions staff will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Last First Month Because I procrastinated too long to say 'day' or 'week'

  

  appealing, are too expensive for me to justify registering) with a fantastic ... (which is weird for me because guilt is a default emotional reaction). JOBS ... weird to be a senior. It feels weird to be a senior while excited

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Uncreative Post with an uncreative title

  

  interest. As a result, I have not blogged for eternity. One day, I may ... final, actual video coming soon): IAP was also a time for ... shut off from the world, and that was kind of great, because for a couple

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 1, 2015
• Blog / Events

  The middle days of the week

  

  raise money for the Big Jimmy Scholarship Fund. Big Jimmy was a security ... alumni created a scholarship fund in his name for students, with preference ... 't remember it - I had to think for several seconds) bought a soda and several

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  snapshot diary an image a day keeps the psets away

  

  went. But for this term, it was kind of a blur. I couldn't really think ... started looking around for things to stir thoughts in my head, a stimulus of ... . I had wanted to blog about some casual photos I had around for a while

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My First Astrophotography Courtesy of 12.409

  

  Dear current and future MIT students, There is a class you need to take. 12.409: Hands-On Astronomy. It's a 6-unit P/D/F (your options are: pass, get a D, or fail). You learn the basics of amateur astronomical

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013