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• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Syllabus in Retrospect goals, guidelines, reading list

  

  can now see the summer as something whole and fully past. Back in May, I ... rituals, not routines. I spent the summer mostly in Cambridge, with trips ... in a good way. What I Actually Read Between the World and Me, Ta

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I?TFP

  

  optimistic and cheerful. I always do 004 projects in the lab so that I can get ... that I'm capable and can do engineering things in interesting classes ... 12.5% of our total grade in the class, I was not so happy about it. I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  FYI: Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting in 2025 what it says on the tin

  

  like [annotation note='In fact, now that I think of it, many aspects of ... . I am still Tarnished but no longer maidenless. Meanwhile, in Ceri I ... I continually upgrade my skills and abilities. In this CMS thesis, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Putting The Pieces Together: Hacking at MakeMIT in which four biological engineers spend 16 straight hours making something

  

  set in and I can feel a warm blanket of drowsiness wrap around my tired ... turning in the wrong direction. 12:06 PM – I realize that I typed the wrong ... butterfly behind the stag's ears.    12:52 AM – I am in charge of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 12, 2017
• Blog / Events

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

  

  say that my participation in this program about which I've told you a ... equation, not to mention slightly more German. I was awash in sleepiness ... interest in opera, I give up. As I emerged from the Kendall subway station

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

  Financial aid news & more MIT announces costs & aid for the 2007-2008 school year.

  

  noted. Earlier today, I had a chance to (briefly) visit the kind folks in ... who qualify for admission has been unfaltering. This year, as in seven ... factor greater than the increase in tuition. The result: The net price an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Lived, I Learned, I Got Burnt not necessarily in that order

  

  live with it. In the meantime, all I can do is hold on to the people that ... can. In the moments where I am not hit by anxiety, I am trying my best ... playing in the background and all. Every time I tried writing this post, my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  washing machines and ridiculous gyroscopes in 8.01, I felt pretty certain ... .02 curriculum. I mean, isn't that why the class numbers end in the same 3 digits? In any case, I was pretty scared. Then the first week of classes came

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

  

  agreements and the threat of prison I can't tell you a whole lot about it, but I can give you a basic feel for what I do. I'm given bags of action ... . Hasbro is AWESOME! I mean, let's face it, I work in a toy factory. Anywho

  • by Snively '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Candies and Costumes and Pumpkins and CATS Princess Leia and Orphan Annie ran around with laser guns and threw candy at people.…

  

  . Regardless, I covered my costume, went to a really cool meeting in the morning ... and I were going to the local supermarket, Shaws, to buy ingredients to ... A typical day in East Campus. Okay, it was not quite typical. It was

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What’s new? Life in Radiohead's hometown

  

  -PhD.) For those of you who are "new" to the blogs, I graduated in June 2008 ... University in England. I am reading for a Masters degree in Integrated ... in this blog entry, but I’ll try to touch on some of the surprising

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In which brains are awesome Neener neener neener.

  

  figure out how any one man can have that much information in his head ... Science Fiction. Admittedly, I was mainly interested in this class because ... reality game (ARG) in a style influenced by I Love Bees. This is completely

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Personal Projects

  in Black Valley Hostel journal of my third day in Ireland

  

  , so I’m not complaining.   I’m in Black Valley Hostel, a ... with beds below $70. Tomorrow I'll hike as much of the Way as I can, then ... to 23% when I charged it in the bathroom of an old abbey, and had

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  welcoming our new bloggers! baby bloggers? baby bloggers!!

  

  Summer has [annotation note="in academic calendar only. it is ... 's like to take Thermo, or all the cool traditions in their dorm, or their ... walking to the end of the world (in Minecraft), has strong opinions about

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • September 7, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Curseroad MIT class roadmaps that shouldn’t exist but theoretically could

  

  where I test the limits of how one can graduate from MIT. Perfect for ... fall so you can graduate in three semesters with every major? Sure thing ... major in 8 and 4. (When I was making this roadmap, I also discovered a 42

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An IAP in Texas, chapter one Reporting on location from Fort Worth.

  

  (Only in Texas can you legally drive 80mph on an Interstate highway!) This week, I drove about 1200 miles from my house in Arizona to the Fort ... . I start in a few hours. Now ordinarily, the trainman wouldn't be

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.

  

  Well, you heard it here first. The letters are in the mail. For the record, I can't believe what an incredible group of people you are, both ... room in the Institute for all of you, I really do. I'm off to enjoy a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  App Reading In The Western ‘Burbs The little towns west of Cambridge are filled with history and charm, and are surprisingly…

  

  I have been reading applications for 5 days in a row. Well, I took ... -minute read. Actually, pretty much every reader in the office can pull off ... meaningful stuff in 10 minutes. Plus he can do it in the middle of the Diesel

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 14, 2004
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

   grade in the class; if you do poorly you can simply take the class and the ... 've already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an ASE to
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  cycle using your QuestBridge application, you can do so, but must let us know in advance. Learn more about this process here. If you applied for