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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  is the first time in my life that I've participated in Lent. For the ... eats it. This is going to be a rough 40 days. So the reason I only ... happening lately. I get an invitation to interview at a school. I confirm. In

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  Thursday for all of IAP in a classroom. As long as I pass all of the tests ... in one), but there was a lot of legal discussion and things like that ... Anatomy and Physiology. I didn't have that in high school, but I was

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final projects from the fall three coding projects and an alien in disguise

  

  combining two images together in a way that looks seamless and natural as ... "] The CliffNotes version[/caption] What matters is that I had fun. Also ... . I collected some data from friends, and then I coded a model that

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  intention via YearCompass

  

  was a really fun exercise to do because I genuinely forgot that so many ... hobbies this semester, but found that I wasn't able to do that for a variety ... myself that I do cool shit and I'm smart. I took some hard classes in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Reality is merely an illusion… Ben : The OC :: Sam : ?? . Oh wait, you took the new…

  

  balance out my weaknesses. That is, you need to be able to: 1. Drive like a ... badass. She is a for real fashion designing science geek. That's pretty ... magnets. I hope he realizes how freaking cool a magnetized gown is. Not only

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bubbles and UROPs OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question, because I…

  

  chlorine in the water might have something to do with it. Now, I know Mollie ... anything to do with what the water is actually surrounded by. A single bubble ... , that means all of the light is reflected. So I imagine that when you have

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  Application Tracking portlet in MyMIT. The system is supposed to display a ... up for some reason. I'll look into this when I'm back in the office ... behalf of all of us, here's a big public thanks to them.) So this is just

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Look at Unified Engineering and the Aero/Astro Department Back in business.

  

  analogy to respond that Unified is hard in the same way that running a ... but that you follow along, that you come to class, that you do what is ... strong they are. Anyone who puts in the effort required (which is quite a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 30, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Failing” at MIT for the record, this isn't

  

  odds, and turning that first failed exam into an A in the class. I wouldn ... failure. Because this girl is a bit soft-hearted like me, she cries alone in ... your classes, a blank slate in the form of a P that equates a C to an A

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 2, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  .) What should I do now? Should I send in extra materials? The only thing we ask that you do is complete the Midyear Report, which will be ... . Should I send in a whole new version of my application, or all new essays

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  Vicennial wikipedia says this means 20th

  

  making me recall a forgotten phase in which I wanted to be that absent ... like that? You do know those words.’ A few minutes later, I signed off ... that I am a freshman with no work experience in the industries I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 9, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Me again (but with flamethrowers this time) yup, it's a shameless ploy to catch your interest. But it's working, right?

  

  . I'm a complete sucker for historical stuff like that, which is why I ... archives). I've got to imagine that this was a serious facepalm moment for ... , but then I read in the Boston Globe that the Massachusetts Historical

  • by Alina G. '11
  • February 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  is done here is litigation-based and strictly confidential, I can ... concluded that a Bates White report projecting substantially higher potential ... ) arrangement -- in which an energy producer will receive a fixed price for

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i rode a train across america it took eighty-five hours

  

  in the Bay Area, and I’ve been doing research (a.k.a. UROPing) at MIT ... , followed by a woman with a bonnet. That’s when I figure it out: they’re Amish ... know where to look, and $2.75 in Amtrak fine dining. My wallet is sad. I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Rush Course 12 what it’s like to study Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT

  

  get a UROP in EAPS - generally all you need to do is find a professor ... “What’s course 12 again?” That’s a question I deal with a lot when ... and I’m a senior in course 12 with a minor in biology. Within EAPS, I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  ) -- I hope that you have already asked your teachers if they can write a ... subject that you want to major in. You do not need to choose the teacher ... process is the same in this case. I get many questions about what subject

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Events

  I went to a World Cup Game!!!!⚽⚽ and why I think it's just like Pokemon

  

  boring. A 90 minute game that can end in 0-0 final score?? What??  But ... not always be fire/water/grass. I think that Rattata is an acceptable ... and diversity is what makes it fun!! I think I would have a Noctowl and

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 2, 2026
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  example, I think a lot of schools abroad don't realize that MIT is a ... sites that you think do an excellent job? At times, I felt a little out ... demystify what admissions officers do. I think that for many students, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Growing Up bringing it back to 2007

  

  relief, I see ;) You see, I wanted to drop in and, you know, tell you a ... you that in the world that I come from -- and you'll get to experience ... Phone. Oh yeah -- that's right, the iPhone just came out a few months ago for

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) No, not π times e.

  

  bread that Matt brought in, too!) Here is a picturesque slice cut by ... thought I'd put up a post that collects some of the best pi(e) references ... favorite pi/pie reference(s) in the comments below and I'll add them in! Do

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2011