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• Blog / Class Projects

  The Semester I Played With Chocolate and Ants for a Technical Class Inflatable Chocolate Balloons + Ants as Architects

  

  spray to help it release and I dipped the balloons multiple times to get a ... so she keeps live worms in her room. I really wanted to see them burrow ... allowed to use the ants living in East Campus. The worms looked really cool

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 7, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  prepare my kid to get into MIT" was (mostly) "don't try." Many of Raising ... autonomy at MIT in order to be able to choose your own educational adventure ... been a coach or manager or in charge of any group of people trying to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  BREAK MY BODY, LIBERATE MY SOUL a student-made installation in the Stata Center R&D pub

  

  ; as the scenes unfold, you struggle to discern what is happening in ... fighting. she knew she wanted a permanent space to work in, as opposed to the ... immediately came to mind. the next step was figuring out how to get permission

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 19, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Steer Roast 2008 We Sport Death like it's never been done before

  

  in: Steer Roast is Senior House's claim to fame - it's our annual ... ; instead of getting a band or two to perform, we hire a dozen bands to play ... know that Guide to Residences in the NBM? Check out our i3 video in the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  11.125 educating myself on education

  

  -centered classroom activities and student-led classes, to explore issues in schools and ... created to measure. Maybe I’m just a nerd who has taken a lot of tests in ... given to them by the district, and homework is often turned in through

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 26, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  Why I’m Baking Cookies Tonight. IAP is a beautiful time to do lots of something or lots of nothing. Or…

  

  tonight or wait until tomorrow when more people get back to the house. Last ... figured I need to actually do something constructive. Those of you in AP Lit ... hadn't seen in 4 months since she abandoned us and went to study abroad

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 15, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  Gluten-free at MIT Oh hey, that rhymes!

  

  at MIT. Can people opt out of the meal plan in order to make their own ... hall: "I live in Baker now and I have to pay for preferred dining, so I ... food allergies that this entry didn't answer. I'll get to them. Really. I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 2, 2008
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering?

  WISE (Weekend Immersion in Science and Engineering) is a three-day experience for rising seniors to learn what it is like to be an MIT student. The program is completely free, including the cost of transportation to
• Blog / Classes

  The Art of Trying New Things V.2

  

  , ethnicity, and sexuality in both critical and creative work. Limited to 13. I ... detail in the background adds more and more context to the story and every panel in the comic serves some purpose. It's important to pick and choose

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 2, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  this: Mr. Jackson [was] a father figure to generations of young men in ... . Jackson, a father figure to generations of young men in the house, died of ... " Lewis Gosman, who said his job was to keep the 35 young men "in line and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48 Take under four classes, they said. You'll have free time, they said.

  

  it's easy to let our dear old friend imposter syndrome kick in ... . Now, in fall of my senior year (gah that's still scary to write down ... —but getting to read the likes "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester Reflections

  

  the infinite, only to get ignored. In our next lab session, he asked me ... and Engineering) is extremely flexible! So as opposed to in K-12, when ... have taken advantage of it to an extent in freshman spring and sophomore

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 5, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  get to sit in the same room as the real winners and eat free pizza ... - to determine what the best move is in any given scenario, since the ... closest my team will ever get to a cash prize is the 27 days we spent

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] Down the River Sharon L. '21 talks Harvard and life paths

  

  -enrolling in a class, I did have the chance to take a class (D-Lab: Development ... cool experience. Free transportation: MIT students get free access to ... ’s even just nice to be able to get out of the MIT STEM bubble for a bit

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 8, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Behind The Drones the making of the pi day drone delivery video

  

  students their decision letters in tubes, a practice that dates back to when ... -generated (we'll get to that). However, we knew that at least some of the video ... until February, when we came in before committee one morning to record him

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  My First Week as an EMT It was quite an experience

  

  quickly tested. It started about 1am that night.  I had been getting in and ... the bowl, and I put in a new bag. I helped her back to her room, where ... get help with managing missed classes. They are going to encourage you

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  freshman spring in which today is the first day of spring

  

  . I get to aim at one simple thing, the bulls-eye, and get to ignore ... Is it already the seventh week of the semester? To be honest, I ... 't noticed the time go by, which isn't entirely true: I guess what I mean to

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  game in a long time I am legit jealous I won't get to participate in a ... If you're like me (and I'm willing to bet a lot of our readers), then ... , mentor, and (now) admissions liaison since 2002. Before I came to MIT, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Joint Post] Interviewing Two MIT Physics Heroes An Interview with Two MIT Physics Professors that are Departing from MIT.

  

  meditative to get the soil in your hands and I like that a lot,” Peter said ... : Peter Dourmashkin is a senior Lecturer who came to MIT in 1972. After ... Integrated studies program to Project Interphase and teaching in the Physics

  • by Richard O. '28
  • May 30, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  . With Pass/No Record in place to make the transition easier, first ... . The primary time to have fun during the year lies in breaks. Whether ... forward to another great one. Tune in next time for a post about IAP, all of

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012