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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  could take a plane to 77 Massachusetts Avenue in August and call myself a ... *. Plus, “high-school dropout” had a nice ring to it (and I would get loads ... hearing of Random Hall, even before talking to Donald Guy '12 (who, in all

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test—Field Experiments in Economics A new class on experimental social science, including: race discrimination, gender differences in behavior, persuasion,…

  

  Social Science to the Test - Field Experiments in Economics. From what I ... semester it's being offered. I think the website is enrollee-only, so here's some information on what we're going to study: What is 14.11? 14.11 is a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Past, Present, and Future This all "began with a single blog by a student five years ago, at the…

  

  , going to a formal, and then maybe some stuff about playing in the snow. I ... UP TO I now live in foggy, hippie, fair-trade San Francisco ... , investing in new technologies and ideas), I am so proud to wear my brass rat

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Stuff of MIT Legend I'm about to tell you a super cool story. It happened two years ago, but…

  

  create classes in everything from "Alebgra 1" to "The Atomic Science of ... with once saying, "The trick to education is to teach people in such a ... , officially. To quote their website: "Throughout the year students may also come

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  September and I’m not at MIT registering for classes and trying to squeeze in ... department’s minimalist but colorful website), I decided to apply. And for a ... surprise, and I expected it to be all better when I take classes in my major

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prettylatebuthere’sanIAPpost on MIT's independent activities period (ft. friends!!)

  

  ’ for the 1st time in college, but after that i had to get on larger poles ... festivals for students in rural, underserved communities along the way! to ... semester, explore boston, get ready to UROP, and train for track season

  • by Angie F. '28
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A follow-up

  

  , you get a lot of choice in what you want it to be. Former blogger Mollie ... . But i have decided that now my only aim is to get in MIT so i need your ... school to get admission in 1 of the best college like MIT. Do you think

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting a Physics Major – Part I I split this up because i need to start studying for finals.

  

  Juniors in physics tend to complain a lot. The more of them there are ... , learned independently how to program in Matlab, conducted your full set of data analysis in Matlab, learned how to use Latex, written a 4-page

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  until I can get home and watch the show in its full glory. Yeah, I really ... headed on over to the Project Runway website to check out Ms. Eng's bio ... you go if you want to spend six years making toys and get a PHD out of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  Final Project Demo Roll if only they were more helpful to the world at large

  

  type of creativity that I enjoy expressing but rarely get to in highly ... 't get to apply the cool design principles we learned in the class to a ... constraints of the class that would have been helpful to the world in times like

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 1, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Why yes, I’m with the news I need a good fedora

  

  said in order to get this kid to make this face. Also there was the ... I work at Hasbro in Rhode Island, about a 1 hour train ride away from where I'm staying on campus. Kim '11, who was also in Toy Design with me

  • by Snively '11
  • August 7, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What’s new? Life in Radiohead's hometown

  

  ’t want my last entry on the MIT Admissions website to be about the Z Center ... joint Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program to get an MD-PhD.) For those of you who are "new" to the blogs, I graduated in June 2008

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  ant06 wrote, "is it okay to get a recommendation from a teacher who ... care if recommendations come from the subject you wish to major in or not. Emilia wrote, "I live in Ecuador, am about to enter senior year and am very

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Who we are All the stuff I've been trying to write since last July. It isn't much, but…

  

  get used to that. I've had to get used to people saying in disbelief ... black cap and black gown to receive two bachelors degrees -- one in biology and one in brain and cognitive sciences. So as I walked to the exam

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  science bowl we ran! a competition! virtually!

  

  can, [annotation note='speaking of buzzing in, RIP to Alex Trebek, who ... time in years to see what I wrote, and wow I still love science bowl just ... competition that middle schools could compete in to qualify for Nationals. I

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • November 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I AM THE MASTER!!! Is there really something that this many people can hate? Yes.

  

  conclusive proof that every geek in the world wants to be the master (I ... ." Unfortunately, there is only one way to become a master at MIT and it's in only ... freshman physics students. In addition to weekly labs and weekly PSETS we

  • by Snively '11
  • March 4, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Zeno’s Paradox halfway there (again)

  

  Kay In high school, when I'd start to get bored of a class, I'd sit and stare at the clock, and I'd count down the time left in the class period ... out (if they haven't already), I implore you to read them. Take them in

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 17, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Read This! All those questions you needed answeredvar gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript…

  

  school student and want to go to MIT. Tell me how to get in.” I just write ... amount of work you're capable of. “What SAT score do I need to get in ... 'm going to get in the comments, I'm going to use stereotypes to describe the

  • by Snively '11
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Happy Things Yay!

  

  't getting my new bike for Bike and Build (which you haven't donated to yet ... tonight (in about five minutes, in fact) I'm going to dinner with DUSP, as ... playing Frisbee on Kresge Oval. Spring seems to have arrived at last

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #1-5 Concerning the half I spent at home

  

  get in contact with alumni, among other things. You can sort through ... going to be in Southern California, I narrowed the list down to Californians in a healthcare occupation. Using those filters, I was able to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 17, 2015