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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  five cookies in one sitting will most likely lead to a tummy ache ... starting spring of my first year. What’s the point? 1) I get to declare a ... ’s not you, it’s me. I’ve moved on. Don’t get me wrong though. We had our

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  in an effort to be whole again recovery

  

  to just trying to find time to rest but really not...getting any. This ... get extremley red and I would scratch it to the point where my skin ... campus living at MIT, I would try to never study in Random. I found it was

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2020
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What do you mean by “MIT Speak”?

  exactly what you're saying. (You have to enter "MIT Code" in the ask field to get an answer.) ... MIT uses numbers for everything. You could be in 10-250 taking 18
• Blog / MIT Life

  Why I haven’t posted in forever In picture form, no less.

  

  that, I might as well add "GET OFF CAMPUS" to it, to keep myself from ... "Let someone else do it." No joke. Anyway, I'm going to get back to my ... I am taking 5 minutes out of my life just to let you all know why I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  finally worked up the nerves to ask a question in his class, only to confirm ... , in my book) that could get away with using Comic Sans (the other being ... in front of the blackboard to comfortably enjoy the Logs as they

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tips for applying to UROPs

  

  's exactly what it sounds like. Undergrads get to work with professors, Ph ... that MIT offers to their undergrads. However, getting research faculty to ... for those who aren’t sure where to get started. There’s also a good

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back to School If you go to school in Missouri City (TX), I might see you this week!

  

  laziness. So ~ my time in India is over :( No longer do I wake to the sound ... and staff. In addition to teaming up with the hospital/medical van staff in Anaikatti, I also got a chance to interact with some of the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 23, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The only living boy in New York I get all the news I need from The Colbert Report.

  

  and I had in New York last weekend, but I'm not going to write it until tomorrow. And you don't get to read it unless you vote. Now, I did my part by ... stories about getting out the vote at the grass-roots level, I'm going to do

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer in San Francisco Interning at PlayStation Network

  

  to get practical experience in a software company before even having to ... . Plus, I’d be on the West Coast near my family, have the chance to live in ... teammates about whatever I couldn’t figure out on my own. I started to get

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Experiment in Independence all by myself for IAP

  

  Caltech"). We landed in Baltimore close to 7 AM Saturday morning, after a ... was in an operable state. These are problems we never have to deal with ... Maryland in our hard-earned car to go grocery shopping. I wasn't exactly

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking ahead to IAP One more week left to go! Feel the burn!

  

  different tools in the machine shop, we get to create our own Stirling Engine ... get to learn how to draw! I have a lot of artsy people in my family, my ... and get you on the right track before classes start and things start to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... a trip to good ol’ South Florida, I checked in and printed out my ... Christmas, so it’s excusable, right? Cut to Line #2: Security. So I stood in

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Keep in mind I try to be helpful sometimes.

  

  opportunity to learn about yourself." Students sometimes get so wrapped up in ... , back when I was in the thick of it. Now, my role as a blogger, is to ... completely honest about yourself in your application, you are sure to be happy

  • by Snively '11
  • July 16, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Flowers in your hair

  

  online at http://vagina.mit.edu ...and to help you get in the V-Day spirit ... I'm flying to San Francisco for the long weekend -- hope you kids in ... having a book signing to promote his latest book "I Hope They Serve Beer In

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  what i ate in a week* living the influencer life (clickbait included)

  

  feel like a constant sleepover and you really get to yap and have fun ... whipped up in 20 minutes and got inspired so now i’ve decided to take this ... that it doesn't really get better from here"]SO NOW YOU GUYS GET TO HEAR

  • by Janet G. '27
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  In order to graduate from Course 1, you have to take a class called 1 ... in MIT speak). There are a LOT of components to this class, but one of ... though I will likely have very little to do with structural engineering in

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

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

  

  equation, not to mention slightly more German. I was awash in sleepiness ... want to make the point that the entire ordeal in real-time was treated ... -needed arguments were raised in the early stages of the battle, not to mention a few

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  them in so many different ways - to actually think about problems - you ... starting to get a little idea of what being a scientist feels like.  You can ... . p.s. I think even my iPhone is getting used to our new relationship

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Bye Bye Weekends, See You In April I have a love-hate relationship with reading season.

  

  simply need to get over). Once the EA apps are in, the questions and ... 'll get there. In the meantime, I'm determined not to feel guilty if I need ... - what you'll get involved with, how you'll contribute to our culture and

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  right). We in admissions are all proud to work for such an inspirational ... woman who actually decides which one in seven MIT applicants gets in ... their complicity in the problem. "Nothing will change unless we get up

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006