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• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  years in admissions, I've seen students take some time before starting MIT ... ,000 or more many of them would be paying for college. I'm not writing to ... . But I do think that there is a bit of a stigma about such plans in many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  The Craziest 3 Days of Soccer Ever broken records, halloween practice, and senior day!

  

  be like without them. I had never really considered how it would be ... team so much. I can’t wait to see what the post-season has in store for ... season!! We just wrapped up our regular season, and I wanted to share the

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Talent Show ua innovation gets lit

  

  (sophomore fall had me HOSED), I sent in a dance video and a performance video ... would typically permit. I'm so impressed by the committee's passion and ... In mid-November, a [annotation note=undergraduate association

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  look who i found in vienna hi joon

  

  [annotation note = "joon looks much more aesthetic than i did in my picture jesus"][/annotation][annotation note = "in case you were wondering this is true outside of pictures as well"][/annotation]

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 27, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  don't find this kind of thing at other schools. In fact, I couldn't make ... - complete with photos. I am sad to report that the story doesn't have the happiest of endings. I think Amrys summarized it best with this quote: "Never

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  sometime during high school, but in 9th grade, I was still intent on ... audience that I have ever seen in 10-250, one of MIT's biggest lecture halls ... , after all, had authored one of the books that I'd used for my report in 9

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6-3 not a definitive guide

  

  people I've met who are 6-3 (which is... a lot) aren't in it solely for the ... all-time low (senior house and its aftermath). In the end, I got a C in ... put in enough effort to where I felt a lot better with algorithmic

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 26, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  with them. I realized that it would be easier to close the window from ... Leatherman in your pocket?) and I supported the window with a knee and both hands. From outside, I could see how the latch had to be adjusted in order

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  food diaries pt. 2 recipes for people tryna Little Chef it up

  

  more could you ask for??? Here's what I've been eating in the past few ... I enjoy productivity that's tangible, so cooking is one of my ... super doable and will make you feel fancy as hell. I substituted yogurt

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 19, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Math. by Joy ‘13 I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language

  

  reflection of how amazing God is. I’m in awe. Utmostly, and fully in awe. < ...   I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language. And it’s the only language that all of us in the world understand

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  would have thought I could be envious of a pre-frosh?), because Dr ... Come one, come all to CPW! I don't know about you guys, but the ... Center are thronging with people - and I know thing are only going to get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  on optical frequency combs, which she describes as "so cool." Sadly, I can't join in, because I really need to be reading applications. As I ... ," followed by what I'm sure will be a nice reception with the students. Ian

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  My Funny Valentine No kissing on Valentine's Day.

  

  that on your TI-89. First off, yes, I am a blogging delinquent. Ben Jones, I should be arrested. But in my defense, I have had a viral infection rendering my voiceless and without a desire to eat. So I think my

  • by Bryan
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  I’m huddled in an office chair in a tiny box-studio in Lexington, MA ... , objectively, but for me it’s a big deal. I finally have HBO access. Another in ... philosopher. I know two or more MIT professors who I would love to be, for their

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus visit, revisited In which I dissect the campus tour/ info session and forget to clean up afterward

  

  It's raining. I'm sick. No lab today, because the postdoc in our ... of this writing, I have exactly 11111 unread messages in Gmail. Initiative was taken. Somewhere along the way, I got lost in a cyber-attic of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 14, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Unknowns in illustrated list form

  

  . Killean Court: Now, I'm stuck in the AXO house in Boston, where I live. A ... : Where did the river go? And now, well...I've been in the house for a ... self. I should have been in Lobby 7 making sure she coughed loudly

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  happy palindrome week! conventions, patterns, palindromes

  

  and who works in/around the field of interactive fiction. I think it ... Here in America, our vaunted exceptionalism takes many forms ... -DD-YY[/annotation] means that in America today is 9/10/19, which reversed reads the same, and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  be turned in on that same day. If I start sounding unintelligible, it ... despaired, since I wasn't quite sure whether it would turn into a triple ... Two weeks ago, my life was studying. On three consecutive days, I had

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  ?" in a few minutes. I had never heard of Fink, so I skimmed through the ... inability to engineer the DNA in yeast so that I could create yeast strains by ... In 1981, Gerald Fink was a professor at Cornell and a member of a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  ’s work! I asked several professors about openings in their labs, mostly because I thought I would be interested in getting a UROP for the ... a week in Niagara Falls. I enjoy spending time with my sisters, my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007