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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The ‘How to College’ Masterpost A comprehensive guide for frosh, from all corners of the interwebz.

  

  disappearing into Terminal 3.14 at Logan Airport. Meanwhile, I have compiled a grand master list of links for any and all of you going to any college at all that are feeling a bit nervous. Hopefully, I’ve addressed most

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tests @ MIT The class average is your friend.

  

  making a completely awesome aid sheet for 3.091... ...and then you go to ... for it.... "Yes! I got a 66!" Here's what I'm trying to get across ... 's above the healthy limt of "zero." So I figured now would be a good time to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  revision history. For those of you who don’t use Google Docs, a. Start using ... ’ve written a fire essay. For a bit of background, here’s a quick rundown of ... it was next to Massachusetts. That seemed to ring a bell for them. Now

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  ). A number of my students in Credit for Reddit this spring have declared ... A few weeks ago we posted this video to announce our decision date, 3/14/15 at 9:26AM: So now, a few weeks and a lot of press coverage later, I

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

  eclipse chasing, undergrad edition compilation post by Kano '25, Allison '27, Amber '24, Ali '26, & Audrey '24

  

  flooded me: awe, joy, confusion, denial, and horror. The world shifted for a ... polar alignment and sun photos, Kano[, Caitlin, and I] went for a stroll ... had a plan: I’d wait for the totality start, fully experiencing that

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • April 22, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Teach ‘til you drop, then draw the Mona Lisa while blindfolded. 573 students, 10 hours.

  

  said: "well, there's a lot of science that's really important for making ... hard copy of my schedule for the day. Here is a Google calendar ... existential WHY DID I SIGN UP FOR THIS? crisis, but the class itself was a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  how to move carts not an athletics post

  

  , will be of much use. pulling isn’t a cure-all for the pitfalls of pushing ... decisions. for instance: many people agree that it’s not a great idea to ... there are two popular approaches to moving a cart. the first one is

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  A way a lone a last a loved a long the An opportunity for heated debate and a cry for revolution.

  

  poultry, so I took the hamburger and my receipt back up and asked for a ... food establishment? Is there a logical reason for this throw ... This weekend I went on a rafting trip down the Kennebec river in mid

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Mechanics of Blogging How do I do it?

  

  several peoples' minds: Blogging. Whenever I get a brilliant idea and just ... MovableType publishing platform. Instead of being a website like blogger or livejournal, MovableType is designed to fit into a webpage that already exists

  • by Snively '11
  • August 16, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  We understand that paying college application fees presents a hardship for some families. Fee waivers are available for both domestic and ... requesting a fee waiver will not have any negative impact on your chances of
• Blog / How to Human

  defining the future stop being vague

  

  ’m sticking around next year for a master’s degree. This choice has undeniable ... current world is not good enough, and we need to strive for change, and we ... only chunk of our existence that has not yet been determined for us. I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 22, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  teaching web.lab aka what i spent all of january on

  

  instructor note - it’s a snow day announcement. endorse an answer for the first ... actually a lot of fun to think about host lots of office hours for students ... . i thought my teaching opportunity would come from TAing for a class i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making Decisions “I don’t know”

  

  for a week before exam 3, we constantly argued about this. Danny: My ... thing wrong? I guess because challenging yourself is a pretty important ... . The concepts were much less concrete to me, took a lot longer for me to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  joshua angrist shares the nobel prize! and the research is *so* cool

  

  their share of the Nobel for work using a different methodology. Some ... President Nixon. in 1969, Nixon implemented a draft lottery for the first time ... Effects”. There’s a few important assumptions that I made implicitly

  • by Phi A. '21
  • October 14, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guitar Hero… on the oscilloscope! The secret fifth digital instrument revealed

  

  for programmable system on a chip) – an incredibly versatile little ... like the DACs), so I laser-cut a custom shape for the controller to make ... placed the buttons in a way that was most comfortable for me to hold. Only

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 14, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Stomp the Yard, MIT style The Divine 9 and NALFO organizations on campus

  

  organization offered a snapshot of their own, unique chapters below. For those ... fraternity”s Jewels. It was the FIRST institution of its kind for collegians, a ... created an organization that would not only serve as a voice for women in an

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • January 26, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2015 Graduates from MIT mind, and hand, and heart

  

  true for all of you: "MIT is a hard place, made all the harder for the ... organization. As an MIT undergraduate, Smith was a member of the student team that built a solar car and drove it across the Australian outback in the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  I've been struggling with the grad school vs. industry conundrum for a ... is what is stressing me out. But just humor me for a second. There are ... won't ever really know that for myself unless I do it myself. And on a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art things #1 illustration, graphic design, ceramics, and photography

  

  ! There are a ton of resources on campus for making and enjoying artwork ... ’s oil painting "Nonchaloir". I made this as a homework assignment for 21M ... ="aligncenter" width="500"] a poster I made for MIT Gala, Infinite’s end-of-year launch

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • December 1, 2023
• Blog / Hacks

  Just a little hack… You never know what you'll see on your way to class

  

  Just a quick little footage of a hack I found this morning in Lobby 7. Sorry for the bad quality, I just took out my Blackberry and shot it!

  • by Celena C. '12
  • September 13, 2010