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• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2019 everything from autobiographies to magic the gathering blog posts

  

  . UPDATE: I also wrote a post like this for 2020, 2021, and 2022. Things I ... urchins for the first time and adolescence. It’s a short, satisfying five ... wouldn’t write a letter for me. Ugh, Abigail is such a selfish jerk

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 30, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  i wish we’d grown up on the same advice alternate paths

  

  : wow, i actually like this framework a lot p: for what it’s worth, i ... difficult for me to pinpoint what i got out of the program - i learned a bit ... difficult for other individuals to make a difference. i think this property

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast

  

  ’all. It made such an impact on me, I even set a scene there for my novel ... backend for our app. We ended up crashing in the hackers’ lounge for only a ... ’m not paying two dollars for a ten-cent soda, my mom always says. “Oh, we

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 3, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  Academic Things I’ve Learned no life lessons, promise

  

  model for how the d-orbitals of a metal interact with molecules bonded to ... fall is important. And I am quite frickin' excited for my next history ... : not personal growth and the importance of self-care, or how long one can

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  I did not graduate on time

  

  conclusion, where, for the first time, there wasn't one. Was it a ... deal. It’s a cause for celebration, and I’m celebrating with this post ... those people. I was a good student. I defined myself by that quality more

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is study help available?

  MIT offers a variety of academic resources to provide support for any student facing a particularly tough academic challenge, from tutoring and study groups to time management tips and testing strategies. Here's a
• Blog / People & Identities

  Quarantine and Social Life trying to maintain some connection

  

  ; A: I’m keeping the initials for consistency, but if you haven’t read ... catch up for a bit. I also interviewed three other people for another ... enthusiastically, and we set up a time for that weekend. I was so nervous about the

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 26, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Hesitations about Choosing MIT our experience

  

  A couple days ago in the blogger slack, Petey sent a screenshot of a prospective 2023’s message expressing hesitation about choosing MIT. I think a ... ?” boat. We don’t want to treat this blog as a way to directly advise you

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 28, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  date of birth are included. You do not need to be a music major for this ... music and would like to be a part of the music community at MIT, you may send in a CD recording of you performing (cassette tapes are also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Minesweeper Monday: Episode 3 the wait is OVER

  

  most important piece of media in the 21st century," and which others have ... neither did Kayode. I even got a Slack message from him on Monday, February ... for the lost episode was once again consumed by the fog of IHTFP. So on

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 1, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  nothing special

  

  get to come back a couple weeks early in the fall for free, in exchange ... machine of the working world stops. If you're waiting for a meeting to be ... Everyone is up late this weekend studying for finals. I'm immersing

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  ground when you take a step. not just for the purposes of walking faster ... bone or muscle is convenient for us now is not the same as a statement ... any good walking form should be: sustainable - if you stumble upon a

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.

  

  ! As his associate advisor for a group of six freshmen, I got to tag ... , and programming the controllers. It's been a huge part of his life for a ... , and chocolate fondue... paid for by the Office of Undergraduate Advising

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 18, 2007
• 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 ... (CI-M): (i might be biased bc im a GTA for this course this coming ... sophomore fall was an interesting time for me, because a number of things

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 26, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  “Learning To Learn At MIT” guest post by the plaz

  

  Media Lab and studied all day. I only left for a stretch break about every ... my laptop. This was always a problem for me in high school and during ... behind. I know that I am not the only one. It is important to be up for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  some thoughts i have a few

  

  situation. So I'll sit here and ponder for a bit. I think it's also important ... & Dorm Life This is....a touchy subject. For a lot of reasons! And I ... for where I lived. They'd assume that I'd be a little quirky or off or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 10, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Delta Phi To Be The Best of Men

  

  become an absolute and effortless part of my life. A few times, for a few ... in the wrong direction, I saw Random Hall for the first time. As I ... white letters on a green backdrop, three Greek letters. *** A few weeks

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA and How to Extract It Messy, slimy, colorful science from a class I taught for Spark.

  

  with a huge capacity to extend and improve human life. For the most part ... then let the solution stand for 10 minutes. Now is a good time to watch ... This past March, a few days after my birthday, I spent a Saturday

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 31, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  emailed petey asking him if i could write a guest post for the blogs. petey ... recognize anywhere. more importantly, eric and i share a fierce and ... forms than i knew.[/annotation] i wrote and got to direct a vignette for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / Hacks

  MacG 50ish years ago an email from an alumnus

  

  year when the dorm will close for renovations"] closed a year or two ... moved to a hotel. For the first year or two, A Entry folks [annotation ... apparently had for most of recent history, but things have changed a bit and

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 6, 2019