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• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  As it's been nearly a month since I posted (yeah. I've been hosed. I ... for over 40 years!) These quotes have peppered my notebook all term, so ... old joke, which I will not tell you." "If I give you a colossal drug

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  out for yourself if a school is the right fit for you. To be honest, I ... write once a month or so to tell you what we’re thinking about, working on ... to getting to know you. To tell you a little about myself, I’ve had

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  how 18.01 is a prereq and 18.02 is a co-requsitie for 8.02. Since I ... , here's a shout out to the Lego Lab for being cool enough to work with ... , it's such a cool class!" I was enrolled in 8.02, and I was very

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Est-ce que je suis prêt? Peut-être. Je dédie ce post aux chatons, parce qu'ils sont trop mignons à se noyer :(

  

  repas, elle m’a demandé, « À ton avis, qui est l'aspect le plus important de tes études à MIT? » D’abord, je suis devenu un peu triste : il n’y a ... passe trop vite! Ensuite, je l’ai dit : l’aspect le plus important de mes

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 21, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m still reading applications 5 years later...

  

  physiologically irresponsible. That year we were met with a historic number of ... far edge of the Eastern time zone), and I would eventually wander a few steps into the kitchen to take a break. Was it a late lunch? An early

  • by Jeremy W.
  • November 28, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo Birthday Happy birthday, Ting Ting!

  

  , is taking a little bit of adjustment. Speaking of adjustment.. This semester I applied for and joined ESG (Experimental Study Group), a freshman ... 's a pretty big shift coming from the typical freshman classes of 200

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Another week? It's all in the name of pass/no record.

  

  . Yes, these are the musings of someone who was out of school for a while ... Well, look at that, the dawn of a new Monday. Light is gracing the ... . Greg, a bit exasperated after confronting an erstwhile chicken meal

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reference Frames Vision - of the present and for the future - is powerful

  

  memory. Set a reference frame there for now. What do you see? In one of my ... observes one's surroundings. Even if you're circling the globe in a plane 20 ... , go forward in time a little. As you go, collect your experiences, both

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? We're still processing many, many documents. Don't worry, be thankful.

  

  need to happen before an application is ready for review. It takes a lot ... have a special envelope opening machine that is pretty awesome; non ... system, one at a time, by the great records office team. Thanks Diane, Noah

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  You Are LUSCIOUS I lusciously answer some of your questions

  

  culture first-hand. If you can, come to campus for a visit ... Ayush wrote: "How about a Clown Parade around the MIT campus? That ... lucky enough to receive. You didn't mean for me to parade by myself, did

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  train of thought on feeling deeply

  

  A lot of my time this summer has been spent in transit. I take the ... Amtrak train, and more recently a day trip to Providence, RI also via Amtrak. One day, it suddenly occurred to me that when I'm on a train, I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 26, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Awesome Robot Competition? LIVE?? Check out the 2.007 Final Robot Competition! LIVE May 12th/13th!

  

  final robot competition, where students for a single-run showcase on Monday to earn as many points as possible, and a top 32-robot single ... class and plan to write a longer blog about our experiences, but we couldn

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tweet, tweet plus: swarming, oil spill cleanup robots and virus-made, clothing-embedded batteries

  

  anymore! But now that I finally got a smartphone last month (I <3 my Droid X), I've been finding myself using Twitter a lot more. So if you ... /26/mit.oil.robot/ And a few days ago, this article from Gizmag about work

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  EA Decisions Some facts and figures to put it into perspective

  

  In a year of record early action applications, 590 students have been ... this year, representing a 13% increase over last year’s record. The deep applicant pool, combined with a commitment to maintaining equity

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  using spell check for that. More often, I see spelling errors in the ... if you do have a spelling error? It's certainly not fatal, but it ... on Microsoft Word to proofread your essay -- you'll want to take a keen

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Literature Tea & Mural Contest Artwork on cookies and walls.

  

  you haven't taken a literature class at MIT (which I haven't), you ... the Stata Center. "The Student Mural Project is a competition open to ... -dimensional creations. The winning design, chosen by a jury selected from the Stata Center

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  labeled the Korean Justin Timberlake and the Korean Usher, is a serious and driven performer (with washboard abs, winsome looks and a Gene Kelly ... bridges and become the first Asian pop star to succeed in America. A few

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  My Kind Of Party Consider this your first frat party.

  

  , then you're correct. So this past weekend, my fraternity hosted a party, a soiree if you will. I think the only crazy part of this party might ... semester, our chef, Karen, who is a trained pastry chef, makes some of the

  • by Bryan
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Circles, circles, circles week to week to week

  

  when the pandemic first hit. And that was a bad time for me. Looking at ... them after I'd come home from class, or after a meeting, when I'd come back to my room after a long day of being outside with friends. It's not

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Flip Side I'm a host instead of a prefrosh this year - but CPW has still been…

  

  It feels a little strange seeing CPW from a host's perspective this year instead a prefrosh's: there's less of the aimless wandering, the ... excitement for being here, at MIT, with some of the most incredible people in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 10, 2010