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  A Different Kind of Learning

  

  . Typical for an MIT student, I am used to not a day going by without a ... , Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa; and Hanoi, Vietnam with a group of 30 students on a comparative urban studies program focused on understanding the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  student/person/wizard/etc. for only pursuing a single major. Do what makes you happiest :D Okay. For me, a double major is how I've decided to ... , but have been left wanting for different electives among a sea of MIT

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  books I read in 2024, ranked and thoughts on the best ones

  

  or perceived quality, because: 1) I don’t trust myself to make a ... it standing right there at the shelf for two hours. Fun Home is a ... was a problem for me in Intermezzo. Intermezzo follows two brothers, a

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  scuba do or scuba don’t? under the sea

  

  , and disconnecting the air flow so that you can’t breathe for a few ... ,[/annotation] and they are due at 11:00. Procrastination is a lifestyle, and I take it ... ’re familiar with the traditional Pomodoro Technique, where you set a timer for a

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • November 17, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  I’m leavin’ on a jet plane… and another plane...and another plane...

  

  :30am. I begin my drive to Ann Arbor to meet up with a friend for lunch before the meeting. 11:30am. I arrive in Ann Arbor a little early, so I go over my presentation for a bit, then stretch my legs and walk around for

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  too can have a radio show at MIT. It's as simple as applying for airtime ... its very own radio station, run by the students for the students (and for the rest of Cambridge/Boston to enjoy!). It's located in the cozy

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  , towards the end of this student's senior year, a small skirmish took place ... happened: Undergraduate This whole argument is silly. Well, thanks for ... true, i admire [name]'s heroism for taking time out of his busy final

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  Last week, I spoke a little about Camp Kesem, one of the many student organizations at MIT and one that dedicates a lot of time and effort into putting together a free summer camp for kids whose parents have cancer. As I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Blog Projects

  i made a dress out of target bags i also edited a video about it

  

  I have big psets. For the past two Tuesdays, the 10pm-11pm time slot ... Hey yall. It's been a while. On Sunday June 21st I texted Ceri that ... -do list. Life finds a way, I guess. Anyways here's the vlog <3 https

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  lungs lately. Circumstances are ripe for a brash inbox reorganization- as ... that MIT is about 50% Asian. 11:30: I met Mace (short for MeiHsin), the ... to be important.” *Helena Lam is a girl I knew in high school who liked

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

  Play hard…and then work hard! There's no excuse not to have an AWESOME time this weekend!

  

  a "reading week," but apparently a "reading day" is enough for MIT ... It's been a long week, but next week promises to be even longer ... :30-3:30 PM: Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series, featuring a presentation by

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More questions

  

  ) is a four day event which is only for admitted students and their ... 2: Is there a standardized definition for "best match" to MIT? What is ... a talent that you bring to the admissions process. For music, we have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  ridiculous amounts of food for a few hours (I woke up to my friends making a ... unluckily for me, everyone seemed to be holding a copy of The Tech on Tuesday ... college essays, and apply for a million scholarships all at once. Dealing

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  time dilation to the Infinite, and beyond

  

  -dilated, where I stop and think for a second and look back at how much has passed ... obnoxious. If I wake up, it’s not because of a clock, but instead purely ... . Accordingly, my Kryptonite is waking up super early (before 11am). I don’t even

  • by Taylor L. '29
  • September 23, 2025
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  ’ perceptions about letting their kids go far from the roost for college. It is a ... you bear to be without them? Can you imagine embarking on a journey in ... the familiar faces you have grown accustomed to? Most importantly, would

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Home Warning: Graphics Intensive.

  

  couple of days, and it's time to take a break. As you wrap up your ... a pile of transcript/recommendation request forms to the Counseling ... perhaps who you harangued for your recommendations), and let your friends

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “All Aboard the Rage Bus” Travelling by bus.

  

  it’s for something important, like, recently, picking my little brother ... know you’re not a bus, but United Airlines, for overestimating the size ... didn’t want to wake. Megabus, for leaving promptly at 3 am, minus a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 3, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  2:50 PM, Wednesday, May 8 I am in a café on Mass Ave, waiting for a ... suit and horns. He stands around for a few seconds, looking like he might ... !" , and piggybacks out at a sprint. "Order up for Tasha?" calls an

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Moment with A Minister kevin rustagi '11 on MIT and entrepreneurship

  

  Kevin Rustagi '11 is a designer, entrepreneur, and musician whom I ... , staying in a dormant MIT fraternity for a year, eating many many day-old bagels, and even living in a bunk bed in a walk-in closet for while to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  such opportunities are available), (c) who has been suspended (for a ... grounds for a second look at the application (or even termination) if the ... to grades? For example, would a B+ in an application be viewed in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006