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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a Polaroid Picture My alleged lack of football fandom triggers an epiphany.

  

  't done an entry on MIT in a while, and these two things--reading World Cup ... timings for train reservations, or booking hostels for 9 people in Berlin ... . Situations that you could never encounter in an MIT class, but where you just

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sleepless Nights And how I've been spending them

  

  , all ready for an exciting adventure in the Wild West.   Not the ... —it was a chance to take our noses off the grindstone for an afternoon ... my productivity prospects for that evening. I had an important

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 26, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  How I Write My Data Analysis Blogs just in case you were wondering

  

  inside an app like Facebook, I look for ways through which I can request a ... and collaboration functions. Next, I engage in an iterative process where I hypothesize about a trend in the data, do an analysis to

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Here’s a Plan let's burn off the pi(e)

  

  weather is conducive for an outside jog, I highly recommend morning runs in ... hitting the gym? Besides, after this humongous pie I'd say it's time for a little workout. Stress-exercising is a coping mechanism for me and one

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • March 9, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Kick . . . start

  

  help fabricate portions of projects for these classes. In addition to ... whether you'd like to contribute.  I make an appearance in the video at 3 ... and getting excited to finally make it to campus in just three short

  • by Snively '11
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Camp Kesem! It's magical.

  

  at home for just a little while and to immerse themselves in pure camp ... . We play games, make skits, sing songs (in an obnoxiously loud and ... day, when I shelve my textbooks and notes and give it up for three

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Getting Through a Difficult Month Study, Study, Study

  

  , all that in the upcoming weeks. For now, I have to play an April Fool ... same week, and in some cases the same day, and I felt overwhelmed beyond ... arrived, I feel ready for the next two months of school before the summer

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Selecting the new bloggers! With a new school year approaching, it's time to pick the next set of bloggers.

  

  living group. For freshmen, tell us which dorm you've been temped in. For ... select bloggers for the site who will reflect the MIT culture, the ... , but will not rule it out). To be considered for a blogger position, you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Practical virology A little too practical, if you ask me.

  

  , can you tell us any methods in planning classes for a double major ... hugely helpful to be in the presence of an upperclassman who's taken many ... Unfortunately for me, I've been hit with what's hopefully some sort

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  #funhogging the best thing I did over IAP. also: INFINITE ICE CLIMBING GIF

  

  - it was all very alluring and exotic to me. Growing up in sunny Los ... time in national parks like Yosemite and Zion.  But spending time in the ... count myself very fortunate this IAP to have discovered Winter School - an

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  . LeaderShape takes place at an off-campus retreat site in southern ... What do Chancellor Grimson, The Salvation Army, and I have in common ... LeaderShape is an intensive six-day leadership development experience that

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update: App Tracking & More All of the mail has been processed, and MyMIT Application Tracking is up-to-date.

  

  should wait for an official announcement from our office. We have not yet ... for EA applicants; the current status of your application is now shown ... a good time for you to check up on the status of your application

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures from a Month into Classes and I'm thrivi... surviving?

  

  casually stood in an elevator and spoke with a co-founder of AirBNB who was ... good reason. During the summer before move-in, MIT opens applications for ... -year learning community in the MIT Morningside Academy for Design where I get to

  • by Richard O. '28
  • October 14, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  search for classes by number, and filter by different categories, which ... as an Institute Lab? Or maybe a HASS-H that fits your schedule, doesn't have a final, and isn't a CI-H? No problem. Firehose is most useful for

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  destruction and devastation in every direction. There are tent cities for miles ... Media Projects in Haiti. The class was conceived fairly last minute after the earthquake hit in January, and is structured around weekly guest

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48, Part 2 Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do…

  

  . (Thanks Lydia! :D) In other news, 2014 is an important year for East ... projects and whatnot. This is a new phenomenon for me: I had a bit of an ... elsewhere fly in for the weekend to teach (I'm looking at you, James B

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 27, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Alan Guth and Day 1 on the Navajo Reservation Warning: this post may blow your mind

  

  in the 8.012 section had an exam. Proctor (smiling): "8.012? Are you ... instructor for 8.033 - General Relativity - who had their exam in the same hall ... in a recent post by Hamsika - as part of MIT's Four Weeks For America

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Brass Rat The Brass Rat is not a subtle thing.

  

  Brief note: I am currently in Ohio, shopping for wedding dresses. And ... at his feet, there are reeds in the form of the Roman numerals for 24 ... students for academic and personal support. In the background, a double

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  what is and isn’t me (rush, part 1) and the somewhat methodical unraveling of self

  

  for me.” At this point in the blog, I would be stopping myself, because ... two paragraphs"]perhaps in two paragraphs.[/annotation]  For now ... most part up here in the North, or at least at MIT. And, for two

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • October 7, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Video games I’ve played this semester trimps, mother 3, hades, and vampire survivors

  

  . Mother 3 A charming Nintendo RPG for the GBA, Mother 3 has an interesting ... translation, known for having thousands of hours of effort poured in by fans ... it's unlike Hades in many ways. The story almost feels like an excuse

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 30, 2022