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• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  crossing rejected one for some reason; I had a folder with documents proving ... is easy these days. Fact 1: my internship switched to being a Canadian ... could not enter the US with me. Then I had a crazy idea. This was in late

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Summer

  what i’m up to this summer doing all the things

  

  and for all. For the last several summers, I’ve floundered in a soup of ... have to be that guy on LinkedIn who calls himself a “incoming summer analyst” starting in October, but it is good to explore professional

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 6, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Railroad reading A Thursday evening book review that nobody really asked for.

  

  Allison was worth the most because she's a girl and artistic. I was worth in ... Little by DBC Pierre. In this entry, I thought I'd prove to you that MIT ... to come to MIT, so I'm a total authority on all of this. Plus, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  Early Action/Regular Action isn't a big decision at MIT. There's no difference in the review process or criteria used for admission in EA (non ... decision-making process. MIT’s Early Action program is both nonbinding and
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  world, including in India and China, working together to build a plug-in ... M.I.T. Energy Club, which was founded in 2004 by a few grad students ... demonstrate a 95 percent reduction in embodied energy, materials and toxicity

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  're having a conversation. What happens is that: I have this big picture in ... sentences. Carol is a fluent speaker. She can hold extended conversations in ... records in each one. It seemed that, after deleting a document, one of the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  New Major in Climate System Science and Engineering

  

  and influence policy solutions for mitigation and adaptation In a 3Q ... everyone else at MIT who wants to be able to grow old in a liveable world —  in this topic, I wanted to make a quick blog post letting everyone know

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  coronavirus, one year later recounting the craziest ten days of my life

  

  administration. That, supposedly, is coming at 1 pm. I sit around in a kitchen and ... all of my feelings; while I wrote up a bit more in April, it’s remained ... the text is readable, but I've decided to post it in its unfinished

  • by Phi A. '21
  • March 6, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Trashion 2014 are YOU trashionable?

  

  W. '16, is a project that explores the modern fad in personal ... major. She cares a lot about recycling and reusing, which is reflected in ... is a doctoral candidate in Course 2. These designs makeuse of Emily

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 8, 2014
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  tuesday another blog about an ordinary day

  

  thing called scrum, which is basically a method of getting work done. in ... standup is scheduled to be fifteen minutes long. 10:30 AM i came in a bit ... a month is back, and i pour myself a cup. for the first time in two

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • August 7, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  will do this for you anyway. :-) My advising seminar, 1.A24, has proved ... on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the ten students sit in a circle of ... evolution of media. As it is a writing class, there are about two essays due

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  in 2.007 (in my opinion) is a document called "How To Build Your ... controlled robot is crucially super robust and reliable.  In a huge upset, Josh ... robots that actually did quite well in the competition! It's been a lot of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does my school submit recommendation letters and transcripts?

  profile, and a letter of recommendation). MIT's recommendations process is ... competitive applicants will provide one from a math/science teacher, and one from a humanities, social science, or language teacher. We also require
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  your profile a map of all the places in the world that you have been. As ... , this is clearly a very US-centric program, since it delineates the US ... 'm spending spring break visiting Adelaide in France, with a 2 day excursion to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What is an Incomplete Grade? ABCDF....I? How to use MIT's grading system in dire situations

  

  credits, T is a temporary placeholder for a class still in transit, and P ... ” for effort! A smiley sticker chart? Or is it a Downward Logarithmic Spiral of Doom? Never fear! It’s similar to what a lot of us used in high

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  turns out that, much like a gourmet pretzel, life is full of twists. On ... probably ended with about a bajillion thank-yous in a row. Recipients ... community. Thanks to my well-documented genetic inability to win a single

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  in the French system is very different from getting an A+ in the US ... ) and Math (Course XVIII), but ultimately I graduated with a degree in ... eastern culture is awesome to discover." Well, I'm picking up a bit of Hindi

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  : being in college will be a wonderful experience, no matter what university ... discover a whole new territory. Make your mark in whatever way you can - on ... This past week has been a mixed bag on many levels. On the one hand

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  documents, give it some time (roughly a week). UNLESS you 1) did your ... . AHHHH MY ___ DOCUMENT ISN’T SHOWING UP IN MyMIT TRACKER It can take ... least a week before contacting us. We're accepting documents from schools

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Christmas in December and July

  

  that Ocean Spray is a grower-owned cooperative based in Massachusetts ... Vampire Slayer), after spending a wonderful long weekend in Boston with them. On Saturday, we started at China Pearl, then walked through Downtown

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2004