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• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  football (soccer) fan eh? Your comments sounds like a girl's who is trying to sound interested in a game that her boyfriend plays :}} Well, the answer is, no, I've never really watched soccer before in my life, but the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi on Pie So much pi[e].

  

  this blog post I’m going to go back to grading. (“Grading” is a word ... ’s Random Hall weekly-ish study break. In honor of Pi Day Irina O. ’15 and ... .909859317102744... π pies over the internet.   (A secret: the pies are a lie. Their

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  Application Tracking portlet in MyMIT. The system is supposed to display a ... behalf of all of us, here's a big public thanks to them.) So this is just ... we needed to see midyear grades in order to make a decision, and they

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  the Midyear Report. Note that there is also an option in the Report for ... to report -- so if you're in a school that doesn't have midyear grades ... able to skip this section. The Midyear Updates form is a simple text

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  potential, and have an impact in the world. Yet the Institute is part of a ... A few weeks ago, MIT —  in conjunction with Stanford, IBM, and Aeris ... to the lawsuit in question, but that have a stake or insight into the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of My MIT Sophomore Fall this time, with more zoom u!

  

  . 15.000 - Explorations in Management; This is a small 3 unit pass ... because one of them is a 3 unit class, meaning it really doesn't take up ... their parent class (8.02 and 8.01 respectively) in a previous semester

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Three MIT students win Rhodes Scholarships In case you're wondering, yes, that's a lot of Rhodes Scholarships.

  

  . Huang, Newark [Delaware], is a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of ... Senator Edward Kennedy. At Oxford, she plans to do a doctorate in public ... Carolina], is a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, majoring

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Take Your Blog to School Day Vol. 1 Standing waves and FIRE!

  

  Measurement and Instrumentation. Basically, this is a lab class where we learn ... as velocity profiles in a pipe or internal pressure of a soda can ... have a 40 page paper to write, but such is life. The class is also an

  • by Bryan
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  blind spots on privilege

  

  everything that matters is in a blind spot and you compare just the shallow ... , shrivels quietly in a blind spot. There is some unsaid expectation when it ... ’ve been better. II. Growing up in a place where I did not have many

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 4, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  what to pack for the dorms but non-extensive so pls don't blame me if u forget ur toothbrush

  

  regulation is good enough that I never found myself in need A storage ottoman ... the qualification that I've lived three years (going on a fourth) in Burton-Conner and take a lot of pride in my room, as evidenced by not one

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • July 8, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  make claims as to whether or not someone is a good candidate because in ... In response to this blog entry: (As a reminder) Don't hesitate to ... been reading the blogs (and they are wonderful,) but I am still in a

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s First Annual Q&A Kidding about the annual part. Catching up with my blog comments... finally!

  

  . The country is in a state of terrible disaster and trauma and we need a ... regarding my essay to MIT. Basically I want to tell you how being in a small ... application? Is it okay if I send this as a reply to question 14?" Yes, #14

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  the mortifying ordeal of being known embrace the care that lies within you (my attempt to soothe pre-decisions anxiety)

  

  try to touch grass when I’m stressed. Grass is so green and tickly in a ... I’ve mentioned a few times in the past about being unsure as to whether I should pursue a PhD program right after graduation or work in the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 14, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m going to be a blogger! The words my family had to hear 635,382 times

  

  States; I guess this is just the first small difference in a long line of ... dad is in the front seat; I'm in the back, sharing space with enough bags to make our car dip just a little bit. To my left in the line for

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 15, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  participated in a statewide health professions competition that took place in a ... like a baby fresh out of the womb. I stood there in awe for about an hour ... a free performance in the Hayden Library's Killian Hall. They play a

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  , writing a humorous essay in and of itself is not bad. If that's how you feel ... that's what I want to study and later do in life. Is there a majore for it? Minor? Any courses in nanotechnology? I don't think there is a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  gesturing around MIT drawing sights and sites around MIT

  

  would not be too fun. So, here is a status update in the form of a photo ... , but I am a very big ATLA fan. This mug is a Jasmine Dragon logo in ... dorms except Baker, I have a sink. A sink is absolutely amazing to have in

  • by Waly N. '24
  • March 6, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a major road to trouble exploring interests as a baby beaver

  

  can be attributed to how course selection in college is a double ... of the content interesting, which I would say is a good thing. In ... taking a small discovery class in Econ, which is known as 14.009. Though I

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Crotchets and Quavers The evensong tradition

  

  everyone else sings Sunday and at least one other day. A good choir is a ... all the pretense of being a real Trinity student and sat down in one of ... cantor, all dressed in long robes. They sing a lot of the same texts every

  • by Cambridge
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  , Alex says, "Sam, this is terrible! Twenty Brazilian men died in a ... a few times to me. One of these was when I was in high school and ... 've received, The first one is about a lunchtime meeting for the Presidents

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008