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• Blog / Challenges

  Nothing is perfect… and it doesn’t matter a guest post by Tommy A. '21

  

  .[annotation note="Pappalardo is a gigantic course 2 lab/workshop that fills the ... extensive to fix in time. It didn't matter though. 2.007 was a trial by fire in the art of making. We were on our own, and had just a few months to

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 6, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is why we can’t have nice things harmless things that irritate me

  

  little bus sick and a cleaning is in order. Then there’s “deadheading ... -Schwarz Inequality” is back in high school. I’m not a math wizard like Terence Tao, but ... don’t need to have a “We’re off to see the wizard” moment in the middle

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 29, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Complementary in Kinetic Typography Posted with permission from the author. Meet Rishi '14!

  

  it a few days ago! (Sorry Rishi!) Anyhow, this is certainly one of the ... will take. In addition, I want to get a concentration in Music." I ... When I saw this video back in late April, it was instantly copied to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not in Kansas anymore A brief look at your third '15 blogger

  

  with a bolded list! Past Living Situation(s): I was born in Ethiopia ... have you believe. Kansas is a wonderful place for those looking for a ... blog posts about it(each one of those words is a link) along with this

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exercises in Style with apologies to queneau

  

  It's been—checks watch—two weeks since I last posted, which is a week ... . In it are 99 retellings of the same story, each written in a different ... assigned to narrate a short story of our own, in both our favorite and least

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 20, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Believe in your magic a thank you to the 2018 applicant class

  

  . I know that is a lie from Lord Voldemort. The main comparison that I ... been a humbling experience. I am full of gratitude to you, our class of ... lessons from you, I have cried for you. I had a really horrible physics

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Name in Flashing Lights Or maybe just mitadmissions.org

  

  you and anyone else will have a similar experience is 1 in a bajillion ... from you soon! See you in 9 days! CPW is a blast -- tips for conquering ... Did you ever try to call in for radio shows? Ever want your five

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT offer a foundation year?

  MIT does not offer a foundation year program. Students currently enrolled in a foundation year program may apply for first-year admission if their foundation year is not considered the first year of university in
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  is leadership the same as management buzzword alert

  

  : how to delegate things. delegate is a fancy word meaning getting someone else to do it. in esp we have a saying, which is "your job is not to do ... things yourself. i've learned that even when i'm in a "leadership position

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

  pick a weekend in March to hang out in the city?" she asked again. "Well ... be on a weekend is roaming the infinite, but March just happens to be ... the Cape in May so a March Kendall Square weekend might actually be

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week of work

  

  .311 is the continuous version). In this class, the tests are deliberately ... -10 page (it ended up being 8 pages) paper due in 17.405, which is Politics ... theory than applied math. Well, it is number theory. But it's useful in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our homework is to go camping on a school night...!

  

  ever blog about is architecture stuff - but who am I kidding - it literally consumes my life. I complain sometimes - okay a lot - but deep inside, I really would not have picked a different major at MIT. I am SO

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Everything in moderation…even moderation. How many places can you go on a four-day weekend?

  

  . Movie theaters behind Fenway Park: Watched The Deparated, which is a cop ... : Breakfast with a friend from high school. So, clearly, there is no excuse to ... Today marks the end of a four-day weekend. Traditionally, extended

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You don’t know what a robot is? I dig Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert digs MIT. Thus, I dig MIT.

  

  : All of this is just a way of leading up to the gut reaction I had all ... subtle ideas for science fiction movies is invaded in this film by an ... animals tend to travel in a certain direction, facing forward when doing so

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Not in Kansas Anymore oh, wait...we actually are. Day 1 with the MIT Design/Build/Fly team.

  

  We're in a hotel room and we're watching Men In Black (preceded by ... competition. Our plane, having been shipped last week in a big wooden crate ... implements. When we arrived in Kansas a subway ride, two airplanes, and a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 10, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  crossovers in socal MIT Students Visit Caltech and UCLA

  

  a place familiar to me, to rediscover and see new things in those ... friend, Blake, a mechanical engineering frosh at Caltech living in Blacker ... the courtyard with a black wooden platform covered in construction

  • by Victor D. '27
  • June 6, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  'm going to school in Boston remark on how cold it is, but the most jarring ... as in high school, but the problem is that I’m more naturally an early ... that MIT is hard, and then everyone is sad when MIT is, in fact, hard. By

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  A Day in the Life (of IAP)

  

  School. Charm School is a long-standing tradition here. Students and ... classes earn a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral degree in Charm. When I ... to my left or right, etc.). In the photo, Mitra is showing off the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Movie A Day… the only way to spend your PNR

  

  One of the great things about MIT is PNR, a feature implemented that ... to take this midterm? I pass with a 40% in this class." PNR simultaneously is a blessing and a curse -- it takes the pressure off of work much

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 17, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Truth is Rarely Pure and Never Simple A behind-the-scenes special on directing a play

  

  What does a number do when it wants to be a picture? I acted in my first class play in 2nd grade. Science was a way to explore the universe ... later, I am now pursuing a minor in Theatre Arts at MIT. I, like many

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • November 6, 2014