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• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  bottom. Here at MIT, it's rapidly coming down to the end. In a week and a ... plants, or giggling at the diagrams in Chapter 46 of the ubiquitous ... . Aside from the few that choose to enroll in 8.012 [Physics for the Truly

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  we do. If you are interested in our music community or our arts ... coach or fill out the form. And if you're interested in ROTC, please ... application components to us in advance of the January 1 deadline, if you can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2024!

  

  ’t clear, let me know in the comments or by email, and I'm happy to help! ... silly little mental health walks, sometimes to dog-watch in local parks ... ) it's time for anyone who's interested in blogging to share your writing

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  to look at the work of the D-LAB, Jameel Poverty Action Lab, One Laptop Per Child, or MIT's Public Service Center - to name just a few - for ... Bill Gates was on campus today to speak about the need for innovation

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Trains Make Me Think Of Bringing the focus away from miles and minutes - and onto more enriching things

  

  (in addition to still blogging for MIT Admissions - sorry eager blogging ... able to work close to home is a plus for me, but in my case, it still ... highways, rolling through well-to-do neighborhoods, tunnels coated in bold

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 12, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Fun in NYC Part 2 Hold on, this is a long one. Tons of pictures though!

  

  issues. It was hard to sleep on (bumpy) but we got some naps in. When the bus stopped it was 6 AM and nothing was in English. I took this to mean ... planet or that we were in New York City ready for a day of awesome. We

  • by Snively '11
  • February 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ROTC Is Life (In a Good Way) Everything you ever wanted to know about ROTC at MIT (and then some)

  

  AFROTC in general, or http://afrotc.mit.edu if you want to know more about ... positions that could be in your major at MIT or elsewhere--the military has ... more job specific training. And, of course, you’re allowed to stay in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  editorial in the high school or town newspaper, etc. You may send these to us ... in the sun for the last two days, and when I got on it to ride to work ... pictures!) in the next week or so. and last, but definitely not least, 3

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Weekend in New York [by Davie Rolnick '11, Guest Blogger] Art Scholars go to see Wagner at the Met!

  

  premiered in a theatre Wagner built specially for it. True to form, the ... in various ways by computer, then projected onto to create, by turns ... managing to be graceful Rheinmaidens while suspended 30 feet in the air

  • by ARTalk
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy New Year Everyone! See you in 2006.

  

  I'm outa here until Monday, January 2 and I won't be able to respond to email or blog comments until that time, so I just wanted to wish you ... 've caught up with the latest blog questions in the last entry...) See you in

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  a gcal september never really used it until now

  

  interesting, but not mandatory. i may or may not go to them based on various ... mind. blue are mandatory, or important events that i'm committing to (i ... like going to the gym or running. as you can see... i need to work on

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Deciding to Live on Campus a 4 month long emotional rollercoaster

  

  campus, and their explorations in finding new places to live. Today, I'd like to talk about exactly the opposite - deciding to live in the COVID ... trying to boot out of the country, nor do I have any in-person graduation

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  Introduction to Engineering & Science (MITES) Research Internship Program in ... , rebuilding a car, traveling to Europe or Quebec or New York, or whatever else ... To accompany today's entry about MIT summer programs, here is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  . Learn to cook a new dish. (Like those spam recipes you get in the advertisements on your spam folder page in Gmail.) 5. Write thank-you letters to ... towards your applications but you like talking to, or whatever. It doesn

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  thought from the beginning to the end of a chapter, in which three or four ... or perceived quality, because: 1) I don’t trust myself to make a ... encountered it in high school, or if it struck a deep, already-existing chord

  • by Kai V. '25
  • January 13, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  recently or in the most advanced coursework. While we strongly prefer letters ... recommendation from people who can write well on your behalf, or to at least have ... , and there will be ample space in the application to explain any issues
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best of Times summer at the NYTimes

  

  side project, culminating in a presentation that caused me to stand in an ... or puzzles), and very quick and witty. The only people in suits were either part time fashionistas or worked in the legal department. All in all

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 14, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lost in the Pages of the Institute are we out of the woods yet, are we in the clear yet

  

  fraternity or listening to Taylor Swift songs in my room or curled up in the ... seemed easier to just sleep or hang out in the dorm lounges or at the ... another three hours to writing a story—Dionysus, about a conflicted girl in

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  how to meet curious people

  

  careerists, and I’d like to avoid careerists. Or, as Eric put it, “These ... nobody in 18.032. Due to a mandatory recitation for another class, I would ... about twenty people. The kids in the classroom seemed to care much more

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  through the back-front door and I check in to my room. It's hot and it ... C in 8.02, but at least I felt like a human person with attachments to ... interaction made your day? The trick to talking to people (at MIT and in real

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018