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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Know when to hold ‘em Know when to fold 'em

  

  2.006 test (which was likely to be VERY hard). All of a sudden, in ... poker is a wonderful medium in which to draw analogy. Sitting with a J♠ J ... players left in, constituting a bet, raise, and all in, you'd be foolish to

  • by Snively '11
  • June 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  to find Adam and drag him back to his computer -- he got a two ... required to take me out to a romantic dinner -- perhaps in the North End ... ), what MIT's role ought to be in national and global energy policy, the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  love is stored in the yarn help i can't stop crocheting

  

  at that time, but I asked my friend Tiffany L. '24 to get a strawberry ... working in a wet lab after two attempts at computational UROPs that I ... drive anytime soon.) Fiber arts became a frequent topic in my

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 14, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  . In high school, I thought I was going to be a bioengineering major and ... think the best way to combat these moments is surrounding yourself in a ... you back up again and take care of you. TLDR: Find a good community to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  hey hey HAYMARKET slicing and dicing all over the place.

  

  , my friend Diana and I thought we'd take a little trip out to Haymarket to see what kind of deals we could find. Trekking down the Infinite ... advertising auditions for a show on WGBH, so we decided to follow the posters to

  • by Bryan
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  Buying books You shouldn't have to spend all your money on textbooks!

  

  bookstores in Kendall Square. The Coop is guaranteed to have your textbook and ... to get. Usually you can buy older editions of textbooks for a lot less ... my friends said she spent $700 on books already...we can find used

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  deal with the faculty and fellow students a few at a time, in your classes and in research groups you may end up working with. We are a very ... your parents!) as a graduate student. I came from a small city in

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, Now A Goldwater Scholar finding her way four years later

  

  story of a student we had denied in 2011, and how well he had done ... email finds you well, even though it's a little random. You emailed me 3 ... ... For a while, I really felt like a failure that I didn't get in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 18, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Observations of an MIT Sophomore Advice and insight.

  

  school. In my humble opinion, xkcd used to be a lot funnier than it ... recent events I've been meaning to blog about for a while - and well, I ... - it's a chance to adjust to MIT and learn the study habits you'll need

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Hosts

  

  our best to find you a host that matched your personality, interests ... groups, to find that place where you really do fit in. I'm getting excited to see many of you in just a few days! CPW Weather Watch: Thursday, 50

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 3, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  6.0001 is Done I learned a bit (or should I say 8-bit)

  

  The first quarter comes to a close at MIT. I am crocheting winter ... feel like I grew a lot in a few weeks. I came into MIT with a basic ... existing in this spot. Sometimes, I got to help others. Sometimes, I got help

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  want to hear. Should I consider answering in a more conventional ... the most to an applicant in high school. We find that these five things ... send it to you?" Absolutely! "Are admission interviews available in my

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  the labs creating craziness in general, there really seemed to be a ... in a way that was outside classes really drew me to the program. Why ... . Maggie: It’s the first time I look forward to working in a group. Everyone

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  rural winter, city winter haven't shoveled snow here once

  

  'm reminded of the myriad ways in which transitioning to a prestigious ... of Cows![/caption] Winter in Wyoming—a symphony of snowflakes and ice ... start of another day. Winter in Wyoming is its own beast, a stark contrast

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • February 26, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  A last-minute barbecue for hundreds of people New House: mobilize.

  

  government) asking if we wanted to host a community barbecue in our dormitory ... comforting to see. The truck arrived, we rushed outside in the dark. A UA rep ... , since we actually had nothing to serve the food in. A couple other

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 11, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  communities). Thus, in a lot of cases, you don't need to be "best fit" from the ... about Greek life, to Rush a particular fraternity that you find valuable ... .2% above the A cutoff!) for me to net that 5.0 GPA in 8.02. Steve was there

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Warmth, Happiness, and Baked Goods (guest post) The best way to spend your time off.

  

  join a special program to study in France and get a side of buttery ... I'm in the process of writing a post about my own summer, but in the ... . Score 2300+ on the SAT. Earn a 4.0 GPA. Participate in math team

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • July 25, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Chocolate Tasting Nuts, olives, and 99% cocoa

  

  In honor of some holiday, MIT's Laboratory for Chocolate Science hosted chocolate tasting last night. I went to a similar event in IAP 2004 ... in Sideways, we worked hard to find unusual flavors in the chocolate

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  friday afternoon in the town of beans i'm freeeeeeeeeeeee

  

  to reach the end of the line. Every once in a while, a train passes by ... L. '22 and Derek Y. '22 to join and we head up towards a ramen place ... feeling like there is a clock ticking down; there is no guilt in our

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 11, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  the classes among us reflections and too many flashbacks on classes ft. ESG

  

  really accessible. It’s a similar feel to any time I was in small groups in high school, in a good sense. When I look at physics compared to ... , taking a class surrounded by countless other students. Similar to the

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 12, 2020