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• Blog / Academics & Research

  You should consider studying economics if… for those who aren't totally set on what to major in

  

  to count towards the degree. It's also flexible in a way that I think ... personally find it to be enjoyable and rewarding. You could ask a different ... -theoretic models to explain why they made sense. In a different class I that took

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  New Year Resolutions in Fall An ambitious list of things I wanna do that probably won't get done

  

  story Take the time to learn how to solve a Rubik's Cube Take part in ... pretend it’s December 31st and start making a list of things I want to ... challenge myself with:   Visit 15 new places to eat in the Cambridge

  • by Richard O. '28
  • August 31, 2025
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  a bit, and matched the colors to the closest ones in the default ms ... image to match the color scheme of MS Paint using the functions in the lab ... used Windows Powershell with an ffmpeg command to split the video into a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bicycle Race More things happen, and I pretend that I've read your comments.

  

  --just find a half-hour break in classes. If an old friend wants to meet you at ... on the chalkboard as a reference. In his words, the quiz was to "test ... have to: a) take private lessons b) be in Chamber Chorus, Chamber Music

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduling woes advice for dealing with overenrolled/conflicting classes

  

  ’re notified of whether you have a spot in that class are subject to the whim of ... in full swing, but mayhaps you’ll find this useful for future semesters ... an email to a writing professor as to why you want to take their

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  I moved to Maine just a wisconsin girl in an east coast world

  

  Tried to establish a new normal in the middle of the woods I’ve been here ... to-do list that includes “takes out the trash” and “find a place you ... FREAKING insane. As a brief overview, I have (in approximate order

  • by Powers '23
  • March 29, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  hey kids you should apply there's still time!

  

  cheaper for me to go to MIT than to go to a public tech school in a state ... bouncing around my head for about a week nonetheless.   In the summer ... coordinator (basically a guidance counselor) to review my college application

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  21 i don't know about you but i'm feeling 21...

  

  available to everyone in most other countries since they were a preteen. I ... ’ve acquired on the way to becoming a full-fledged adult (in no particular order ... ’t try to work in a fog. I know how to say “May I pet your dog?” in 5

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 17, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  behind my home in Texas to make a new one here. In these past fourteen days ... sane, please take a few moments to locate your nearest exit. In some ... find yourself in a labyrinth of people. You will find this and all other

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  in search of lost time a cruft joint post with CJ Q. '23

  

  months ago, Brian moved out of LoTaD to start a master's in Oxford, and Victor '23 moved in to replace him. Brian and I spent a lot of time ... we agreed to be in a room together, doing or seeing a show. Those

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music, Photography, and Two.js i am proficient at two (2) of these things.

  

  missing (I need to find a scanner!). What's really neat about this shot ... resources, and we were able to use a strobe light to take photos of milk drops ... Hello World! I haven't posted in a while - life has been busy

  • by Joe B. '18
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To D or not to D? MIT's Design Lab is tempting me.

  

  created a bicycle ambulance for use in rural areas. Can we modify this ... I included this picture in a previous blog. I was tired of working ... related to MIT. Going to Honduras was a sort of Grand Finale to a class I

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP 101 – The Intro Entry Each week, I will explore a different MIT student's unique research project and the insight…

  

  slipping into a lab coat. In high school I was fortunate enough to spend two ... and embryonated chickens. My research is part of a project to use these ... goes well, this mouse model can be used to create a therapy for influenza

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / CPW

  From First Visit to First Week A Reflection on Independence and Making Decisions

  

  east coast to a state you’ve never set foot in. But on the other hand ... took a flight by myself to somewhere completely new in the middle of exam ... would’ve meant the world to freshman me back in high school. But as I

  • by Richard O. '28
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  . I was getting a tuberculosis skin test, which I needed in order to ... . How does your brain use your eyebrows? How many cells are in a panda ... . I was taking a bath (not really sure why this detail sticks in mind

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  a day in my life as a MISTI student ft. research and friends

  

  wanted to spend a summer in Berlin specifically – it's a very unique city ... exploring the city in my free time. This blog is meant to be a slice of my ... lot of luck with getting the model to produce a useful result. To make

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 17, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  day in my life except it’s a live blog

  

  similar vein to my first post which used Onlooking as a springboard. added ... class i'm not sure how to phrase this in a way that doesn't come off as ... early 😞. just sitting on a bench in building 4. stopping to write

  • by Victor D. '27
  • December 7, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Friday liveblog Let's see how long I can keep this up...

  

  campus to discover there's been a hack in Lobby 10! The hack is two giant ... to choose, but almost all of our students choose a major and find ... 't know if MIT has a wind tunnel, but if they do, I want to put bikes in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how to change majors in just five easy steps!

  

  change of major form. I declared a minor in computer science to put my previous credits to use. 5) You are now in your new major Last spring, my ... sophomore year, shortly after I declared a major in [annotation note

  • by Alex M. '21
  • September 14, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2020 if you read even one of these i will be happy

  

  sensible."]a callback to last year's post.[/annotation] But then I decided ... the jump, ask yourself: "Why does this thing I'm writing have to be a ... have to find their strength, and when they do find it, it comes forth

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 23, 2020