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• Blog / MIT Life

  learn by doing things i've done without really knowing how

  

  can learn it, and that the best way to learn it is to do it without ... undergraduate research work. The best way to learn is really just to work through ... -closed hard. But people like to stay active; my hall, for instance, is currently

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 26, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Waiting (is the hardest part)

  

  envelope (4.125" x 9.5"). As for the admit letter, it is unlikely to be mistaken for anything else. Jane asked, "I always wondered....why is MIT ... While you wait... For those who are curious about envelope sizes: the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  In Stereo

  

  egalitarian in that way. We really want to do our best for the students and ... cities, as I've previously discussed. Our priority in these cities is the ... meeting, we want to have the energy and stamina to provide the best of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2004
• Blog / Community Projects

  No Touching one plane, two planes, red plane, Corn Dog

  

  Remember, kids, consent is sexy--so ask for permission before ... ' airplanes. This is kind of uncomfortable for everyone involved--imagine if you ... 're in Kansas for the Design/Build/Fly competition, and after unpacking our

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 11, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  I watched the sunrise this morning

  

  one of the reasons I love dawn is it reminds me that the sun will ... of days during my best of times no matter what the world moves on ... ; something in which the only constant is change because time marches forward

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 7, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello world. All your blog are belong to me.

  

  the digital ooze, my job is to help make the Internet go for the ... the head - but it is no less unique for that. The fact of the matter is ... community for some of the best and brightest students in the world.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking

  

  do you ensure you make the best choice? You think about it. You imagine ... , where everything is absolute. A view of the world where I feel if I don ... instructions that I would need to follow in order to be sure I follow the best

  • by Richard O. '28
  • April 30, 2025
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  person I could recognize in the mirror. If that is true for some of you now ... for the rest of your life. Here is a small piece of advice I want to ... prospects of a better one, and that the biggest reason for that is everyone

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  , choosing your community is important. The best way to choose your community ... people tell me? Q: For the most part, Yes. A college that is a “good match ... the best Danielle that you can be. A “good match” is a place where you

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On Greatness

  

  important thing is to find what you love and do it to the utmost of your ... the most out of your life, theres a simple pseudo-algorithm for you: if ... (and occasionally even current students) saying basically the same thing

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Snow On working in a winter wonderland.

  

  Vermont and New Hampshire. In Vermont, for instance, I lived in the ... , the difference between Burlington and Boston is that in Boston the snow ... in the bottle on several occasions. Cambridge is more or less the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  where is home? leaving your home is easy / it's keeping this one that's a struggle

  

  nothing at all happened, as it has felt for the past nine months. this is ... is the bedroom. i'm yearning for my bedroom back in east campus. i ... , exciting!) the rhythm of life in simmons is, like i said, much like my life

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 27, 2020
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there really a swim test?

  education courses for undergraduate students to complete the swim requirement and the eight point General Institute Requirement. The swimming ... out. Courses generally meet twice a week for 40 minutes. The program
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  your AP courses. In many schools, I know, AP courses are the best (and sometime the only) option for students looking to be challenged and ... for love of learning is a great reason to do so. In our admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT Goes To Senegal Like Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, except with fewer filibusters and more dancing.

  

  . Check it out: One of the best parts about Rambax is that you don't need ... on the beach in Dakar: The music scene in Dakar is one of the most ... : And finally, just for fun: here is a love song we wrote about Chocoleca

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Merritt ‘13, Carlos ‘13, Edward ‘13, and John ‘13 The final edition of a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  universe that are not directly expressed in the observable properties of the ... culture of the students I think is something that really drew me there ... is. "Astrophysics is basically the large scale structure of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston Fun Tons of Boston fun, with a dash of Cambridge, too.

  

  The weather in the area has been simply glorious over the past week ... . Everything below is within walking distance of MIT -- and I'm not one of those ... : very few of the photographs below are originals) Beacon Hill Boston

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Have A Core Curriculum?

  

  take, though there is some degree of choice for each of the required ... Today, I'm back in the office (but only for a day) after doing three ... classrooms around the building. It was pretty busy for the duration of the two

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Honse. Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

  

  ="attachment_113647" align="aligncenter" width="768"] The master at work.[/caption] For ... assume means that these are the best and most beautiful ponies ever to ... backstory, he is often seen staring wistfully into the distance and writing

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer to Remember – Interphase or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Institvte!

  

  grades where life is at its best. Where one stays up until 4am, not out of ... considered morning. Summer is a time for pools, Pokemon, and playing in no ... half month periods that defined my childhood. For the first time in three

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 5, 2011