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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What makes me an MIT student? Some thoughts about blogging and a special question for returning readers.

  

  a reasonably complete picture of what it's like to be here. We have a ... . Not everyone can get into this school, and besides, it's not the first thing I identify with when I think about who I am and how I want to be

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Examination Nation 9 hours to prove that I learned something this semester.

  

  energy; If I had, then I'd have known How much work you'd give to me! I will survive 2.005 Oh, as long as I know how to punt I know I'll stay

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  : Spreak! Spring break took too long to come by. Spent most of it doing ... systems and how you want to change it. You’re probably stressed right now ... Johnson Athletic Center which marked the end of a very, very, very long

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  , who wrote about it here. This is the best tool to plan your academic ... descriptions, move courses around, and save different paths. Check it out ... courses, recitation sessions, or checking when it's best to take a certain

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  sophomore fall (sophomore decline? sophomore roman empire?) (actually the word sophomore comes from Greek but shhhh)

  

  quality: it doesn't feel like I am "choosing" to do them or not based on how ... helpful. It doesn't let me wiggle out of things, or lie to myself about how ... shut up to my walking partner(s) about how beautiful it is Put on

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  On Essay Writing A guide to essay writing for the express purpose of obtaining admittance to an institute…

  

  , family, and whatever it is that you do for fun. I personally have a long ... ; The point being: it's exhausting. The process, at least the first two ... , even the dullest tool in the shed gets wet when it falls into the well

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  , Woodie has long been a role model and mentor. It's also a great explanation ... Admissions Stu Schmill took it with Woodie back in the 80s; one of his ... United States and the former head of Google[x]. It's been called MIT's most

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  Thoughts for the New Year, part 2 electric boogaloo

  

  another PE class ever again as long as I remain on the fencing team. It’s ... ’ve even acquired 5 free shirts this semester. MIT needs to step its game up ... of War team at PlayStation this summer :) I have no idea how this

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  go alone or you may never go at all

  

  mistakes and celebrate your successes, no matter how big or small. It's a ... scarier without friends. It can simply feel awkward fumbling to navigate ... for the ride, whether it be to try a new cafe or jam at a concert. Those

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • January 6, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester Reflections

  

  option, as kind of an experiment, to see how it would be like to take ... have taken advantage of it to an extent in freshman spring and sophomore ... , so we can struggle through it together. But even with this class, the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 5, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  Posthumous isn't the right word, but it's among my favorite in the ... cricket? 5. How can we best improve our nation's economy? 6. Why bother to ... 34 years? ...and the best part of this adventure was that it was

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  -interfering RNA (siRNA) in mice. It may seem odd for a student like me, who plans ... scientist. So, why does studying the delivery of siRNA even matter? About ten ... strains. My role in the project is to figure out how to deliver these si

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

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  :)" Yes. I can't tell you how much it meant to me to feel so welcomed ... a very bright yellow bag tucked under the seat in front of him - it looks like it's made out of the same material as those HI I'M HERE PLEASE

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  She came in through the bathroom window. The greatest construction project in the history of MIT--yes, even greater than Simmons Hall.

  

  Infinite like the rest of campus. It's a historic summer at MIT, for ... 's longest single hallway, the Infinite (actually only about 825 feet long ... busiest hallway on campus? No, really, just think about it for a sec. "Uh

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  EECS student Michael McGraw teaches STEM concepts in Regensburg, Germany As part of the Global Teaching Labs program, student Michael McGraw taught Physics, Biology and…

  

  to learn about power distribution and to gain a sense of the how the ... helped my pronunciation, and having several long conversations exclusively ... helped me to develop confidence in my own skills and knowledge, and it has

  • by MISTI Program
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Valentine’s Day Eve Day. What? Also. BEN FOLDS.

  

  , which is this week long celebration of Greek life on campus, which is kind ... to serenade her. To give you some sense of how middle of everything ... them up tomorrow in an awesome collage. It'll be awesome. And before I

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  . Frequently, people assume that we get a several month long summer vacation like ... . I'll do a series of entries quite soon about how to visit MIT this ... publications and websites. During the Admissions season, it is difficult to focus

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

  Behind The Drones the making of the pi day drone delivery video

  

  figured I'd blog about how and why we did it. The Idea According to my inbox ...  Elizabeth Choe and current sophomore Loren Sherman to figure out how to do it. At ... .   As most of you probably know, we have long sent our admitted

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  everyone says that you can buy anything in the convenience store, but how do ... wouldn't suggest it, I survived. Actually, I lived an entire week on only ... you start walking north along Mass Ave from MIT's campus, you'll see it

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  My MIT Interview I think that I forgot to tell you about that

  

  's just as well, though, because according to Youtube it's clearly time for ... interviewer's office. He studied a form that had my name, address, etc on it ... really like MIT's attitude towards interviews. I find it much easier to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 12, 2014