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• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 2) notes from the second day

  

  …interesting, but we’ll see how it all plays out. In the meantime, Kevin McCarthy has ... noticeable thing about Nebraska is that it was still, all day long, Nebraska ... ) Good morning! It’s a beautiful morning out here in the [annotation

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 12, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10,000 Ways That Won’t Work

  

  emerged in the dozens of experiments I tried over the semester. And it feels ... worry about how those around me, like my UROP mentor, my lab’s PI, and my ... who make it seem like getting publishable results out of UROPs is the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 27, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  walking, walking, walking walking and/as coping

  

  the river On its bridge with wooden piers, Like the odor of brine from ... tells. If I'm listening to music more than I'm listening to podcasts, it ... 'm struggling to maintain a sleep schedule, it might be because I don't have the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 31, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  the hardest you’ve ever worked the firehose strikes again

  

  worked.” I don’t know if that’s true — how does this compare against my 5 ...   “It’s just a few more weeks,” my mom told me, on the phone ... classes and south of sixteen. You don’t need to find it. You don’t have to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 14, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  More questions

  

  four questions. "Question 1: How do you look deeper? To what depth? As it ... it? Or does each reader/admission officer at MIT have their own ... question, how much does getting recruited help you in the admissions process

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  . It is the first installment of the Guide to MIT (coming next ... quarter-long PE classes). Your chosen major(s)/minor(s) requirements ... , but devote more time to teaching you how to write. Some pro-tips for CI

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story of Tonight (more like 730 nights ago)

  

  get to dictate how its told. And that's pretty empowering. And I guess ... It hit me just a little while ago, that today is November 1st. It ... application. In the span of a lifetime, two years is really not that long. And

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’ve Been Staring At The Edge of The {Charles River} 'long as I can remember, never really knowing why

  

  water, no matter how hard I try Every [test] I take, every [pset] I [crack ... , where I long to be... Okay I'm done now. I've taken way too many photos of ... , it was all engulfed by the infamous Boston fog. Thanks for always being

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  Is it ok to go over the essay word count?

  We require applicants to follow the word limits provided on the application. Your information will not be saved if the responses are too long. You may have to "play" with your thoughts and sentences a bit to meet
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  since I last visited which is also how long it’s been since I’ve seen most ... stressful, but it does seem like it'll pay off. My favorite moment so far was ... New Hampshire and learned how to ice climb! It was a lot of fun, and I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  with it Why does anyone care what I think of this pie The 1 to 10 ... . More questions. “What?  How does that work?” I explained, “There are only ... interpretation of a given individual and how applicable it may be to them.  I

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo and physics and math, oh my 57 units of academic fun fun fun. Now with humanities!

  

  Believe it or not, one of the most enjoyable experiences of my MIT ... 't like. I like, for example, that it's symmetric about Wednesday. I like ... done. On the other hand, notice how I have six hours of class on

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Touring an IS&T Datacenter, and How My Dad Crashed the Internet I promise they're related.

  

  . It connects back, I promise. How My Dad Crashed the Internet In ... story of how my father became one of the few people in the world who has ... , so I'll save it for later :D First, let's talk about computing. MIT

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 2, 2014
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the School of Science like?

  % of the content of our universe? How does our brain—a complex system of ... implications: How does global warming increase the intensity of hurricanes? Can
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 1 Post-decision questions answered.

  

  . ------------------------------------- Jane wrote, "what i'm wondering is, how does the essay really affect our ... /send in extra material, how will I know that it was received? Any way for me ... not eligible for fee waiver.I didn't know how to solve it so I created

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / Summer

  The 9-to-5 grind (or the 9-to-6:30 because that's when the free dinner is, and a girl's gotta eat)

  

  ’d give an update or two about my project and how it might actually be used ... system (error handling) didn’t know how to fight, and it was up to you to ... What really happens during a 9-to-5 job? Is it possible that people

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • September 4, 2018
• Blog / Classes

  .nano pixels developing a love for pictures, reverb

  

  thought pulsed through my head. Remember how it all came back with an email ... euphoria, calm, delight I felt was nostalgic. It reminded me of how ... to justify getting it? Will I use it well? But, wait, what does it even

  • by Waly N. '24
  • July 2, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How MIT students are trying to change education by biking across America.

  

  It’s summertime @ MIT! I'm relaxing at home after graduating last ... passionate about. What it might look like: Biking! Fixing bikes when ... conversation has been slightly edited for length. How did the idea come about

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  . How should I list my grades? If your school does semester grades (list ... obligated to fill up the form—it’s okay if all you’re sending us is semester grades. But you DO have to submit it, regardless of if you have updates or

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Repainting the Smoots A Wacky MIT Tradition

  

  distance of the bridge so they’d know exactly “how long it would take to get ... After two long years, it’s time. It’s dark and raining slightly, the ... trainer remarked how miserable it was walking across the nearly half

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 27, 2023