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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebieasy Because "Freebie" is already an entry title.

  

  description: We learn how to code predictive models of biological processes ... this semester - we talk about prosthetics and implants, how to make 'em, why so many of them right now are crappy, and how to make better ones

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  fickle and annoying and COLD." I remember my parents jokingly asking me to ... knew it was going to be cold. I had packed my tried-and-true winter gear ... to Simmons after hosting my radio show at 2:30 AM - I don't think I

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / Summer

  the first day of work lessons i'm learning

  

  to sleep. i remembered how much i loved airports and hated flying. my ... . how do you know when to pause working? with problem sets, i'd stop in ... . i told a coworker that i don't know how to manage a work-life balance

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope My reflections on the death of Amaud Arbery

  

  to find who had killed this man, and how they were going to be punished ... HATE HOW THIS IS NORMAL. HOW WE KNOW WHAT TO DO. HOW THIS IS JUST LIFE ... , and part of me feels this is how someone wants things to be. Just… get

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring there will always be regrets

  

  .04 was how useful it can be to have good people to work with. 4. 5 ... how much space I personally need to be able to think clearly and write ... . we first came up with a rough plan of how we wanted to spend our budget

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 6, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s happening on campus tl;dr packing up & freaking out

  

  will not be allowed to return to campus after Spring Break. Classes are ... break will all be online. We've been instructed to move out, packing as if ... 17th. I typically try to keep swearing to a minimum on the blogs, but

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  transition from high school to college can be a tricky one, but you were always ... superglued to my finger once***. I just wanted to let you know that I’ve met ... come to an end. But let’s not dwell on the past. I’m with spring semester

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  not available. We will reach out to these students with instructions on how to submit their latest grades.]     Hi Everyone, The ... yet – you need to read some important info below. What is it?  The

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Break To sleep or not to sleep?

  

  , realizing I have very little idea how to do it, I let my eyes stray to the ... happened to Jon '11. So, "critical point," how does that fit in? It seems ... explain how to solve: Practice Exam 1, Problem 8. c) I welcome an e

  • by Snively '11
  • May 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  morning at 6:45 AM. (My postdoc at the lab told me I don't have to come in ... application and wants to get to know you in person. I'll be meeting this weekend ... . And it's all free, from the airfare to the hotel to the sunset walk on

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  “i can only draw stick figures” musings on learning to draw

  

  pieces, and how drawing connects to everything. From 7 to 10pm, the class ... being drawn. How does the angle of the eyebrow compare to the angle at ... mouth now sit? How does the nose size compare to the eye, but also the

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • June 4, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  less as a “how to do MIT” and more like a “here is a hodgepodge of advice ... This week, I worked as an Orientation Leader (OL) to help first year students acclimate to MIT. It was a fun, high-energy job. Every OL was

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  I know -- I know how to theoretically gene-edit things with plasmids ... learning how to make your slides something other than sans-serif black text ... Have you ever wanted to feel happier and thought, hey, maybe if I eat

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  tuesday another blog about an ordinary day

  

  realize how foreign that sounded even to me just two weeks ago. it was a ... me five minutes to collect everything i'll need to explain to you how ... weeks, i think i know how to do this task. 5:30 PM after some finagling

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • August 7, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  This is where my decisions have taken me perspectives from grad school

  

  particular astro-lingo. There is a danger in this: you might forget how to ... workshop where the goal was to train graduate students how to effectively ... of questions because I either know the answer or know how to find it

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  . How can a college class bring me to tears just at mentioning it? Shame ... how my nose twitched with frustration as I hit "Yes, I would like to ... hungrily gaze upon the little pieces on the screen as they hop from square to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  A Random [Hall] Sophomore’s Guide to CPW OMG! CPW! OMG! CPW! OMG! :D

  

  stop by Random Hall (and I happen to be home, and you recognize me) I ... , double-canopy umbrella. It was, according to Amazon, the BMW of umbrellas ... out to amazing music. I ate free food. I got Chris M. to autograph my

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  money. This probably has something to do with how at MIT you don’t pay ... many hours and in one more hour (it's midnight rn) I will drive to Atlanta to attempt to fly back to Boston since essentially all of the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  interested in INSPIRE, how should they proceed? A: To start, all you really ... In the midst of a whirlwind-like semester I promise to eventually blog about, I had the chance to connect to Vaishnavi at one of the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / IAP

  My IAP Mugs, polymers, cats, and pineapples.

  

  students/affiliates/alumni how to create fancy cocktails the correct way, and ... Ahh my IAP is going to be so cool!!! There are quite a few things ... students have the whole month of January to do anything they want - from

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 3, 2015