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• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome Home Like what we've done with the place?

  

  , so, unbeknownst to him, I'm commandeered his office, kicked out on his couch, and put my feet up on his desk. The downside, I guess, is that I ... legendary, landmark effort. Ben's central use of blogs to speak honestly and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  lab. The main application of this effect (as far as I know) is to make ... this semester to convince myself that quantum physics is real. 6.2410 is ... a video of a monkey reacting to a magic trick, that's exactly how I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A blast from the past Looking back at things I wanted to do at MIT

  

  Player One, I never got around to reading or rereading any of these books ... things I'd actually managed to do. I sort of wonder if there'll ever be a ... reality is that I still don't physically have enough time to do all the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 9, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Library Battle: Harvard vs. MIT Harvard and MIT Libraries are given a theme topic and each an afternoon to compile…

  

  the heck out of the way, and is the furthest place on campus from Burton ... one of their librarians the Friday before the Tuesday on which my 30 ... - Rotch. Rotch is on the second floor of building seven, but extends over

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  really is better to get a good night's sleep before a test than to stay up ... kindergarteners! 5. Food made from scratch (or close to it) tastes so much better ... earning it is time-consuming. 16. On less than about four hours of sleep

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  which I ended up pursuing. There is a new version and an old version of ... , talking to your advisor or upperclassmen in your major is incredibly helpful ... truly absurd amount of time figuring out how to graduate on time after

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On Genshin Impact and a better introduction to me

  

  was a new experience which led to a lot of frustration and more ... “Aether” from now on because saying “one of the twins” or “traveler” (as he’s usually referred to in the in-game dialogue) is kind of confusing

  • by ana~
  • October 7, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Hold your breath my first CPW

  

  have is a mouthful of dust that I am trying to breathe, breathe out. ... prefrosh, as so many hosts refer to theirs, arrived on Thursday morning. We talked about logistics; this is how you get to East Campus, this is the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  an ego-boost, or even to crash on his couch. And so a few of my friends ... pretty much one of the most popular guys on campus. (Not that we don't love ... 're admitted, as well. His office is almost always open to us (assuming he

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXachusetts Institute of Technology your guide to the daily confusion

  

  campus for their orientation, of which one major component is Residential Exploration, or REX for short, which is part of how housing is assigned. According to MIT's Dormitory Council: Residence Exploration, or REX, is a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Photographic evidence Warning: trig ahead.

  

  . After that, I was working on my 2.001 pset, which thankfully didn’t cover ... while part of me desperately wants him to get the girl, he’s way too good ... 't seen her blog since I got hooked to the MIT site - four months ago. Is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 10, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  beginning of this semester. There was a CI-H, which I needed to take, but it ... .012, which is a 15-unit two-part class consisting of a structure of materials ... on hall who get injured and have better judgement of when people need

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  parallel. That is to say, order doesn't matter. (All of this assumes you have ... teacher is on the ball and sends in your recommendation in September, we'll hold on to it until the rest of your application comes in. The same goes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  getting back in the groove 🎵groovy groovy🎵

  

  enough (I planned it), this happens to be the first day of classes on ... I will want to look back on at the end of the semester to see if this excitement is just first-week delusion or the start of a new chapter in my MIT

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 3, 2025
• Blog / Events

  How do you convince MIT students to dress nicely? as with most things in life, the secret involves free food

  

  Charm School, a series of classes during IAP that aims to help members of the MIT community practice better etiquette.  And one of the most ... in half before putting it on your lap; when drinking a glass of wine

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 30, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking 3 math classes this semester as someone who isn't a fan of math

  

  's interesting! The process of getting to an answer is grueling, but figuring out ... amount of logic and reasoning. It's satisfying to see things line up with a clear line of logic, y'know? But on the other hand, my feelings towards

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 3, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 1

  

  eastern culture is awesome to discover." Well, I'm picking up a bit of Hindi ... they think that one of the essays which i typed was written by her or ... there is some problem with the mail server" Something on the order of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Hate the First or at least, I used to

  

  . The droning on of teachers talking [annotation note="yes this is ... friend on the way to classes, and the perfect amount of time to let the ... the sidewalk, which was more than enough to tempt the four of us to take

  • by Paige B. '24
  • September 14, 2022
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  environments. To be clear, this isn't a specific pairing or set of narratives we ... me, specifically, to write her letter, as well as a list of which ones ... —  during the pandemic, and after it —  is to just focus on who can write best

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  something else of interest to your interview. This is not a requirement or an ... point of these meetings is for us to learn about the things that interest ... I wanted to offer a few more comments on the interview. While we have

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006