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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions? Answers. A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

  

  through a wooden door, which is why I chose to live in one of the non ... devoted spectator on the Random Hall team, which is usually one of the more ... nutritious discussion worthy of repost on the blogs, which inspired in me the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  3 Lessons Learned While Hiking and what they'll teach me here

  

  recognize that my smile is independent of my bank account or the label on my ... various other news outlets, all of which contributed greatly to the ... . Although I am determined not to write much on the subject of MIT’s difficulty

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / Events

  East Campus REX Events! welcome to the wild wild west

  

  / already here: Welcome to MIT! All of us, no matter our class year or living ... theme is “Wild Wild West” and we plan to deliver on this - come to the ... of the dorms, and an even better time to have fun. We at East Campus

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 20, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Where is the banana… ...and why is that man chartreuse?

  

  front of him is a two-way mirror through which a nervous-looking aardvark can be seen glancing around. The same image is shown on a 10’ black ... . I mean, we really didn”t talk to him or anything. PIERCE

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  my semester in a word: oof or perhaps "oof: the party, the lifestyle"

  

  [annotation note="second priority goes to juniors who are CMS majors, which is ... before career fair. and all of this is on top of many hard classes, many ... ="unless that code happens to be written by nasa or healthtech and really can

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 14, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebieasy Because "Freebie" is already an entry title.

  

  , why so many of them right now are crappy, and how to make better ones ... things like that). So basically, this is a class on learning... HOW TO MAKE ... with Stu Schmill, our dean of admissions (yes it is going to be as

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  past, present, future reflections and plans

  

  around the concepts, and I struggled to come out of the class with an A. On ... out of sheer disinterest, but managed to pick my grades up on the second ... many finals I would have to take at the beginning of the semester instead

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 11, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Essay-M A representative collection of an MIT student's best writing samples.

  

  You know, a while ago, Mitra did an entry on how to write a winning ... for you regular applicants to start writing your essays for all of your ... specifically, I'm going to lead by example by posting some of my own writing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sleep is for the Strong getting through finals week

  

  This post is for the MIT students about to embark on finals week ... brought to you by Sahar H. '17, founder of the Sleep is for the Strong ... is also very important.” -Aisha Wang “My PSET or exam was always on

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  !) which to me is the most important thing. Also, there are great ... physically can, as far as I'm aware. So, yeah - there is no "list of things to do to get in." No one activity is "better" than another: the best

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  registration day! aka "registration day blues", but like, only in the good sense of blues

  

  hall on campus). Probably more than half of MIT freshmen are going to be ... not, I will have lots of pals to suffer with.   6.009 is ... studying for quizbowl. I think it is good to have at least one area of your

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  four weeks in the life a google calendar time capsule

  

  swing of things. Speaking of which… Deciding on my classes: It’s my ... people on assignments, and it is wonderful. Part of the joy of MIT is being ... help ESP function even better. I only went to one of these (walk

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 4, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST fun And now...the much anticipated (but never duplicated!) photo-filled account of the coolest robotics competition ever!

  

  pictures! This is what a typical regional looks like on the last day of ... whether I like it or not!) Everyone on campus is psyched for CPW (although ... of other plans but am coming to CPW. Is that much of a big deal? Nope

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  . Focus your application on some of these points. Or at least keep them in ... .” On the content of essays: someone has probably said to you, “Write ... -sounding extracurriculars!” But come on, you are still a teenager; it is okay to have

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  book and the Math II prep book, from start to finish, on top of my ... or challenges of the working world, it is still very real, very ... It’s that time of year again. I remember it well. I intended to

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  sundays in the parks with friends a post title based on a musical based on a painting

  

  , instead of continuing on to the Common, we headed back to MIT over the ... destination of Leverett Pond, which is in Olmsted Park. When we arrived, however ... day to the cause. Even better, I was able to convince Shuli to go on

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Year 2 at Hogwarts Holy Hell, I'm a sophomore

  

  experience I’m still stacking up on, which is a chance for me to babble about ... . Literally dozens of opportunities for you to explore new research or get a job ... internships and full-time jobs. I was able to work on my resume—of course, MIT

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mind Dump (Episode 4) What's going on RIGHT NOW!?

  

  year it gets to just be too much. MIT is much better summarized in little ... I have something to say about MIT that I believe is important or gives ... 2.004 and focus on 2.006 so that I can get an A/B instead of what is

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Dyslexia at MIT Living with dyslexia, and the current state of dyslexia research, at MIT and otherwise

  

  has taken on a concentration in writing, which requires her to take ... , pronunciation of those words is unique to the individual. We use these nuances in ... keep track of who is saying what, and how they sound is the cue to who

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  find your email address.. is it not on the page or I need to check again ... . Saket asked, "Sir, as it is very difficult to get into MIT, what kind of ... arts. The best way to do this is to send us a CD with some of your works

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005