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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every class I’ve taken at MIT RANKED!

  

  my class tier list, some stats, and my four-year roadmap of classes ... to have some semblance of structure, I loosely based my ranking off of ... 'll explain the reasoning for these rankings below in my four-year class roadmap

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 26, 2025
• Blog / Community Projects

  Bad Ideas events I went to (another late IAP post) i can’t believe ellie beat me to the punch

  

  IAP is one of my favorite times of the year, because it's the best ... mental pain instead of physical pain. It was free food, so I made my way up ... ”. It can’t be that bad right? WRONG. My pride as an Asian with spice

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 8, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  18.S190 Pt.2 lecture videos go brr

  

  . There are few projects I have worked on at MIT that have truly defined my ... here we are. Oh and one last thing-- in my post about IAP plans, I ... of my favorite screenshots from the lectures + the outfits I wore

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  , and i felt awful. my throat was sore, i simultaneously felt hot and cold, and mucus discharged from my faucet of a nose. unsurprising, given what ... pass and started rifling through my emails. i thought, should i go to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  that was my [annotation note="Audacious, in retrospect, given that I had ... of things off my proverbial plate."]Awhile ago,[/annotation] I got an ... other Chinese-speaking students and parents than my idiomatic English

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  what the f*** am i doing this summer still don't know if i'm going abroad or not lol

  

  forward to doing these programs since high school, i set my hopes on doing it in 2021. my acceptance transferred over a year, which made for an excellent contingency plan. in my sophomore fall semester, I haphazardly

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  hey kids you should apply there's still time!

  

  bouncing around my head for about a week nonetheless.   In the summer before my senior year of high school, I went to meet with the IB coordinator (basically a guidance counselor) to review my college application

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poker, Mountains, and Magic The four words of this title have no other exact match on Google

  

  Upon opening my closet this morning - brightly lit with glorious ... finished redecorating my dorm room to constantly remind me of my ... to blog more about my room and the renovations it underwent (undergoed

  • by Joel G. '18
  • February 6, 2015
• Blog / Events

  The Newest Member of Our Family What could possibly be more exciting than prefrosh?

  

  , everyone is outside building a fort. And I painted my door! And I painted a chalkboard on my wall! My door is currently bright pink. I

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT campus lost power! Updates from a blacked-out physics colloquium.

  

  + physicists in the room went "oooooooh!" My laptop screen glowed at me and I ... of Thanksgiving break studying those. They're one of my favorite topics ... would do if there was a blackout during one of my Splash classes. Another

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

   is my personal guide to thinking about writing. The theoretical foundation ... next to my desk always: Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure ... southeastern Connecticut. They were composed of billowing clouds of "my global

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  than ourselves. *hackers--my apologies for the horrid made-up name, but in my defense, almost nothing else rhymes with ourselves!* ( Many thanks to Lourdes '15 [who filmed it] Kirsten [my TA] and of course the

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Everyday I’m Trufflin’ But not really since it takes 4 hours

  

  , my plans are greatly dictated by what weather Mother Nature decides she ... a beautiful thing. One of my favorite things that I've done over IAP ... .... BUT my partner in crime Preeti '15 managed to grab a nice shot of our

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 25, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After MIT what i'm doing...etc.

  

  So I have (somewhat) settled into my life post-grad. This is, however, NOT my last blog. That is coming, and (I promise!) it will be still ... . next to Central Park? That's where my medical school (and the medical

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  final exams. I’m peeking out from underneath my rock (with some prodding ... my teammates this morning mentioned that we only have 9 days of school ... fest, attend my living group’s formal, get a haircut, race against Boston

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  AgeLab I've seen troubles...

  

  it isn't any fun. My bones creak and ache and I can tell when the weather is changing in my knees. Also I'm cranky and like to talk about the ... the economy   As my grandfather always says - old age ain't for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Year (In Numbers) This belated post was written in English and with numbers, the Institvte's nth language

  

  Throughout my 5-ish months as a blogger for the Institvte, I ... for science. However, it also stands apart from my other classes as the ... a lot of fun with the people at my table (yeah table 12!), it was

  • by Emad T. '14
  • February 13, 2011
• Blog / Events

  And now your feature presentation Are there still theaters that play the "Let's all go to the lobby" jingle?

  

  face the truth...about engineering leadership. As I hinted at in my last ... , over IAP! Photo by Sam Range '13. At 2:25, I then recall my first ... an activity where I led my ELL group, including Tiffany '11. Photo by

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Magic of Those Ivory Keys (Guest Blog!) Part 2 of 3 of "Why I Declared a Humanities Major at MIT" series!

  

  from my class, who is a double biological engineering (20) and music (21M ... , at that point, it wasn't really my decision, and there were a lot of times when I felt pressure from my parents to practice piano. In the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Regular Action Decisions: Sunday 3/14 How to receive your MIT admissions decision.

  

  to log into your MyMIT account. There are no interim screens, so you ... ;ve forgotten your MyMIT password, you may use our automated system to reset it. Simply visit my.mit.edu and click on the lost password link

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 4, 2010