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• Blog / Academics & Research

  scheduled time my classes this semester, and how engineering and sociology go hand in hand

  

  as any to remind everyone that MIT's ranked top three in the world for ... well-documented code. We wrapped up the first class with the "Software ... , do not ask a software engineer to do anything inconsistent with their

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So I said to Einstein… ...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.

  

  't start with hot tap water. If you haven't read this article on admissions ... for the highest work of advancing civilization. You have to find a way ... their moments, but it's all in order to prepare you for your ultimate pass

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  Quarantine and Social Life trying to maintain some connection

  

  Admittedly, I’m not the best at keeping up with people. I’m pretty ... answered questions from AskHole was with fellow blogger Kathleen, and we had ... interesting discussion with her, and we’re hoping to do it again sometime again

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 26, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s a puzzlement… ...or why I really love reading your applications!

  

  jigsaw puzzles starting with those big wooden ones that you give to very small children, moved through the medium size pieces with the pictures of animals and cartoonish type qualities, eventually moving to those with

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Somebody Else Seven undergrad blogs not enough for you? Now some of them have multiple authors.

  

  greatly resembles one I stayed in for a few summers during high school with ... that even I will eat. There's no telling with this kid. That's it for me ... And now for something completely different. Sam is allowing me (Ruth

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  , not only through what they literally write (i.e. "For fun I like to ... students to make something with it, for example. When we think about what ... blogger applications; this week, I'm modifying the Maker Portfolio for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  to you with a postcard letting you know we have received your reply ... you may want to check out. One is for the animated TV series O'Grady, which is a lot of fun (and you can watch the episodes online!); I'm hoping

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday Roadtrip Out on the open road.

  

  So this past Saturday, I set out on the open road with some of my friends for a little fun outside of the city. Step One: Acquire vehicle ... where I spent about 10 hours doing some manual labor for Habitat for

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Go West, Young Man my mountain travels with yale and brown

  

  Immediately after the new site went live I left for group travel with ... 'd had so much fun traveling with these guys through all of these distant ... report for Stu & crew; I figured I'd blog mine! Wednesday, July 13

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  A Running Journey ft. running 13 miles in the middle of nowhere with petey

  

  , and that I needed some form of exercise that wasn't just long walks with ... first rodeo with running. I was slightly above average at it and generally ... . I think I maybe had a brief stint with it in the summer before? 9th

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 19, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  the day-to-day. Hack = hacking, of course; punt = punting work, playing ... gleefully puts upon themselves. IHTFP: An acronym for MIT life. Either "I ... ; We also refer to people as their majors. For example, "What course are

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  World’s Best Rib Recipe as advertised

  

  with deliciousness. I asked Snively for the recipe; instead, his friend ... sauce on top of the ribs and evenly coat with a rubber spatula or brush ... life. Saturday. I'm helping Mikey prepare for the closing show. We

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Travel

  Rejection Therapy and my insatiable urge to collect trading cards

  

  know? I suggested asking for a photo with the pilot. Hailey mentioned a ... because I am an Orientation Captain. I have to come early for training and to help prepare everything for the [annotation note="underclassmen have

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • August 16, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Unknowns in illustrated list form

  

  : Where did the river go? And now, well...I've been in the house for a ... there a golden droplet at the end of the icicle? (Fun fact: Icicles form ... ?   4. Does a snowman need to have 3 snowball parts for it to be a real

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  10 Lessons #IAP #Italy #LearningByTeaching #wow #Pi(e)DayCountdown

  

  cancelled and rescheduled for a full 2 days later. Arriving late to my job ... somehow fell asleep while sitting at the gate... for exactly the 40 minutes it took for my plane to arrive, board, depart, and probably get to

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Alan Guth and Day 1 on the Navajo Reservation Warning: this post may blow your mind

  

  My first final exam at MIT was 8.012: "Physics For Masochists ... . We shared a hall with a few other physics classes, and it looked like ... instructor for 8.033 - General Relativity - who had their exam in the same hall

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogging About Blogging CAPTAIN FAFSA!

  

  high school counselors signed up to listen to Matt's and Ben ... it. I was really excited for the conference for a couple of reasons. For one, I've never heard Ben give an info session or speak before, and

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Then and Now The two are remarkably similar.

  

  holding dinner parties for my friends in the box I call home! With the ... , but once you do get it, you can fly through the problems with ease and ... everything, along with an excellent teacher, is what got you through AP Calc AB

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  more comfortable with riding on the board for extended periods of time ... I had just finished my McFly costume with a cheap skateboard from the ... , I came back home with a cast around my left arm. I didn’t consider

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Pigeonholing boxes = semesters, pigeons = classes

  

  part) due to my own creation. I have actively scouted for classes with ... this class a fun way to do so. Finally, this class seemed like the ... debating whether or not I should, and it wasn’t an easy decision for a few

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 13, 2022