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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (2)… [Mathematics] Studying math at Cambridge and MIT.

  

  [Justin '08] Hi everyone. I went on the exchange for 06-07 (so I ... , although the only evaluation for Cambridge occurs at the end of the year in ... . Of course, what makes MIT difficult is that you are faced with

  • by Cambridge
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  what to expect when you’re expecting a bad grade, that is

  

  similar situation. Feel free to treat it as a chronological bucket list or ... . 2. Recalculate Your Entire Grade For some reason, this is always urgent despite the grade not being finalized for months. Start making a Google

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 29, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  home

  

  -apartment buildings. The proportion of streets in my town with watering ponds for ... , crawled under my blanket, and waited for around 30-minutes, willing the ... one of those experiences where you come away with distinct feelings

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • November 4, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  work on psets, a lot more talking with people, and probably the same ... product design, so thank you DPD for exposing me to my future career⚙️! I ... internationally, which then enabled fun leisure travel. I’ve been able to keep in

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / Events

  some food around boston plus a random ski pic!

  

  serving. I haven't been yet, but I'm going to save a trip there for a ... Brookline, which was a small shop with warm vibes inside a shopping arcade ... impromptu decided to go on a skiing trip (in New Hampshire??) with Next House

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 1, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s the PI-nal countdown! Don't roll your eyes at me.

  

  my suspicion with 100% certainty. I read Paul's entry, was very much at peace with wherever I'd end up, and then opened a rather unexpected letter ... experience if you want to and if you work for it. Out of fear of sounding

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • March 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finding a job at the National Institutes of Health A guide to getting a job at the NIH

  

  Human Genome Research Institute? Thanks a lot for your help." This is an ... ://www.training.nih.gov/student/) with links to student programs. After sending in the Summer Internship ... of experience, so I repeated the same process for the next two years

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 13, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  The First Snow of the Year! Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Also, what to expect for the…

  

  flakes became pretty big and fell for a couple of hours. Unfortunately, it ... , frostbite is no fun and neither is being wet all the time. In case you haven ... month, yay for IAP). - The record low for November is 8 degrees and the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  dyed over it with red and of course, that’s refused to wash out for the past month. i crocheted a red scarf for myself earlier this year, and my ... . and thanks for talking with me, by the way. of course. i'm you. i

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Calculating a Quantitative Snapshot of Fall Semester Skip to the end for a picture of peas

  

  Inspired by Spotify’s year in review (with which I discovered I ... ’s probably an app for that, but I just wrote it down in the memo pad on my ... was waiting for my plane back to California.   Average amount of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 20, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let It Bleed There will be an answer, let it bleed.

  

  school students, I decided that this anecdote would pair well with an answer to this question. AP tests are mostly good for getting you out of ... myself. Had I not taken the advanced standing exam for 18.03, I might be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast

  

  -to brunch place to catch up with friends. My significant other and I have ... ’all. It made such an impact on me, I even set a scene there for my novel. Since my novel comes out in 2022, I’ll have to change the setting for that

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  A Break from Break I went to the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference at Yale. And I'm blogging about…

  

  discussed, among other topics, the need for positive academic role models with ... headquarters in building 12. I left after 5 minutes and returned with a can of ... Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics at Yale (CUWPY). So, instead of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 22, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  IAP thoughts two weeks late, but with an illustration!

  

  had overcommitted myself, a little bit, and yet I went through with it anyway. Also, read to the end for a really special surprise :) Things I ... Classical Mechanics Study for the biology and chemistry ASE’s Go out into

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 15, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  quick note: i did a TED talk with kano about fire spinning once, but ... since then I have spun countless props on fire, danced and performed with ... went from tiptoeing around a lighter to loving fire with a passion just

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My first music festival It was muddy.

  

  a tractor? (For reference, this is what I mean by muddy: ) It's kind of fun to sit in your car while it wags around, a tractor's tail ... Christiansburg to ask for directions; I hopped out of the car, crinkled folded map

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Today’s Mailing Day For me this is a huge thing. You guys are my first MIT class, which…

  

  , anyway) - we'll be mailing in less than 24 hours. Wow. For me this is a ... emotional about it - overwhelmed for the admits and devastated for the denied ... who got in - with rare exception, I couldn't bring myself to look

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Cacophony of Coats Also, my courseload for this term!

  

  little thing called small talk that people substitute for awkward silence in social situations with acquaintances. Two women waiting next to me ... store for the purpose of providing discounts. The three of us waited

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 10, 2011
• FAQ / Visit

  How do I sign up for an info session and/or campus tour?

  Visit page to sign up! Reservations are required. Should you arrive without a reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. But don't feel like you have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on the question “where are you from?” and the answer: neither here nor there. alternatively, about being a missourian.

  

  was the guy in my grade who I was chummy with for a brief while, before ... (fun challenge: drink water every time you read the word Missouri ... seconds ago and recognizing people I follow on Instagram only for them to

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • September 30, 2022