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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Perks of Being a Humanities Major and downsides, too

  

  now, the MIT world is still awhirl with all kinds of fairs: for global ... . There are readings with short names, like “Racisms,” and readings with ... policies that make me both happy and sad. For every excellent teacher and

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogging My Way to a Passionate Life On writing, during and after MIT.

  

  for CityLab. Yet it feels as though I’ve lost (at least part of) my ... of magazine-y Internet article with a hint of viral potential, I’ve forgotten how to share thoughts and information...without latent concerns for

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  for the event under my regalia. But a fateful gchat with Chris '09 ... The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night ... 've strategically exploited the UROP system for machine shop access (I did this

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home safe Bad guys don't hang out in the Infinite.

  

  stuff. It was not fun. Some people buy little shopping carts for this ... to wait six months for it to come in). Like many of the members of the ... is green for the line of cars parallel to you, go! If the light is

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  goodbye after so long and with so much love

  

  have no idea how I stumbled across them as an elementary schooler with ... . When I got into MIT, visited for CPW, and finally comMITted, the biggest ... , but their MIT -- full of friendship, companions for psets and for

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Rush Course 12 what it’s like to study Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT

  

  with slightly lower expectations for the undergrads taking the class ... undergrad, even with COVID taking away field trips for over a year, I ... “What’s course 12 again?” That’s a question I deal with a lot when

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 6, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  this fall (that's all I'll say for now). With that, I'll take your leave ... began working in MIT Admissions. It will also mark my last. At least, for ... researcher at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and before that at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  -making committee? What kinds of requirements are there for becoming a canyon with the ... decrease the suspicion of the two other people in the emergency exit row with ... of the trip. What's wrong with her? I imagine they'd think, their

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  the things i hate and what they say about me

  

  are the weighted average of the people you spend the most time with. for ... it happens once or twice, or when they have good reasons for doing it ... ; it’s mostly when i know for a fact that they have the social bandwidth

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 9, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? We're still processing many, many documents. Don't worry, be thankful.

  

  required for Biographical Forms and Secondary School Reports. Sue processes ... online tracking system. But the fun doesn't stop there... Next, the ... need to happen before an application is ready for review. It takes a lot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vacation = Relaxation, right? What I do over vacation...

  

  counts for pretty much your whole grade. While this is not such a big deal ... rooms are filled with piles of psets. AND, here’s what I think is the real killer, all the exams for the entire year happen during a 2

  • by Cambridge
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks. Long a ... provost for student life, brings gadgets and other hack artifacts and gives some very deep background on legendary and notorious hacks, with passion

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkeys and babies But no baby turkeys.

  

  'm hunched over on the airport floor. My eyes are glazed with the exhausting combination of spending quality time with my family/staying up late talking to ... flights - zero leg room, back row seating with the constant smell of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  be able to make plans for their college enrollment with as little ... looking to work with our community. Thank you for all the wonderful updates ... from the wait list without exceeding our enrollment capacity for the year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Heck yeah, democracy. PSET Extension!!

  

  statement. I've spent an average of 6 hours each day (read: ~ 8 pm - 2 am) for ... ) via a thread titled: "Extended deadline for pset 2": "Hi, can you give a class extension for pset 2's deadline? This is a hard pset, and we

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Starting 2012 on a volcanic island bonfire! but no eruptions yet [photo-heavy]

  

  M. '12 poses for a photo with his debate class. Oh, it gets dark here ... new experiences may come later, but for now, let's not get lost in ... ... The sky was overcast, but I spy with my little eyes...OCEAN. And then

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 11, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Bloggerduction a challenger appears

  

  , I want to rekindle the flames of my romance with MIT, and blogging for ... food and a thing you do with food. You'll probably never need to pronounce my last name. I only know one other person with the same first name

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  A Brief History of Hacks Unfortunately I couldn't get Stephen Hawking to narrate.

  

  think the problem stems from not having a good word for "friend of a ... of a "friend^2", etc. That would make things so much easier, for example: "I was going to go to that convention with my friend, but a lot of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  secretly longed for the day when he would not have to spend 3.5 hours of his ... just a mess for me to get back to the job from lunch. Eventually, I made ... Maura Tierney were waiting in the middle of the street with circus noses

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  3-D Blog!! ...I decided to wear a pair of real life 3-D GLASSES!!!

  

  blog EVER! * waits for the “Welcome to the Blogging World” song * I am extremely excited to share my MIT world with the blogosphere and to heighten ... get on with the “Who is Cydnie” business… I am commonly referred to as

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • August 10, 2010