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• Blog / Challenges

  Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!

  

  -competition. Antonio wore a Garmin watch, which he used to record his heart rate for all ... to how we structured each rep. After each strenuous climb, we spent a ... , especially in comparison to Hex, to strategize for next year's challenge. Both

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 31, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  d-d-d-d-drop date late is good sometimes

  

  money. This probably has something to do with how at MIT you don’t pay ... ’s great for nerds who want to study rockets and music and politics and ... semester which is different and wonderful Oh, boy, I have been awake for

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  interested in INSPIRE, how should they proceed? A: To start, all you really ... them thanks to the many different resources available for undergraduates ... In the midst of a whirlwind-like semester I promise to eventually

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  before logging in to decisions.mit.edu. 6,820 students applied for early ... . For more information on how our Early vs. Regular and deferral process ... effort for all of you to apply to MIT. It's an honor and a pleasure to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  standardized test scores have been sent to MIT. Our College Board Code (for SAT ... great time to register for the January administration of the tests, which is the last acceptable testing date for MIT. Be sure to designate MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  myself how to use Photoshop for scientific applications today. Check out ... to be waiting for your grades for a week or so.) I've fulfilled all my ... 's subject matter. Biology majors, for example, have to take Project Lab, which

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Fifty Shades of Break or things to do other than pressing F5

  

  desperate attempt to see an online grade, a college decision, or how many ... 't know how to use my camera.) And although I had a lot of fun sitting with ... out how to condense your life into 100 words or less), I'm assuming you

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Different Kind of Learning

  

  for me this semester being the type of work we are expected to do. Typical for an MIT student, I am used to not a day going by without a ... I have to relearn how to learn, in a lot of ways. I am grateful that

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Writing code, making models, reading, buying comic books, eating brownies, playing Guitar Hero 3...

  

  To give you a flavor (well, many flavors) for what MIT students do ... property to keep track of how composites containing carbon nanotubes hold up ... Environmentally friendly! Sounds good to me. Any non-work-related goals for the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (3)… [Biochemistry] Another biochemist sharing his experience as an exchange student.

  

  not know how to use a pipette: Cambridge teaches passion. It assumes ... equiped to look pretty in the lab. For example, I can pour a gel, then set ... [by Patrick '09] I am another Biochemist coming from MIT to Cambridge

  • by Cambridge
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Whirlwind Weekend highlights of the weekend (UPDATED!)

  

  , Chris '06 and Wes '07, allow me to test how obnoxious my flash would be ... auction to benefit a scholarship fund in Louisiana. One of my friends, Mike '07, asked me if I wouldn't mind going up for auction, and I obliged

  • by Bryan
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unfold I met my blog muse while doing the laundry, and then came this entry.

  

  in 3 flat to find something to wear for school. Exhibit A: This ... over the other proves to be a mind-clearing activity. So while stuffing clothes into the drawer this week, I realized that since I've come to MIT, I

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  scores in the Part II, but note that we ask for "Date taken (or to be taken ... to actually click that "Submit" button for the Part I. It will relieve ... recommendation gets to MIT before anything else?" I'd like to answer all questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  few things I can think of.. Things To Do While Waiting For College ... A couple weeks ago someone asked what I did to pass the time while I was waiting for early action decisions. I know there's no real way you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  of nucleotides if we give them rules for how to find these genes. So ... for fun. I am a nerd. I don't think I became a nerd UNTIL I came to MIT ... grabbed a program to read while waiting for the lecture to begin. That

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Solution: Are we going to win? Guess where I am!

  

  Can you guess where I am right now? Points to the most creative answer. Expect an entry either later tonight or tomorrow about how I ... going to win? "Here is my schedule. I just can't seem to get the times

  • by Bryan
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  holidays in boston a photodump for you to procrastinate with

  

  , and listened to the performers while waiting for the tree lighting at 8 ... ", which to my chagrin was a glorified excuse for MIT to give everyone a ... instead of studying for my [annotation note="I'm posting this as I leave for

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 16, 2024
• Blog / Events

  hero’s journey with a splash teaching for ESP

  

  , and How to Stay Private on the Internet, the list goes on and on.  MG ... pressure, I began to ideate. I considered teaching “how to make ... "]witnessed.[/annotation] I let the chatter go on for maybe ten minutes, then walked to the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 2, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  nothing can change our commitment to tackling big, important problems for ... was feeling a more light-hearted, nonsensical post to take my mind of ... Hogwarts! (I also recently watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Profile On The Web: Can It Hurt You? Responses to questions on Facebook and other internet profiles and how they can affect college…

  

  could interview me over email for an article she's writing, on how ... simply because of an internet profile? Do you think it is fair for that to ... , etc for students - not designed to be a spying tool for Big Brother. To

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 11, 2006