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• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT History Makes MIT Spotlight! Again, bringing you live reporting from the underappreciated MIT History department.

  

  attention for so long? ;) I wish to offer my congratulations to Professor ... research on colonial United States up to the Declaration of Independence and the formation of the Constitution, and yet she was willing to sit down

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 4, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  hard kicks in the face. (Remind me to tell you about how I failed my swim ... 've always wanted to change that, we're still here for you too. That said, let ... means and how to change it if necessary. Wait, am I talking about brains

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s not all happy I know, shocker!

  

  about is the part where I will sit in a library for 8 hours trying to do a ... two PSETs due on Wednesday) or about how long days can be (9 AM to 10 PM ... you just have to keep going and try to make up for it by working harder

  • by Snively '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doonesbury and MIT Meet Alex Doonesbury, MIT '10.

  

  was the backstory of how Alex decided to go to MIT. Here's some of the ... I skipped 4 days of school to go to Seattle and Vancouver to learn ... people ever tell you how pretty your cities are?!?!) I have about 200 pages

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  thought I'd give some tips on how to avoid simple spelling errors. Most ... using spell check for that. More often, I see spelling errors in the ... 's something to avoid if you can. It's unlikely to be the difference between

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  poem snippets searching for hope amidst darkness

  

  ="113867" /] the days walk by and i wait and i wait, i wait and i wait for you to ... something silly, something weightless, i want my laugh to echo and ... consolation, so here are some poems that i like to go back to every now and then

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  's important to know how MIT helps its students once they're here. I hope you ... In addition to being Libraries Week and MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives) Week, this week is worthy enough to be

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Folding with Flair Adding a third dimension to boring old paper

  

  ornaments. I was amazed by how the satisfyingly geometric creases gave rise to ... ’s super satisfying to fold once you figure out how it works. Five ... ’m willing to admit, I decided to start learning how to design my own origami

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • August 4, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Seniors let's talk

  

  meals. And the laundry you don’t have to do. You’re worried how the future ... application. Because fears and insecurities aside, you want to see how far you ... ’t need other people to recognize your worth for it to exist. And that is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots II: Attack of the Paradigm Shifts why undergraduate research is so much more than an opportunity

  

  space for someone. That's how I got my first UROP!) The experience is ... . Course 6-2. I registered for, among other things, 6.01 (intro to EECS). I ... undergrads who would love the opportunity to do research and learn about their

  • by Piper '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interphase This entry has nothing to do with cell division

  

  your undying love for trashy TV!) 2) How much does going to Interphase ... about deferring for a year, and here I am giving you information on how ... ! Just so you don’t have to :-) 1) How long does Interphase last

  • by Karen F. '11
  • April 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Procrastination For Finals 2 T minus 53 hours...

  

  , past finals week A sweet escape, take me away Take me away, to better ... , to better grades Take me away, warm summer days There's a place that I ... Take me away, to better grades Take me away, warm summer days Take me

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  friday afternoon in the town of beans i'm freeeeeeeeeeeee

  

  conductor comes and talks to the MIT students for a while. We ask him how the ... end of classes! Time to have some fun. Fun? How do you have fun at MIT ... in South Dakota. It is interesting to see how similar some of our

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 11, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  California, Here I Come… I begin my Fall Travel by heading to the West Coast

  

  Sacramento, CA) I left Boston on Wednesday last week to head for the West ... ) those same ECs spent their afternoon finding out how to be even more ... and feel it works well for us. One by one I’ve said goodbye to

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wonder ecclesiastes 1:9

  

  first time; for the first time— You learn how to navigate MIT. It’s inevitable. After you stay here for a couple days, the bulletin boards begin to ... to qualify for ISEF a few months later, which that year was in LA. I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Itinerary: IAP 2017 4 weeks in a suitcase and carry on

  

  's resolution(s). My one goal for 2017? To get back on a normal sleep schedule. "Normal," meaning not going to bed at 3am and waking up just in time for ... to Cincinnati for the Miller Nichols Chapter Presidents Leadership

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 20, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  unofficial Course XIX still lives on to the present day). I met Dr. Lee last ... freshmen are taught to memorize phylum names and label parts of a plant for ... On Monday, I got to see a pacemaker insertion surgery, eat lunch in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  could have two amazing options for how my life could go, and to do one, I ... reached the trailhead, I fully realized how awful this was going to be. And ... broke me and my will to live for 45 long minutes. As I struggled upwards

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  , "Wow, I've been in America for three months." To be honest, these three ... day. You can pray for 36, but it isn't going to happen. One of the best ... still have to fit time for other activities, going to sleep, and studying

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  hope springs eternal a warm feeling

  

  people in the hallways. It will be hard for us to recover after such a ... to rage, and in a place where most students are only here for four ... to genuinely care for one another, and on that front, I have little

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 8, 2021