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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  you can't just stick your eye into a radio telescope; nowadays ... 's coming at us from space, or b) out in space, that aren't what we ... that it wasn't coming from Earth: it was coming from the stars. From

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline: Your Questions [Updated] With the Early Action deadline fast approaching, I'll try to answer some last minute questions.

  

  you have a question though that doesn't seem to already have been ... before. (I don't recommend waiting until the last minute, though) It is ... high school is considered US based. We don't have AP classes or many of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 1) Another IAP. Another Country.

  

  had to do this on my own, so this isn't *technically* related to MIT but ... you an other way to spend IAP, I don't think I'm off the topic too much at all. =D) =p without further ado: 101 Things You Didn't Know About

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  an admissions committee, we desire diversity of all sorts, we don't ... recognize that you may not connect with everyone, but even if you don't ... , and we'll be able to understand that even though you didn't connect that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Houston-area Suburbia kid Makes Trek to MIT Campus Preview Weekend with Mother By: Kevin, '11

  

  , couldn't I just give it to him, would he take it? Now??? Why yes, Ben congenially and ecstatically answered. "That's awesome! I guess we don't have to ... years in Houston and didn't stand one day in Boston, go figure). So, there

  • by Bryan
  • April 22, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, decisions Yikes! It's been a month since I last wrote to you guys. In the intervening…

  

  don't want to preach at you. I don't want to give some whole speech ... old, I certainly hope this isn't the most important thing to ever happen ... frustration. Of course, there are always a few people who aren't able to pull

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunny Skies In The OC [by Mirat Shah '08] A new post, and answers to your questions from the last…

  

  because I didn't do enough work last term... I think I was more nervous ... was worried I hadn't made enough friends, wouldn't have time to travel to all the places I wanted to see, wasn't taking advantage of being

  • by Cambridge
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Perfect weekend Sun, fun, and Plymouth Rock.

  

  proverbial creek without the proverbial paddle tomorrow if I didn't split my ... wearing a sundress and flip-flops, which I wasn't. I got home and started ... 1950s, and I don't disagree. There are seafood restaurants and mini

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  DNA-mazing Lots of tidbits about the biology program at MIT.

  

  don't believe it's the essence of the subject. Could you please tell us ... book and a complete set of notes won't give you the actual answers. As ... mutants, but you can't (because they are inviable). Your boss challenges you

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  the Financial Aid process. Don't let your child fall into this trap. Here are a few myths/traps. How do you know that you can't afford MIT if you haven't seen the financial aid package? Raise your hand if you

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  entry. Don't go to China Pearl; it doesn't have a shark fin. The first ... University of Georgia t-shirt. Unfortunately, it only takes a moment to crash ... apparently opines that "if you don't go right back in the water after something

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

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

  

  ? Yep. We don’t have a magic coating that makes us fireproof, which means it’s hot and will burn you if you screw up. The fire isn’t any less ... trip. Isn’t it dangerous? Of course it is, but so is football, and

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  It’s been a long road… ...gettin from there to here

  

  Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome myself, which is something I didn’t know in college ... -Marathon in November.[/caption] For various reasons, I don’t want to specify ... public health. Then I decided that I didn’t really want to keep pursuing

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  a blog from the universe aka me + my tarot cards + finals season procrastination

  

  Finals season is well and officially upon us, but I couldn’t help but ... fall into- that moment where life doesn’t seem quite as exciting or ... , I can’t help feeling like my world is smaller again; I’ve already

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  ‘Til the Net Breaks Championship Szn

  

  first 6 minutes of the game and we don’t score for the rest of the half. If we don’t score, our season will end.  For some reason, however, it never crosses my mind that we won’t pull through and come back — and I am

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  How many MIT students does it take to figure out how to rotate a cube? (More than I’m proud to admit)

  

  year"]haven’t played the game yet[/annotation], Ultrahand is one of the ... , and why don’t the rotations cancel each other out anymore? To explain ... unlike multiplying numbers (where the order of multiplication doesn’t

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 29, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  making meaning exit right in 0.1 miles

  

  so hopeless. I don't know how to process it any more than I already ... realization that "processing" doesn't necessarily mean poring over all the ... ://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bKEXrfHQjjrT01AQLpm9J?si=351accc022b2457c   ---   This

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 30, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  [annotation note="read, they still haven't kicked me out of the group ... sign-offs, regardless of the context. I think you can't go wrong with ... ", but people (probably) wouldn't bat an eye at them. Sending love to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  Under Water catch your breath

  

  . I couldn't bear the feeling of my room anymore. I was ready to be at ... another person enough to say "I can't do this on my own right now," and ... said I would. In hindsight, I wish I hadn't let myself reach the point

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 31, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday, Simmons Hall! 20 things I’m grateful for in my dorm

  

  there Can’t say I’m not grateful for that. Moving on… 2. The bathrooms My ... . Just look at him – isn't he so cute? [carousel image1="83282" image2="83283" /] 4. Chalk art Although we can’t paint on the walls, we can use chalk to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 4, 2022