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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogger Freebie #2 And a plot twist!

  

  time, you may have noticed a few trends. Every year, each blogger gets two freebie posts; for fall and spring semester, you can write about ... something you'll have to get used to at MIT. The fact that this wasn't as

  • by Cam T. '13
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Advice

  I did not graduate on time

  

  dropping all classes where it was clear I would get a B or lower. How did I ... amazing resources can fix that. I could get all the extensions and that ... conclusion, where, for the first time, there wasn't one. Was it a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  dangling off towards the garbage can. There's a box sitting on my otherwise ... three pillowcase-less pillows. I can't remember the last time I just sat ... learned (one year ago!) that I can be both an astronomer and a public

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Do These Numbers Have in Common? 7, 8, 12, 17, 18.

  

  Taiwan (where it is wonderfully 80 degrees outside. I can envision the warm ... . I guess you'll have to come and see for yourself! (or get 5's on ... other. It's all about what you want to get out of the program. And (wow

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 13, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Update from Kentucky

  

  blog, because it was at the point where I was getting 30+ spam comments a day. If you try to comment, and your comment gets blocked...try removing ... during finals and is finally getting better), four finals in three days

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Lazy Day Today is one of them

  

  . But hey, don't get me wrong - you can do a lot of other things in the ... you can, take on the Vermonster.   Watch a dozen or so ... consciousness to turn it off, knowing that I won't need it after getting up so

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Stuff of MIT Legend I'm about to tell you a super cool story. It happened two years ago, but…

  

  Space Weapons" and everything in between. You can check out some of the ... : PDF...written by my 2.009 instructor, actually!)You can read a biography ... run by undergrads who can get paid for their efforts through UROP

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  fall ’19 catalog is out! and a summary of sites we use to plan semesters

  

  the year for any semester in your road and a popup appears, where you ... road went until 2024. also, you can click and drag classes in right from ... will actually turn out on paper so you can debate with yourself for a bit

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • April 25, 2019
• Blog / How to Food

  A week told through food warning: lots of food pictures

  

  how people without meal plans get their food. Finally, you can shame me ... Some of you may wonder: how do people eat food without a meal plan ... ="MIT’s square dancing club!"]Tech Squares,[/annotation] where there are some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 18, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  more than where you go to college.) If you can’t apply early to MIT ... assignment where I wrote the following: Dear Mr. Albert Einstein, Thank you ... system so that when each person acts in their best interests, you get good

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  walking the marathon… part of a four-day weekend

  

  Dakota, where one of the best activities you can do is going on a nice hike ... me "how did you get into walking?" The first answer that comes to my ... hand, you'll never know if you can if you don't try."]shoulder through a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 25, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  trust how do you decide who to trust when there are lots of untrustworthy people?

  

  closed nature of most summer programs means you can scheme without much ... with sketchy-looking people presents obvious risks, but it can also lead you to great outcomes that you otherwise would never experience. for

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Andi and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week :(

  

  tell you all about the experience. (Now would also be a great time to click away if you’re squeamish about medical details.) Yay storytime It ... severe enough that I decided to get it checked out at MIT Urgent Care. I

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 3, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  Educational Council office know at [email protected] and we can connect you with ... waived and you are not planning on visiting campus, you can check the site ... chance to tell us things that go beyond the application and what you can

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  , so I just stopped going. If you can make it work, you aren't obligated ... way and had a bonding experience that can't be quantified in lecture ... you might expect a typical freshman to take at MIT, in subjective order

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Summer Recap—The Book Launch Oh hi there...yes, I'm back!

  

  , it was like getting lost, vanishing into a dark cabinet where warm voices murmur and where you feel comfort despite the lack of sight. That ... in and walk up to them and say, “Hey, can I talk to you about this book

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  about PSETs and such.  You can slam through the 25 jumps needed for your ... don't spend more money than you make and things tend to work out ... (standard name for the airport you skydive at) was about an hour away and

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  happy singles awareness day

  

  ’t interested in getting involved in anything romantic with anybody at the moment ... was just delaying the inevitable conversation where he’d make his ... monologued. Look, Mike, I think you’re a great guy, but I just got out of a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • February 21, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 1 The next entry is for the kids...

  

  Applicants, if you're reading this, I hope that MIT is one of the schools that sent you a "fat packet". Regardless of where you were admitted ... it is you need a shoe horn to get their heads through the door) This

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore spring there will always be regrets

  

  class or take any exams and you do not get a grade ... , you get through it. every week. you take extensions, you get help. or you don't. but, you get through it. I have heard MIT students post

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 6, 2023