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SHE CAMPUS ON MY PREVIEW TIL I WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my freshman cpw post turned east campus love letter
- by Angie F. '28
- May 6, 2025
My Campus Preview Weekend (MIT’s admitted students weekend, also known as CPW) was a whirlwind of constant adventure. What I wouldn’t have guessed was that the first CPW I’d spend as an actual student would be pretty much the same: after all, flowers were finally starting to bloom… Read More
sophomore accumulations because i miss show and tell
- by Veronica P. '27
- May 6, 2025
This week, as classes began to die down, I told a friend: “the only thing I gained this year was academic hardship.” Sophomore year tends to be the year when things ‘get real’, at least as a Mech-e, and I found myself working harder than I ever have to keep up. Read More
Thinking Outside of Absolutes A short thought piece on thinking about thinking
- by Richard O. '28
- April 30, 2025
For a while now, I’ve had this realization that I tend to overthink a lot. And I think this is something a lot of people can relate to. There are always moments when you’re presented with a decision, and naturally, you want to make a choice that leads… Read More
Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!
- by Gloria Z. '26
- April 27, 2025
Over the past three years, I’ve been on the organizing board for MIT Gala, our student-run fashion show! Originally conceptualized in 2023 as the launch event for Infinite Magazine, the annual event has since spun out into something much larger, including a student arts showcase, live music, and… Read More
Every class I’ve taken at MIT RANKED!
- by Emiko P. '25
- April 26, 2025
I’m doing exactly what the title says: ranking every class⁠05 excluding any class less than 6 units (a normal class has 12 units) I’ve ever taken at MIT!… Read More
[Guest Post] STARS@MIT: A Year in Review By Claire S. '25
- by Nicole Cooper
- April 23, 2025
We’ve been busy at the STARS College Network at MIT! This past year marked our second year as part of the consortium, and we’ve received a lot of great questions about the partnership—questions like: “What is STARS?” “What does MIT do as part of it?”… Read More
I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!! and also my major and also indecision
- by Aiden H. '28
- April 20, 2025
This coming Tuesday, the major declaration form is due for freshmen. What follows is the very long and detailed crisis I had in picking my major, organized by what I considered, in a roughly chronological order: Course 8 (Physics) Okay I never seriously considered physics while at MIT, but in… Read More

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#happy easter

#hop is the greatest movie

#peeps are gross

A year of STARS in review

Students from across the U.S. visiting MIT during the first-ever STARS student fly-in.

Small Town and Rural Student (STARS) Ambassador Claire S. '25 recaps everything the program has been up to this past year. Spoiler alert: it's been a big year!

A veteran’s journey to MIT

Air Force veteran Jordan Manly went from a Florida homeless shelter to MIT with the help of Service to School (S2S), a nonprofit that offers free college application help to veterans. Support from S2S was a game-changer for Jordan, who transferred to MIT in the spring and is currently studying computer science.

Q&A with the bloggers

The MIT Admissions student bloggers got in the comments to answer as many of your questions as they could—from the MIT application and campus culture, to hobbies and hacks.

ASK US (the MIT Bloggers) ANYTHING! YES
- by Jenny B. '25
- April 18, 2025
In the spirit of Campus Preview Weekend,⁠15 This weekend, high schoolers who were newly admitted to MIT get to visit the campus and experience student culture up close, from exploring dorm… Read More
[Announcement] The MIT Bloggers are hosting an AMA! Ask us anything this Friday and Saturday!
- by Jenny B. '25
- April 15, 2025
Days until Blogger AMA: MIT Blogger AMA Link: Coming soon! The MIT Bloggers are hosting a 2-day… Read More
The Cost of Living at MIT alternatively, how to spend money at MIT
- by Aiden H. '28
- April 14, 2025
A couple months ago, I wrote about how to make money at MIT. Much to our collective dismay, there is another side of the coin: spending money. For most students, college will be their first experience largely handling their own finances in a day-to-day sense. As someone who notably… Read More

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#happy Lady Gaga Coachella
Lax bros and their workflows
- by Emiko P. '25
- April 14, 2025
The start of spring is an important time — not because summer is drawing near, not because the temperature is heating up, and not even because the sun stays out past 6 pm. No, the start of spring means one thing and one thing only: it’s lax season!!… Read More
doctor worm not a real doctor but i am a real worm
- by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
- April 8, 2025
life has been weird. life has been extremely busy. it feels like things are clicking into place and falling completely apart all at once. i worked all through spring break, including weekends — i think from monday the 17th to saturday the 29th i went into lab every single day. Read More
the best thing i did for myself as a pre-frosh the one where i gush about burton one
- by Veronica P. '27
- April 7, 2025
The cherry blossoms are out and the students are slipping onto Kresge Lawn again, accompanied by instruments to strum and bubble teas to sip and soaking in the Boston sun on one of those early spring days where the warmth still feels like a tiny miracle. Campus is starting to… Read More

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#burton one

#Burton-Conner House

#CPW

#dorm life

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Art meets science Designed and built by Gloria Z. '26 and Lee L. '26, this calligraphy machine has a way with words.

An underwater robot with a mission Developed by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch is a maker project that provides an approachable path for middle and high school students to learn more about sensors, robotics, climate science, and more.

Engineering joy Watch as MechE remembers the late Dr. Woodie Flowers who led the way for hands-on engineering education at MIT and spread the joy of designing and building things to students—not only on campus but around the world.

Robot research MIT AeroAstro associate professor Luca Carlone and his students in the SPARK Lab are working to expand a robot’s awareness of its environment in ways that approach human-level perception.

Blending coffee and science In class 3.000 (Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup), students explore coffee chemistry and what makes a good brew through hands-on experiments.

“The Whole Student Experience” The latest issue of Spectrum delves into what it means to educate the whole student at MIT.

Mind and hand Rhea Vedro, a technical instructor of metalsmithing, aims to transform the lives of her students through the art of making.

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch More than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins are sold each fall to benefit the MIT Glass Lab.

Ride on! The MIT Bike Lab is a student-run bike shop that provides bike repair and maintenance services to the MIT community.

Reshaping the future of clothing manufacturing MIT's Fabric Innovation Hub aims to foster a community of experts in fibers and fabrics and build a network of knowledge that will revolutionize the textile industry.

Sky is no limit MIT alum Sheila Xu '14, who was born deaf, never imagined she could become a pilot, but says MIT put her on that path.

Log Log Land Tap along as the MIT Logarhythms debut their song, "Hall That Never Ends."

Advancing aquaculture Santiago B. '26 and Unyime U. '27 are working with MIT Sea Grant to develop image-recognition tools that will help aquaculture hatcheries monitor shellfish seed.

Life on Mars, together As part of Crew 290 at the Mars Desert Research Station, two MIT students learn what it’s like to be a Martian during a Mars analog mission.

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Art meets science Designed and built by Gloria Z. '26 and Lee L. '26, this calligraphy machine has a way with words.

An underwater robot with a mission Developed by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch is a maker project that provides an approachable path for middle and high school students to learn more about sensors, robotics, climate science, and more.

Engineering joy Watch as MechE remembers the late Dr. Woodie Flowers who led the way for hands-on engineering education at MIT and spread the joy of designing and building things to students—not only on campus but around the world.

Robot research MIT AeroAstro associate professor Luca Carlone and his students in the SPARK Lab are working to expand a robot’s awareness of its environment in ways that approach human-level perception.

Blending coffee and science In class 3.000 (Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup), students explore coffee chemistry and what makes a good brew through hands-on experiments.

“The Whole Student Experience” The latest issue of Spectrum delves into what it means to educate the whole student at MIT.

Mind and hand Rhea Vedro, a technical instructor of metalsmithing, aims to transform the lives of her students through the art of making.

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch More than 2,000 handblown glass pumpkins are sold each fall to benefit the MIT Glass Lab.

Ride on! The MIT Bike Lab is a student-run bike shop that provides bike repair and maintenance services to the MIT community.

Reshaping the future of clothing manufacturing MIT's Fabric Innovation Hub aims to foster a community of experts in fibers and fabrics and build a network of knowledge that will revolutionize the textile industry.

Sky is no limit MIT alum Sheila Xu '14, who was born deaf, never imagined she could become a pilot, but says MIT put her on that path.

Log Log Land Tap along as the MIT Logarhythms debut their song, "Hall That Never Ends."

Advancing aquaculture Santiago B. '26 and Unyime U. '27 are working with MIT Sea Grant to develop image-recognition tools that will help aquaculture hatcheries monitor shellfish seed.

Life on Mars, together As part of Crew 290 at the Mars Desert Research Station, two MIT students learn what it’s like to be a Martian during a Mars analog mission.

An unusual piano lesson Advanced piano tech offers new ways to engage with music and study live performance data.