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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  You’ve read in my blog entries about the weekly Engineering Leadership Laboratories (ELLs), and one thing I’ve realized since I became a second-year GEL student (hereafter referred to as a…

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  The POWER of a Mechanical Engineering

  

  In 2011, MIT Mechanical Engineering students went through MISTI to design a control system for a YF03 robot at Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Japan; research the potential of shale gas as…

  • by MISTI Program
  • December 7, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Post-MIT Trajectory College is not a destination.

  

  As a junior, it’s imminent that I think about what happens after MIT. In fact, the thinking has already been brewing. As I’m talking to my peers, it seems like…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  In eighth grade, I was Tessie in my school’s production of Little Orphan Annie. Tessie is, like Annie, a little orphan, but unlike Annie, she’s a wimp. When situations get rough,…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’d Like Your Help With My Letter to President Obama… What I'm up to in 21W.747 (Rhetoric) class these days.

  

  I’m in a cool HASS (Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences) class this semester. A very cool HASS class. It’s simply called ‘Rhetoric’ and we study the art of persuasion. Now…

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • December 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Flourish and Blogs how to be a professional harry potter fan

  

  So in between reading applications I’ve been sitting in on CMS.790: Media Theories and Methods, the introductory course for the Comparative Media Studies graduate program. I really love the whole…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 30, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Manage Your Future

  

  Every year MISTI sends nearly 600 interns from all MIT majors abroad to work in their chosen field. In 2010 & 2011, we sent 66 Management students to 9 different…

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes and Casting and Birthdays, oh my! What are "Things That Wake Me Up at 9am"?

  

  Classes Freshman year is generally filled with GIRs(General Institute Requirements) and while there isn’t much leeway in what classes are taken, it’s important to discuss what those random string of…

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • November 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Film! [by Nathan '14] Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

  

  [by Nathan Kipniss '14] This semester I am currently taking STS.064J/21A.339J (Documenting Science Through Video and New Media).   It’s ridiculously cool. In the period of one semester you learn…

  • by ARTalk
  • November 28, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  I was five years old the first time someone accused me of witchcraft. I was taking a bath (not really sure why this detail sticks in mind) and it was…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  [by Elise Ruan '14] Going to college and moving into a dorm means taking on the job of making a home out of a small shared room with preset furniture,…

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  Even though I’m now two years out of high school, I still keep in touch with one of my favorite English teachers – indeed, one of the best teachers I’ve…

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ICE, ICE baby Guess which song would inevitably get stuck in my head as I tooled in the…

  

  Margaret Mary Lloyd, where have you been?! This is probably something my mom would say to me, but she never actually called me Margaret Mary, and my status as the…

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 23, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Architecture students Are you interested in designing abroad?

  

  Since its start (circa 1984) MISTI has sent over 350 MIT School of Architecture & Planning students to Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Spain to…

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  Take in the familiar sights, smells, and faces of your community. Can you bear to be without them? Can you imagine embarking on a journey in which an institution offers…

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  We often discuss diversity here at MITAdmissions: specifically, the importance of having many cultures and learning from them. Today, I would like to share a bit of my own culture…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  Listen to this awesome, late 1950s song. Now try to picture me several years back when I was in junior high. What do you think occupied several of my Saturday…

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Updates exciting, exciting!

  

  First: Hello! Long time, no talk. I feel like each of my entries this year has started off in the same way: “I’m so sorry for having disappeared off the…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Break New Ground Join the NEW MIT-Chile Program

  

  MISTI is pleased to announce the launch of its eleventh country program, MIT-Chile. With generous support from the Chilean Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism, MIT-Chile will create opportunities for…

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Average The benefits of challenging yourself in high school

  

  As a freshman in college, one of the most important things I do is reflect on my experiences here at MIT. How am I doing in my classes here? What…

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 16, 2011