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• Blog / MIT Life

  1 day in the life of an MIT student

  

  Office)  where you can apply to be interviewed for a lot of different ... The unabridged version of a semi-recent, semi-typical, but memorable ... check my emails and start rolling out of bed. I hadn't ever had a long

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 12, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  So who is this Laura person, anyway? Hello and welcome to the single coolest blog on the entire admissions website. My name…

  

  ended up applying to MIT was my sheer stubbornness. Most of the kids at my ... website. My name is Laura and I am a member of the MIT Class of '09, which ... minor in Course 17 (Political Science). Now, that said, let me tell you a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Good Luck Jo-Jo!

  

  serving as President of the Undergraduate Association, and she was serving ... degree in Electrical Engineering, Joanne now works as a management ... tomorrow night, Joanne will be competing with 16 women for the title of "Miss

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of ... to consider accepting a waitlist offer) or decline it. The waitlist committee worked hard over the course of several days to determine how many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 1 MITWE (+ FJE and VJE) go to Brazil

  

  had VR capabilities! The locals also offered us a selection of home ... and rhythms. More Fred shenanigans. The science of disaster films ... Prologue “Guess what, gang?” Fred Harris – the director of the MIT

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  morning, and strolls through rows of dark offices. And there are the "crust" -- graduates of years past that still hang around the hall -- which reveal all sorts of things of interest when you poke them. But along with all the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  class sketching an adventure in speedrunned pedagogy

  

  Turing machine, which is a form of universal type of machine that can ... 't go too deep into the theoretical/solid state science behind some of the ... I'm gonna go through some of the classes I took this semester and

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • December 23, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  once. I still haven't even read all of them. Which is my loss, really ... of navigating to just the topic you want. You know that bright, rainbow-colored bar a the top of every page? It's not just for decoration - it's your

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Let’s talk about science…and chocolate A day of scientific enlightment followed by one of chocolate consumption.

  

  In Ancient Greece, the word “symposium” referred to a gathering of ... England Science Symposium featured oral presentations and posters from students of a wide range of ages and backgrounds. The event officially began

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ROTC Is Life (In a Good Way) Everything you ever wanted to know about ROTC at MIT (and then some)

  

  Hello everyone! The following was written by a couple friends of ... friend and as a friend of other ROTC members. Something interesting I realized at the end of fall semester was that actually, all the ROTC members

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2018 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live may the 4th be with you

  

  applicants who applied for entry during Fall 2018. You may access your decision at apply.mitadmissions.org—the same site where you submitted your ... competitive: 538 students applied to transfer, and we have admitted 23. And as

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  love of math and science or an essay that talks about something unique ... answer those without your entire application in front of me, in the context of the overall applicant pool. That's why chances-related questions are

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  dinners with friends my wallet is crying

  

  night, i ate dinner at et, one of the independent living groups in mit. i ... steak in the shape of mettaton's face, dog salad, instant noodles, popato ... square. i have fond memories of eating at gyukaku with a friend group from

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  subject. Begged. We're talking knees, clasped hands, tears, and offers of ... hot topic among applying students. I think back and I realize that I've gotten asked about bathrooms before and during most of my dorm tours I end

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  interview, you and your interests do. For those of you who are applying for ... This time of year, Educational Counselors all over the world are ... reports about their meetings with you. For some of you, an interview may not

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Samantha: The Automated Nerf Gun Turret a personal project by raymond t. '23

  

  . Essentially, MIT students get the month of January off to do whatever we please ... that went. Note: A lot of this information is taken directly from ... lot of torque due to its size. The Nerf Gun In order for this to work

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 3, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Ranking Every Class I Took at MIT it's that time

  

  computer science class. This is the one of the only computer science classes ... 6 computer science classes and only two of them were kind to me? Not ... As the name implies, this is going to be a tier ranking of all thirty

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 24, 2023
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is the Sloan School of Management for undergrads, too?

  MIT Sloan School of Management will challenge undergraduates to expand their analytical and quantitative skills and apply a business ... . Fueled by the groundbreaking work of our faculty in such critical areas as
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How MIT students are trying to change education by biking across America.

  

  necessary! Science! (a sample of classes: “The Algorithmic Beauty of ... few of my friends are participating in - Spokes: Biking Across America ... from Turner, a fellow resident of my floor Burton 1, and the one who

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  started “The Digging Club”: I led two friends to a patch of grass on the ... . Now, instead of using fitted sheets as capes, I buy fabric from the ... and take my first steps into the world of “we don't know why this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010