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• Blog / Academics & Research

  it’s always day 1 a meticulous account of my last first day

  

  this Institute of Technology. 11:38 AM: I finally make it to my the ... Yesterday was the first day of my senior spring, which is also the last first day of my undergraduate studies at MIT. It is the kind of

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 7, 2023
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer a pre-med program?

  Approximately 10 percent of MIT's senior class enter medical and other health profession schools each year. MIT doesn't offer a premed or prehealth major; rather, students can pursue a variety of majors and take
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Into the Sunset [by Cadet Paul Estrada, '09] My fascination with color guard, and participation in a colonel's…

  

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a proud cadet at Air Force ROTC Det 365 ... ROTC Color Guard was something along the lines of, "You see that man over ... in the Air Force." Both men instantly had my respect. One of the many

  • by ROTC
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  As much as I hate Twitter, I think I'm going to follow the trend of ... (?#@^&*!!!), all kinds of awesome and interesting things are going on ... basically a Twitter feed. I hope you appreciate the enormity of this sacrifice

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  (P.E.) “points,” then you won’t receive an MIT diploma. Harsh, eh? That ... taking measurements of toxic algae concentrations while you’re on a boat in ... fulfilled by taking 4 gym classes, or by participating in 2 seasons of a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yes, eat all our shirts! See MIT through the eyes of my prefrosh.

  

  . One semester of chemistry is a general institute requirement at MIT, and ... orbitals, and learn more about the degrees of freedom than you could ever ... your chances of getting to meet me and Mitra! You could see such amazing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Week(end) [Read: New York] Adventures Parts 2-4 I’ve affectionately named these adventures: #metroentertainment

  

  York and began the last leg of my (extended) weekend adventure. The bus ... New York Admitted Student’s Gathering and met members of the Class of ...   To continue on my series of Weekend Adventures, this blog

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • April 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard Me trying to find a balance between work and fun

  

  Institute of Integrative Cancer Research. The biggest difference between ... have always loved just spending a bunch of time hanging out with friends and just kind of doing nothing but chillin. However, on the other end I

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing MIT Illuminations at the Welcome Center

  

  included a list of creative touches we had added to the space to make it feel ... ) Today is the day of that loud blog, because last week we officially ... Illuminations in MIT News where I am quoted telling some of the story of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  More flavors of an MIT student summer. *    *    * Xiaoyue X. '15 (majoring in Course 2: Mechanical Engineering) Geez, we have a lot of Course 2 ... non-work goals! What are yours? Take lots and lots of pictures &

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Classes

  writing and faeries reflections on my classes at Harvard

  

  ="one-year master’s of engineering, offered to select engineering departments at MIT ... worthwhile.   I took The Folklore of Gaelic Ireland for the fairies and ... of Ireland. I love this type of legend cycle, where there are many

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 3, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  *written by Rukia H. '21 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer ... past month, which is strange considering none of the teams I support ... knows that if you sit me in front of a TV and give me a game to watch, I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  100% Completion It’s pretty hard to do, but I’m going to try.

  

  HELLO WORLD and welcome to my playthrough of a new game - college! I ... own adventure, and there are an infinity of options to choose from ... to get your hands on the prized diploma, but it’s way more fun to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  came to claim their diplomas, I lost track of my friends as I was taking ... front while both my friends met Tim Cook outside of the bathroom."   ... MIT folks and wherever else MIT folks. I bet one of you is in space

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  offer. But at the same time, there were downsides. By the end of senior ... I did some ~leadership~ in high school, as I'm sure many of you did. Maybe your experiences were similar to mine; probably a lot of them were

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / Events

  “Where art thou, O Higgs?” *insert shimmering transition into the past here*

  

  popular interest in the Higgs. A couple of weeks before, the New York Times ... from my freshman year. It was early December, 2011: the flame wars of dining-discuss@ were still fresh in the minds of undergraduates[1], yolo

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • April 7, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  of time and blog. I promise I have a good reason though! Most people at MIT have these "Hell weeks" where there are lots of tests and projects ... 'm Still Alive. Although I didn't actually type out many of my ideas, I was

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What other student activities can I do?

  You can do anything we already offer on campus, or you can start your ... what's going on around campus, or check out a list of active groups from the Association of Student Activities (ASA).
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  [Guest Post] The Alleyway by Isabella Y. '24

  

  side, and a certain Institute of Technology it houses, reflects the voice ... During the storms of May, the Charles rages toward the ocean while ... as they laugh at the sheer amount of water pouring from the sky. I

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  11.125 educating myself on education

  

  Instead of doing an overview of the classes I’m taking this semester, I want to spotlight a few of them because they are just. that. cool ... -college math and science classes. Topics of study include design and

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 26, 2018