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• Blog / How to Human

  Going Home ... but where exactly is that?

  

  back to Boston that's been delayed for ~2 hours. One part of me is ... friends again and thoroughly enjoy IAP. But another part of me is mourning my early departure from the west coast while my closest high school

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 6, 2014
• Blog / Events

  REX at Simmons Hall 2015 water balloon wars, pancakes, roofdeck parties, and a trojan duck

  

  As Vincent mentioned, the MIT Class of 2019 freshmen are currently ... leader for a group of twelve freshmen (GO Purple 48! You know who you are ... , like the East vs West Water War on Tuesday or East Campus' yearly

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 31, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  externs of any in the entire program -- NICE. There are freshmen, sophomores, and juniors here, and we come from all sorts of majors -- Course 2: Mech ... , etc. The project I'm on deals with mutual funds. Since so much of what

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prettylatebuthere’sanIAPpost on MIT's independent activities period (ft. friends!!)

  

  this week's competition was 2 hours away at the university of rhode ... ’ve heard of IAP, or Independent Activities Period, MIT’s January term in ... nights spent laughing on the floor of someone’s room. rather than just

  • by Angie F. '28
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  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 milestone that keeps appearing, with an increasing sense of urgency. The last

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 7, 2023
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT offer conditional admissions?

  MIT doesn't offer any special or conditional admissions. All first-year applicants fill out the same undergraduate application and meet the same testing requirements.
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer housing for transfer students?

  Yes—transfer students are guaranteed on-campus housing for their entire undergraduate education! Learn more on the MIT Housing & Residential Services site.
• Blog / How to Human

  How to Make Friends Disclaimer: Attempt at your own risk

  

  . That part really is kind of random and up to God, the universe, whomever ... For whatever reason, I’ve been getting a lot of tumblr questions ... sort of felt like I just ran into people as I went about my life, and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  our understanding of the universe.  One of those winners is an MIT professor, and the inventor of The Inflationary Theory Of Cosmology, which is ... history of the universe, and what can cosmology tell us about the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.

  

  (Ariel S. ‘18 at University of Michigan) at an external team that was not ... overall. Only 16% of US employers offer paid parental leave of any kind, and ... again a team of drastically more boys than girls.   The first

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 8, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Distractions For you.

  

  advantage of the sunny, 55 degree weather to catch up on all the vitamin D I failed to absorb in wintry days past. In celebration of this meteorological grace, my writing professor agreed to move the location of today's class

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 10, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  SF AIDS Walk – Part II

  

  crown during the walk. Some of my teammates told me I reminded them of a Burger King employee... which makes my eventual MIT degree all that more ... , breakfast, and lunch!) Though he's spending his summer thousands of miles

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Almost a Real Engineer my foray into the world of professional conferences

  

  snowstorm of the season in Boston, and an expected ice storm in DC (who ever heard of an ice storm?!?—we don’t have that kind of thing in the West), that was supposed to bring a quarter inch of ice. But I made it here

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Pictures that don’t belong anywhere else – Part I because i'm a slackslackslackball.

  

  This entry is a lot of things. Read! First here are some pictures ... , all dressed up for Christmas. This is my side of the room: and ... through the middle of our room and you might even be wondering, "What?! Are

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 17, 2007
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  lot of health campaigns as well as water testing at the source, although most of the distribution is done by NGOs. Our first, rather impromptu meeting was with a man named Jean Francois, who was in charge of the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2011 Brass Rat! Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?

  

  Premiere! And so, after three beautiful years of Ring Premiere blog entries, I'm proud to be blogging the debut of this year's Brass Rat to the rest of the world. (I kind of do feel like this is sort of a blogging

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Above MIT The sky's the limit.

  

  ;   Here you can see a good portion of west campus. The tall building ... free to ask me questions! Otherwise, stay tuned. I have plenty of ... . Literally. The likelihood of you seeing MIT quite like this is somewhat small

  • by Piper '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Admissions Valentine's Day Cards! Welcome to your moments of fame, 13's.

  

  west of Wisconsin, though. Also, please note that his beaver says Tim ... Following last year's tradition, here is a few applicants' moment of fame on the MIT Admissions Blogs- send me a picture of you and your card

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  the tour. Here are some random photos to prove it! []Part of West ... I realize that some of my readers may not have had the opportunity to ... certainly cannot substitute for the real experience of being on MIT's campus

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  My most vivid recollection of a July 4 celebration came from a book that I read in middle school. The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. Basically, the book is about a bunch of strangers coming together to live in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008