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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A reading list for a week at MIT All my classes have required reading this semester!?

  

  or systems that use it. For instance, the second week, we focused on ... the paper, they gave their test subjects a specification for some type ... . Basically, this paper gives a scientific justification for well-planned user

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 27, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  [Guest Post] Things to do while waiting for decisions by emily '22, alison '23, felix '23

  

  and Japan you will visit for sure one day Clean that clothes chair u ... backpack for a week Try to get over your fear of how ugly the titans are and ... random WikiHow (with pictures) articles for 3 hours Crochet yourself a smol

  • by kellen manning
  • February 1, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  people haven’t noticed. To be fair, he’s a name rather than a face for ... Congress, now the US Representative for New Jersey’s 12th congressional ... science and engineering organizations, waiting for Rep. Holt to give a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the Love of Darties and ChemE An audio journey

  

  three live or lived in New House, and we learned the proper protocol for

  • by kellen manning
  • March 26, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science is apparently not for the easily-frustrated Stories of woe from the lab

  

  doesn't love me back. Yesterday, for example, I was trying to get a ... a slightly different permutation in order to get a nice figure for our ... get it over with. The gel ran for about two hours, then I set it up to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 31, 2006
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I’m waiting for my green card?

  All applicants are requested to fill out the application with their current citizen status. In our first-year admissions process, you’re considered an international applicant if you’re not a United States…
• Blog / Challenges

  A last-minute barbecue for hundreds of people New House: mobilize.

  

  . Rhythms were broken, routine thrown for a loop (or many loops), and I spent ... scheduled for Wednesday, and classes were cancelled in anticipation of ... whole, asking for volunteers. I needed grills. I needed people who knew

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 11, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  so much for taking the time to meet with us. My name is Anna Ho, and I ... in Maryland, building cameras for telescopes. The woman to my right does research on the sun at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  my STORY of helping Wyoming students shoot for the STARS get it? do u get it??

  

  planner for the Wyoming stop, I was excited to bring the college fair ... special for me. Jackson Hole High School was gracious to host us, and as the ... from over 200 miles all across Wyoming, here for what they called “a once

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  I feel the need, the need for speed!

  

  name for a 5th East-er, if you couldn't figure that out) because of ... Canyon that you went down on your back, which started out slow for the ... major roller coasters at the park, except for the newest one. Different

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Public Statements

  Asking for letters of recommendation (during a pandemic) tl;dr: mostly the same as during normal times, but clarifying some points of anxiety

  

  have known me for a few weeks]. Who should I ask to write letters on my ...  when they should have taught you. It is indeed very common for letters to come from ... as the norm. However, it is not uncommon for us to receive letters from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  42 Recipes for Surviving Freshman Year (Part 1) Feeding yourself without a meal plan and avoiding the (negative) freshman fifteen.

  

  it gets cold every year, to Miami for New Year’s and a Green Christmas and to Myrtle Beach for Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. My parents drove down ... ). Thanksgiving for me is the beach, yoga classes twice a day, and almost absolutely

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • December 3, 2013
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  our standing policy for any applicants around the world whose timely and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  , and I encourage you to Google and PubMed for updates (and please post what you found in the comments for the rest of us to see). I hope you ... love for frogs to amphibians in general. My favorite amphibian today is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Even More for Admitted Students: Share Your Story Another open thread for '11s.

  

  't been thinking about it. Literally, the thought hadn't crossed my mind for

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 13, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…

  

  for free like I always do. When I first came to MIT I was terrified of ... through Mordor for free. Turn back around. Ahead of you, another neon sign ... .   You will soon have an ID card that can get you into E25 after hours. For

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 18, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  Ambitious Adventures, a reality TV show following innovative cities around the U.S. and it’s entrepreneurs, will be premiering next year. I always liked the idea of reality TV – capturing…

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What other student resources are available?

  MIT offers a myriad of health and well-being support resources for students. See the DoingWell site for more info.
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU GOT IN! Check your MyMIT account 24 hours from now for next steps for admitted students. But for now, go celebrate!      

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU GOT IN! Check your MyMIT account tomorrow morning (around 10AM ET) for next steps for admitted students. But for now, go celebrate!  

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2016