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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Past, Present, and Future This all "began with a single blog by a student five years ago, at the…

  

  . And I owe a final "bravo" to all 07s in other cities doing similarly ... a single blog by a student five years ago, at the dawn of the Facebook ... 'm doing lately, and how MIT has continued to shape me post-graduation. Since

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  of an MIT education as a smart investment. Certainly our students do ... decisions, and I wanted to take a moment to offer a few thoughts, and to thank ... our commitment to a science and technology centered education integrated

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  As a brand new bright-eyed freshman here, you’ll quickly discover ... involved. (I kid you not, a friend of mine actually kept a calendar of free ... topic later, FYI), as a lot of sisters are involved with it, and knew I

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Funnies An Appetizer

  

  't have a whole ton of time for an awesome entry right now, but I do have ... stories. Shock Monkey I woke up the other morning and, as I do every ... : Anyway, I click on the e-mail and see this: Subject: To Blog About A Dream

  • by Snively '11
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’ll bet you got waylaid! Wherein Portland, Oregon rocks my face.

  

  have discovered this on my way back from a West Coast chemical ... something to do with my flight scheduling. Anyway, as I see it, I've got ... ! -- Word. So, my visit went pretty well--although I was a little surprised by

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  're a concert pianist working on her third novel. (They'll never know ... laughing maniacally. Another lady comes up to the counter with a bag. "42 ... for you and your burrito. Especially with ketchup. You see a long line

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  Well, it's been quite a week of spring break adventures! I basically ... . (If you guys are reading this- while you should be doing calc, no less ... Princeton, NJ. This is not the be confused with a meeting of students who have

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  your answer. You play field hockey at MIT right? Did you contact a coach before you were admitted? If so, please advice me on how to do that (and what to say). Have a lovely day. I really am sorry about the delay with

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  The Five Stages of Grief (Jonathan’s Version) on a journey from New Hampshire to Next House [guest post]

  

  .[/annotation] I do not really have a plan for how to navigate the reservation at ... have the energy, I do try to focus and walk at a meaningful speed ... experience? I still do not have a good answer. It was fun in the moment and at

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 4, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  Where is Andorra? and other FAQs about my IAP Teaching abroad in a quadrilingual country

  

  spa in downtown Andorra la Vella, where you can go do a zumba class and ... question is usually "...What's Andorra?" It's a question I've gotten pretty ... compile an FAQ. January in Andorra FAQ What's Andorra? Andorra is a

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Short Answers to Big Questions Stolen from the MIT Housing Panel.

  

  density of learning and changing we do in these four years. And what a weird ... sailing. Before you argue with that, go spend a few hours lying outside, and let yourself rotate under the stars. On a good night in Boston, I see

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 18, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2015 Graduates from MIT mind, and hand, and heart

  

  in a few weeks, or in a few years, I hope that you can do that too." i ... 's really all any of us can do on a day to day basis: try to make the world ... organization. As an MIT undergraduate, Smith was a member of the student team

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Wise Words From Mikey A good thing to read as you prepare to arrive on campus and begin your…

  

  publish this past spring. The summer snuck up on me before I had a chance to ... seems like a better time, as people prepare to arrive on campus and start ... from time to time. :-) I am also publishing this because (a) I really

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Chocolate!!! The MIT student group The Laboratory for Chocolate Science is featured in today's Boston Globe.

  

  (LCS) is a student club dedicated to spreading the appreciation of ... ; At MIT, a hunger for chocolate knowledge   Jayson Lynch (center ... Science, the discussion runs a bit more, well, technical. You may learn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  New York A break from Cambridge.

  

  and wishing that someone would invent a backpack on wheels and call it a ... 15 dollars later, Ben '10 and I were on a last-minute, cheap ... ever find yourself at MIT with 48 hours of absolutely nothing worth doing

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Semester I Played With Chocolate and Ants for a Technical Class Inflatable Chocolate Balloons + Ants as Architects

  

  There is a class here at MIT called How to Design (Almost) Anything ... semester to create an object and then turn the object into a vessel. For a ... for context) For the first half of this class, we had to take a

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 7, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  includes either 19 or 14 meals a week, and missed dining opportunities do not ... in a cook-for-yourself community. It could be helpful for parents as well. Note on Update: this post has been updated with a section on the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Admissions Update Updates about application numbers, application tracking, and more.

  

  your MyMIT application tracking. MyMIT Application Tracking This is a ... Part 2, Secondary School Report and Transcript, Evaluation A (math or ... (except January scores, which will take a few more weeks to arrive), and, if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 25, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred Students Update Some Q&A for deferred students.

  

  it all over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection ... regular action, regardless of when the application was submitted. (A little ... before that) What should I do now? I recommend spending the next few weeks

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  More For Deferred Students FAQ and advice.

  

  over for me? At MIT, a deferral isn't just a "polite rejection." Your ... , regardless of when the application was submitted. (A little historical data ... the year before, and 326 the year before that) What should I do now? I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 11, 2006