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• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  Interested in studying abroad for an academic year in the U.K. or a ... spending a summer in China or heading to Spain during the month of January? How about combining a study-abroad experience with an internship in
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How many students play sports at MIT?

  program in the nation. About one in four MIT students join a team during ...  club teams and dozens of intramural sports available. Whether you're a potential Olympic contender or if this is the first time you've ever thrown a
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are Psets?

  If you're interested in MIT, you have to learn a little bit about ... , the entire course is weighted towards exams so that psets are seen as a learning tool. In other courses, psets are a substantial portion of the final
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?

  We appreciate your interest in MIT! We don't send a lot of mail (and ... the Bulletin, is available free online and provides a comprehensive description of all of the Institute's academic programs. We receive a lot of
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Night I Shared A Stage With Marilee Photos of a star, by a Star.

  

  Thanks to Star Simpson (MIT ’10) for these fantastic photos! Sorry it took so long for me to get them on the site. New entry coming soon – but enjoy…

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  . All three elevators have a board full of posters, and the floor selection buttons that don’t always light up, and they all make a confusing ... hear her whir to life and go straight to you like a personal chauffeur. I

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  Introducing the baby bloggers! but read it intrrrrrrroduuuucing, like I'm a very excited announcer

  

  coming alive, and here on the blogs we have a fresh new crop of baby ... -two applications, went back and forth for hours, wished we could hire just a few more ... give a warm welcome to: Andi Q. '25 of South Africa, connoisseur of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 14, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  “futility island” socially conscious hacking? in MY institution?

  

  called Futurity Island: essentially, a very very tall honeycomb stack of ... that the pipes (a "symbol of the Anthropocene") are drawing our attention ... ". Funnily enough, just a few hundred meters away, a renovation was being

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 25, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  New year, new bloggers! introducing the new bloggers for fall 2019

  

  August, a committee of senior bloggers, recent bloggers, and a few staff ... Hampshire, an autodidact dancer (and dancing autodidact), proud author of a 200 page fanfiction about volleyball anime and survivor of a Snively

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Fig. 5: Zimmer- und Wohnungsvermittlung Universität/ETH Zürich aka ETH Zürich dorm tour!

  

  Hoi zäme! I'm finally back in the US of A after 6 continuous months abroad, and it's been refreshing to not have to rely on my broken A1.2 Schwiizerdütsch to get around on a daily basis. Random things I've dearly missed

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Over Spring Break A flattering video of MIT Women's Tennis derping around California

  

  ). This year, we rented out a huge house for all 16 of us to share, complete with a nice swimming pool, and even though we had to inflate a couple of ... death*. There was also a nifty waffle maker that we may or may not have

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 11, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Brass Rat 2016 tunnels, arc reactors, and skycranes

  

  One of the hardest things to avoid at MIT is a sense of jadedness. After a few semesters of psets, midterms, finals, and projects, that once youthful prefrosh full of joy and excitement can seem a long way away. Ring

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 8, 2014
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Hola. No Hablo Español. Las voces de Maseeh: La primera parte

  

  Maseeh en búsqueda de algunos amigos y sus opiniones. Les ofrecí galletas a ... pensamientos y mis experiencias. Qué monótono. Ahora, vamos a escuchar (leer) las ... langues informatiques a vannerie sous l'eau! Aussi, on a beaucoup de temps

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • January 21, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Film! [by Nathan '14] Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

  

  .064J/21A.339J (Documenting Science Through Video and New Media).   ... how to use serious equipment to create a film. Above is a photo of me shooting outdoor footage from the terrace in Simmons Hall for a practice

  • by ARTalk
  • November 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Newly Admitted Student Events… ...coming to your neighborhood.

  

  for Admitted Students. Although a lot of my time is spent preparing for ... area, you should check it out -- it's a great opportunity to meet some potential future classmates, as well as MIT students and alumni. Here are a

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  This past week has been a mixed bag on many levels. On the one hand, I've gotten a lot of work done (three problem sets, one group project, and one revised essay) while still finding a decent amount of time for

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  M.I.T. Energy Club, which was founded in 2004 by a few grad students discussing energy over beers at a campus bar. Today it has 600-plus members who ... .I.T. students and faculty, and “fact-based analysis,” including a trip to Saudi

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Punting

  

  Punting is a really relaxing and nice way to spend the afternoon if you’re not the punter. My name is Lucy and I’m a junior ... students. It’s been a week since we came and classes are starting

  • by Cambridge
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.

  

  it out -- it's a great opportunity to meet some potential future ... happen later. See your MyMIT portal for a list of locations and times for all of the Admitted Students Parties. Today, I'd like to highlight a few

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  My first blog entry! Let me begin by introducing you to MIT World, a ... lectures at MIT. MIT World has been in operation since 2001 and today has a ... source of unmediated content reflects a wide range of ideas that are

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007