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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  at 5th East the night before. It's right across the street, and walking there involved minimal effort. If I could cross campus for a Baker party ... tests and a pset to turn in on Wednesday. 2:03 PM - Roll over, reach for

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Report on the Status of Undergraduate Women at MIT in honor of International Women's Day

  

  class of 2016) released a report on the status of undergraduate women at ... designed and administered in 2014. The takeaway: young women at MIT are every ... 's controlled for major, equal leadership and participation in extracurricular

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m Still Here (for now) quick reflections on the last ten years

  

  ’m still a student, but not at MIT, and not for much longer. I’m still a ... life would look like now had I stayed at MIT for graduate school. I am a ... see on the street, laughing at jokes about Corbusier. As I look for

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Watch the 2.009 webcast tonight at 7PM ET! the premier product design class at MIT

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my fellow FIRST alumni out there, it's sort of like FRC, but for products ... , and Joonho should be doing that in a few days (he got a press pass for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for MIT QuestBridge Finalists Don’t know what QuestBridge is? You can skip this entry.

  

  ask questions for MIT Early Action and Regular Action at this blog entry ... This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... often have at this stage: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Q: I am taking my

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  This One is for the Families… ...but applicants can read it as well...

  

  September they reminded me to take a moment in my discussion each day for the families since this process is a tough one for them too. I took that to heart and tried to keep it in mind at every stop I made. In a few days this

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the love of 6.470, Montresor we stayed awake, we built, we conquered

  

  've been staring at our glaring screens for too long. tl;dr:  IAP ... .k.a. Write Your Own A.I. For A Game Of Heavily Bytecode-Limited Starcraft 6 ... (paradoxically, we will do more to get a free T-shirt than we will for the amount

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And now for the feature presentation… ...IN STEREO.Don't ask. It's an LSC thing. I don't really get it myself.

  

  arrive at Mystery Hunt. I grabbed my camera and headed for Lobby 7, where ... feature length entry for your enjoyment. I (finally) got around to editing ... off. The drive fits, but it doesn't take much for it to slide around

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  aren’t classes? Are you resilient? Will you fall apart at your first few ... activities. Think about what the people you asked for recommendation letters ... your interviewer might say about what you’re like in person. For each

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  a semester i’m excited for to the tune of "a girl worth fighting for"

  

  At long last, I've finally reached a semester where at least half my ... look at this semester... Look at all those classes that I actually want to take! I'm even excited for the required classes, which is really

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / Events

  A Study Break. Or two or three. Or four. I think you get the idea.

  

  the rumors and the misconceptions, to unwind and have buckets of fun at ... our email, type “Mr. Noodle Print (22X30)” into Google. We stumbled upon

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some Perks Of Life At The ‘Other’ Cambridge [by Mirat Shah '08] Along with ~40 other MIT students, I am studying abroad at…

  

  'd end up, especially while all my friends at MIT were preparing for finals ... spent the past two years in Cambridge, Massachusetts at MIT. However, this year I am in the other Cambridge (the OC for short :) ) in the UK. Along

  • by Cambridge
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Putting The Pieces Together: Hacking at MakeMIT in which four biological engineers spend 16 straight hours making something

  

  for different categories at the end of the night. Hacking officially ... the world of “making” by signing up for MakeMIT, even though they had no experience whatsoever with anything at all. MakeMIT is a hardware hackathon on

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 12, 2017
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, Paradiso A selection of dishes that define my MIT dining experience, part 4

  

  probably stay on that side for at least the next 8 years of my life as I ... for unwinding after a long day at the office – hearty yet elegant ... . Spending four years at MIT has given me a newfound appreciation for the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 28, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  nothing special

  

  are that you can move into your fall room assignment for the summer. At ... Everyone is up late this weekend studying for finals. I'm immersing ... , it's Sunday. :-) It will be fun to spend the summer at MIT. Summer

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  3 Simple Steps for Making New Friends Guide to Meeting People

  

  entered the MIT admissions office for the first time during [annotation note ... —MIT admits already knew someone at the Institute, whether that was a sibling, a ... at the center of the room, and quietly slid to the edge of the room

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  a recipe for making yourself extremely hosed or, what i'm doing this fall

  

  four weeks feeds: one person for one semester directions Step 1: Pour ... between the courses you're interested in and major requirements. At MIT, a ... week; three units are equivalent to one traditional credit-hour at other

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • October 2, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  best way for them to figure out if they are comfortable and at home on ... for me it was the perfect choice for my four years at MIT. Bring ... the programs he's been a part of while at MIT. Insight for Parents by

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  and over at career fairs. But it can also come about more organically - and be a whole lot more fun! Take for instance the time I was climbing ... finger and struck up a conversation - at work, wandering Third Street

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  virtual vigil. As the announcement for the vigil read: We gather in the wake ... , faculty and staff will lead us in prayer and reflection. The speakers at the ... Human Resources Ramona Allen Chief Diversity Inclusion Officer for MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020