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• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  essentials for you the student to pick up at the store through Pack & Hold ... good for splitting bills with friends and buying cannolis at the North ... In 4 weeks, you will leave home for an academic journey of 4 years

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 1) I ask my friends and fraternity brothers the immortal question: "What are you doing this…

  

  'm 'tagging' DVDs at Hayden Library. It's like YouTube, but for DVDs that Hayden ... seniors that's hosted at MIT. For that, I'll be living in Simmons with the ... everyone, As you may know, I am not-so-secretly a blogger for MIT Admissions

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  science plays a key role - a topic for a subsequent posting. I arrived at ... up at the first bump in the road - speak up, connect, ask for help, and ... succeed at MIT. My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT. I

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  Today was the major flight day for most of the teams at the Design ... by vicious winds at inopportune moments. One plane, for instance, ran ... at 13th place (that's with the zero score for the mission we didn't get

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... , and what not to expect. Your host: There's no one standard for ... for you to explore on your own. You may want to talk with your host

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Classes

  

  Nicole R. asked: "What have been some of your favorite classes at MIT, and in general how have you experiences been with the classes at MIT?" Good question! First part first. Some of my favorite classes at MIT, from

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Freshman Application Is Now Live for prospective members of the Class of 2020

  

  about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. Although you may not yet know what you want to major in, which department or program at MIT appeals to you and why? At MIT, we seek to develop in each

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 18, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Go out and Vote!

  

  anything Nobel Prize worthy, so I don't really qualify for other scholarships, but I could definitely go for a blogging scholarship." Unfortunately, I ... probably for the better because Jess won $1,000 and probably would have

  • by Snively '11
  • November 7, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  to fly by for no reason at all - but I also know people that run like a ... I was looking at the calendar a few days ago and thought to myself, "Wow, I've been in America for three months." To be honest, these three

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The final stretch ...of 2017

  

  , and at 20:57, the code was still uploading. I panicked some more. For ... after that, at least not for a few weeks. And it's a good thing. But at ... final, 6.034 Artificial Intelligence. The grading for this class is quite

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • December 21, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  . "Feelsbox" is a local word for an open-ended question placed at the end of ... moderated mailing list, for everything from clarifying COVID policies to ... 've gotten pretty good at it over time. Most importantly, however, to break the

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  Right now, I'm sitting at home at my dining room table, with a big ... go for a hot cup of cocoa, but I realize we don't have any in the house; I happily settle for some oolong tea. As I think more about the cocoa

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Weekend in Kendall Square I know I work here all week, but hey, it's MIT

  

  again for a little while at night. You'd think the last place I'd want to ... hours in Kendall Square. "Don't you still have that gift certificate for two nights at the Marriott in Cambridge?" asked my partner now peering

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 29, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Law & Order: MIT Alum Unit Going to law school after MIT, and a profile of the first sitting federal judge…

  

  , one is a Fellow at the Center for Internet and Society, another handles ... I'm often asked about MIT students going off to law school. For some ... an attorney for McGuireWoods, LLP. And I have two more friends entering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Omnibus Followup: Women in Engineering Melissa asks what the gender ratio is in engineering at MIT.

  

  ; at MIT for Fall 2006, MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering ... say that there isn't room for improvement at MIT and in the greater ... held one question out for further inspection. Melissa had asked, "Do you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Profiles in Courage My neighbor could kill you or save your life with her bare hands.

  

  way home at 6 AM without my help, to Kristin R for her wonderful (if slightly awkward) compliment at Meet The Bloggers, to "Joooliyah" for ... DID YOU KNOW? There are at least two KISS cover bands in the world

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  More from Ahia I even manage to do MIT-related stuff when I'm 750 miles away.

  

  UROPing for Draper than his mom makes at her actual job. I totally have a ... -hi-uh" -- Adam always makes fun of my *nonexistent* accent after I've been at home for a few days), since my fam is hopping on a plane to LA early tomorrow

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

  

  ... apparently I'm not very good at applying for stuff, a deficiency I am trying to ... , MD to work at the NIAAA. I had a great time, and I developed a love for ... my internship at the National Institutes of Health the summer after

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tim’s wardrobe legend has it, TIM changes clothes annually

  

  at his desk, looking at all of the MIT classes, waiting for one that ... for 💫reasons💫 held it at the Museum of Science instead. Someone on ... another blog, so for now, let us get on with the content. Each class year

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Concourse, of course or how to make the most of your freshman year at MIT

  

  for students to transition from high school to life at MIT by being part ... Just the other day, I joined a handful of parents at my 15-yr ... program for his junior year that would allow him to merge the arts with his

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 30, 2011