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• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  Hi there, I’m Jenny Rifken and I am the new Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions at MIT. I’m so glad you’re joining us on this blog. Marilee, Stu, I, and the other guests hope to each

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Write Academic Papers a look into how i wrote my final paper

  

  on a game and analyze it akin to what one of our author’s does). If you ... building on and/or challenging work. Think of meaningful engagement in a ... paper and making sure it makes sense, as well as is free of any blatant

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i learned from classes spoiler: not what i expected

  

  whole point of college to take classes and learn things? At MIT, I ... ) clubs I’ve been a part of (both by being in leadership positions, and in ... (very, very important) just the fact that you’re not at home anymore and

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  felt in control and on top of the world. It felt like that weird kick you ... , which, despite the excitement and adventures, has wrought havoc on my ... any work, but then life happened and school exploded and my to-do list

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Photophobic

  

  YOU think was going on?) and I was completely enamored with the thrill of it all. When I strapped on my helmet and pads, in my mind I had the entrance pictured as something you'd just waltz into, and the rest of the

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 28, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learn Coding Before School Starts you've got one month left. go!

  

  they were mostly text, links, and pictures. So I made an account on ... downloaded Eclipse and got a book on Java. I made it through the first two ... since I didn't know any. I spent the first few weeks learning Python on

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 2, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  windows, and one of the windows was flapping around on its hinge. The woman was standing with an elderly man, and the two of them had been trying ... ’re welcome”s and hurried out of Building 14 towards Walker Memorial, home of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Everything in moderation…even moderation. How many places can you go on a four-day weekend?

  

  weekends guarantee an endless amount of free-time to catch up on problem sets ... adventures on this map of Cambridge/Boston...hoping to find a sense of ... CCC. On Friday afternoon, I went with a group of about ten MIT students

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a rose is a rose is a rose ...is a rose

  

  ’s like, most of it. Haven’t really gone to any big new events. Haven’t made any profound life discoveries. Just surrendering hours and hours ... ) (credits to Evie'13 for the titles of these masterpieces - and for the whole

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 12, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Doggy Birthday Meet Simmons Hall's smallest - and furriest - new resident, who just turned 8.

  

  Maseeh and Burton Conner, to have one on the premises. In honor of ... the attention, begged for pastries, and generally took advantage of the ... instigate fetch or tug-of-war. Everyone enjoyed a relaxing and delicious study

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I Met John Waters This beautiful mobile home you see before you is the current hideout of the notorious…

  

  On Monday night, instead of studying for finals, I went to church ... for Weird Culture, so of course I had to go. blurry and far away He was full of great one-liners and aphorisms, but one that stuck out

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 22, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  people appreciation post <3

  

  me on the quality of my life with full force. MIT is so vast and there ... culture of MIT dorms and how they foster a community rely on people who make sure that the dorms are clean and livable and a home to so many of us

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 2, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  really cool article. Then on midnight of the 12th day of the festival, a ... remove the heart of this man, and replace it with a piece of wood, that was laid on a piece of turquoise. This is where the priest would start the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An IAP in Texas, chapter one Reporting on location from Fort Worth.

  

  the home of my boss-to-be while he and his family are vacationing. I had ... Worth, Texas area, where I'll be spending all of IAP (and the summer ... 's program, and he studied under several of the faculty I know personally. The

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  negligible amount of snow - to be a shocking amount. And that's understandable ... 'easter: So called because of the storm's trajectory and wind patterns, a Nor'easter is a big snowstorm and a virtually seasonal aspect of New England life

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I-Rop, U-Rop my contribution to the future of medicine

  

  keyphrase comes up in any of the news sources that Google accesses. So ... room reading a book and my nifty-cool-non-default email sound came on ... who forwarded the message out to her lab, and I've been a member of the

  • by Bryan
  • July 15, 2005
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if my country has a different academic calendar?

  in their home country and begin studies while they wait to learn their ... We're aware of the different academic calendar in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, South Africa, and other countries in the southern
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  , essays, standardized tests and teacher recommendation letters (not to mention school and real life), I do need to mention one vital part of the application process that should be at the top of your To Do list: the interview

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Term time again

  

  classes, and some of you are probably curious about the classes offered at ... structure and functioning of organisms, tissues, and cells. Chemistry and functions of constituents of cells and tissues and the chemical and physical

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Things to Do in Cambridge and Somerville places and events, illustrated

  

  and music lovers. You can probably find a band of any genre, and a ... big city lights and into the "suburbs" of Cambridge (which is where MIT ... Squirrel Girl and Adventure Time comics, and he signed a copy of his book for

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 15, 2018