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• Blog / Classes

  Watch this year’s 2.s009 final presentations designing kindness during a time of covid

  

  Course 2 (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. The final presentations always overflow Kresge Auditorium, and if you count the number of people who watch the webcast, it is the most attended

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Gendered language y/n?

  

  opinion of it. I’ve been thinking about it throughout the day, and felt it ... mention the idea around campus, and it’s somewhat of a trend to change your ... to show support for the idea. Getting rid of terms like “freshman” and

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 30, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cool running Well, it's warm running now, but just wait about two weeks.

  

  Laura and I have the same birthday. What's the probability of that ... Dartmouth on the bus to visit and I gave him the grand walking tour of Boston ... goes right along the wide edge of campus, cross a bridge, and run back

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 5, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack or Treat A time for tricks.

  

  To celebrate the spirit of All Hallow's Eve, MIT hackers left a ... . Elsewhere on campus, the Halloween fervor was in full swing as students (and administrators) dressed up. Walking around campus, I spotted a member of the USS

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Let There Be Prefrosh! And let them build ALL the things!

  

  so many exciting things going on, and best of all, THERE ARE SO MANY ... they are frosh.  This is called the conservation of frosh.  Since they ... days as a frosh by taking pictures of people building things in the East

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  Places to Sit at MIT and study

  

  , these are some of the highlights of some of my favorite places to sit and ... studies and to continue sitting in places. The two goals are related ... change of scenery is refreshing and jumpstarts my mind to continue working

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  the wonderful updates that many of you have submitted, and appreciate ... , and we know many of you have been awaiting news about our wait list. Today, May 15th - which happens to be the International Day of Families

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Why no blogs!? I'm busy, ok?

  

  swing and everybody on campus is crazy busy. With what? Stuff like the East vs. West Water War from yesterday. Photos courtesy of our ever-friendly photographer Eric Schmiedl. Video courtesy of yours truly.

  • by Snively '11
  • August 25, 2008
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does “drinking from a fire hose” mean?

  Getting an education from MIT has been likened to taking a drink from a fire hose—the sheer number of opportunities and rigor of our coursework can leave students feeling hosed. So it's only fair that students
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Love Math Snakes on a plane!

  

  Yes, I will be watching this at 10 pm Thursday night. This might be the end of Samuel Jackson's career, and I might as well be there for it. And stay tuned for an entry about my 21st birthday on Friday.

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2006
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is MITES Semester (formerly MOSTEC)?

  MITES Semester (formerly known as MIT Online Science, Technology, and Engineering Community, MOSTEC) is a six-month hybrid learning STEM and college preparation experience, free of charge, for rising high school seniors. The
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can you mail me materials internationally?

  Due to increasing mail costs and in an effort to be environmentally-conscious, we no longer mail materials internationally, and we do very limited mailing within the U.S. You may however, sign up for our monthly newsletter
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pilot The first video in a vlogging experiment

  

  and then continue blogging regularly once every couple of weeks ... this is the least awkward of the 3 thumbnail options YouTube gave me. It ... To start out the new school year, I'm going to try including more fun

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • August 31, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of our process. ... pebble. The place you want to be is farther than this, right? That’s why it

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Sometimes we have fun Pictures, pictures, pictures

  

  founding of the US Navy (on 13 OCT 1775) and US Marine Corps (10 NOV 1775). This year we went to the Park Plaza Hotel. It was a lot of fun: live ... Leslie '10, and one of the coolest people to ever major in Course 10

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Quick Update I am busy, this is short.

  

  background of some of the pictures I posted) and the waterpark are jointly ... there, watch some kids and can't do all the cool stuff... Being a ... . There's a difference between hard and advanced. The only prereqs for the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  people, and came away with a few new ideas. One of the most interesting ... a just few of the standouts on this list, and how they might fit into ... College Consortium and the oldest of the historic Seven Sisters colleges

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer transfer credit?

  (course and degree catalog). The bulletin provides a comprehensive description of the Institute's academic programs. Transfer students typically ... sophomores, regardless of the amount of coursework they completed at their
• Blog / MIT Life

  Love is Blinds A short, fairly irrelevent entry, as told from the perspective of the 7+ people who…

  

  last night, in the hallway ANGELA MONSTER: Allin and I are going to ... bought blinds the other day at your store and they're the wrong size.. is it okay if I come by and exchange them? Even if I don't have the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  New Decade, New Me? some reflections, some resolutions, some hopes,

  

  and then left a UROP, I worked all summer, I won a medal at Head of the ... and generous to my friends. I think that's my greatest mistake of the fall, and of 2019; I regret the dates I was too tired to go on, the team

  • by Alex M. '21
  • January 1, 2020