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• Blog / Academics & Research

  She works hard for the money So hard for it, honey.

  

  thought I'd talk a little about the jobs I've had at MIT. I've had a job of some sort since Registration Day of my first term at MIT, and I'm glad ... because he was curious to see what an MIT cheerleader was like. For those of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 20, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  decision to take the EMT class offerred through MIT Medical and MIT-EMS. This ... and everything, I'll be able to join MIT's EMS squad for the spring ... do. To everyone else at MIT who is using this month to sit on their

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  about MIT, our selection process and how we are thinking about changes on ... #260 from October 28, 2024, you can even hear from one of MIT's former

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore accumulations because i miss show and tell

  

  This week, as classes began to die down, I told a friend: “the only thing I gained this year was academic hardship.” Sophomore year tends to be the year when things…

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • May 6, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  started at MIT, I’ve had a bunch of folks ask me for application advice ... with the most during the application was the “Why MIT?” essay: “Please ... university, and how MIT aligns with your goals.” The best advice I got about

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  climbing and becoming a perspective on moving to the US for MIT and the slow journey towards adulthood

  

  right.—A year ago I moved to the US to study at MIT, and decided not to follow the other path I was considering where I'd stay in Paris.MIT gave me ... known.When I decided to go to MIT, I tried sizing up the options, thinking

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • September 16, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  Reaching for the STARS* *Small Town And Rural Students

  

  select group of 16 colleges and universities, including MIT, dedicated to ... to post-secondary educational opportunities. At MIT Admissions, our

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 4, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Don’t Eat the Hot Glass Five things you can’t eat in the MIT Glass Lab for “health and safety” reasons…

  

  course in the MIT Glass Lab, where I spent eight weeks learning about the ... of flavour[/caption] All right then, MIT Glass Lab, keep your secrets ... [/caption] Seriously? This thing doesn’t even look like a pineapple. Get it together, MIT

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  I Can Talk to Anyone perseverating with caution

  

  stick with paper"] on paper.[/annotation] Before MIT, I mostly kept these ... MIT. Partially because I started [annotation note="ah yes, the captive ... the MIT environment/culture. Here, nearly everyone is ecstatic to talk

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 13, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  you ain’t gonna need it overthinking

  

  there are decisions that i worry about long after i know which choice i'm going to make, like whether to go to mit or choosing what to do this summer. i fall in the same traps when i think about what i want to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 6, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  we do some memeing around these parts memes i've made so far on campus

  

  ="aligncenter" width="225"] i flipped a bunch of magnets upside down at the MIT Coop (if

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 23, 2021
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  At MIT Admissions, we understand that there have been many disruptions over the past few years. Some of these may have impacted your ... academic preparation for MIT. If there is an extenuating circumstance that
• Blog / Challenges

  Exhaustion Guess who's not ready to go to grad school after all

  

  am really tired of school. I feel like when people at MIT say this ... MIT, but still go on to do an MEng, or do a multi-year grad program ... 've always felt that I lack in comparison to other MIT students: I just don

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Piercings! sorry mom

  

  to three piercing studios around MIT. Here are my experiences from each ... ended up taking an Uber. Before coming to MIT, I already had standard ... procedure and jewelry. Once at MIT, I did some research about where to get

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 1) wits, skill, and the teeniest amount of luck

  

  hide and a place to seek from a list of 20 locations on MIT's campus ... miss MIT[/caption] My Performance I chose to hide at MIT Medical and ... seekers at MIT Medical) = -1.972. Two other people got the same score as

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  . That's not the Nisha that MIT admitted, nor the Nisha that I want MIT to end up outputting. Everything I've done to shape my career at MIT has

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Random’s 13th happy birthday random hall!

  

  favorite memories, events, and people, and it's an integral part of my MIT ... at MIT: Random Hall's birthday. Random Hall was officially dedicated

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / Events

  freshman blogger, sophomore student a reflection on some new and old things

  

  freshmen that’s inspiring and a little nostalgic. I didn’t come to MIT with ... away from MIT put a lot of experiences into perspective, and applying ... got to MIT."]fimbs[/annotation] for multiple years because of self

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • September 21, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2020 Ring Delivery we got our brass rats!..time to drop out? (also many photos)

  

  (almost) halfway point of getting through MIT. It marks many psets and exams ... space) to vibe to distance from MIT. I remember the excitement when we ... MIT, fingers shining and faces smiling. I love y’all! ... The actual

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 27, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  cool things from FLVS or MIT OCW. On the opposite end, the internet can ... a high thrill rollercoaster, just go onto google and type in, “MIT ... ridiculously low acceptance rates of colleges like MIT. I would then from there

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017