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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  restaurant hangout for the students at Lima High School. I am here to say that ... students in GEL program, and I love the opportunity to meet students from a ... about career ambitions and networking and other things that I as a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bubble Bath Disastrophe (and Other Adventures) Spring break: adventures and misadventures, coming home, and MIT on the Colbert Report—twice!

  

  Getting Home Instead of flying, my boyfriend Cory and I took a bus ... burg, and I could count down the miles to home. I live in State College ... me and optimistic about the future. I spent spring break recharging

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW is for Parents too…really!! ...a helpful guide for parents (I hope

  

  are involved with and mine is parent programs so I'm probably the most ... 'll be able to accompany your student next weekend. But before I do that ... weekend. The first question I often hear from parents is, "what events

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 1, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Nationals! In which MIT XC goes to Iowa

  

  Roughly a week ago, on a Thursday morning, at the crack of dawn, I ... Waverly, just in time to check out the course before the sun set. (I'm going to refrain from the obvious commentary on the drive through Iowa-I come

  • by Alina G. '11
  • November 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Kickoff! and away we go...

  

  . This past weekend, I attended the Founder's Reception and Kickoff Event on behalf of MIT Admissions. I'll explain how FIRST and KC are ... have riding on the backs of the robots they've built. I'm not posting a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Seven Years of Good Luck MISTI paid for all the MIT Japan interns to meet up this weekend in Kyoto.…

  

  such gems as "I want to enjoy this tour!" and "Yorushoku" (intended to be ... we reached our first temple before it got to the back of the bus and I ... a few wishes: </center >(It happened for reals, guys. I promise

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2011 Brass Rat! Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?

  

  sophomore blogger will get to blog Ring Premiere! So I must admit, I didn't know that blogging the Ring Premiere has become, and I here quote, from ... , I'm proud to be blogging the debut of this year's Brass Rat to the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  , I was inspired to do more research into this grammatical phenomenon ... you see our merry band heading out on the commuter boat. Honestly, I ... that they would charter five boats a day for it, but I guess if the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  Hi everyone. I'm writing this entry from NYC, where I have Internet ... imagine. (Not to mention my gas stove, which I don't know how to ignite. HELP!) Anyway, I'm externing at an economic consulting company, along

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  I do understand that human beings are not intuitively good at ... bad at statistics doesn't mean I'll accept that as an excuse from you as ... % admission rate; those who didn't interview had a 7% admission rate. (I don

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  StartMIT: IAP for Entrepreneurs Like with anything else, it helps to learn from the best

  

  "enthusiastic interest", so I submitted a proposal with only modest hopes of being accepted. To my surprise, I got in, and I signed myself up! Best decision so ... successfully commercialized.   I was particularly blown away by the talk

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 26, 2016
• Blog / Events

  “Exactly” the Same We're not being too critical! We're MIT students!

  

  Mystery Hunt ended just over a week ago and I think it's safe to say that many people are still recovering from it. I've been trying really ... ultimately how everything ended. Unfortunately, I'm still so overloaded by

  • by Snively '11
  • January 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  something that's been on my mind quite a bit ever since I moved back into my ... years. Although much the renovation was sub-optimal, I'm really happy to ... post, I want to take a closer look at dorm structure, how it impacts

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• 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 grading systems. We want you to know…
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  Since my sophomore year at MIT, I've been an associate advisor, an ... the most fulfilling things I do here at MIT and I really have loved ... couple of years, I've picked up some advice and tips that my advisees have

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SONIC JUBILANCE A day at the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building at MIT

  

  Tech: The M.I.T. Symhony orchestra will be heard for the first time under ... drumming (led by Lamine Touré). I arrived at the Linde building at 1:30 PM, exploring the lobby that conjoins the facility’s three halls. Even though I

  • by Jeremy W.
  • February 22, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art in burton conner making do in a non-mural building

  

  the Institute"]I3 videos[/annotation] for certain dorms, you know that ... years of involvement in Burton Conner government, I've seen how staunch administration seems in their decision to oust murals. I did, however, get a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  from, and I even have some tips on how to use them effectively. First ... years. I happily spent many hours freshman year building out possible ... , where I carefully planned out various double major combinations, none of

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Good Will Mystery Hunting 63 hours of puzzle solving: a classic part of the MIT experience

  

  “It'll be over before sunrise.” The first time I heard it, midnight ... Virginia, the most important city in the world that night for all I cared ... explicable context. For two protein-deprived days, I had lived off the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  , a citizen only as of last summer, I'm pretty especially excited to be voting for the first time. In 2004, I'd worked as an election official, on that day which began 4 more years of the Bush presidency, and I remember

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008