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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  he said was that he didn't deserve to be speaking up there. "Let ... to tell, and it was one we can all relate to: the story of falling in love with a problem and wanting to do something about it. Most people

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  competing in my sports. I want to share my perspective on the pros and cons of ... decided not to continue playing their competitive sports after high school ... in shape year round. I never have to worry about voluntarily getting to

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Take Your Blog to School Day Vol. 1 Standing waves and FIRE!

  

  So today we're going to take a little trip to 3-370 for some ... engineers may use in their career in order to measure certain properties, such ... have a 40 page paper to write, but such is life. The class is also an

  • by Bryan
  • November 9, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Am I eligible to apply for transfer admission?

  year. Successful transfer students come to MIT from many backgrounds ... non-traditional pathways.  Unfortunately, we are very limited to how many students we can accept. Students who at the time of entry to MIT
• Blog / How to Food

  LET ME COOOOOOOK 🍳🍳🍳 I am stupidly excited about learning this Basic Life Skill, and not ashamed to admit…

  

  “On a scale from one to ten, where one is ‘Eat to Live,’ and ten is ‘Live to Eat,’ where would you rate yourself?” The question was asked at ... [annotation note="A program that sends MIT students to work/teach/study in other

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 16, 2024
• Blog / Extracurriculars

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

  

  ."]executive board[/annotation] and how people choose to divvy up the work from year to ... to occupy it, one thing is constant: email. During my two years on Next Exec, I sent probably around 70 emails to our dorm's official

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

  i’d like to write a happy post a sestina

  

  has been quite a difficult one and I haven't really had the headspace to write. I'm hoping to come back soon, but, in the meantime, please accept this meager offering. I'd like to write a happy post. Some light fare

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  I'm going to be honest - The first five academic weeks here were not ... , thinking that it sounds fantastic and you'd love it and you can't wait to try it. But actually, the transition can be pretty painful. I'm here to

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 3 (Finals) You may begin at the sound of my voice. You have an hour to answer…

  

  The MIT.01 course, Intro to the Institute, has been very exciting to teach, and I expect that it will be added to the extensive list of courses already existing on OpenCourseWare. To gauge the extent of how well you

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  ≧◡≦ , my name is River. Just like most people, I had dreamed of coming to this university since childhood. And now I am about to enter my sophomore ... it really came true. I never expected to be the person who I am now

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  A Mentor to Remember – Patrick Winston (1943-2019) Celebrating Professor Winston

  

  feeling when someone is explaining something to you multiple times, but you ... early this morning”.   It’s really difficult for me to process that ... managed to make MIT feel like home.   [caption id="attachment_45255

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 24, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  Now that I'm a junior in college, I'm supposed to be almost an adult ... apparently, this means I'm going to have to go find a job- also in the real ... pace, is that I am constantly being asked what I'm going to do when I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to send an official college transcript?

  Applicants who have completed college coursework are asked to submit an official transcript. An official transcript submitted during the ... will be required to submit an official college transcript.
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  This blog post is an ode to whiteboards, which I love very, very ... perhaps most importantly, how to fix old and dirty whiteboards. You know how ... ’m starting this off with the how-to guide. All that other content is down below

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  and took a gap year. The story of how I decided to take a gap year is ... prodding my siblings ever-so-often to end their summer vacation and return to ... alone. It’s hard to value companionship until you’re starved of it, and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Community Projects

  Bad Ideas events I went to (another late IAP post) i can’t believe ellie beat me to the punch

  

  time to do stupid things at the canonical school of smart people with ... weekend of absolute tomfoolery. With that said, I proudly present to you ... was probably the one event I was most excited to go to. There were a lot

  • by Anika H. '26
  • March 8, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Famous people who didn’t go to MIT Some people are more successful because they turned down admission to MIT.

  

  You don't need MIT to be a success. Don't get me wrong -- I think MIT ... Gillespie applied to MIT from a relatively small public school in Georgia. He was the first applicant from his school to MIT in a long time, perhaps

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 23, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  How to not love CPW but love MIT (for the most part at least)

  

  Two years ago (wow time flies), I went to CPW, and I came away ... mystical fog of technological magic and innovation. I still decided to come, swayed by other factors important to me, including distance from home

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 30, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  The Starving Student’s Guide to Cooking For Yourself it's easy to ditch that meal plan and save loads of money.

  

  In my last post, I mentioned that I came to MIT never having cooked ... people asked me to elaborate about what non-meal-plan life is like. So ... who want to start cooking at MIT. Motivation The most basic meal plan

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  What the end of the semester does to Conner 2 For one thing, no one does the dishes. And I mean no one.

  

  Hello readers. Happy Holidays to everyone! The term is over and I'm happy to be getting lots and lots of sleep in my FULL SIZE (!) bed at home. Almost all of my grades are in and I'm also happy to report that I did much

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 27, 2006