Search

Search Results

• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  time to be concerned about building your college admissions resume, or ... learn on your own at home.[/annotation] I want to reassure you that we ... sad that there are many things that you cannot do to spend your days in

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  sure to bring to MIT or to buy as soon as you get here. I conducted a ... . So when you're cutting down on the things you're bringing, make sure to ... unique to you?     Passport/Visa You need your passport to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Leaf in Face I got hit in the face the other day. By a leaf.

  

  you're not going to get as much out of something you join strictly to ... undergraduate degree, you're qualified to apply. This does mean that if your mom didn't have a bachelor's degree, she could apply, get in, and come to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Venturing to far living groups

  

  deliberately circled around here to make it easier for Yoyo to get a pic. "Grrr ... , lives at pika, but he wasn't at dinner for me to get a picture of. Too bad ... to be working)." One thing to remember is that just because a hall is

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Big MIT Career Fair Lots of companies are on campus today recruiting MIT students.

  

  , are making their way to the largest of MIT's annual career fairs. Today, 300 companies are on campus trying to recruit MIT students to come work for them, or to do a summer internship. The companies span the spectrum

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear High School Senior I know you're stalking us

  

  numbers, I couldn't get this editor to bullet the nested lists :( ) Read ... ).) Laundry As much as I know you want to live your whole life never having to ... Yeah… This is on here because that even though you deny it to your peers

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • November 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Your friendly neighborhood webcaster ignore if you can time travel within your own lifetime

  

  (and all-around great guy) Paul ’12 to answer your questions. We’ll be ... so you can add your questions to the MIT Media Lab’s Backchannl feed ... /password we emailed to you). The video will come down soon after the CPW

  • by Dave McOwen
  • March 25, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  ;grad students” worked long hours and seemed to get cool results ... opportunity to see what real research is like. Not only do you get to flip ... the papers? What does the abbreviation “PhD” mean to you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Worms, Revisited a reflection on decisions from here

  

  comes to Decisions, both yours and… y’know… not yours. See with this ... time soon. The piece of yourself that you put into your application to MIT, if you chose to apply, likely highlights your passion for

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 18, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  When Econ Comes to Life This has nothing to do with econ, but you should watch it.

  

  , "I can't wait until I get to MIT and brush shoulders with Nobel Prize ... 's already broken - what's important is getting to the root of the problem in ... During your first day at MIT, after you check in for Orientation

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Calm in Suburban Ohio sunsets, helicopters, and fruit

  

  Ohio Alumni Club get-togethers. Over spring break, I get to met the ... stares at me. I should’ve Googled if deer attack humans. But at least the ... librarian wondered if I was over 12 years old—not great to hear a month before

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 16, 2017
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  begins. If you do well you get to keep your grade on the ASE as your ... Advanced Standing Examinations are one way to earn credit for MIT subjects outside of the classroom itself. If you're confident that you
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  in honor of tau the superior circle constant

  

  ’s often very hard to wrap your head intuitively around degree-to ... support for a new circle constant. To get an idea of the scale of this, peek ... ’ve decided to do a post dedicated to my favorite number. Here, [latex

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 20, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Seniors let's talk

  

  corner. You’re excited about getting to finally be your own person.You can’t wait to throw your cap up high at graduation. But you’re also a tad bit sad. You’re going to miss your family. And your friends. And home cooked

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 17, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

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

  

  alone at all. Your first adjustment, then, will be to prepare for the weather. To get us started, let's go over some important terms: Nor ... you miss due to snow gets made up near the end of the year, though I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Trendy Reif Strikes Again this time with the ALS bucket challenge.

  

  , according the ALS Association's website. Reif dedicated the event to Karolina ... video was to compete, I would have to get a great view. Shuffling my way ... university president. My favorite example of such continues to be MIT President

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 26, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program: Now Taking Requests Plus... a fun mitadmissions.org milestone!

  

  two weeks notice prior to your arrival, we've already begun taking ... In case you haven't checked your MyMIT account lately, I thought I ... , finals week, etc.) Please try not to request a visit less than 2 weeks in

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Long-Overdue Responses Questions answered.

  

  sacrifice your true passions to get that A in French, but at what cost? Let ... attempting to refute that - my blog is what it is, and the folks who "get it ... Creativity - thanks for your post and I am so sorry to hear about the student at your

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  . You're right over the wing and get to witness the beauty of flight ... you will need to be able to pick your seat. I warn you that all of the ... WILL recline their seat as far as it can go, the person to your left will

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Alum Helps the Red Sox’ Keith Foulke Every Sunday ESPN nationally televises one baseball game, and last night they showed the final…

  

  turned to my friend Google. I found: A nice video story about Fleisig and ... charge of the lab that I wanted to get a job in this field; he laughed and ... of the series 7-2, thanks to a strong pitching performance from David

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 30, 2005