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• Blog / MIT Life

  What are French House residents doing this summer? Round 2 Microsoft, brains, British accents, hiking in the Alps, weightlifting, HIMYM

  

  made out to be. MIT will sponsor you for an exchange program AFTER you ... for the summer that can (but doesn't have to) be related to your ... sweet. What are you up to for the rest of the summer? I’m working on

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 30, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Back From Vacation Tales of swing sets and answers to the various questions in my inbox.

  

  -Orientation programs for admitted students? Those are run by the Academic Resource ... form by May 1 (postmark date) if you intend to enroll at MIT. How much ... us know that you wish to be considered for a blogging position. As most

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  It's snowing here tonight, so when I got home I decided to curl up on ... up in applications that I didn't read Sunday's New York Times, usually ... -like ability to leap through puddles while performing his hit song, "It's Raining

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I submit my official transcript to MIT as a QuestBridge applicant?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your counselor/school official, it fulfills our requirements for an official transcript and no further action is needed on your part. If you did not submit
• Blog / How to Human

  Stress Management @ The MITstitvte What's a student to do when school gets rough?

  

  Facebook asking how to deal with stress, and got a massive influx of suggestions. This is by no means a complete enumeration of activities that MIT students do to manage stress, so enjoy the brief lapse into generalizability

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  reasons for your decisions. In addition to the brief directives provided in ... Back in the good ol' days (winter of 1983 to be exact) there was a ... was to show you a controversial play where a penalty has occured and

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  a gcal september never really used it until now

  

  items for me to do in the future. this has helped me go to more ... calendar for the past three years. light blue are things that are interesting, but not mandatory. i may or may not go to them based on various

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Admitted Students

  

  remember to check out your MyMIT account starting tomorrow morning for Campus ... Institute, and you are one of the very few applicants to whom we offered admission. Congratulations and welcome to the Class of 2015! Feel free to

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Help Wanted Calling all artists! Design Mitra's new banner and get profiled in the blog

  

  As part of my desire to make this blog more interactive, and since you readers are so ingenious, I'm asking for your help in designing my new banner. (That, and I've hit a creative roadblock.) I am

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  limits, because statistical correlations allow us to compensate for ... hard for me to accept because it just... doesn't happen at macroscopic ... better interferometers by exploiting the photons' entanglement to make more

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Winter is coming. actually, it's already here.

  

  cooking for yourself is dragging yourself out of bed each Sunday to get groceries at Star Market.  But it's not that bad. Besides, you get to laugh ... , mom). Well, I'm happy to report that I haven't once eaten ramen for

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

  All the 2021 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  first years typically consult MIT guide to residences while choosing where to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist Questions The waitlist seems to be a hot topic so I'll try to answer the most…

  

  does it work? Don't I have to let other colleges know by May 1? Is it ethical? You do need to let other colleges know by May 1, and you should ... require a deposit to secure your spot. If you get into MIT later in May, and

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.

  

  Massachusetts to Malaysia) will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2011. If there's one in your area, you should check ... from Toronto to Puerto Rico) Friday Long Island, New York -- my hometown

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  Arthur Mattuck) 8.012: Physics I (often referred to as "Physics for ... Rogers) 7.012: Introduction to Biology (taught by Professor Eric Lander ... professors, others with small classes lead by strong teachers; some focus on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Charmed, I’m Sure What I did my 2nd IAP

  

  finding someone to go with, since people tend to get offended when you ... the MyMIT website, so be sure to check that out when it gets posted ... 'm writing an article about the tournament for the MyMIT website, so I won

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 3 A Valentine's Day surprise

  

  Virus by Professor Mnookin, for example, or The Field Guide to Science ... Astley 4. If I Ever Fall In Love by Shai 5. Somebody to Love by Justin ... blog for MIT admissions, and thought that the Internet might be amused by

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Turn around and pretend it wasn’t you Words of Wisdom

  

  across the river in Boston. It's basically an excuse for companies to give ... figured it would be inappropriate to ask for it back. Now I'm mostly all ... I am happy to report several things: 1) I no longer have swine flu 2

  • by Snively '11
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wow, work! Mid-IAP update.

  

  free time and leisure. I think the balance is something to strive for. It took a week of going to bed at 8PM and getting up at 4AM to shock me back ... to be up to finish homework and go to class at 10AM seems to get me out

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  quantity. Commentary: WE GET TO MAKE YO-YOS IN THIS CLASS. And the professor ... for several days back to back was senior year of high school when a few ... distribute chocolate to the class. I dig through the bag for my favorite piece

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007