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• Blog / MIT Life

  “Hello! I would like to schedule a meeting with Senator Markey.” Exciting spring break plans

  

  provide valuable access to new opportunities. In this case, I realized that ... within a week received a whole bunch of homework. Book your travel Get to know your group Schedule meetings with your senators and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  finding direction reasonable goal-setting? who is she?

  

  getting shit done. i love setting goals because they offer opportunities to ... i would finally seize these couple of months to explore new interests ... , however, that Zooming for n hours a day kills your will to do much aside

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 23, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  get very busy this time of year, respect their time! Try to get your ... 10) to schedule your interview is fast approaching! You can find the ... MIT website. [If your interview has been waived, don't worry about it, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  My History of Task-Management boy, is it a long one

  

  details/tags, that you want to keep track of, you're going to have to get ... . Meaning, unless you're wiling to spend hours pouring every ounce of your ... that I'd intended to carry through the journal, but by the end, my pages

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 21, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Quentin Smith Google Quentin Smith '10.

  

  Scholars from New Hampshire and is headed to Washington, D.C., in June to be ... resident who attends Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass. He won't really get to ... . Smith was one of two-dozen New Hampshire students nominated by their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  out the change of major form by putting in your student information ... appropriate/relevant for you): 2) Click around on the new major's website ... being nice to them will be integral to the smoothness of your major

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Get It Done Keep On Keeping "On"

  

  you must get in touch with your alumni interviewer by October 20th to ... of business", meaning that you get your stuff done when it needs to be ... time to relax, to enjoy your dwindling time with high school friends, to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  expected to understand this alphabet soup. Once you get here, though, you’re forced to dip your spoon in and search for the right letter (or combination ... admissions process. I’ve had the opportunity to visit Baltimore, New Haven, New

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  the difference if you don't let others on to your reasoning), you can also block off certain hours in your schedule during preregistration to ... good time to mention that if you get into running, it really, really

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fanboying at the Career Fair SpaceX, CubeSats, and free stuff, oh my!

  

  looking for new friends to make. DropBox, Facebook, Google, Apple, Space ... Matlab and SolidWorks. Get your hands dirty!" Suffice it to say, I've got a ... the block to get in for the chance to talk, face-to-face, with these

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Hi, Applicant to the Class of 2021! here, i try to convince you that it's ok to be dazed and confused right…

  

  heading to MIT one hour and then think that I wasn't getting into my ... pattern in those posts nor any clues as to whether you will get accepted ... either at my school or the local library that I could get to on foot in 10

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done done done end-of-semester happiness

  

  strategy so you never want to visit their website or see their logo ever ... that MIT hosts by actually showing up to some of them, and some of them have been helpful in exposing me to new concepts to think about and

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 24, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Going Social Thinking about MIT Admissions and social media.

  

  entry. By clicking this link, you may choose to publish the article to the ... across otherwise. You get to be the dude or dudette who provides the hook-up. And we get to spread our message to people who might otherwise never

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  't need to pack your schedule with APs to get into a good school. You know ... to pad your resume. And try to get good stats - have as few glaring ... they demonstrate your desire to challenge yourself and take risks (and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentation Recap Flashing lights, a live horse, social robots, great music, clouds of steam and lots of…

  

  hopefully, so does Ollie. Ollie is a social robot, and by no means a new ... when they get scared and confused to help calm and sooth them.” This ... though he’s about to sleep, when his batteries get low. To design Ollie

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  ambition finding direction

  

  is: you should be smarter. You really should get around to reading all ... ) inconsequential problems to not be excited by intelligence alone. extremely ... ’t think your ambition needs to be particularly challenging or impressive

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 10, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  2020 Resolutions posting so i can be held accountable

  

  looks. get your nails done Okay I just really want to get my nails ... you really dropped the ball". So, here's to accountability! Get Fit ... website or anything. I am planning to learn Python in January so! Very

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 1, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some comforting blogs to read while you await decisions

  

  get a rejection letter. And the best way I can think of to calm your ... , cozy blanket to curl around you while you wait. here comes a thought by ... I wanted to open my decision alone so we could get the argument out of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  GELcamp project management… in the woods?

  

  coordinate the GEL1s. Check out their website to learn more! Our journey to GELcamp started with a two-hour bus-ride from campus to New Hampshire, where ... much, so I was surprised to be greeted by a cozy summer camp with dozens

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 6, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living the MEng life same, different, same

  

  to complete six classes and write your thesis. I was able to get three ... semester goes on; this post is my attempt to get them all organized and ... decorate the living room and what kitchen utensils to buy or get rid of. In

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 27, 2022