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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  procrastination. Been there, done that. Also, get a sturdy portfolio to hold your ... adjusting to my new schedule and new classes (also more on that in a later ... you put on your résumé when you have nothing to put on your résumé when

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What do you mean by “MIT Speak”?

  .03, which is 5-0-7, for 6-2. At MIT, all of your friends would understand exactly what you're saying. (You have to enter "MIT Code" in the ask field to get an answer.)
• Blog / Admissions

  T-Minus Six Days Ready for the best four days of your life? CPW 2010 ftw!!

  

  idea to exchange e-mails with your host before you get here, just to get to know them a little better. If you're nice to them, they might be ... you get on campus! It's going to be EPIC. As those of you who tuned

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For Deferred Students Some advice and answers.

  

  definitely by the end of February. You may also want to keep us up-to-date with ... send in a whole new version of my application? No. You do not need to ... enough to make you a contender in the Regular Action round. Let your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Our new video And yeah we’re kind of jazzed about it

  

  By now many of you have seen our new promo video on the website. And ... Puzzle from MIT Admissions on Vimeo. When we re-launched our new site last summer with a new design and streamlined navigation, we also made room for

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  in your mouth and start to screw with your teeth so you have to get ... requirement while helping out with a major? Daniel W said: You're required to ... right. You're required to take 4 CI classes- 2 of them must be CI

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  car and the team must defend their decision. They also get to sell the ... hours to get from concept to completion. The time is well spent though, as ... wheel has to be removed to be able to get in or out of the car. Also

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  from your hotel -- call them and figure out your best way to get to MIT ... are other ways to get to/from the airport. The cheapest way is by public ... us a letter by carrier pigeon. We are here to help answer your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  upon your new favorite spot.  Hold onto your 101 Things To Do Before ... to do your chores. Sometimes, time can slip by and the lingering ... .']not available after your first year,[/annotation] so get it in sometime this year

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  New Kid on the Blogs Claim your place. Make your mark. Live your dreams.

  

  seem more than just a little strange to my New England peers. For example ... juggling act feels. I also remember wondering how on earth I was going to get ... challenges by yourself, in your own way. But the good news is that you're

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 8, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  transfer admissions. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department has its own application website and admissions requirements.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  minutes away. Getting to MIT is a “commute” now. The bus chugs through the ... knowledge of passions and dislikes, new hero-professors to aspire to. But an ... . They invite you to their offices to discuss your papers. It’s bizarrely

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Raskolnikov as an Odd Metaphor on angst and deferral

  

  /January deadlines. Aside from simping over MIT a bit too intensely, I wanted to get in ... chocolate to get myself to write those essays — you can have another dark ... by itself.   Instead, I would tell her to be kinder to herself. It

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advanced Standing Exams: know your stuff, get out of a semester-long class! You should really consider taking them.

  

  there’s no way to wiggle out of your eight HASS subjects.) This is all ... you’re an incoming freshman to MIT, you should really consider sitting ... comfortable with, or one that you doubt will be of much relevance to you in your

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 24, 2016
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Historic Boston This entry may be a little long . . .

  

  : Snively, Since you are used to getting up early now, go out to the Boston ... . I made it reasonably far before Google Maps decided to mess with me ... your command. *goes to cross bridge* Um, crap, no sidewalk or bike lane

  • by Snively '11
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  geek points built up to get some of the cool expensive stuff (if I didn ... everything you write and syncs it to your computer to be used later in a ... notes you're taking. All it takes is a tap on a word you've written to

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  upperclassmen, you begin to see things with a new perspective and your priorities ... do not do justice to actually being surrounded by some of your closest ... middle of nowhere New Hampshire. You're kind of forced to be fully engaged

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Baker House A tour of Baker House.

  

  moved the street Diana: and when we tried hurling the piano to the new ... Diana: it's a great study break and a chance to meet new people Bryan: i ... down to the country kitchen and cooked ourselves dinner Diana: your

  • by Bryan
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report! MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last…

  

  modeled after commentators like Bill O'Reilly. And, to help with context in ... commentator famous for his opposition to illegal immigration, and you may also know want to know what a triffid is. If you've got all that, enjoy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2008
• 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