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• Blog / MIT Life

  A thousand million questions An evening with Gaelic quesadillas and Farrokh Bulsara.

  

  City 4. Pump your own gas 5. "Walk On The Wild Side" by Lou Reed Despite ... Today while running westward at sunset, I was nearly blinded by the ... be on the other side of me, but then I realized that in order to that I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  tired and busy and tired and busy and tired and busy and

  

  10am-ish Work out from 10:30-12 Get lunch from 12-1 Go to class ... . Get ready for bed and sleep by 1am. Repeat. There are definitely ... friends because they don't live in my house and I barely get to see them

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cubes, Tetrahedrons, and Wind Chimes Silly lil musical instruments for a silly lil guy (me)

  

  this by using a microcontroller to amplify the sound, much like an ... semester, I’m taking 21M.370 – Digital Instrument Design! It’s a new ... .) and various sensors (accelerometers, capacitive sensing, etc.) to create

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 5, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  awhile, we would expect to see the results of your standardized tests ... would assist us in getting to know you. Obviously, the greater the distance from your high school studies, the more creative you'll have to be
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  DRAW TIM (the beaver) behold the artistic talents of MIT staff

  

  to the best of your ability," where X=bike or car or Shrek or Tim ... icebreaker led by yours truly. And because I am an internet gremlin, I also decided to mine my coworkers for Blog Content™️ by asking people for their

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • April 5, 2023
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  limited to): the IB, A Levels, the French Baccalaureate, and CBSE. Your ... you, including your situation as affected by family, school, culture ... We understand that it's difficult for international students to apply
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  note to get those wheelie shoes prepubescent boys wear. 10:00 AM: Stand ... . 12:57 PM: Plans to take it to the next level foiled by professor ... introductory physics. 3:55 PM: Leave class with Keri and Cristen to get meds and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Emilienne: The Sophomore who does brain surgery Emilienne has been studying the brain through her UROP in the Fee Lab.

  

  to talk personally with the professors. I was so excited by everyone ... Engineering major (which is new to MIT), Brain and Cognitive Science research ... birds called zebra finches, which are known for their ability to sing

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Third times the charm or so I hope

  

  place two weekends ago too -- I only had enough time to drop by and ... , and still didn't get through all the companies I wanted to talk to. Also ... The past few weeks have been quite the welcome-back-to-MIT

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  sophomore fall (sophomore decline? sophomore roman empire?) (actually the word sophomore comes from Greek but shhhh)

  

  (x/2) of them are getting done; a semester of scraping by in everything ... so much that i will never get the chance to do, and that hurts in an ... , getting to choose which of my tasks to tackle next instead of being forced

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / Advice

  falling in love with october swooning over foLiAGe

  

  have your homework every week to be like, “write a poem! read about how ... stars admiring from afar (to properly credit "we fell in love in october" by girl in red as the reference for this blog's title) Between the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  Quick update from SB Where it is not below zero.

  

  In Santa Barbara right now, where I'm soaking up the sun and just getting some R&R before the new semester. This IAP I have just been up ... IAP, but this break I really wanted to just chill out. Just wanted to

  • by Celena C. '12
  • January 8, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why did the engineer cross the road? Maybe there was a cape for sale on the other side

  

  seemed like we tried everything to get the reaction to happen on both sides ... to fly. I'll admit, I googled "get cape wear cap fly" to find this ... expected” and ends, “And again, no stress. You’ll be fine,” you’re going to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Reporting from… Doha! 🐫🐫 ft: the first time I ever rode on a camel

  

  . Although I was almost falling asleep at that point, I seemed to gain a new ... too carefully calculated to have been produced by nature. I noticed that ... Labs, a program that gives MIT students the chance to teach students in

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • January 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work and Energy Can't do the former if you don't have the latter.

  

  new meaning. So this week, I decided to shape up a little. By this, I ... fascinating, not the least because I get to see Winnie-the-Pooh cartoons (in ... Having spent the majority of orientation meeting new people, staying

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 7, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Slow down, fast train. Take me with you!

  

  friend Shana stopped by to visit in Boston this week. Now, that's normally ... denigrate anything from New Jersey for fear of retribution by the mafia, or ... DID YOU KNOW? In Guam, Hawaii, and Saipan, you can get SPAM at Mc

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 26, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Get to know Tim the Beaver! Tim shows off some moves at an MIT men's ice hockey game

  

  spectators waited patiently for the Zamboni to finish during a men's ice hockey ... siezed the moment. To the 2016ers, here's what you can expect when you arrive on campus in a month and a half! Get pumped!

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  by the end of this.” “Dude you’re literally going to lose.” “You ... quite enough. By the point I was halfway through trying to woo the places ... the bills and counted them one by one. While it hurt just a tinge to see

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2010! By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da' Tube".

  

  Effect a line and we'll chat! Tell us your story. I especially want to hear ... By now many of the Early Action admitted students have received "Da' Tube". Let me hear from you! Are you excited? Are we your number one

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I include a portfolio with my application?

  Yes, you're welcome to include a portfolio. Visual artists, makers, performing artists, and researchers may send portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slideroom. Detailed instructions for submitting