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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Appreciating America in Tokyo (or Things I Never Finished, Part Two) On Japan and America. And being an American in Japan. Happy Memorial Day!

  

  think twice to see a Chinese woman as the head of a big company in America ... that sets you up with internships abroad and funds your entire trip - but ... . That's about all the backstory you need. Also, nice to meet you!) You

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  you to buy things off its own website? Was there some revolutionary ... I was going to save this post for whenever my summer job had given me enough witty, engaging stories to constitute an entire entry, but in light

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Inbox Insanity "You've Got Mail."

  

  Mexican?” Yes – these are the perks to being over-committed. You’re never ... -hour, etc...) because you never know when you're going to be surprised by ... can’t find it on the website, they don’t show you on the tours and you

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  That’s right, you’re sick Thank you, nurse, for stating the obvious.

  

  't go away? Sudafed, Robitussin, pick one! Hey, have both! Sprained your ... to Medical! One drawback to the program, however, is that you don't really get to know other MedLinks very well. After training, you see them

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Trip to India ...to the slum children who smiled at me even though it seems that they have…

  

  project to reduce indoor air pollution in rural homes. We owe special gratitude to Zahir Dossa, whose class made our project possible; to the Public Service Center and the Legatum Center, which funded it; and to our host in

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Climb Every Mountain: a Guest Blog Post by Davie R. ‘12 Davie R.: MOTH HUNTER.

  

  network, pleading with Google to tell you what your species is. You learn to ... was nothing to lose in trying. Lesson 1. Google is awesome. I searched ... view, we were alone. The only people crazy enough to camp on the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 28, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving season blue blue blue

  

  for a long time. i started to, hold on to your hats, like that random ... home.    And it's fine to fake it 'til you make it 'Til you do ... into the homeliness that seems impossible to find in ten days. a few

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 21, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  anything else that you need to make your decision -- please let us know your ... as you need to make your decision (and if we can help, please let us ... as much specific information as you can; this will help us make your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second Home You're in your room doing a pset. I'm in my lab making science happen.

  

  your years in the lab make you immune to normal chemicals...? o ... is that once you really come to understand your project, like really ... the Pechiney Plastic Packaging Company :p) A - Microcentrifuge. Make

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Never Calculate without Already Knowing the Answer!” xTalk about the "Art of Insight" by Prof Sanjoy Mahajan

  

  If you've been to a high school math class recently, you probably ... observed students entering anything from 999*999 to sin(π/6) to 7 ... +7 (=12) warrants machine help. And habits die hard. To combat our

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 1, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Opening doors How being an MIT cheerleader can help you get a job.

  

  supposed to write a little cover letter/essay about your qualifications ... freshman year. It's sort of another "how to do everything wrong" story... apparently I'm not very good at applying for stuff, a deficiency I am trying to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  or ask too many people (especially strangers) to read through your ... essays to passive voice. The most important part is your distinctive voice ... also be true if you use AI to write your essays. Give yourself time

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  .007 has come to a close. If you're saying, "2.007, huh?" click here and read ... ) other schools do not have the time and resources to make such a class ... strategy to choose (should I go for the humanities balls? should I make use

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sunny day – Sweepin’ the clouds away On my way to where the air is sweet.Can you tell me how to get,…

  

  one to do when one discovers an un-blogged aspect of MIT??? BLOG IT! As awesome as it is to wake up 10 minutes before a class and not get to eat until 4 pm, sometimes a college student has to take some responsibility

  • by Snively '11
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I love musicals! Wicked just dropped and I am LOSING MY MIND

  

  completely, making you live every high and low as if they were your own.   ... MIT Activities Committee has a whole website dedicated to this."]you can ... 🫵🏼 (if you want to dip your toes into musical theatre or simply just

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 29, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  request a fee waiver? Your decision to request a fee waiver is not unlike ... plagiarize your essay, we expect that you will not misrepresent your ability to ... to pay" and "I'd rather not pay." If you're not sure, we recommend

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The one-armed violin player and the Dalai Lama Emad's not the only blogger who got a press pass.

  

  to make an attempt...every (government) wants to act in their own ... companies can use to raise the quality of their employee experiences. At the ... responded to his offer first and would therefore be receiving the Dalai Lama

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  language of MIT, you’re probably in utter confusion, something to look ... I live in Massachusetts. I am a freshman. I am in college. I go to ... ’t believe it! MIT is like this entirely new planet in which I am yet to

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Undergraduates by Major AND Professor Auroux. Don't miss it.

  

  source: http://web.mit.edu/registrar/stats/yrpts/index.html (fall '09-'10). O is "undeclared sophomores". Forgot to list CMS though (16 students). =/ Hahaha it's actually a pretty hard to read graph, but it's sequential by

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 28, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere I bring you the 2010 Ring Premiere, in full living color!

  

  noticing you went to MIT undergrad to a lady at a coat check. So getting your ... The Brass Rat is a long-standing MIT tradition that has given rise to ... 'm proud to be blogging the debut of this year's Brass Rat to the rest of the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 20, 2008