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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The good advice The many different flavors of advising at MIT.

  

  well those plans were working for me.) Of course, you're welcome to drop in on your advisor at any time to discuss classes, grad school ... exactly with it on the classes needed to get there. Students who are

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 3) notes from the third day

  

  ended deciding to get up and wander Union Station. I have come to the ... ="84400" /] Out of a mild fear of getting lost or left behind, I attached myself to an old lady who was also getting up to stretch her legs; we had a

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 13, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Winter Sports at MIT a sneak peek of: swim and dive, squash, and men's basketball

  

  -athlete: “The basketball team comes back early on December 26th to get ready for ... you want to get recruited to swim for MIT you should email the coaches ... coaches. I think recruit trips are also a really valuable experience to get

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 12, 2024
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  [By Anjali T. '09] This summer, I didn't happen to pull off what ... once home to the Prime Meridian and is the world's oldest working observatory. It was here that Foucault experimented with his pendulum to show

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Antics! The title is pretty self-explanatory, isn't it?

  

  , we decided to get the hell out of there. Soon after this, we were told ... tunnels to get from Building 54 to the main academic buildings without going ... getting ready to go outside and play in the snow with Sarah when the 223

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where are you going, where have you been? The answer is "to a fast food restaurant to blog; to four countries in one…

  

  . But first I want to tell you about the most exciting part of the trip--getting ... cost you a bundle to get to or from there. So don't think "Ooh, la la la ... tomorrow night I'm leaving work a little early so that we can get over to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Build awesome What to do if you like to build stuff.

  

  "I like to build things. What can I do to show my stuff?" I get this question from time to time. Many students know that math students can do ... yourself. You certainly should add MAKEblog to your RSS reader, and MAKE

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs

  

  feel like: So I just made a vlog to get back in the rhythm of filming/editing/etc. If you're curious, here is the Buzzfeed article I mentioned (I'm still ... working to get more artists to lecture here. (I still have a tiny bit of

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  , and passion. So, choose your activities wisely and try to maintain some ... for up to 15 activities. I get really miffed when I tell an admissions ... …it can get pretty overwhelming. I’ve found myself having less and less free

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Radio Nerd Shenanigans i wrote this in october and forgot to post it oops

  

  sure you need to give your real call sign” “That’s totally a real call ... to figure out how to get to the club room. Walker wasn’t the most ... wanted to print the current W1MX logo on a PCB, but the best he could get

  • by Anika H. '26
  • February 25, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Rapids My last day at work was bittersweet. And if there's one thing I've learned from…

  

  get to be awesome and actually save lives. For real. I know, I know, you're ... Old Navy? Psh. I have to argue with parents to put lifejackets on their ... whatnot. So leaving was bittersweet. To commemorate the day, I thought I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  [annotation note="There are two ways to get from Heathrow Airport to Paddington ... . "I was getting one of your keys copied, and it was taking longer than I ... knights from London to Bristol, where I currently reside in a castle. I

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Song of Myself All we need is music (sweet music).

  

  ! - Wenhao Sun As far as late Beethoven goes, I'd really like to get into him ... experience to say nothing else. Oh! I'm getting so excited about this concert ... quite nice when MIT rounds your GPA to one decimal place. In addition to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  scratch. You get 20 minutes to escape the room and secure a UROP! As a part ... all of you! So, welcome to MIT ‘22s!! We can’t wait to get to know y ... great people, expand your horizon and explore all that this place has to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Senior Survey (Says?) (For the record, I think that being on Family Feud would be totally awesome)

  

  informal): Please use the space below to comment on what your school could have done to improve your undergraduate experience or what you wish you ... , be specific about how your college or university contributed to these

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 3, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I do too much stuff at MIT 1)My mom doesn't have a problem with it.

  

  two are out to get me. You'll never get my wisdom teeth! Neither of you ... to get through MIT is hard, and you'll often wonder whether or not the ... 'll be relatively independent and your primary responsibility will be to

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  's acronymal third letter! At MIT, you get to choose your own T. Most students ... program for teens who want to get into MIT right after middle school. The ... the harder subjects for the senior-year projects when we get to use real

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  . I was getting a tuberculosis skin test, which I needed in order to ... rocket ships. They're sick and exhausted but they still want to get up and ... ) and it was close to Halloween: my birthday. My little sister poked her

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Four years, four summers The stuff I've been up to every summer at MIT.

  

  that I didn't get to see during term. (It's not that I have no time to ... didn't get to see it all year. And usually during the school year, Adam and I go out on Friday nights, so I don't get to see Monk. But during

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Inside/Outside words/pictures; I really don't know what to put here... haha

  

  $25 to get a blank Moleskine cahier sketchbook, which you're supposed to ... of faces and experiences makes it all worthwhile. * Came home to find my bed upgraded from twin size to full size (!!); makes me scared about

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 5, 2010