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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  's Shawn Estes having a nice pitchers duel in the early innings and a come-from-behind win by the home team thanks to a Troy Glaus three-run home run. Yet I ... . A Red Sox game will be one of the highlights of my MIT 5 Year Reunion

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay Mathematics Institute's Millennium Prize Problems. A stimulating morning. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of first-year learning communities are available?

  , we have a variety of programs to choose from. MIT’s first-year learning communities offer a distinct kind of learning environment that provides students with the opportunity to study and socialize as part of a
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is campus safe?

  on a safe academic environment as well as emergency medical service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week all year long. We provide these vital services ... need it. Blue light emergency phones are everywhere. MIT also has a
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What other student resources are available?

  MIT offers a myriad of health and well-being support resources for students. See the DoingWell site for more info.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of student support services are available?

  Being a student at MIT can sometimes feel like drinking from a fire ... the water pressure. They are a friendly and easily accessible hub of support for MIT students. Whether you're struggling with a pset because of
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  Interested in studying abroad for an academic year in the U.K. or a ... spending a summer in China or heading to Spain during the month of January? How about combining a study-abroad experience with an internship in
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  If you think MIT is all work and no play, let us take you for a spin ... spring and fall semesters, the Independent Activities Period is a special ... years, IAP has given MIT students, faculty, and staff a unique opportunity
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How many students play sports at MIT?

  program in the nation. About one in four MIT students join a team during ...  club teams and dozens of intramural sports available. Whether you're a potential Olympic contender or if this is the first time you've ever thrown a
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are Psets?

  If you're interested in MIT, you have to learn a little bit about ... , the entire course is weighted towards exams so that psets are seen as a learning tool. In other courses, psets are a substantial portion of the final
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  If you are named a QuestBridge Finalist, you do not need to submit an ... available once Finalists are announced. If you are a QuestBridge Finalist ... the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?

  We appreciate your interest in MIT! We don't send a lot of mail (and ... the Bulletin, is available free online and provides a comprehensive description of all of the Institute's academic programs. We receive a lot of
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  MIT has A LOT of graduation requirements. Most colleges have some sort of breadth requirement. MIT, being a technical school, has a weighty ... —HASS—requirement), PLUS a technical core encompassing introductory biology, chemistry

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 24, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Studying in China on MIT’s Budget: a Guest Post by Saul W. ‘14 Saul double-majored in Math and Asian & Asian Diaspora Studies.

  

  about the humanities and half as a coping mechanism to handle the eight ... . And where better to study a language and a country than by being there? ----------------------------- Given that I take a lot of photos in China and hate to see them go to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2) Long and verbose. But I hope you find time to read it.

  

  A month and a half ago, I posted the first part of my series introduction to physics@mit. This entry has been a while coming. I started ... trips, and guitar hero III. I learned how to ski; I beat a song on hard; I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 29, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  [Joint Post] Build a robot boat with MIT Arcturus! Q&A with Arcturus captain Audrey Chen

  

  a Q&A with the team captain Audrey Chen! All photos by Audrey ... is MIT’s autonomous robotics team! Self-driving robots are becoming a ... ] Amber: So Arcturus is a pretty new club, yeah? Tell us about its formation

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  After attending many entrepreneurship networking events as a college ... either also in college or a recent graduate working on their startup. Even ... a conference for millennial entrepreneurs. It starts tomorrow and it

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Night I Shared A Stage With Marilee Photos of a star, by a Star.

  

  Thanks to Star Simpson (MIT ’10) for these fantastic photos! Sorry it took so long for me to get them on the site. New entry coming soon – but enjoy…

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  tea shirt the tea and stories behind the merch in my closet

  

  After a short burst of productivity in January, I proceeded to not write a mere sentence for months on the blogs. This makes the 6-month ... out of not wanting to, but nothing manifested even if I got a few lines

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 19, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  . All three elevators have a board full of posters, and the floor selection buttons that don’t always light up, and they all make a confusing ... hear her whir to life and go straight to you like a personal chauffeur. I

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025