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• Blog / Classes

  Academic Things I’ve Learned no life lessons, promise

  

  first half of the semester was structured along the history of chemistry ... : not personal growth and the importance of self-care, or how long one can ... outlines and hand-wavy explanations of the topics I've covered, sort of as

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 26, 2020
• Blog / Personal Projects

  in Black Valley Hostel journal of my third day in Ireland

  

  100-km loop around the Kerry Road on the first Sunday of July, when ... ’ll get some work done tonight. But first I want to record the highlights of ... with beds below $70. Tomorrow I'll hike as much of the Way as I can, then

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Makibaka! Huwag matakot! black lives matter! junk terror bill!

  

  happening back in the Philippines. Here, it’s ever present: news of gruesome ... week ago, President Duterte fast-tracked the Anti–Terror Bill through the House of Representatives, and they went through the readings like it was a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  for change in (expected + unexpected): print(change.get_thoughts())

  

  Tube advice videos or romanticized audiobooks or way too many of the MIT ... via the endless stream of short-form videos spoonfed to me by various ... ! There’s been a lot of the ways my life has changed, both expected and

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 19, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Coolest Thing I Bet You Didn’t Know Was Math (guest post by YQ L. ‘16) Clickbait title by me, not by YQ, because I really, really, really want you to…

  

  intricate ways throughout the design. I first learned about this type of ... the things we find beautiful—our very perception of beauty, actually ... one of my favorite things I didn’t realize were math: paper art. The

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 7, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Physics A short novel.

  

  that go the other way. First of all, your first semester is Pass ... I'm going to be honest - The first five academic weeks here were not ... have a chance a college. In the end, it's what you did for the love of

  • by Karen F. '11
  • October 13, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  News for Admitted Students Some next steps for those who received the good news.

  

  globe will be hosting gathering for the Class of 2014, as nearby campus as ... 're enrolling this fall (Yay! Welcome officially to the MIT Class of 2015!), that ... Hello, MIT Class of 2015! Here are some things that admitted students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Events

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

  

  Emad. The first - an expression of celebration at our respective ticket ... Lama came together in the form of three Unread Message alerts in my inbox. The first, sent at 9:29am, was from Chris, saying that Emad and I had

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

  Curseroad MIT class roadmaps that shouldn’t exist but theoretically could

  

  even the average number of hours for each class (based on course ... where I test the limits of how one can graduate from MIT. Perfect for ... ) Most of the resulting roadmaps are rather… questionable, to say the least

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Short Dining Guide to Cambridge Where to find food within walking distance of MIT, other than in my fridge.

  

  most of the dorms and ends at Trader Joe's/Whole Foods). 3. Harvest Co ... distance of 77 Massachusetts Avenue uneaten at, pardon the grammatical ... see any more of those, really). Honestly, I can't count the nights when

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year; New Me! (Two Months Late Oops) I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do in my last semester…

  

  this busy before. I used to think the first week of classes was so busy ... , hopefully this format makes sense. I'm donating half of the income that I ... been recently. Also, a full text description of the images is at the

  • by ana~
  • March 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  directly to the admissions office. In this case, the letter of recommendation ... ,TOEFL IN DETAIL? IN WHICH OF THESE EXAMS I SHOULD PREFER> WHAT R THE ... and/or abilities in the realm of computer science. There are certain

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  handicap. This is the first thing to get over when you come to MIT. A lot of ... believe it. You can fail a whole bunch of tests first term freshman year and ... of in awe of the fact that I'd apparently survived almost a full year

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  when apocalypse strikes… on being preemptively torn from my home, living group, and nearly everything i love at…

  

  ; But saying goodbye to the first person to leave broke all of our hearts ... This week, hands down, has been the most chaotic one of my life. I ... note = "the lawn in front of the big dome"]Killian Court

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 16, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Q&A: Food on campus, UROPs, decisions Qs from prospectives and prefrosh, As from me.

  

  /convenience store on the first floor of the Student Center. It tends to be quite ... Cormick, Simmons, Baker) 2) The option of signing up for a dining plan (everywhere ... what you paid for, you'll have to eat a certain number of meals in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2011
• FAQ / Transfer

  What are the deadlines for transfer admission?

  supporting documents by March 1, 2026. Please visit the Transfer deadlines & requirements page for further details.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “Failing” at MIT for the record, this isn't

  

  go to M-I-expletive-T, a girl thinks to herself on the first day of ... place to alleviate some of the pressure on first-semester freshmen. The ... young and naïve freshman away from home for the first time. The feeling of

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • November 2, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  MIT CodeIt or: the best decision i've made this semester

  

  "Game of the Year." Firstly, I named it the POG award because I say pog ... success by tangible achievements and I forget the whole point of my being ... on their final projects, which they showcase and present at the end of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 25, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  incoming how i’ve been spending my iap yes get ready for like 8 of these in a row

  

  again. I spent the two whole weeks of break just complaining about ... . This is one of the first times I've ever actually enjoyed research. I ... switching between an empty cubicle and an isolated lab. The first day of my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  responsibility over the project - the first time I've had control of a project so ... artificial) - think of the scripted conversations you have with recruiters over ... - and be a whole lot more fun! Take for instance the time I was climbing

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014