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• Blog / Community Projects

  [Guest Post] Because Racecar, Friendships, and Family By Monica C. '25: "What I’ve learned about being an engineer, friend, and teammate by…

  

  "]EECS[/annotation] department, I’ve noticed that it’s easy to get funneled into one specific kind ... who were willing to take the risk and get their hands dirty. 3) You ... few components: Why: Get to the root of what is causing people to

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  my first year, in slices ft. ruminations on the freshmen friend group

  

  DND.  In one last attempt to get a hold of her, seeing her Find My ... .”    “Omg yes. When we get to the door just say you’re a Course 6 ... ; phrases i’d never used until MIT:    “I would go, but I’d have to get

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • September 18, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation

  

  writing and casual vlogging. But my friends and I have managed to get out ... guess an unofficial theme for this IAP has been to explore and get off ... MIT's temporary emergency closure means I no longer have an excuse to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps For the Deferred what to do next

  

  get into MIT. Being deferred means you're going to get another fair ... denied in EA. Deferred students, however, will have to wait a little longer ... of deferred students write in with questions so I wanted to post a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  looking all over for you, kid!" booms Satan. "Let's get you back to hell ... uncertain coworker. By the time I grab my sandwich and get to the door, both ... roast chicken-mashed avocado-jicama sandwich and talking to my sister on

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Circus but like a nerd circus. So you know, less elephants and more calculus. Just as…

  

  and tweaking components to get everything to work like it does in the ... I wish I had time to do during the school year! (I'm getting much much ... , and I get to read all the books I've always heard good things about. Our

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  A Word of Warning (Pay Attention) A guest entry by Kelsey Kennedy '12

  

  've ever wanted to get out of the wind more in my life. While my thick, wooly ... was able to get by without actually having to do work. At the time, it ... knew what I was getting myself into. MIT is, well, MIT, right? After

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Oh the Places You’ll Go! Did you know Dr. Seuss was a SigEp?

  

  managed to get one percent higher than what I needed to get an A for the ... outmaneuver any NYC taxi. The Motherland. I woke up last morning to the slow ... gaps in the blinds. I rolled over, and realized - to my delight - that I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Telethon Fun…Squared The amount of fun experienced at an event grows exponentially as a function of bloggers…

  

  helping out from 6:00 to 11:00, with maybe a half-hour break in between to ... happened to leave a message on your machines or with your parents, feel free to comment below. ;-) All in all, about 60 students - a record turnout

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Blast from the Past

  

  unfortunate, since it meant I stayed out until after 2 AM and had to get my butt ... sweet. Kinda want to get the idea of the layout of this dorm ... because ... of time (sorry!) and after Ruth's balloon adventure, I headed over to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 15, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  car and the team must defend their decision. They also get to sell the ... hours to get from concept to completion. The time is well spent though, as ... wheel has to be removed to be able to get in or out of the car. Also

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  get to network with professionals through networking lunches ... the entry number?) Now to the meat of the story, get pumped! After he ... goal of this program is to teach leadership and work-place dynamics to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Double diplomas The only thing better than one MIT degree is TWO MIT degrees!

  

  actually get two diplomas to show off at graduation (and to hang ... being pedantic. A "double-major" generally means that one gets a single ... two subjects (stats are here, but I happen to know they're not complete

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s the big deal about 40^2?

  

  application, I just glance at the test scores to get a sense of them before ... . I do promise to get around to more of them as soon as I can. I'm sure ... right now, but I thought I'd take a quick break to tell you a little about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 20, 2004
• Blog / How to Food

  Come on, let’s go food truckin’ Where to find some cheap, reasonably tasty, and sometimes even healthy eats on campus.

  

  food, I thought to myself, "Hey, the '10s are getting to campus just ... places to get food are." So here are five of my favorite everyday things to ... usually get a small soup or entree to go with my gargantuan plate of rice

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ Wait list answers to your questions

  

  application. You should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call ... list have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours ... admitted 1467 students. However, it isn't possible to exactly predict how

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  should, however, continue to get good grades, as we may call your school to ... waitlist have lots of questions, so hopefully you find an answer to yours ... admitted 1419 students. However, it isn't possible to exactly predict how

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  tote bag tour i have so many things to carry

  

  's all of the bags I have... for now. But I'm always trying to get that bag ... floppy rectangle of yellow there. I tried my best to retreat under the guise of functionality: this one’s dark enough to hold tubes of paint, and

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 2, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  Lies in MIT, lies about MIT these are the lies that i tell myself at night

  

  lying, then, to call these lies? Five. In What getting an education from ... you want it to be. That most people don't actually take six classes a ... 't that bad. That was one of my last reservations about committing to MIT

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  i saw twenty one pilots at td garden in boston live music is very much alive and here to stay

  

  overwhelmed by work and school and the thought of having to get good grades for ... getting jostled around, but you couldn't bring yourself to care because you ... I wanted to share that with you all. trigger warnings: talks of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 28, 2021