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• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  , reaching out to nations all over the world. By 2015, 9.77% of the ... 't have a cohesive campus until 1916, much to the lamentation of some ... to the 24 courses now), choices were hard. Here are some words of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  in the pursuit of knowledge want to see a MacArthur Genius dancing to gangnam style?

  

  the above sentence of a college essay that thankfully never made it into ... travesty of a sentence last year.  I still make lame over-the-top metaphors ... .  But primary sources are so hard to find, right?  Right? Michael

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Taste of the Real World an adventure in life

  

  on in the world, only able to scan the New York Times every couple of ... of MIT’s willingness to pay for you to travel) including England ... of ads looking for long-term roommates (I have places to be in the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  How To Write A College Essay and other things too

  

  to guess. Sometimes it is hard because you have a lot of stories ... college application essays, this is a great time to revisit some of the ... of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use a long

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  Aquarius or Year of the Horse is Not Important and you don't need to base ... minutes seeing a window to the outside world, one of the scientists wished ... analagous to January 24th, the 24th day of the first month. You know what

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  made a lot of memories together. But I know if they hadn't have tried to talk to me, none of that would have happened. I never was good at ... 're also full of experiences and unique insights that the world wants to hear

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Not Admitted A forum

  

  There were a record number of applications for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a great number of incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Why is it called the Brass Rat?

  It's the goal of every incoming student at MIT to get their own Brass Rat—MIT's version of a class ring. The phrase "Brass Rat" is derived from the alleged resemblance of the brass beaver featured on the ring to
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March No longer MIA.

  

  This entry brings to a close one of the longest periods of blog ... , but we are finally beginning to see the Class of 2010 truly take shape ... honored to be a part of the selection committee for the Research Science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Seasons of Spam Next up: a Nostalgic entry about my frosh year. After Finals. Maybe.

  

  cans of Red Bull. In tooling, in frats, in lectures, in hacks. In ten ... spam. Seasons of spam Seasons of spam Ten thousand thirty-two hundred eighty semi-hours Ten thousand thirty-two hundred emails to read Ten

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!

  

  To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! The bloggers' holiday pic.

  

  Just a quick note to say happy holidays from all of us to all of you. We hope your vacations are fun and safe, and that your 2006 is super. :-) P.S. All questions to date have been answered in the previous entry...

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 19, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn’t award second bachelor’s degrees, regardless of the course of study. We encourage you to apply to MIT as a graduate student.
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  like a tourist" guide is not to stand around like a moo cow in front of ... refer to rooms within buildings by their numbers. It's kind of bewildering ... very rarely have to go outside again until you need to go home. Most of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Snippets of Iceland some rhymes from spring break

  

  2024 has been quite a year for the Sun—in addition to the total solar ... friends and I decided to travel to Iceland!! This was my first time ever traveling with just friends (no Real Adults^TM?!?), and it was a lot of fun

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 17, 2024
• Blog / CPW

  I’m nervous to meet you A letter to the prefrosh at the dawn of CP*

  

  "]CPW[/annotation] 2020, except it isn’t. It’s the first day of CP*, a virtual answer to ... this event. We’ve all done our best to pick of the pieces of a scattered ... , offer advice, joke around, and tell all of you, face to face, that if I

  • by Powers '23
  • April 17, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread for Admitted Students

  

  This was the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute, and you are one of the very few applicants to whom we offered admission. Congratulations and welcome to the Class of 2015! Feel free to

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have required classes or language requirements?

  We're often asked to recommend specific classes for high school students to increase their chances of admission. We don't have any required ... , chemistry, biology, and four years of English. We want you to take the most
• Blog / Classes

  How to build a Tamagotchi and the power of curiosity

  

  electronics to the point of designing them, and that had been something I ... of this blog to see what others in this class created!) Step 1: Design ... and all of their connections to each other. This is where you decide

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 25, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  The end of an era Veronica Mars was canceled. That, or the seniors left. Interpret the title as you will.

  

  extensive collection of movies. I've decided to replace Veronica Mars with ... be no Ruth or Sam around all the time to make Conner 2 the bastion of ... she gave the list of their names to Nish, because you know, she and Nish

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 13, 2007