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• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  I had to miss a free, pre-screening of Be Kind Rewind AND a chance to ... part of Pugwash, but I went to support my friend Sam. Since they don ... humanitarian habits, we all kind of felt too bad to have real elections because

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  2021 Applicants: Answers to Your Emails Inspiration, Process, Components, Stress Mgmt, and More

  

  want to keep any of you waiting longer than others (also the reason why ... find answers to an overwhelming majority of your questions, including ... . The website tells you what MIT is looking for and how to get here, in as

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 9, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  hey kids you should apply there's still time!

  

  before my senior year of high school, I went to meet with the IB ... .org. A series of clicks led to me opening a MyMIT account and filling out ... I realized that I had to schedule an interview. It takes me a bit of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 4, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  realize that most of this readership has never applied to either grad school ... you stay there? An average of six years. Five, if you go to Princeton ... research, and want to be part of the astronomy research community. What is

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring ... , I love to tell the story of how I never imagined coming to MIT ... department’s minimalist but colorful website), I decided to apply. And for a

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  myself, traveled over to Hanscom Air Force Base (about a 30 minute drive ... assigned various specialties, from Medical to Security Forces. Obviously, we ... make use of the ones we had been taught in order to complete our missions

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  , and so I randomly rank classes that happen to fit in with the rest of my ... first day of class, ready to get some tips on how to improve my strokes ... hardly able to walk down the stairs. But by the end of the semester, our

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story behind TIMtalks In other words, a story about stories

  

  Grimson before the event, and the whole force of people who came together to ... of TIMtalks, “TIMtalks was created as a forum to practice and learn to ... explained over e-mail, “I sent emails to the Chancellor and a lot of deans

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Rainbow Lounge Where the LGBT kids hang out.

  

  has a big collection of those informative booklets for anyone to take ... -known projects to come out of the Rainbow Lounge is the "You Are Welcome Here ... campaign is this: any member of the MIT community who would like to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 23, 2009
• Blog / How to MIT

  Learning to Spend Better This not a budgeting post.

  

  , really, needed to. But I did learn to be spending better. Being aware of ... . Knowing makes me unafraid of "not having enough", which then allows me to be ... something to use it on." My internet history was full of amazon doodads, my

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • June 18, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  you had to be there. Russ may have also increased his chances of getting a PhD by offering a gift to his committee beforehand--while most of ... have thesis defenses to go to. And then, of course, when you get your Ph

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our ... application website and admissions requirements.  
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bored at work My weekend, a favor to all of you, and some questions to answer

  

  moguls before the finish line due to a nasty patch of ice. He won a very shiny medal, which he forced me to wear the rest of the weekend (does this ... wonderful and rewarding career, is not really a nine-to-five type of job

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  We salute you. They say sometimes about MIT that of sleeping, studying, and socializing, you're forced to choose two. Well, they're almost right... Some weeks you only get to choose one. It's a lifestyle not for

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  How Albatross Fly Without Flapping Their Wings, And other Lore™️ I learned this semester.

  

  hemisphere that spends 90% of its life in the air. An Albatross can go up to 6 ... wingspans as a sort of sail, and angling the feathers on each wing's end to ... land.  If this method of flight could be harnessed in a drone or flying

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 10, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Untitled Pigeon Post 🐦💕

  

  -mputer.[/caption] I thought that going to MIT would force me to quit my pigeon obsession ... .” Initially, I knew better than to trust a book written by a gas company. I tried holding out, but I was young and wanted to fit in, so peer pressure

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  processing. If your school uses Naviance/Docufide to submit letters of ... .4% of those who chose not to interview. Tracking: Application tracking ... may take us up to two more weeks for your materials to show up on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Skipping Class and Failing Bio A practical guide to poor life choices

  

  bottom of my locker. But this year was going to be different. This was MIT ... enjoyed. I would have to be rigorous, I told myself, and I would be forced ... ’ve ever subjected myself to, and it was grueling to just sit and force

  • by Joel G. '18
  • December 29, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Central Square Dance Party You can even play the videos and dance along to them. It'll be like you…

  

  , "According to Google dot com, he had many lovers." This makes me go "Eggggghhhhhhh." I don't think it was at all acceptable to say "Google dot com" in ... the puberty of internet history. **Did I just admit to everyone I watch

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Sophomore Slump Last semester was not so great

  

  beginning of this semester. There was a CI-H, which I needed to take, but it ... my other classes, and I had to switch it to listener at the end of the ... .  MIT truly is a place where you are forced to drink from the firehose

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 12, 2014