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• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  ; because you want to get away from your parents as soon as possible, start ... , instead of just returning to school in the fall, you finally get to work on ... can send a letter outlining your plans to our office: Office of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  all of you 2010s on your way to MIT, stay openminded about not just ... degree, this has to be a decision your son or daughter has to make on their ... House, and I was on my way to Baker. (pause for information) Just a few

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Everyone at MIT should take this class. How often do you get to design toys in class?

  

  of the womb, who were building robots before they learned how to walk ... major I ended up declaring, go to grad school, get a job at a biotech ... to get as much experience as possible in the fields I was considering

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  We’re So Back a collage of preseason

  

  15 years old and has been passed on to an energetic freshman each year to lead the team in spirit. Yours truly was the bearer of Hood Beav ... preseason is the time to get to know each other better. [carousel image1

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 2, 2024
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2020–2021 application cycle

  

  continue to focus on you and yours, and know that we will be there to help ... dedicated COVID-19 FAQs, and relevant static pages on our site, with this ... I am writing to announce that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 13, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi, I’m Lulu ...a different kind of blogger; I take pictures.

  

  what? I'm here by popular demand so tell me what you want to see! If you're getting sick of pictures and you'd like to hear more about how I go about ... Hi, I'm your second new blogger, there's Keri, and then there's me

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story of Tonight (more like 730 nights ago)

  

  get to dictate how its told. And that's pretty empowering. And I guess ... week since I watched Hamilton on tour. An entire week of attempting to do ... anymore. And so you do the two things you can do: listen to the playlist on

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  just like yours is. However, we come to different conclusions because we ... , participate in a week-long introduction to the Navy, and on August 28th I take ... a couple times a week. I won't try to recruit anyone, but if you're

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  same. Us froshies are all so confused on how or why we got admitted to ... reaction on that day. Now, how about a proper introduction?  My name is ... SO HAPPY, but there wasn't much energy in me to get overly happy as

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Year of the HASS thoughts on single-tasking, cheese slicers, and the tyranny of the mind

  

  code, hours of pulling my hair out at office hours, just trying to get ... transition time before you are fully able to focus on the task at hand. So, to all of you (@ me) trying to simultaneously respond to emails, scroll on

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Good Morning or Good Night? seven am adventures where people say good morning and good night

  

  and head over to play. It is lots of fun. Or maybe I can talk about how ... spend a lot of time with friends. It means I get to spend time with ... , sleep. But I didn’t get to choose; my body chose for me. I’ve run through

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello, Goodbye, Hello!

  

  ’re all getting ready to go back to school… Returning students are probably ... exciting to look at)... I looked at the empty i3 DVD slot on the inside ... guess my point is - all of you heading to MIT soon, GET EXCITED 'CAUSE

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  just scary, because how do you talk to people? How do you ask for help ... how to help, and there was an upperclassman who was willing to teach us ... . I mean, you put on a hard hat and wear glasses. To use a power saw

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at the Media Lab

  

  undergraduate admission in the past, who went on to pursue their ambitions elsewhere, and who write me, years later, to tell me how things worked out for ... line. That your path isn’t something MIT sets you on, it’s something you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 24, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  school or on your own? Do you hope to pursue any global interests when you ... and studios where you can screen foreign films to hone your language ... was helpful, because now I'm fine with getting up for morning classes

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  ? *sniff* I don't want to end on such a tragic note, so I will leave you with this: Tree trunks get so postered that we resort to taping flyers ... Last night, we went to a carnival that was sponsored by the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  how to dance. You know what that means? When you go to a party and there ... some of my more outgoing classmates get their freaks on, then get sternly ... teacher. Here, whenever I get the chance to go to a party with dancing, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Chalk of the Week chalk art at the welcome center

  

  Wave/Outrun" playlist on Spotify. Prompt: "How many people live in your hometown?" My ... the fact that it was going to get erased eventually. Really shows how ... wheels on them so you can roll them out into the lobby for visitors to see

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 27, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Photophobic

  

  to take a picture of, so I did my best: And if you're curious how much ... could to get a better look at was was so alluring a distraction in the ... on my left side, not unlike trying to swim the sidestroke on land. My

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finding heritage at MIT

  

  other things going on which I will not bother to ennumerate here. The point is, it's funny how if you have major changes in your life, like ... culture, but it's not quite there. How strange that I came to college, of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 4, 2005