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• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  MIT is one of the best places in the world to be a student ... in the class and go work together to get it done. We do this because ... believe that you should learn from the very best the moment you set foot on
• Blog / Admissions

  Tour/Hack/Math Three things that happen a lot at MIT

  

  building toys (for anybody who is unsure, this is a good way to start the day ... , listening intently. At this point we get to Lobby 7, home of the big ... , this is it, just watch, you'll see it happen." Sure enough, the lady to

  • by Snively '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  9.00 with no context are you a cool rat?

  

  is my roommate’s girlfriend)." "Whether we are learning to avoid the ... it is not the laying down of sublime rhymes in time that makes your ... ." "And if your default response is to kiss that very inviting

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Burton 1 Cribs A look at the interiors of several rooms on Burton 1.

  

  MIT yearbook Technique, who is a total pro as you're about to see. I ... Home Depot to buy paint. We ended up buying the paint "Royal Academy" by ... when we came by to photograph them, so only Lauren is pictured above

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The things that can change your life…

  

  't want to miss the chance to go say hello to Peeto. You see, Peeto is ... we wanted to do hall rush the way it was supposed to be done, not to mention get to know the halls of our new dorm, so we decided to visit each

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Feedback Works Warning: analogy ahead

  

  finish is good enough to qualify for Nationals in Iowa, so the team gets ... and wilderness to get to the next best cheering spot, it would have been ... our last race of the season" or "first time at Regionals" to "this is my

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Ode From A Science Fair Junkie in honor of intel isef 2018

  

  you go through adds to your being in some way or form. You essentially ... foundation for the confidence you carry. And your low points remind you to take ... within to without (simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 13, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Speaking of mu…

  

  'm supposed to be one of the young, hip people in the office, but one major way ... ..." doesn't get you looked at funny. A quick rundown of tonight's activities ... over to the previously mentioned Diesel Cafe, where I read three

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  completely uncontrolled way. It is necessary to consider the values of ... explored and changed course. It is okay to have been in the school orchestra ... did this.) It is okay to still include it on your application. (I did

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Paris Hilton comes to MIT Just kidding, but I bet that got your attention

  

  around the country. The conference schedule is posted on their website and ... come to MIT, we wouldn’t even have the time to find rotten tomatoes ... the latter two options; Tuesday night is always so horrendously

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  getting really bored. Besides, I wanted a faster way to get around campus ... also makes falling a little safer, since you’re closer to the ground. I ... griptape. Actually getting myself to step on the board was a physical and

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home on the range Dorm choice timeline and advice.

  

  to get party hats, but I couldn't find any at the store, alas. Dorm ... , and send in the form to be run in the housing lottery. The form is ... the option to stay in your temp dorm if you want, although you shouldn

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  and i’d do it again differently

  

  .701 became a way for me to start learning pure mathematics to the degree that i ... is in your problem set, that topic you tried to independent study but ... you're just glad you made it to the end—but nonetheless you've made it

  • by Paige B. '24
  • October 25, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Physics in the MIT No bacon apple pies here.

  

  valuable way to learn relevant skills for your field while getting rich at a ... Today I neglected to bring a jacket to class. As the afternoon waned ... estimates, I caught six different strains of flu on the way home at 6:30 pm

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  everything i know about friendship, i learned from the wellesley-mit toons twenty two notes to myself

  

  formally, every rehearsal) take my friends off campus (the bus to wellesley is an easy way to do this but there are other places too!) invite my ... games. groupchats. or the og groupchats, mit mailing lists. ways to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 14, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  reasons, not the least of which is emails like this: From: Mollie Burgoon To ... that one in. So the answer is something close to 1/370.86 * 1/12ish ... I recently discovered that they also happen to be getting married on

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 2) may the data be ever in my favor

  

  room selection. Your goal is to maximize your score. Your score is ... of being more preferred by the other players, so I decided to pick only ... : sleep, social life, and school. MIT wants to identify the best student

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  applying sideways, beyond admissions a rendition of Petey's hit blog

  

  sugar and caffeine to get me through the day left me exhausted at night ... blocks to get me where I wanted to go.    Mid-way through sophomore ... how to restructure their lives around virtual learning. This is the

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 22, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Alaska, part I There...

  

  have to say, though, a neck brace is THE way to travel. Know those ... .mitadmissions.org/topics/life/student_life_culture/blogger_application_2010.shtml">Blogger Application 2010 is due to me by email by Monday ... earshattering speakers on the bus. Despite Bob's best efforts, I still managed to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sounds like home Quarantine songs, from my home to yours

  

  encourage you to build your own “sounds like home” playlist, compiling the ... lacked the inspiration—and the activation energy—to get started. And now ... This post is long overdue. These are not the circumstances I had

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 28, 2020