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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  , numbers and one-upmanship equivalent of the "Not necessarily being the ... lies the curse: if you're not comparing your performance to something ... try not to fall off the face of the earth; I got a Netflix instant

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• FAQ / Testing

  What are the MIT test codes?

  MIT's code for SAT is 3514 MIT's code for ACT is 1858 MIT's code for TOEFL is D021
• Blog / Challenges

  101 questions we’ve asked ourselves at MIT we're all just trying to figure it/life/ourselves out

  

  story is not unique. Many of my friends at MIT are also on a similar ... ? Am I just bad at managing my time? Is it even possible to achieve the ... the hell is a cover letter? What does it mean to “hang out”? Do I

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 27, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  dentist. I am terrified of the dentist. It is not like I have ever had any ... do is pass and happy happy happy yayyy frosh.  I was wrong.  I did not ... is Archeology and the Human Experience, and it was so great!  The class

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  redundancy built in to the skydiving gear you wear.  Not only is there a ... and says "Dude, Nadya (the instructor on that jump) is really upset with ... soon realized that the MIT skydiving club is alive and well.  I

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Wow KABOOM!

  

  , I will be done with all psets (this is just a theory). I'll spend the ... I should NOT be writing this right now because I have a ton of other ... !!!!!!!!!!!!) This is just a quick update on how life is for me right now (that's what

  • by Snively '11
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  in the entry on stuff, and it somehow slipped my mind. (This is what ... school lets out; usually the first really hot week of summer is the second ... close by for dry-cleaning? Yes. The closest place is definitely the one in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  , but the point is that it's not as high a number as you think. Obviously ... — Knowing is not half the battle. We think that if we're cognizant of it, we ... , but I ended up enjoying it a lot. The course is a psychological

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  going back to school after a long absence. It is hard -- not the level of ... trying processes I've endured, with the anxiety of not really knowing where ... that the world of fussing over grades and AP scores and class rank is a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the Infinite Corridor?

  The Infinite Corridor is MIT’s spinal cord. Many of our departments ... through the sky is roughly a circle that moves north and south as the ... end of the corridor. This particular moment is sometimes called MIThenge
• Blog / Challenges

  I am lethally bored in the airport boooooo

  

  to the bit. (p.s. this is also what I want my signature French fries to ... possible (boo) For the first time, get excited that security is taking a ... sitting is the new smoking and try to calculate how many metaphorical packs

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  's home than your own. The point of this diatribe is that I would not try ... the obvious fact that MIT is a tough place- the reputation exists for a ... all; I learned the subjects much better and 18.03 is so super, super

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  a hackathon, a marathon I went to MIT EnergyHack!

  

  the opening event on Friday. Josephine is a chemical engineer, Rick ... at 9:30 but the rest of us, uh, did not"]11am,[/annotation] we set to ... , which is less common, but that didn’t mean the two weren’t compatible

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Announcements

  A New Year, A New President Introducing Dr. Sally Kornbluth, the 18th President of MIT

  

  the Supreme Court and the fact that we do not do give a legacy ... 's past Presidents is a formidable register of some of the most significant ... , now you know why."]in the auditorium of the new Welcome Center

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  around the U.S. and it's entrepreneurs, will be premiering next year. I always liked the idea of reality TV - capturing real moments with real people. But most "reality" TV is fake nowadays and so we want to do

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Events

  East Campus REX Events! welcome to the wild wild west

  

  theme is “Wild Wild West” and we plan to deliver on this - come to the ... up the courage to do it, the EC courtyard is the place for you! We have ... ): This isn’t in the REX booklet, but since prep is from 6:30-7 PM, I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 20, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  you & i will always be back then time is an illusion that helps things make sense

  

  to be too childish for my tastes, as the show is riddled with moments ... bits and gags. (Not that these weren't enjoyable, I think the immaturity is necessary to understand the show fully.) I took a long break from

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2022
• Blog / How to Food

  My Favorite (Kitchen) Things cue julie andrews singing

  

  drawback that now there is nothing more appealing to me than the kitchenware ... spread. Look at that flick of the wrist. The power is indescribable ... ’m not strong enough. The real impetus for this one was after a

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 7, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT

  

  activities to do, and the freedom to do (or not do) whatever I wanted. There ... encountered at MIT. However, I’m told that the ‘tute is also pretty ... people here is my ridiculously cool host, LeVon ’09 on the far right

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Joint Post] Chatting with Hank Green, the MIT Commencement Speaker interviewing Hank + sharing student stories!

  

  Remarkable Thing captured how weird and profound the social internet is. I ... leads with heart. He pulls back the curtain and discusses openly: not just ... really intensive and really curious. The result of that is that I have a

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • May 24, 2025