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• Blog / Advice

  How does one write a first post? This probably isn't the way...

  

  is the time. Signed, Petey of the Blogs.” With the passage of time, this man had not only grown older but had gained a newfound wisdom. The ... time is now,” they whispered. And, with a single deep breath, the hero

  • by kellen manning
  • December 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  RA deadline Q & A

  

  ” to MIT, not “processed,” by the January 1 deadline. Please allow 10-14 days for the processing of all submitted materials. Items are not posted ... or mail will not appear as submitted on the ApplyWithUs site. Check

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • December 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Noam Chomsky and the humanities at MIT Chomsky gives a talk on Iraq on May 23

  

  century English literature exclusively, then the Institvte is probably not a ... is to focus on direct relief to its victims.” Present at the lecture ... about stories like his in the mainstream media is a lesson in itself

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  in me was hyped to hear that. The arboretum is a good ~5 miles away ... marker is MIT and the circled green expanse is the arboretum[/caption] We spent a couple of blissful hours there. The area is HUGE—281 acres, to be

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  chaos and an exam that I technically failed irl deus ex machina

  

  . 20.110 (twenty-one-ten) is the class known in regular people English as "Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems." This class is hard on me not because the ... , because part of being an adult is Doing It Anyway. After the exam, I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW on the Web CPW comes to you...ON THE INTERNET

  

  app is http://bit.ly/cpwapp. Calendars Not everyone uses the iPhone OS ... awesomeness is how to keep track of it all! In the past, we've given our CPW ... list is the MIT CPW app for the iPhone OS, available for both the phone

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 2, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  *Independent* Activities Period Part 2 our second IAP apart!

  

  enjoying the experience, it's not the biggest loss, since the program is so ... that the MIT Alumni association coordinates. It is a super cool ... this program is only open to MIT students, the application pool to these

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

  fireworks from outside, so we were almost alone in the lounge—quiet, not ... the three of us talked until we got sleepy. Hobbits. Below is my video ... went out to the deli to get turkey meat and an exciting new cheese

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  's the 'East Campus type?'" and they say, "idk not you," which is always a ... who can't cook (like me, see here). The building is old, but not a ... , East Campus is not a dorm for everyone, but neither is any dorm at MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / Classes

  20 Things I Learned In 2020 from a course 20 who is in her 20s

  

  not feel like it all the time, but we are resilient beings my friends. The people in your life should make your world bigger, not smaller ... to use. Cartography is still very much a thing. It's okay to not be

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 1, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  Rules and who sets them

  

  not many people have. It isn’t that the Rule is unimportant– it ... Rule itself, though I will also be detailing what the Rule is here. While the audience I am directly talking to is meant to be members of the MIT

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Parental Advice Sometimes you just need to get out of the way

  

  direction.  Frequently, the hardest thing for me to do is nothing, because I ... the things that I most enjoy about my work in the admissions office is ... prepare the student for admission to MIT. I will say that I did not

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  It isn’t what you know, it’s who you know The rules of the networking game

  

  Networking is important. Probably one of the most important skills ... collect information on is some kind of networking. The only rule of ... looking at. The MIT connection is a great way to find an in. You have to

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / Classes

  classes i’m taking this spring study abroad edition

  

  for each class in the entire term. this is because a lot of your grade is the final exam at the end of the term (in the summer term ... this class is a really, really good lecturer so the lectures are very

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 22, 2024
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is Interphase Edge?

  Interphase Edge is a two-year scholar enrichment program that includes an eight-week summer session as well as programming during the academic year to help ease the transition to MIT and to build community among
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life Coming Full Circle C’mon & zoom, c’mon & zoom, c’mon & zooma zooma zooma zoom.

  

  , researching, among other commitments. I was not ready to take on the idea of ... trying to do the same for K-12. My role in all of this is mostly marketing ... tackling the working-from-home life. It is actually quite difficult because

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  through the 4 years of masochistic glory that is MIT. This is not one of ... they're whining about is that in 2006, the writer of Doonesbury put up a ... not super strong cool-guy out of the gate, but he's relatable, lovable

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT part 2 our experience trying to prepare for the animation industry at MIT

  

  is not exactly the same skill as lighting for animated films, but still ... we were interested in pursing. This is probably not the best ... ] figured out that our career goal is to work in the Animation Industry, we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 22, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  In Japan, the Elevators Don’t Care - Sort of trying to fit in as an American in Japan - 

  

  what is okay and not okay. Whose responsibility is it to change? The ... that the doors might not stop. Suddenly a very heavy, unpleasant pressure jolts you from both sides and you realize again, that this is not a place

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ: Waitlist answers to your questions

  

  also keep a waitlist of students. Is the waitlist ranked? No. How ... applicants a spot on the waitlist. Not all of those students will choose to ... , because it's not ranked. We will reconsider all of the waitlisted

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2014