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• Blog / MIT Life

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 1 Zumba and putting pants on in lecture

  

  get used to it after a couple of sessions. She asked whether anyone had ... continuing to move her hips, began tapping her feet in a rhythm that magically ... original story, so I decided to write a post with both stories and hold off

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 15, 2013
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  knights from London to Bristol, where I currently reside in a castle. I ... side of the row of flats, where he introduced me to a couple in their 30 ... I’m currently in the exotic land of England. Over a week ago, I flew

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Too Good To Go fighting food waste with good bargains

  

  useful.  If you’re planning to forgo a mealplan, I’d recommend that you actually learn how to cook a few filling, [annotation note="eat your veggies, get your fiber. constipation sucks."]nutritious[/annotation] dishes and

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2022
• Blog / How to MIT

  71 More Things to Do Before You Graduate the 101 things expansion pack

  

  typical) but as someone (maybe a child) who knows how to get places ... declaring course 6. You're not going to change it, though. Convince a ... this I do not want to be your friend"]write a script[/annotation] to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 10, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  wait for it for those awaiting decisions

  

  of getting in based on your test scores ... emails. Just to see what happens. Learn to cook. Even if you're on a ... 's over a week for you to flail, refresh College Confidential repeatedly

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 6, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  't be afraid to take a nap (they'll become your new favorite pastime). If ... thinking of them. In fact, I even wrote a little outline of this blog down on a napkin... I just haven't had a good chunk of time to sit down and

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  than your high school in ways you can't even begin to imagine. A thousand ... in your first year at MIT isn't how to integrate that particularly ... concept, the next step is to call in your favorite upperclassman expert. All

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Varsity Pistol Team Wins National Championship

  

  program's history, with previous victories occurring in 1971 and 1972. As a ... -America accolades, the most in the program's history. Schannon was a First-Team selection in both the free and air events. Michael Horvath was named to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  introductory classes to improve their writing, or out of interest in a particular ... in your major, or even technical. I also do quite a bit of music in ... to be exercises in irritation*, there’s a benefit people don’t talk

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  that it would be a bad way to get where I'm going in transportation, but ... want to make that my minor, with a major in management, but I'm going to ... 's limited to 100 students in a lottery. So, we'll see if I can do it. I

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  starting to get a little idea of what being a scientist feels like.  You can ... your best to crush my soul. You've made eight hours of sleep an alien ... , plugged in values, and spat out an answer. But not you. With you, a 15-word

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  gone was any trace of you i think i am finally clean

  

  someone to just know me already and get past all of that and exist in a way ... people in such a short time? MIT gave me friends, newfound independence ... sneaking out of classrooms, sitting next to each other at lunch in between

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  GTL Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 [IAP 2025] A January I won't forget

  

  pharmacy to get cough drops. In addition, a Kazakh teacher at Shoqan had ... ’t listen to me,” he said, a hint of a smile in his eyes. He added that if ... was able to talk to in just three weeks. In turn, they had a lot of

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grades in Context Sometimes, B stands for "baller"

  

  If you go to MIT, the odds are good that you'll get a B at some point ... -inscrutable concepts racked my brains to no end, had a few guest appearances in the 8 ... choose one class per term as a sophomore; if you get a grade you're not

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 15, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Untitled "The work is untitled because meaning is always changing in time and place." ⁃ Félix…

  

  , courtesy of BAK You are invited to take a page from a stack of blank paper ... identity lends itself to a political identity: the idea of a blank passport ... are very close to my heart. Most recently, I was involved in an

  • by ARTalk
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Scott ‘13, Cory ‘13, Edner ‘13, Jeremy ‘13, and Bee ‘13 The penultimate in a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  Edner Paul did not allow that to stand in his way. In his four short years ... . Marc, a port city in Haiti, Paul decided as a fourth-grader to devote ... -grader, Boston school officials didn't know what to expect. They placed him in a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  to report -- so if you're in a school that doesn't have midyear grades ... MIT Tracking. The MIT Midyear Report serves two purposes: to get your ... words. We are happy to accept a midyear/updated transcript from your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Year 2 at Hogwarts Holy Hell, I'm a sophomore

  

  . Literally dozens of opportunities for you to explore new research or get a job, delivered right to your e-mail! A lot of the jobs do happen to require ... professor. This is a class I’m particularly glad to get because I tried taking

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 22, 2014
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [Live Writing] MARC 2024 A big meeting about small things

  

  , there was a short game where each table tried to build the tallest house ... your body through your skin. A computer that makes you want to eat less. Using your phone to sense when your brain isn't working well anymore. A

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 23, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  back and get it. So, we turned around, and pulled into a 7/11 to take a ... House. Raphael drove like a champ. I'm still in awe. Shortly after ... student center, to get her new ID card. And now I'm sitting on my bed. In

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013