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• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  living alone, if you are not on the meal plan you have to make your own ... you can enjoy that!). No one can move from living in a house to on their ... you could be studying for, or a UROP you could be working on, etc. etc

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I decided to write MIT a poem. It ... why You mean so much to me. Poor soul, poor soul You’re often scorned ... another day. While we may sometimes stop to question Why we take so many

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  grandparents' flat was torn down to make more room for roads. I've gone to school ... interests. I guess I had a lot on my mind. I like to write, but this is ... Where to begin? Well, in order to understand me, what drives me

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2025 is now live

  

  I'm writing to announce that the application for first-year undergraduate admission to MIT for the aspiring Class of 2025 is now live. You can ... personal information with strangers on the other side of a screen. For us

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Online Decisions To Be Released This Saturday Only a few more days of waiting...

  

  shortly thereafter. I'm pleased to let you know that we're on schedule to ... the process for receiving my admissions decision online? In order to check your decision online, you will need to have registered for a My

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jenny Hu- Adapting to Artifical Gravity Junior Jenny Hu worked in the MIT Man Vehicle Laboratory to study if people can…

  

  nearby sites such as the moon and low Earth orbit. For NASA to carry out ... takes a while to get used to. It is important for astronauts to adapt to ... says that it was great to have hands-on experience in the lab to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Movie Marathon, Pt. I Watch ALL the things!

  

  roommate (Sneha) got free advanced screening tickets to today's showing, so ... , foreign movies, mindless/escapist movies, deep meditations on the human ... . I do love the Back to the Future trilogy, Primer (best, best, BEST

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 30, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do students apply to a specific major?

  Here's one less thing to worry about when applying to MIT: Students apply to MIT for general admission and select a major at the end of the ... asks students to list their "course of interest" only, and the choice
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  the admissions world for the opportunity to become a student again ... million-dollar question. Suffice to say I am back and I have lots of advice and experiences to share with all of you. So, lets get started

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  Parting Remarks Ending the same way I began

  

  , non-scripted, talking for too long videos that I used to make for the ... anymore lol... cries... lol). I am so excited to take on the steps towards ... classes I decided to make this last video just sort of going through how MIT

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 12, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Introduction To ROTC At MIT A new guest-author blog in response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC programs at…

  

  military, but there are opportunities for international students to get ... assume a challenging leadership role early on, and an opportunity to serve ... 'll go on to diverse assignments, such as an R&D job in an Air Force

  • by ROTC
  • August 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  the process. It really was a great opportunity for my family to ... parent-readers out there, I'd also like to thank you for helping your ... on the parents page on our site: Getting ready for the decision A

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  't ask for better people to struggle with. On behalf of all of us at the ... , hardest-working students on the planet, who all hope, in their own way, to ... , and civil unrest around the globe, just to name a few. This is, alas

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ingredients for a black hole: 1. Hydrogen 2. Soda 3. Bottle Irish pub-lic outreach

  

  astrometry, UVA now uses it primarily for teaching and public outreach. On the ... cluster in the dome, waiting for their turn to climb up the wooden steps and ... they've been struggling to find an "Algebra for Kids!" book. I said that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  TGIF! After a long week comes...a FEAST!

  

  out to dinner on Friday night as a reward for working hard all week ... yummy. ! P.S-- Sorry for the video quality, I've been trying to fiddle ... Sorry for being MIA you guys! I've had a tough couple of weeks, but I

  • by Celena C. '12
  • November 15, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU GOT IN! It's time to You might be wondering, “What’s next?” Well, [annotation note="or now depending on when you see this"]later today,[/annotation] you’ll receive an email with details on what’s next, so be on the look

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Getting Back to Normal ...with some help from Macklemore

  

  's memorial service for Officer Collier has helped us to heal.  And tonight, we'll take another step in getting back to normal. Tonight is the annual MIT ... Concert is not the only venue for major bands on campus (e.g. Nirvana played

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  Better ways to get around campus as in "better" i mean "objectively worse"

  

  classes. I don't want to fork over cash for an electric scooter or a bike, neither do I want to pay for a Bluebike ride for an ~8 minute walk every ... of the images for a better view!][/caption]Why settle on a bicycle? Why

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 14, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Something to chalk about “These murals are f*cking rad” – Petey

  

  from around the dorm. Big thanks to everyone who sent me pictures for ... MIT is a 168-acre playground for the world’s brightest undergrads ... , spongey dorm. We have cats! A ball pit! And we can even draw on the walls

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 24, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi Day = Mail Day? Too Early To Know No official mail date yet.

  

  're going to mail on Pi Day this year. This was indeed the case last year, but we don't yet have a mail date set for this year. Just wanted to clarify - it will indeed be in mid-March, but Mail Day depends on a variety of

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2006