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• Blog / IAP

  Snow has arrived and shut down the Institute

  

  if Bostonians are less accustomed to snow, or perhaps it really does ... , running errands and working. Today was supposed to be much of the same, but ... I woke up today to blowing snow, the sound of fire trucks (from the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • January 12, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda

  

  needed to show them the truth, but unfortunately, I had no correctly ... from vanilla ice cream that they don’t need to share colours. The ... Office gave a presentation about adjusting to life in the alien environment

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  at falling down, so if you need any tips or pointers on how to be ... -lined asphalt to Honey Pot Hills Orchards. Laden with sleepy MIT students, the ... plastic bags and enthusiasm. It was like we had found a way to bottle the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  ’s right, MIT requires you to graduate with a strong mind and body, while ... , and so I randomly rank classes that happen to fit in with the rest of my ... signed up on a whim, not bothering to read the course description, since it

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My first real internship

  

  Quick, what does an atom bomb, the plural form of a famous Texas battle, and hiking have to do with each other? hmmm... If you guessed ... that superconductors are actually crazy materials that once cooled below

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 16, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  MINECRAFT MIT!!! our most remarkable feat of engineering since...mit

  

  virtual events to be held on the server. Indeed, once the map is complete ... every floor of every building so he can add as much detail to the ... elevators to landscapes, students are intent on rendering as much detail to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains, Voltaire’s Son, and Other MIT Things Notes from the Start of Junior Year

  

  like one or more of my professors, but too many lucky stars need to align ... It’s the start of my third year here, and once again I am smiling at ... , I’m just so glad, happy, elated, delighted to be here with people I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 16, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Falling in Love with a Language at MIT interviews with two of my inspirations

  

  surprise at how much I knew. But after coming back from that 2 week trip to ... to sound more authentic was definitely a big factor. How much Chinese ... before I even feel close to fluent, so there's so much left to learn and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 10, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does my transcript count as official?

  school representative to fulfill our requirements for an official ... school does not have a school counselor, your transcript may be submitted ... entity. Our Transcripts page has information on how to have your counselor
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  : MIT does not need a chaplain Responses published on 1/16 Responses ... IAP, as you might have heard, is a fun and exciting time to be at MIT ... work hours. But today I was finally able to attend one of the seminars I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rethinking the Paris Metro I'm taking an awesome grad class that includes spring break in Paris. (Yeah, they're paying.)

  

  passengers and the surroundings? Plus, once staff members are no longer needed ... turn it into a for-credit UROP as well. RATP has asked us to consider new uses and features for the Paris metro (subway) system -- ways to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 25, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  A Picture is as much as Ten Hundred Words This is in fact a story that does have pictures.

  

  doing up-goer five, I had the idea to take pictures instead of struggling to write stuff. Here are some pictures and how i feel about those ... went to that baby college down the long water road. There's a lot of

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 26, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Recap of My Junior Fall stream of consciousness

  

  more engaged than ever. I've realized that I need to start choosing more ... learned so much about video games this semester and really learned to think ... so farfetched and I'd honestly love to come and study once I have the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 31, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I auditioned for a musical Oh my goodness, oh my goodness

  

  , saying "hey Anna, remember how fun Annie was? Remember how much you love to ... following are true", she said. "You want to be a part of this once in a ... bed to jump on. Or maybe a window to jump out of. I needed to pull a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 2, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Holidays, and some advice

  

  school, you think "I just need to get into [top college]. Once I get into ... thing with grad school. ;) But what you need to keep in mind, to keep it ... to need it. You're going to test it. Remember this, so that you don

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 23, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  thoughts on math@MIT! math month post

  

  [annotation note="Misheel: it is important to contrast the need for dfs in ... wanting to learn (and much, much more). Also, the other math majors: I ... before coming to MIT versus people who maybe did not have as much prior

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 24, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  so much for taking the time to meet with us. My name is Anna Ho, and I ... into the House or the Senate, she says, you need to understand who these ... -and-forth exchanges are much more memorable than one-way spiels. Offer to serve as a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Likelihood

  

  to be able to make their college decision (I know I needed every last ... some other top colleges do." For those of you not up to speed on what a ... scholarship money to come. The idea is to win their affections by getting them

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Every song I’ve referenced in my admissions blog posts

  

  known how to save a life. I listened to this song so much in high school ... once, but twice, and I love them so much. If I had the time, I might ... felt the need to link to one of their songs. Every song on their EP City

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 15, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for the Class of 2013 The "Next Big Mailing" is on its way out, and with it lots of goodies…

  

  Office to the Undergraduate Advising & Academic Programming (UAAP) office ... fewer questions about admission, we encourage you to start reading and ... folks are super-excited to help answer your questions as you transition to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2009