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• Blog / Classes

  GELcamp project management… in the woods?

  

  much, so I was surprised to be greeted by a cozy summer camp with dozens ... for project completion was a bit too ambitious and we needed to add some ... coordinate the GEL1s. Check out their website to learn more! Our journey to

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 6, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  heavier winter clothing and buy it once you get to Boston, that is ... If you are an international student who is coming to MIT this fall, congratulations! You have a lot to be proud about. From experience, I can say that

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  frosh thingies i couldn’t decide what to write so i’m writing about everything

  

  deadlines, and laundry still needs to be washed. This wide range of reactions ... college? what?? Like many I’ve talked to, I’m still stuck a couple ... that I graduated from grade school. Ironically, it’s really starting to

  • by Anika H. '26
  • September 30, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  The Bad Week, or How To Lose Sleep and Alienate People I'm giving out life advice today. I know you didn't ask for it, but I'm…

  

  person, it can either force you to be much more productive, or much less ... are much less likely to screw around while working. If you are in a ... because you will probably be up much later than you expected to be, and not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 3, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  love in the time of unlimited data against kindness as utility

  

  around to see what street he should go down. “Thank you very much,” he said ... thought the whole world should cater to the dominance of their own language ... legitimate obstruction to getting anything across at all. Having lacked the

  • by Kai V. '25
  • October 16, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  I'm kind of confused - if we want to commit to MIT, we simply bubble ... required! Just be sure to return the MIT Reply Form by May 1st. ------------------------------------- The schedule looks fantastic - for the kids. There don't seem to be many

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  nightmarish ones for you to see. Ready? Can you handle this ... Don't forget to vote for me in the 2008 Blogging Scholarship for $10,000! I don't like physics. A lot of people seem to think I do. I'd like to

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] A Journey to the W I D E by Wide Tim (Margaret Z. ‘23, MEng ‘24)

  

    I just want to see as much as possible, whenever  My jam ... what does it mean to be WIDE?  “Wide Tim”, perhaps, isn’t just wide! I ... ?  Actually, what does it even mean to be WIDE?  To be totally honest, I

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 13, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  help orient me to campus once I get there (and help me move in, right ... If I had to explain what Junior year's been like so far.... I'd say ... /Chris Perry) It's pretty much felt that way since the beginning of this

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  't stick to your "10 year plan" too much. Things change every day. New ... motions, because as they say, "to whom much is given, much is expected ... . 5. Try new things Don't be afraid to break from routine once in a

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  said, I think no matter how much you like to look good, there will be at ... need to contact admission office? If yes who. And for the essays I was ... charming to me. I also really love everyone's passion, pretty much everyone

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Standing Out [by C/3C Christopher Benson, '10] Before AFROTC, this abstract concept of "leadership" seemed very generic...

  

  't expecting to gain much in the program other than a commission. Now I am a year ... . At MIT, sometimes you need something other than intelligence to make ... wonder how I am getting paid to do this job... I should be paying them

  • by ROTC
  • January 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  (and maybe a little text here and there) So pretty much July 4th was ... something I should experience at least once, and while I probably did enjoy it ... other humorous conversations, me and my friends decided to discuss baby

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  during my gap year to put to perspective just how much I appreciate being ... this. You don't want to but you have to; you need to. And of course ... millions of nighttime lights. I pressed my face to the window, not quite sure

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  Is this real? The party called IAP continues.

  

  appear to be how much of it is still scripted and staged. Despite the Tech ... a better scientist. Become a better MIT student. What does it mean to ... One of my favorite things to do that I don't really have time for is

  • by Bryan
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest blog] y(I)APping nothing crazy just another IAP blog

  

  amount of manual labor needed to be performed, but it’s so worth it in the ... don’t know what to make of it—it seems I only found so much social ... the blogs and imagining a future in Cambridge—having the opportunity to

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 13, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  fireworks lose their magic once it's captured via images or video, so come to ... . Basically, the book is about a bunch of strangers coming together to live in an apartment, only to find that they're all related at the end to a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  As much as we love formulas, you're not going to find one here! We ... well. We want to see that students are involved in things because they ... who are willing to take risks, and who will bring something special and
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Should Go To Canada In which Kayla E. '15 and I took a spontaneous adventure to the great land…

  

  . She asked me if I wanted to go to Canada, and I said yes. About 24 hours ... adventure to Montreal in the great land of Canada. Neither of us had been to ... receptionists were really nice, the fare was not too much, and we got breakfast

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 15, 2016
• Blog / Events

  2026 ring premiere! and what led up to it!

  

  all at once. We forgot to track attendance, but Kresge seats around ... P.E. classes needed to obtain a Pirate’s License at MIT ... just as people once used stars to navigate the seas. (Also, if you look

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2024