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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  home, and more about the fact that college is much closer to “the real ... admissions blogs myself, and so now I feel like I’m obligated to post something ... everyone was posting about first coming/coming back to college, and all the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / IAP

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

  

  alumni work at! There is a huge list of companies to choose from, and since ... deadline, so we knew we wanted to do it in our senior year IAPs, and we did ... wasn’t able to fully complete it, I learned so, so much during the month

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out of the lab and into the internet Confession: I actually listen to music from the movie Ice Princess. I'm not even kidding.

  

  should get used to that.) And a question via email: Yasemin asked (via ... ), I'll answer here. Yes, I did apply to the MIT biology PhD program, and ... story here), so I'm excited that I had the opportunity to apply and be

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  musical, but I assumed that when I came to MIT, music would play a much ... decided I wanted to be in an instrumental group and a vocal group. I didn ... (MITSO) or Wind Ensemble (MITWE), and I didn’t want to bother

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Karen: A Short History Finally.

  

  should get around to seeing once or twice when you get a vacation. It's a ... about what I wanted to do, and B) I forgot all the math I ever learned ... office or a lab, would help me do my part to help the world, and allow me

  • by Karen F. '11
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  firsts of first year 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1…

  

  always dreamed of traveling to Europe, so I was really excited and couldn ... firsts. First bike, first time camping, first best friend… and my first ... ']yurt[/annotation] Foraged [annotation note='cinnabar chanterelles! (which are safe and edible

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 31, 2023
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide any academic or athletic scholarships?

  MIT provides financial aid on the basis of financial need only. We don't offer money based on any measure of merit—academic, athletic, artistic, or anything else. However, we refer to the money given directly by
• Blog / How to Human

  socializing over zoom it's been rough

  

  dorms was an experience in and of itself. In trying to figure out who ... like, socially. And no matter how I try to frame it in my mind, making ... -than-acquaintances-not-quite-friends-yet, and a lot of [annotation note="idk how to characterize levels of

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 24, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  [Guest Post] An Overthinker’s Guide to Finishing Your Transfer Application by Warren K. ’27

  

  . In early January, I realized that even though I could return to and ... to write about. It’s okay to completely scrap that idea and go back to ... values, experiences, and what was important to me was listening to other

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  every class i went to during the first week of fall all *checks notes* twelve of them

  

  [/caption] Here's every class I went to: #1: 6.4110, Representation, Inference and ... course is supposed to be a lot of time and effort, but I think it's worth ... . Plus, my friends Deniz, An Bo, and Grace are in it, so I don't have to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 11, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  and Politics the next summer) and really enjoyed it - so much so that I ... , there's CTY at Johns Hopkins University, which Jess went to. Both CTD and ... sitting in a lecture and listening. To each his own.) Duke University

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  means as much as I'm afraid to press the submit button, in order to have ... to go back in time and correct mistakes or retake tests. 3. A little ... out myself to treat myself to some sushi and then celebrate the arrival

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Becoming a Princess the making of a Halloween costume [+many pictures of ponies]

  

  existence, and seeing as the fanbase subscribes to a TV show that not only ... goodness' sake) but does so in a witty, artful, and interesting way with well ... 's right: meet, from left to right, "Doctor Whooves," and The Dude, Donny

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / People & Identities

  living the sloth life regressing to my feral weeb childhood self

  

  most MIT students i've spoken to, and probably most college students ... 'd go to events to meet new people whenever possible and seize every ... to new music. my schedule shifted from sleeping around 1 am and waking

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  *witty title here* (Guest Entry) You want awesome? I'll show you awesome!

  

  , I glance at the clock and wonder how I managed to waste so much time ... entrance to Bush Intercontinental, my mom and I settle down in the terminal. We decide to grab some breakfast and her mom instinct kicks in by

  • by Snively '11
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  accessible and become quite useful when you want to avoid various above ... ... and down the stairs. Once you exit the stairwell, you pass an Athena ... . Once said novelty is firmly affixed to said vacuum attachment, the lid

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  An Atypical Saturday That followed an atypical week.

  

  work to do because you have too much and can't do it all. And there will ... week I had), so I paid way too much for some tickets and decided to go ... friends to my first Red Sox game. I'm a senior and I've never been

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 30, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  designed to fly at 20 mph and the wind is 30 mph, your plane will take off ... extraordinary skill of our pilot, Adam (MIT alum and very experienced DBFer) to ... and appeared to lose connection with the receiver, diving explosively

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  whether I want to continue in school and get an advanced degree after my ... there, and their answers were just as varied as the companies I talked to ... to a project and then connect with others in different countries. So

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2026 is now live

  

  's application cycle here. As you consider when and how you want to apply, please ... new and more prominent links to relevant FAQs throughout the application, to help proactively answer questions about what we're asking, and why

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2021