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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  non-profit organization (Teach for America, Peace Corps), work in a lab ... rough, and can sometimes leave you feeling as if you’re trapped in a sick ... probably an easy decision for you (at least it was for me.) Hopefully you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Friday A day in the life.

  

  .111 and 5.112 are identical. Stay in 10-250 for 18.02, calculus. 1:56 PM ... night, neighbor donated book for free. 2:46 PM: Momentary reveling in ... miracle cure for back pain. Decide to go swimming. 9:58 AM: Made it to Z

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Essay-M A representative collection of an MIT student's best writing samples.

  

  for the first time four years later to see Lucy Lawless in Grease. I ... for you regular applicants to start writing your essays for all of your ... applying to MIT this year. In this vein, I thought I'd post some of my old

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Uncategorized

  ★★★★☆ Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023

  

  to school for lunch most days, and I figured I’d try doing that in ... now I use one in bed, one for out-and-about, and gave one to a friend ... of blue tape, and I’ve kept this stuff in my backpack 24/7 for years

  • by Allison E. '27
  • November 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: an interdisciplinary collaboration A day in the life of MIT research... on the Internet. A story of how…

  

  in the past, some for profit, but many just because I felt they needed ... absolutely exhausted one evening, getting to bed early for the first time in ... academic players in science and technology. For example, I recall a very

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  many thoughts head full

  

  development for [annotation note="It's a running joke in our friend group that ... here in hopes that someone will gain some interest and pick us up for a ... for a double major CMS/6-3 with a minor in 4. I'm still not completely

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 26, 2020
• Blog / Internships & Externships

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

  

  statue for a quick picture. As I waited in an empty seat near the departure ... between us, awkwardly sitting there in silence. I thanked him for the Cuppa ... 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 / Classes

  Last Lap and hoping to finish strong

  

  (Current Debates in Media): This is the capstone class for the CMS major ... I've consistently done this type of post for [annotation note ... "]almost[/annotation] every semester till now, I figured that I'd do it for old times sake

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The MIT Midyear Report Further information about completing the MYR.

  

  the Midyear Report. Note that there is also an option in the Report for ... available for a while. You can note in the Midyear Updates box that you are ... completed by every student being considered for Regular Action admission (thus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Our nation’s greatest injustice I didn't exactly grow up in poverty, but socioeconomic inequalities have featured heavily in my…

  

  mom couldn't explain the rationale for this discrepancy to me in the 7th ... ramifications on my life path, but I do think it all worked out for the best in ... side of the tracks." In fact, I'm from the wrong side of TWO tracks. In

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  of the 1896 Olympics in a column he wrote for MIT's alumni magazine ... thought I'd take a look back at MIT athletes who have participated in the ... likely to be in the Science Olympiad or the International Math Olympiad

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fixing a hole First figuratively, then literally.

  

  at the time because I had to finish this problem, due in less than four ... stunningly brilliant example of a diatonic descending 5ths progression in A ... in the Fmaj7 and Bhalf-dim7 chords. Every good theorician knows that in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 2 Tempering Iron

  

  , debate just wasn’t quite the right environment for me to perform in, but it was the perfect environment for me to train in. I think that, slowly, I ... things that can and will change at MIT. In fact, that’s what I love about

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 28, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Living Off Campus I moved off campus last year and rented a house with some friends who were…

  

  and have it here in Boston, so we also looked for places with parking ... Hello, gentle readers! For those of you who don't know me, I've been ... 've faced since the summer ended: living off campus. I lived in the East

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  An MIT Adventure Life at the 'Tute

  

  I have been at MIT for the past year, and it has been nothing short of an adventure. For instance, I came here straight from the country: had never seen a taxi, had never been on a subway (except for the one at

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline With the deadline approaching and the Office of Admissions closed for the holidays, I'll try…

  

  . For questions we haven't yet answered, please leave your query in the ... With the deadline approaching and the Office of Admissions closed for ... that January 1 is the submission deadline for students applying for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat! Retreat! 24 wonderful hours of sister-time in the MIT mansion!

  

  I just returned from a retreat for my sorority, Alpha Chi Omega. We spent the past 24 hours at the Endicott House , an MIT owned mansion in a Boston suburb used for conferences. It was amazing to hang out with my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  divided the lecture hall in half and told us it was time for audience ... the Association of Student Activities (ASA), and is majoring in Course ... fundraiser for the Cambridge YWCA. You may remember an advertisement for this

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Notes A quick update.

  

  'd" banners, festive for the season. The "uncapped" banner will return after the ... tasks we put off during Selection. For me, this meant lots of returning ... stress in GPA competition At MIT, whether or not your school offers class

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  flops are my shoeware of choice, even I have to give in at some point and start wearing shoes and socks. To get ready for the winter, this week the ... 're getting dressed in the winter. Layering is key, but you don't want to over

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005