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• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Cambridge-MIT Exchange

  

  matriculate as a full student for a year at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England. Read on for Amanda's experience... A Year at Cambridge A "guest ... -MIT Exchange (CME)! For background on the program, check out the CME website. CME

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  admissions for a long time, and (finally!) here goes. First, an important definition. For purposes of MIT Admissions, an international student is a ... geography. That is to say, many international students live in the US, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s 2017! highlight reels from the new year

  

  I still can’t process that I’ve turned in my final work for the ... + names are called in Killian under a warm sun (we feared rain for a while ... , and for the first time in 3 years, I don’t need a bottle of hot sauce to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 1, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m Not Normal About Friends (Part 1) i lost six nights of sleep to perform amateur data analysis on a sitcom

  

  script). In other words, the number of lines that a character has. For ... most prominent dynamics in the show. Ross pines for Rachel starting from ... , for every season. Features that I immediately noticed in this

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 25, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  I first stepped onto MIT’s campus in the summer of my junior year ... like. I didn’t visit many colleges outside of my local area in high ... more serious about college, I tried searching for answers on my own. My

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions ...and happy thanksgiving!

  

  could attend it for that. now i got a problem in november test due to ... your application, a file will be started for you - the order in which we ... need 4 years of English. For people in the UK system, would that mean 4

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  cleats on feet, smile on face thoughts on injuries and spring season

  

  and practice for the first time in eight and a half months? You guessed it: I did! Since my injury in preseason this past fall, where a ... weight on the foot for three months. Nevertheless, I was in a boot for two

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 23, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  - Candidate for B.S. in Management and/or Electrical Engineering and Computer ... down. I also worked as a bookkeeper back in high school for a local law ... the same day as the dreaded first 8.01 exam in addition to a 3.091 quiz

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  novembers that make you remember, something in the sudden, bitter cold. i ... see my breath misting in front of me. when i looked up at the sky, it ... against my will. i keep insisting that i’m in my cool color era, my green

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  MIT waitlist, everything will still turn out well for you in the end ... this post will be helpful. How does the waitlist work? We are aiming for ... reconsider all of the waitlisted students again in May, when we know how many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Moves and Music(als) Illustrated with tons of images and a video, and not *as* many words

  

  testimonies. What's worse, maybe the facilities provided for the arts are in ... most definitely didn't have a gratuitously-added picture - in which I ... , not-so-involved career. I got my start in the second half of senior year

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Veni, Vidi, Jamba I came, I saw, I conquered a lot of smoothies

  

  definitely saved time for fun. Case in point: daycations. I consider myself an ... grocery store, in July. As for running, I don’t have many pictures of that ... in my classes for the GEL Program! [Intermission is over; please

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • August 15, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT, You Make Me Wanna Wait! Between high school and MIT, I took two years to travel and work as a…

  

  . It has always been helpful for me to keep that in mind, especially when ... best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the world ... I bet you’re really eager to come – not just for Campus Preview

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  weakest subject. I had taken it for one semester in 9th grade and when I saw ... leads me to my next point: MY BIGGEST TIP FOR SUCCESS in your freshman ... Class of '10: getting super ready and excited for school? I hope you

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pommes et manus Turkeys into oil, apples into beavers... it's all good.

  

  ! Apple Bake has been a fall culinary tradition in Burton-Conner for the ... The Annual Burton-Conner Apple Bake: Sunday, October 23 in the Porter Room Win as much as $500 for your floor, the most prize money ever

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  I’m only happy when it rains. You can't take pictures in Boston. Don't even try.

  

  since I started this awful, misguided experiment in temporary ... picnic in Boston Common. Last year, the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company ... closely in 21L.009 Shakespeare my Freshman year, so I was I excited to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.

  

  're competing against 10,000 other people for spots in a class of 1000 tends to ... . The one thing I always had going for me was that I was very involved in ... much Law and Order this summer?) In my various unofficial capacities as

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  A lot of people at MIT were probably seen as the “smart” friend in high school–the one who excelled in classes, or juggled impressive ... else contained in so many past and future blogs*. I don’t want to talk

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Guide to Farmer’s Markets We found lychee in a hopeless place.

  

  I love food. This is no secret. Here at MIT, I cook for myself during the school year with Spanish House, in a big cooking rotation. I cook every other week. I enjoy competing in the unofficial game of try

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 10, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thanks Guys A thank you from a blogger to the best audience ever.

  

  pictures on my phone for nostalgia purposes and I came across this: For ... you change your major, how is cooking for yourself, do we hate Harvard kids, where does the illuminati stay on campus, can someone major in a

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 27, 2016