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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Designing MIT for democracy why is MIT so decentralized and chaotic? BECAUSE DEMOCRACY

  

  curricula were similar to that of a Soviet university and that “the kind of student MIT was educating was being trained to conceive, design, operate ... the Institute writ-large, ought to work: [visually_hidden]We are awake

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 19, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Turbo)Votes making voting easier by/for MIT students

  

  Vote to help them register to vote, be reminded about local elections, and even be mailed an absentee ballot to their dorm. TurboVote is a classic ... with institutions to make it available to their community members

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  Advice from Graduating Seniors to incoming freshmen

  

  had any advice they wanted to give to the upcoming class.     ... your breaking point, and learn how to make time for yourself in order to recover. Trust me: You're better off learning to balance ambition and

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Commencement 2017 it's never too early to start reminiscing

  

  Commencement day, I almost got grabbed by police for getting too close to the ... , junior year, post-grad, first job, etc, etc. I originally intended to just ... have you guys been up to? Remember to call home and all that, and visit

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 9, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A Brief Retreat How a short trip to Block Island left me revitalized

  

  any excuses, I've been looking for ways to recharge myself and face the ... up last weekend, when my family and I took a trip to Block Island, a ... Judith to the shores of our destination. As our ferry cast off from Point

  • by Emad T. '14
  • July 31, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  AFROTC = stress, and why that’s okay Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps: "what do you do every week?"

  

  myself, traveled over to Hanscom Air Force Base (about a 30 minute drive ... five weeks, we had been learning skills to help us in this exercise. From low crawling to how to challenge intruders, we had to know it all so

  • by ROTC
  • November 4, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  than your high school in ways you can't even begin to imagine. A thousand ... a world where they were the BEST and always got A's and never had to ... to be above average. So one of the most important things you'll learn

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Q&A: Round One Q&A, Round One. Keep the questions coming!

  

  pressures of class and work and what recreational activities does MIT offer to ... popular at MIT." Hi Farai, So to respond to your first question, I think I get day by day with the pressures of class and work by really trying to

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  reflecting on 2020 goals and planning for 2021

  

  In high school, I neglected many of my personal interests to make ... would sacrifice my time now to get into a good college and then pursue my ... . I listed all the goals, skills, habits, etc. I wanted to have/do by

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 30, 2021
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Letters from the 2023 decisions threads

  

  threads for applicants to celebrate or commiserate about this decisions ... journey in the time since. I wanted to blog some wise words shared by prior applicants with those who aspired to join the Class of 2027, and to add to our

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 25, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  on regression the to your shitty high school self, and not linear, kind

  

  all my work to prepare for my boyfriend staying over, but now that he's gone, time has slowed to a crawl. my area issued a shelter-in-place until ... while. i'm kind of emo about it, but have decided to take advantage of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 7, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  year of high school.  In high school, we stayed up extra hours to apply to that extra scholarship and that extra school. Now, we are staying up extra hours to apply to that extra internship and that extra job. In high

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  musings on duty and purpose brought to you by slow ambles through lobby 10 at twilight

  

  Thanks to Petey and Kathleen for giving me the idea to blog about this and helping me think about how to formulate it! I’ve been very ... fastest way to get from Building 2 to E25? At the same time, too, there was

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 13, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  back to my dorm in a giant U-Haul truck I always dread having to move my stuff. I'm not entirely sure why. I always think that moving is going to ... steps to the process, and all of them are inconvenient and involve lots of

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18

  

  , most recently in 11.124 Introduction to Education. I loved hearing about Haley’s experience teaching Splash, a weekend for high school students to come to campus and learn a variety of topics from MIT students. Hope you

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 18, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  enlightenment from the generations gone by, ready to fill eager young minds with ... away. I write to you now from Frankfurt, Germany, with the title of “MIT ... transportation and city planning in a few weeks. I am rushing to finish up my

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The 12 Step Plan don't pack too much, you probably wont use half of it anyway.

  

  you get to pretend to be an adult for a couple months before returning to the "freedoms" of college life.  As exciting as these summer ... . The great thing is, these tips can be applied to IAP adventures as well as

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • July 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  up in April (sign up now)! Since I know you just can’t wait to meet other new MIT admits I want to let you know about some exciting ... Counselors and other great alumni to put together admitted student gatherings

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I need a high school diploma to apply?

  MIT doesn't have any age requirements and doesn't require high school completion to apply. Each year we receive a small number of applications from ... Institute when you're here. For some more information, check out What to do in
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  The fall transfer application deadline is coming up. I tried to ... -time, so I had to budget my time carefully. I made the plan to do most of my application work during winter break so I could devote my full attention to it

  • by Jeremy W.
  • March 4, 2025