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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  up, down, and out some moments from the last month

  

  Sunday, three days after the last assignment is allowed to be due ... happy to be done with the semester at last. In the afternoon, I ask ... float there, happy for once to be caught in the moment. [image

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  your application and supporting materials. If the application fee poses ... until Regular Action if that allows you to get the rest of your life in ... an FAQ to explain what to do if your application is disrupted by

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is my spork.

  

  . Today I used it to pry a Simmons window shut when the handle failed. My ... participation in the fight to save them, and to help reverse the steep decline in ... SingleUse pledge here! (thanks to Lydia for the, uh, blog challenge to "write about

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 20, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  ®). Here's the scoop - it's not sent out by admissions, rather, it's handled ... tell you... 1) They're going to start mailing them in the next few days and will continue to do so over the next week or two. By the middle of

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  thank you notes before i go

  

  did or said. I wanted so desperately to be liked. But by seeing the way ... think I just will never be able to fully let go of my inhibitions in the ... 's why I didn't even react when she told me she would be applying to the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ethicist

  

  some students abused his time by never actually submitting the letters to ... abroad have figured out that they can call our shipping company to figure out if an Admit Pack is coming their way. Sure, it takes the fun out of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Before you Register for Classes: Tools, Tips, and Resources Scheduling Tools and Tips for Incoming Students

  

  . Adding, Dropping, and (Not) Failing If you feel overloaded in the beginning ... are required to not be “CAP-ped” (like the communication requirement for ... ! There’s still a chance to get in if you come by all sections of the class

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  The Marks of a Student or, let's catch up

  

  be away from the blogs, since I'm so accustomed to posting every week ... failed 8.02 in the spring. But now this leads to a different thing: I'm a ... . Sorry for the shorter blogpost. !! If !! you'd like to chat more and hang

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 4, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  Making money: my campus job "Hello, MIT Computing Help Desk, this is Laura, how may I help you?"

  

  is there is a group called the Help Desk. If you've ever wondered what it's like to be the person on the other end of the line when you place ... head around the corner to the call center itself. The whiteboard keeps

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  engaged with the other half. Chalk it up to being the first time in most ... . So they get here, and let loose. It's to be expected, right? The ... and an A on the assignment -- heck, I could. But if you try to do that

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  transitions memories of first snow

  

  was supposed to be, and the place I was supposed to be most was here ... the other MEngs seem to be as well. Maybe the answer is just that I ... feeling might be coming to me again soon. After all, it has come before. The

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing Two New MIT Students… ...classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively.

  

  Nance made his way to the world on January 11, 2006 at 10:40 pm. My wife ... length, lets just say I've never been so happy to hear the words Caesarean ... ecstatic to hear, "Your Epidural is in." Upon seeing Miles for the first time

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Post-MIT Trajectory College is not a destination.

  

  no one wants to open. Except I tend to be the one prying at it until ... . In fact, the thinking has already been brewing. As I'm talking to my ... still a whole life of decisions to be made. It could be graduate school

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 4, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  place at MIT. What good is it to be at the best school in the world if you ... not being smart enough to pursue a "meaningful" subject. These thoughts ... that all I offer to the table? After the call, I sobbed and sobbed and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Musings of My High School Senior Self bring your best cringe face

  

  writing if I am going to be honest with myself. At the time that I wrote ... years to come, the plunging included. I’m going to be honest with you: i ... , it is going to be 100% ok. Because here’s the thing. I love you MIT and

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 16, 2021
• Blog / MISTI

  Wouldn’t it be Nice? ...actually, I'm kind of glad that I'm not older.

  

  , "Being smart isn't knowing all the answers. It's knowing where to find them ... ! Unbelievable! And we could still be in it if we manage to beat Ghana. My ... grandmother comes from the land of eternal fire? Next up, I might be able to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 19, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  incoming how i’ve been spending my iap yes get ready for like 8 of these in a row

  

  bad at physics. If I were to fail 8.01L, I'd have to take 8.011, a ... can evolve into the true Course 6 big brain I yearn to be. The class is ... California and practically begging my mother to send me back to the cold

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  6.0001 is Done I learned a bit (or should I say 8-bit)

  

  is across from a piano. If there was a MicroQuiz to be had, you best ... depth of [annotation note="If you're interested, head over to Meet the ... The first quarter comes to a close at MIT. I am crocheting winter

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Important Information about your Financial Aid Application Track your status on MyMIT

  

  applicants and the comments will be closed. But we did want you to know a few ... Financial Aid and that’s great! Applications are handled through the ... financial aid application time so please be aware that it can take up to two

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 4, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  demonstrate their ability to handle MIT’s rigorous academic standards. The ... . If you are interested in doing research at MIT, you will need to be ... must invite you to their lab to engage in research. If there is a