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• Blog / Classes

  9.00 with no context are you a cool rat?

  

  you want to take a sip of coffee, you know not only what the cup looks ... drinking your cat might lead to a furry mouth or a scratched face." "'Don ... dangle a string for their cat to play with, Thorndike flexed his cats

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  that I mention that a lot of these facilities and fields are open to the ... part ways with us because she's running a startup and needs to go talk to ... -your-rain-jacket-everywhere weather). What better way to enjoy this good weather than by going on a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  . So, I thought I'd post a few up here. To spare you the trouble of ... 't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to MIT? 2. What does a day in the life of a physicist look like? 3. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not Much Has Changed except a lot has changed

  

  , I had a gorgeous five-story house to live in. For three, I gained 43 ... because for a moment I had almost began to take it all for granted. Wow ... , 2013, an excited young blogger published a heartfelt post gleefully

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts On Global Leadership Susan Hockfield + others quoted in Newsweek on the topic.

  

  require the world to think in much broader terms. And until aliens from some other planet attack us and force us to come together as a global entity to ... My mom just sent me the link to an interesting article in the latest

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Kickoff! and away we go...

  

  need to go to a regional event and see for yourself. FIRST might just be ... , broadly speaking, is to inspire students towards a lifelong devotion to ... against each other on a small, enclosed field, roughly the size of a small

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  't have a foreign language requirement, so you don't really need to worry ... indeed fun, you just need to show why - and be convincing. Does that make ... want to hear. Should I consider answering in a more conventional

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  of rigor and pace. I also need a lot of reinforcement to grasp a ... does it really take to get in and whether or not I still have a shot at ... of need to have a Ph.D or will a bachelors or a masters get you a good

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i learned from classes spoiler: not what i expected

  

  much more than the material that is directly taught to you. If you’re a ... from a single assignment to classes outside your field can be meaningful ... what the club actually does) UROPs (to try different areas of research

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 27, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The mail, and more

  

  with. As a result, I got to know her incredibly well instead of him. She ... better than the professor, though offered to write me a rec. My question is ... have taken 2 more SAT IIs. Do I need to resend my scores are will you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  I Get To Blog Today! Is this meta enough?

  

  's something that I've simply convinced myself to be true, but MIT in fact does ... . Don't waste time trying to prove to yourself that you can finish a PSET ... to an organized, clutter-free space is a huge boost to your mood

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Some recommendations about recommendations Some things to think about as you look for letters from teachers.

  

  write your letter, and to have a conversation about it. This is a much ... from whom you received the best grade. You do not need to choose a senior ... also a good time to tell them about why you're applying to each school

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 / Field trip Art, science, and agriculture in Palestine

  

  magnetic field data in a portable unit, and went around the hillside to ... embarked on a site visit to a small village next to Ramallah, Palestine, with ...  projects. After the first class, I was sold. I even passed up an offer to skate in a

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 29, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  buildings east to the Media Lab, where I will spend a year as a graduate ... frankly thought it would be a short stopover on my way to law school. I was ... 've ever been to a physical therapist, you know the kind of discomfort I mean

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  speaker talks and gallery shows + other cool stuff yay

  

  Architecture department tend to host or promote a lot of these events, in ... setting up in the List Arts Center. It was super inspiring to see a large ... ="600"] they had some actual Commodore 64 computers there!!! I need to get

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • March 18, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  i wish we’d grown up on the same advice alternate paths

  

  end so i took the chance to ask my interviewer (let’s call them p) a few ... fulfill me in different ways, and i need all three to be really happy me ... difficult for me to pinpoint what i got out of the program - i learned a bit

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Allegiance "No, I'm not one of /those/ people."

  

  month in response to my choice of dorm has been astounding: “What does ... furniture to ceiling when bored.1 I’m a pretty vanilla EC resident. My ... residents. These reasons are, I imagine, pretty much the same as anyone else’s--to

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  StartMIT: IAP for Entrepreneurs Like with anything else, it helps to learn from the best

  

  Cooking" and "How to Make a Bike". Or those who want to explore a new field ... or industry experience. You definitely don’t need a Ph.D. to start a ... about that serves a market or social need, we would like to help." But

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 26, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I reset my password?

  clicking, “Forgot your password?” You need the email address you used to create your account and date of birth. If you enter and submit these fields correctly, you will be sent an email with a temporary PIN that you will use to
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  so directionless like i’m in the middle of a field and there used to ... the other hand i think there is a portion of mit that does know how to ... too much extra context thoughts? p: that sounds like a good idea

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021