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• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  is the greatest tragedy of modern universities we can’t prevent ... questions me: what would you say is the primary source of joy in your life ... of them: one is people and another is creative work, like art or

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 18, 2023
• Blog / How to MIT

  Places to Sit at MIT and study

  

  (inside the Dome)   16. Hall of Colors   17. Green Room   18. Lobby 7 ... change of scenery is refreshing and jumpstarts my mind to continue working. MIT has some breathtaking architecture. After four full years of being

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2017
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Fall Hits MIT In other words: Kate dumps all the pictures she's been meaning to post.

  

  Yes, fall is here: This blog post will be a collection of several events spanning the last week of which I took pictures. To whet your ... or early next. You've probably heard of liquid nitrogen ice cream, but

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes: Junior Spring Edition + notes on MIT academics in general

  

  hall on campus, 26-100, with a capacity of 566. But it isn’t even the ... the Harvard Kennedy School) -- Myisha Cherry, Harvard University Dept of ... academics in general. In the descriptions of 6.00 and 17.803, I talk about MIT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 25, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist We have admitted 20 waitlisted students.

  

  can then choose to accept our offer (it is an understood part of ... to consider accepting a waitlist offer) or decline it. The waitlist committee worked hard over the course of several days to determine how many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Alumni Barbecue I love living in a place with so much history!

  

  lived so long ago. We ran tours of the hall, and there were plenty of ... of current residents, friends of hall, and kids of alumni gathered to ... alumni that have lived on my hall, going all the way back to the MIT class

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 6, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  Sophomore Fall Goals So you can bully me when I write a post saying they didn't work out

  

  low points, but it takes a certain amount of humility and retrospect to ... didn't have them in the earlier part of last year. I'm moving to a new residence hall, which I think might make me happier. I'm figuring out what

  • by Ella T. '25
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Springtime I actually had no time to write this entry, which is why I cannot explain…

  

  The mildest note of warmness singing through the bipolar whimsy of ... hemisphere like a pool of microwaved butter. Spring, wrapped in connotations of ... the ones), intimidates the part of my brain that has suffered through

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Behind The Drones the making of the pi day drone delivery video

  

  of scope offered by our humanities courses, which is sort of the best ... /14/15 at 9:26AM: So now, a few weeks and a lot of press coverage later, I ... , which is as complete a record as anything else of offbeat communications

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  opportunity to apply the lessons to his company, which has had a lot of ... Bertuccis Brick Oven Pizzeria is the Breadsticks of Cambridge, MA. This is ... order pizza, but then ask for a bag of those famous pizza dough rolls to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  once. I still haven't even read all of them. Which is my loss, really ... of navigating to just the topic you want. You know that bright, rainbow-colored bar a the top of every page? It's not just for decoration - it's your

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  would later help you apply it to a testing situation. Worse, some of my ... transition. And in one sentence, I've completely ruined your hope of being ... piece of parchment lodged in the mouth of a dazzling, sparkling horse of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ROTC Is Life (In a Good Way) Everything you ever wanted to know about ROTC at MIT (and then some)

  

  Hello everyone! The following was written by a couple friends of ... friend and as a friend of other ROTC members. Something interesting I realized at the end of fall semester was that actually, all the ROTC members

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2018 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live may the 4th be with you

  

  applicants who applied for entry during Fall 2018. You may access your decision at apply.mitadmissions.org—the same site where you submitted your ... competitive: 538 students applied to transfer, and we have admitted 23. And as

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  A Complicated Synthesis Question starting materials include hard decisions and uncertain paths

  

  living in a universe of Organic Chemistry. To the point where Orgo and real ... For most of the semester, I've lived and breathed in the ever-growing and never-shrinking universe that is Organic Chemistry. Time and time

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • December 7, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  subject. Begged. We're talking knees, clasped hands, tears, and offers of ... hot topic among applying students. I think back and I realize that I've gotten asked about bathrooms before and during most of my dorm tours I end

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 3 Connecting with your Educational Counselor

  

  interview, you and your interests do. For those of you who are applying for ... This time of year, Educational Counselors all over the world are ... reports about their meetings with you. For some of you, an interview may not

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 9, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is the Sloan School of Management for undergrads, too?

  MIT Sloan School of Management will challenge undergraduates to expand their analytical and quantitative skills and apply a business ... . Fueled by the groundbreaking work of our faculty in such critical areas as
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school juniors to consider. All of the below are national/international, selective ... Summer Science Research Program (HSSSRP) Michigan State University High

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  High Stakes Because it’s you who makes you.

  

  you're applying. But before you base all of your hopes on coming here ... winter around here. I'm done with yet another MIT Wednesday, consisting of ... mid-afternoon. It's been a busier than usual couple of weeks though

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2006