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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Because Racecar Guest post by Kevin C. '17 on the MIT Formula SAE team!

  

  friends and I traveled to Europe for a different sort of attraction: single ... Formula SAE – SAE stands for Society of Automotive Engineers – teams from ... wheel formula cars. MIT’s team designs and builds an electric car for the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 2, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Three Tales of Junior Year Accidental Harvard Class, UROPs, Experimenting in College

  

  from a Harvard professor: “you signed up for an education seminar; here ... longing for lessons past” way. I discovered 5 classes like that junior year ... seemed ideal—an elective for my Philosophy (Course 24-1) major and the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 10, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Summer in Boston what happens outside MIT

  

  four I attended last year. I’ll keep you updated for more Boston ... Eagle, Banana Republic, and Uniqlo—a gradient for different budgets. You ... England, behind Faneuil) for local seafood and international cuisine, of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 3, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Experiment in Independence all by myself for IAP

  

  ) [good for packing with lunches. I grew up drinking one of these every day ... interning for the next four weeks during Independent Activities Period (IAP ... finally figured out how to open the trunk to look for the ice scraper Zipcar

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 5, 2014
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Vertigo My brain hurts.

  

  of New House + McCormick. I grew up in Singapore and London, which have ... , dressed them up, transformed her living room into a stage + bar + music, and ... and cheered for their friends. My boyfriend's aunt leaned over to fill

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 28, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Construction Thoughts on a major.

  

  enjoyed making things; that hasn't changed at all. This summer, for example ... I wanted to have a bike for when I came to campus in the fall. I didn ... and a metal post for a seat (ouch). I wanted something nice, something

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Scott ‘13, Cory ‘13, Edner ‘13, Jeremy ‘13, and Bee ‘13 The penultimate in a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  With Orientation set to begin for the new MIT freshmen this weekend ... important note for today: All of MIT's financial aid is based on financial ... &M University-Commerce for middle school students, high school students, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I may have been accepted to MIT, but I'm getting darned good at failing at other things!

  

  rally race at Hasbro's headquarters Overheard at MIT (these hold up ... really do, but first I want to catch you up on what's been going on with me ... adorable. Here's him learning to use scissors for the first time at our local

  • by Snively '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  I’m a food blogger now enjoy reading through 700 words of personal digression to get to the recipes

  

  those "get your child ready for college!" lists; when I read those lists ... ! Well, except for..." Except for the cooking. Cue shrug from me. At just ... submitting our dorm ranking choices, agonizing over the wait for results, and

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 26, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  for an audience). Soak up the town and culture you live in, because ... , and soak up all the trivial goodness that is: Q&A Are MIT students ... talks about fashion guidelines for people interested in that stuff, but I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Boston’s 3rd of July It's almost a holiday, but not quite.

  

  temps for the holiday, meaning that as I sit here typing this entry I'm earning money not just for blogging but also for building toys (only one of ... for a concert I was told started at 7:00 PM. I strapped on my skates

  • by Snively '11
  • July 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  learning how to drive and other matters of identification

  

  handwritten note: You saved $500 today. You're welcome for not being towed for ... Instagram these past couple of years. End up with a result you're mostly okay with except for the fact that you're squinting because you were staring

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  how to succeed in business without really trying on leadership, being bad at things, and musicals

  

  , or both; someone who's capable of speaking up for their team to ... positions. I've always put my election to these roles up to a couple of very ... deciding on a course of action, which is very useful for student government

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 18, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  - Mechanical Engineering When I was a freshman, I filled up my IAP with so many ... , and it’s especially prevalent over IAP. I teach Hebrew for fun and as a ... especially useful for anyone planning on doing MISTI Israel. In one of the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So, uh… help me pick classes I have no classes.

  

  -12.30 (12-134) or TR1-2.30 (12-134) ______ For students with a special ... vehicle for improving one's style while studying the nuances of the language ... means for autobiographer and biographer to develop a personal voice; and

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Meet My True Love: Notion a tool for stress-free college applications (and much more)

  

  get a few additional features if you are a student! I love Notion for a ... have language-specific syntax highlighting!) and LaTeX support. For ... ) for each blog post. Then, I can view my list of blogs in a table, kanban

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  have gained many rights, the reality for transgender folks (particularly trans women of color) is that progress has not been as drastic for their ... setbacks within your individual context. For example, if I am reading an

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Moms We stand on the shoulders of giants....!!

  

  this would be an especially good time to recognize my mom for her ... around campus, but for many students, family is still a huge part of their ... the first time I made breakfast for the family I was probably 7 or 8). I

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Just Because It’s 2/29 I apologize that this blog has nothing to do with MIT.

  

  -9-9-9." Went to sleep at 9:30 every night because staying up past 10:00 was a ... spent 2 months preparing for it and was so depressed when I got 116, 4 ... dormmates come up: "Hey Chris, good morning! You're up early today

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  4th and Goal – College Application Season The Good, The Bad, and the Casey Jones

  

  I couldn’t get myself to write.  I miss signing up for college campus ... ’t put up posters until I was leaving. My walls were bare for years ... football games and drum set at basketball games. I miss standing up for each

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 31, 2023