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  Jump into a new comfort zone!

  

  internship with Max Planck Institute MIT-Germany Program 2011 I worked for the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany. My ... use MISTI 2.0 as an opportunity to return to my host institute and

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  a day in my life as a MISTI student ft. research and friends

  

  research at the meteorology institute of the Freie Universität Berlin and ... ??"]month[/annotation] since I’ve arrived at the institute. It’s entirely on me for ... before 9 AM. 9:00 AM My commute to the institute is honestly a little

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 17, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Hydranting My Spring Semester 5 stages of courseroad grief

  

  My mind has been struggling to internalize the scary fact that it ... institute requirements, undergrads must complete our HASS (humanities, arts ... [/annotation]last year and[annotation note="Public Policy for Washington Interns

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • March 5, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Trip Report: ISEF 2016

  

  . More on that later. I'm in Phoenix for the 2016 Intel International ... International Olympiad of Informatics or FIRST Robotics World Championships ... are well-matched to our particular institutions. Every year we admit

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 1 Zumba and putting pants on in lecture

  

  class, and walked to the DuPont T-Club Lounge. The T-Club Lounge has a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i am taking in spring 26 because i'm stuck at the airport right now. NOT ranked in terms of edibility (sorry)

  

  choosing classes at MIT work? For many institutions, choosing classes is ... -studied and spent the majority of my effort in my national and international ... , MIT is actually a globally top-ranked institution for a reason! This is

  • by Janet G. '27
  • February 8, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  continuous, overall sense of what the Institute has felt like the past four ... international student asked me what my favorite memory thus far from MIT is. Boy ... several physical and non-physical aspects of the Institute. We were

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  alongside the nine-to-five intern life.) Without further ado, here is my ... was my first time interning at a big tech company. I felt incredibly ... interviews, and then got offered the role. I think it was similar, if not a bit

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  decision to take the EMT class offerred through MIT Medical and MIT-EMS. This ... -international( to be rejected) =( To be fair, if domestic applications are super competitive, internationals are super duper competitive. While it's probably a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Is this the real life? Guest writer for Sam's Blog, Ruth '07 goes home to Georgia, gets ditched by most…

  

  times already, I'm almost an international student. I'm from Hazzard ... game Friday night. Better yet, Waites (UGA) '08 offered to pick me up at ... -Jackson International Airport, and our first stop was Waffle House. I love Boston, but

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  USA Wins 2nd in International Math Olympiad Three MIT '09s won Gold Medals.

  

  anticipated international olympiads. Every summer, countries from across the ... international math & science olympiads. Competitions are held for such ... , the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) -- the oldest of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

  

  credits for your major, [annotation note="General Institute Requirements ... offered in 5 terms: Quarter 1 (Fall semester through October-ish), Quarter 2 ... Institute making sure we at least take two hours off a week to go soft brain

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  tick tick tick and the euphoria of it stopping

  

  institute is always churning.  tick There's a constant sound in the back of my ... offering me so much opportunity. How dare I feel like this is all too much? I ... play? Without the hard part? Please? tick I will not let this institute

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 16, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As if course numbers weren’t enough: Learning your A, B, Cs, and OEs Different majors at MIT, and why I chose mine

  

  mechanical engineering and general Institute requirements. Some examples of ... (Course 20) has been developed recently, and it offers some really cool ... star. Now that I have a few months left at the Institute and I’ve gone

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians, Part 2 This time, I am talking about science olympiads.

  

  International Math Olympiad team in 1974, and what freshman class does this ... scorer for Singapore at one of the international science olympiads. I had never heard of an international science olympiad. My high school wasn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cancer on my mind Wait, shouldn’t that be Carolina?

  

  Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT the other day. I could elaborate on the many wonderful aspects of this Institute, namely its ... Kendall Square and beyond with the work of the Koch Institute and it is free

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fall 2024 🍂 aka, things settle down.

  

  mini internal crisis during the middle of the semester where I struggled ... Jobs Paid Notetaker - A paid notetaker position was offered for both 6 ... is a pretty good opportunity when it gets offered, and it’s typically

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to ... school does not offer any calculus classes...I also worry about not being able to take AP classes, as they are not offered at my school. I would

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  that certain courses, like workshops or oversubscribed offerings, will ... offer after this announcement. Late Drop a class if absolutely necessary ... in order to fulfill the 8-point General Institute Requirement by the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 20, 2015
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is study help available?

  MIT offers a variety of academic resources to provide support for any student facing a particularly tough academic challenge, from tutoring and study groups to time management tips and testing strategies. Here's a