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• Blog / Events

  In pursuit of freedom MIT might not be free, but plenty of things are.

  

  months ago, Random Hall was offered the opportunity to (FREE PHONES ... -blistering 90-degree heat wave that didn't subside until my roommate discovered an

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 21, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pop quiz, Viktor I finally discover what happens when you rapidly cool hot metal. Now my life is…

  

  engineering. Brian was nice enough to offer some insight into the process at the ... the spacing is smaller. If there's a change of a million degrees over a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  getting a PhD by offering a gift to his committee beforehand--while most of ... --just one of the many things they'll let you do with an MIT degree. Here's me

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  writing about a myriad of other things. I posted to College Confidential ... things until I got to college. Although you may not yet know what you ... ’m drawn to MIT’s unique writing department, which offers both creative and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  weekend in the White Mountains. The PE course offering at MIT is incredibly ... your Swim Test offered in the beginning of the year, and it basically ... intensely disliked in high school, would follow me to college. However

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Landing  Your Aircraft Has Arrived at Gate '21 

  

  their rings and received their diplomas. You can join our virtual

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 4, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  try again and bring the trophy (aka your happiness) home :) ¹ diploma

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Really, I don’t feel like thinking of a title right now Now there's a title cop-out you can only use once. Good thing I saved it…

  

  repeating our new mottos: "D is for diploma." "Mystery Hunt - Fun = Thesis

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 11, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  You can get a perfect GPA and lead every extracurricular activity on campus, but if you don’t pass a swim test and complete 8 Physical Education (P.E.) “points,” then you won’t receive an MIT diploma. Harsh, eh? That

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more school, no more books Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.

  

  me and dancing at graduation with a diploma in each hand!

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Apply to WISE! It would be WISE of you to do so

  

  the majority of the people in her area didn’t have college degrees and ... -resourced backgrounds. Her LEDA college guidance counselor told her about WISE, and that ... ’d attend would assist in paying for her degree. She loved math, so she

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 13, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  6.5 Years Post-Graduation, I’m a Beading Artist a twisty path

  

  About 6.5 years ago, I graduated with a Philosophy degree and a minor in Political Science. Two and a half years ago, after graduating again ... college classes because of a vague mood disorder. Bad news: The culprit was

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  things that made me happy lately from the first week of classes

  

  listening in on breakfast conversations. “The curse of this degree is that now ... about what was available to me at MIT; maybe because I entered college

  • by Kai V. '25
  • September 20, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  living the sloth life regressing to my feral weeb childhood self

  

  most MIT students i've spoken to, and probably most college students these days, feel as if they've lost a lot of time to the pandemic. the ... from some degree of "regression." there's something about going back to

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2022
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  't have a college degree or a fancy job title, Matt Damon still had a story

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  , and rapidly decreasing) degree, and my composure will vary drastically ... 're in college. Fresh start, right? You'll make TONS of new friends. You

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  a great degree of compassion and commitment, and I greatly look ... relocating to Boston College over the summer, I've had my hands full in chasing

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  whether I want to continue in school and get an advanced degree after my time at MIT or if I want to jump into a career straight out of college

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…

  

  decide if you can't imagine spending your college life anywhere else. In ... page 5 join an MIT club, turn to page 7 get another degree, turn to

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  In which I am no longer new here ...well, it's true.

  

  to my former desire to earn a degree in Chemistry (HAHAHAHAHA) and ... college with a definitive plan for their lives at an age where they

  • by Keri G. '10
  • August 11, 2009