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• Blog / MIT Life

  One thing every woman’s missed in Massachusetts Bay Sam and Shana have gone to look for America, starting in Philadelphia.

  

  being and took the hint, offering us lodging for the night on his couch at Ursinus College in scenic Collegeville, PA, located just 20 minutes outside ... realizing that the college would bear his name for all eternity. Also, the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  I waited waaaay too long to get a new computer Finally, a development environment I can work with!

  

  college. A secondhand Lenovo ThinkPad T420. 4.78 pounds, supposedly ... offer. It was with me the first time I went abroad and has been to as many ... to bring with them to college. But honestly, reflecting on my

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 8, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ultimate Recognition You probably don't know what that is.

  

  awards that FIRST offers its teams. I worked my butt off, and the first ... always wanted to go to Hogwarts (college name pseudonym, for privacy ... her wherever she ended up going to college (she's now doing some crazy

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Though the Odds A survival story.

  

  to CPW - I really had very little idea of what college life is like ... tell you something: when you get to college, change is neither slow nor ... classical mechanics called 8.01. Basically, 8.01 takes your typical college

  • by Paul B. '11
  • December 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  How to Foil a UFO Abduction 1. Control your thoughts.

  

  take BC Calculus. At my school, they don't offer the class, however I can ... . It's no secret that college kids drink, and MIT is a college ... acknowledging that drinking happens, because the truth is, college kids are

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your college application motivational soundtrack for January patience, young grasshoppers

  

  College apps are done! You did it! You'll probably never have to write another uncomfortably personal essay [annotation note="unless you become a blogger, of course"]ever again[/annotation]! But, now comes the

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 10, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for October write those personal essays! submit those early apps! get PUMPED UP

  

  Last month, Petey posted a motivational soundtrack for the month of September. A lot of y’all seemed to like it, so we made another one for October! This month’s theme…

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 5, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for November Reflect, rewrite, repeat

  

  in your college app process: good job! You're doing really good, keep

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 2, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  So, you’re applying to college.

  

  course of my life make me who I am. College will just lead me to another ... , and traits had I decided to attend any other university or college, even my local community college. If you've got your heart set on a specific

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 31, 2005
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  Will I receive AP/IB college credit?

  MIT doesn’t require applicants to take advanced courses beyond what is commonly available in high school. However, many of our students, either through their schools or on their own, have…
• Blog / Admissions

  The Next Generation Of College Campus Tours? My interview with Michael Epstein '04, covering his MIT experience and the genesis of his…

  

  companies and products that are directly relevant to the college search ... with Michael about his vision for the next generation of college campus ... have for them? Imagine you could have amazingly good interactive college

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for September imagine a movie montage, but for politely asking teachers to say nice things about you

  

  various tasks of trying to apply to college. So, after chatting about it

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a college student’s life My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

  

  So the other day, I was totally out of food. Like, completely. I hadn’t been grocery shopping for weeks, and after making a meal out of crackers one night, it…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  College students do eat real food! ...sometimes. I now present: the culinary adventures of Laura and April.

  

  I may not have alluded to this before, but my roommate, April, is really domestic. The other day, our GRT, Chris, took her to Target. When she got back, she…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  ’d already chosen for college. Then MIT destroyed those misconceptions, for ... discovered so much from my friends. College changes things, but the biggest ... school, but visiting from college, I was enchanted by it. I wanted the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  One new blog, three post-college thoughts just popping by to say hello

  

  from The Other Side of college: one on where I live, one on what I do on ... the resources to find out for themselves! When I think back to pre-college ... . And then I went to college and learned that research is where the skills

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 1, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  is very interesting to see the American (and MIT) college social life ... made friends that will last through college. All without the help of so ... alcohol poisoning weeks after arriving at college. Schools in America have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Robo-CJ writes a college app do neural nets dream of electric essays?

  

  I made this AI write college essays. Quotes None of these quotes are ... 'm fully prepared for the prospect of college. Sure, I'm familiar with the ... a house is not part of the basics of college. The first time I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 28, 2019
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Choose a Laptop for College your companion for all four years

  

  business at home to raise money for college. Choosing a laptop for college

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Best from staff

  Reaffirming our commitment to diversity in uncertain times

  

  plaintiff, about whether and how colleges and universities may consider race ... Bridge, College Horizons, and more to help their students learn about what MIT is ... among many factors in the admission of students to selective STEM degree

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 7, 2023