Search

Search Results

• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Guest Post] A Day in the Life of a Clown College Student by Joy X. Clown College ‘29

  

  even at least Pennywise. But I kept chasing my dreams of someday hiding ... severely destabilizes your center of gravity. But not at Clown College, where ... I wake up at 6:07am to my alarm clock, which squirts water at me

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2026
• Blog / Classes

  Springing into Junior Year actually not Springing, just Spring

  

  just 6 units, which is half the units of an average class at MIT, and ... schedule has been pretty set in stone since the first week of classes, but looking back at old blogs, I quickly realized that I’ve never posted my

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Which I Sound Like an Old Man I'm really not that old...according to CVS cashiers, I apparently look 17 =p

  

  by side, and coming in and out of the laboratory at all hours of the ... spent Western Blotting at midnight*, sleeping till noon, and hauling my ... semester - and also, I've mastered the art of changing out of a suit in a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2011
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Reflections from the STARS@MIT Fly-In a 15-author guest blog, featuring the small town/rural students that visited us this october!

  

  getting a glimpse of life at MIT. Learn more about the program, and the nationwide STARS College Network, here. At the conclusion of the program, we ... enjoy a variety of activities, ranging from small engineering projects at

  • by Sara N. '28
  • November 11, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Guest Entry: Christina Bognet Supplemental materials to help you through the next few days.

  

  rational in convincing myself that things would turn out okay, at the end of ... that seemed perfect at the age of 18, that I actually feel as though my ... ! *** Precisely one year ago today I sat drinking coffee at a Dunkin Donuts with one

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 8, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Engagement Party Salsa dancing with Benjamin Franklin and Optimus Prime

  

  My dear former floormate Shannon '05 (who's still at MIT pursuing her Masters in Course 16: Aero/Astro) held an engagement party last Saturday at MIT, and at first I was going to spend the weekend in NYC, but then I

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  tuesday another blog about an ordinary day

  

  few doubles games with the regular group of players, i'm back at my desk ... because i have limited access to a lot of things, but at the same time it ... the door by 9:45. 10:00 AM arrive at work. my 'commute' is a foggy, yet

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • August 7, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  day in Bologna, especially after chancing upon a fellow group of internationals at my hostel. More churches and panoramic views, but this time, accented by sightseeing of seven of the city’s “secrets” from an Argentinian

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  How I Won a Costume Contest some glue but no borax

  

  time here at MIT I have already been exposed to so many decks of cards ... collected all my candy. At 6, the costume contest started! And of course, as ... I love Halloween. It’s the only time of year where it’s socially

  • by Leya E. '30
  • November 1, 2026
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  knowledgeable letter on your behalf. A few sentences at the top of a letter ... We require letters of recommendation for our application. We strongly ... you a letter. We encourage you to try to get letters of recommendation
• Blog / How to Human

  tired and busy and tired and busy and tired and busy and

  

  , at the moment, and I miss the spontaneity of last semester. I honestly ... go to singing lessons and get better at fingerpicking songs instead of ... A couple updates: I quit two of my jobs I'm taking 4 classes and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 15, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  how to get to Boston the VERY HARD way

  

  ... Like most MIT students, at the start of every semester I make my trip ... several types of coins in both currencies, in case the toll booth at the ... passing thought. One of my new housemates lives west of me, within the US

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Due Monday important information to make your application complete

  

  posted last week, we have been working through our buckets and buckets of mail since the New Year. However, as of tonight, we have finished processing all mail, hand-checked all filing cabinets, scoured all of our faxes

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 26, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Feedback Works Warning: analogy ahead

  

  line of the guys' race, which at that moment has to be the most ... our last race of the season" or "first time at Regionals" to "this is my ... Lab, and those students are assessed by members of the program (staff or

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Come Visit! I promise we'll be nice.

  

  ). And then we played host! In the course of 24 hours, our visitor got a glimpse of sorority life at MIT, witnessed some pre-test tension (and post ... A couple weeks ago, an excited exclamation was heard, as one of my

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hi, (gasp!) I’m Kim Kimd's first post as an admissions blogger!

  

  consuming as it is awesome, so I've spent most of the last week staring at ... you can see in my bio, I'm a senior at MIT this year. I'm taking a lot of awesome classes. One of them is 6.131: Power Electronics. It's a lab

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.

  

  , the conclusion of our transfer admissions cycle, seems as good a time as ... lot of great students we weren't able to admit. It's true that MIT ... admission. I'm sure that among this group of students we weren't able to admit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  St. George’s Day England's National Day

  

  this at the local supermarket: The signs say Happy St. George's Day, Wednesday 23 April and has a picture of a knight on a horse. I was with another MITer at the time and neither of us knew what St. George's Day was

  • by Cambridge
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  CPW 2008: The Hack Edition What!? Already!?

  

  you ever been walking down the hall and caught a whiff of rotting flesh? Maybe heard the sounds of a shuffling creature behind you, limping and ... at MIT realize that a zombie invasion is a serious threat, one that

  • by Snively '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  of Your Friends How to Avoid Being Set Up How to Pin a Boutonniere ... of, in my opinion, are these student faculty dinners. **2007 Student ... interact more closely with some of your favorite professors from over your

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006