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• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  the hourly workload of a class, I'd look at the average number of hours ... 6.7800 (Inference and Information, the subject of the exam and by far the most challenging class I’ve ever taken) but four years of MIT

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  intellectual efforts of any given scientist, lab work fails at least half of the ... freshman year at MIT. A lot of people fail a whole class or two. This is okay ... without a car. Isn't there a delivery-to-door option offered by some of the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I AM CONNECTED! Finally arriving on campus was way less exciting than finally getting my wireless connection to…

  

  ) and arrived on campus around 5:30. I checked in at the front desk of my dorm and my family helped me carry all my crates of junk up to my room ... Corridor. Now, one of the things they give you at Orientation Check-In is the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other Side from prefrosh to cpw chair

  

  fruit to name a few of the things we bought. I’ve shopped at Costco ... prefrosh hosted at McCormick with loads of love (and lots of sugar). We ... offer. And in the midst of all of that, take some time to get to know the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread For Those Not Admitted

  

  the most competitive admissions cycle in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Motivation Finals are FUN!

  

  for my final tomorrow. Final Exam 1 of 1 Wednesday December 20, 2006 9 ... originally wanted to take the undergrad version of this class, but last semester, it was cancelled, so I was out of luck. So this term, since I knew

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  you're declining our offer of admission (it's okay, we know you ... Hello, Class of 2012! There's lots of fun stuff now on your My ... early; providing us a mobile phone number we can reach you at during CPW

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  So you want to be a student-athlete? Finding the balance

  

  spring here at MIT and spend a ton of time practicing, cross training and competing in my sports. I want to share my perspective on the pros and cons of ... and management. The big drawbacks of playing a sport at MIT, for me

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  I Miss You, Random Hall my love letter to the dorm i got kicked out of too soon

  

  this pandemic and the workload MIT has thrown at us, that none of us have ... 'm unsure whether this is a symptom of the pandemic or a symptom of the dorm ... and devoid of art and light. I hate it. Perhaps hate is too strong a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 9, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  comprehensive list, but there should be at least one useful tip. Think of this ... get a sense of what classes are offered in each major. What sounds cool ... resources MIT offers didn't just come out of thin air; they're there for a

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life

  

  version of a powerpoint literary presentation I gave at Alpha Delta Phi a ... strongly depend on the moral measure of intuition to arrive at a solution ... greatest number of lives, a utilitarian approach at heart, but we will show

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  you enjoy being a part of the Praise Dance Team and Gospel Choir at your ... people at your school. At college you will meet lots of students and ... they say. D: Okay Q, I’ll give the Office of Admission at the schools a

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  #tbt: MIT Cribs Digging up some old freshman-year blog posts

  

  !?), it brings back memories of what I was feeling at the time. I was ... feel a little more at home. One of my favorite bits is the fact that I ... definitely my favorite. Juice was kind of a staple at home, too, but now I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 5, 2015
• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  think a big part of it is boredom. At MIT I would roam campus and ... . At home things just sort of blend into each other as time inches past ... on some turns while Jen maxed out at 4. We both had a median of 2

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Half Harvard, Half MIT My schedule this term is split down the middle. Like the movie Grindhouse. Or Korea.

  

  any class like this offered at MIT (of couse, Harvard doesn't really ... off the bus at the end of the day and stepping back onto MIT ground ... glory of Tuesdays, in which I get up at 7 to bus over to Harvard for a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / How to School

  Today Was A Long Day and it's not over yet.

  

  subconsciously conscious. I managed to carry myself out of bed at around 8:30 am ... checked off only about half of my to-do list. At some point, I escaped to ... of Lobby 7. Looking around at the long pillars and intricate ceiling

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 25, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  seven questions with youtubers the mit side of youtube

  

  orientation at MIT in my freshman year, who ended up pursuing a degree in STEM ... would record all of the voiceovers at the same time, then all the scenes ... all of the videos at one time, then upload them all at the same time and

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 14, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  entry is mainly aimed at the prospective Class of 2013 - yes, the ... . I don't know about you, but I think that's a lot to take in all at once. I still haven't even read all of them. Which is my loss, really

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  To All the Blogs I’ve Loved Before Hello? Is this thing on?

  

  of college, I searched for opportunities at nonprofit organizations ... mine. A week before graduation, I got a job offer at a college access ... . MIT Admissions was at the top of my list of places where I wanted to

  • by Jessica Ch'ng
  • December 12, 2018