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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Search Continues On the internship search and deciding what I want to do with my life.

  

  , but still managed to find a pretty good internship. But this year, I'm ... those of you with questions who haven't asked me yet, post a comment or ... 'll describe to you my morning. I woke up this morning at 8.50 AM to a phone

  • by Bryan
  • November 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  people haven’t noticed. To be fair, he’s a name rather than a face for ... him by name when I passed by in the hallway. Now, I’m in a big room ... Holt, and he probably doesn’t have anything to say to me since I’m not

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  people keep leaving their things in my room and other stories from sophomore fall

  

  poorly, which by that point wasn't really a surprise. I could go into ... 's comforting, in a way – when things can't get worse, it means they can only get ... drive isn't too long, and we all needed a break. Amber drove us down in a

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • December 17, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Year vs. Senior Year The same, but different...

  

  . This year it involved running across town to Harvard, where I’m taking a ... Requirements (GIRs) I wasn’t very passionate about them. Senior year, I’m only ... powerful abilities found in nature. So, in a can’t-beat-’em-join-’em attitude

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summiting Mount Monadnock camping trip!

  

  "](Putz)![/annotation] Overall, it was a really fun but chaotic experience, largely because of the rain that sort of derailed our plans. I hadn't been camping since high ... a camera store in Malden to buy film, then Texas Roadhouse, and lastly

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 18, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Asking for Directions Two weeks of pondering, photography, and prose.

  

  looked so interesting. And that's not to say it doesn't now. I'm just ... 's a good thing we don't have to choose a major until the end of the year ... When I applied to MIT, I had a good idea of what I wanted to do when

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  This week’s Questions Omnibus

  

  helpers A.M.C. asked, "Just to make sure: Have you received my CD-ROM that ... replied, "A.M.C., they might not know you by your pseudonym. It's easier to ... a T ride away. And with the abundance of ethnic food in the area, you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  a total hypocrite in saying this because in case you couldn't tell ... . I'm glad to be back in D Entry, and here's to a great year! ... cramming all of your things into a bunch of tiny boxes). Me driving my stuff

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  in me was hyped to hear that. The arboretum is a good ~5 miles away, so students usually get there by the T, Uber, or even bike. Thankfully, the people I went there with had a car, so the commute was very doable

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  a whole MIT community that can’t wait to meet you. Congratulations and ... Hi! I’m Brenna Heintz, one of the Admissions Counselors here at MIT ... applications, I’m excited to start meeting all of you! Kim was kind enough to let

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  I jumped into the river ...black-haired Asians swam with me.

  

  , but more EXTREME! You even see a bunch of people swimming in it all the ... a spare pair of underwear packed discreetly in my back pocket, I ... journeying, you go toward a dam, which prevents you from going over a waterfall

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A flash of brilliance and answers to some questions

  

  emphasize that this is because I'm a double major and is not a normal (or ... (being a biologist, E. coli make me nervous)... bad news. So after making a few and having the same problem, I had a Flash of Genius. Meatcubes. I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving yet another senior writing about their last semester

  

  phds and professorships. that’s not a path i’m considering right now ... there at that hour. when you’re a kid and it’s nighttime you’re basically ... ’re a college student, for a brief time you can basically do whatever you

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 20, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  For those whose applications have been interrupted by disasters and disruptions providing what information and comfort we can

  

  experience is a part of the real world, and the things you learn (or don't ... , while sometimes I wish I didn't so fear the struggle for a better world ... applications, educations, and most importantly lives have been interrupted by a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 29, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! part 1 of art, food, and churches

  

  host. As I’m sure you noticed, most had to do with food, which was a very ... guess they have a point. Day 11: Teaching is hard! I don’t think I ... entertained, which luckily wasn’t a huge problem in my CS classes, but required

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 5, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

  

  notebook, I decided it wouldn’t be complete without a few pictures, so I ... Note: This is not a guide to keeping a notebook because everyone has ... ’re looking to start keeping a little notebook or everything and have no idea

  • by Anika H. '26
  • July 8, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Polymer Police Using spectroscopy to prove my mom wrong (except she was right and I was actually…

  

  ="attachment_111272" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Measuring a polyester t ... scarves arriving in a box that literally said “CHEMICAL TEXTILE” in big bold letters. They also didn’t look or feel like other silk fabrics I was used to

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Our Essay Questions i am havink qvestion

  

  MIT application is that we don't prompt for a single, longform essay ... . Instead, for a variety of reasons, we use our own application, hosted ... year, they go something like this: We know you lead a busy life

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  , "Ohmygods I can't wait to watch bouncy balls fall out of the sky and play in a ... there for an hour. Or if you don't think you're the Greek type, go to a ... you've had since forever, or you get home after a long trip and just put

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s not all happy I know, shocker!

  

  ONE PSET. I don't blog about how overbearing things can feel (a test and ... don't happen every day and they don't happen all day. You know when they happen? Between PSETs. The part about me that I haven't actually blogged

  • by Snively '11
  • February 26, 2008