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• Blog / MIT Life

  A point to clarify

  

  if you don't, the upperclassmen in your temp dorm, especially if it's a ... within the same dorm!" Omar, you have a good point, but you are ... for a flimsy reason of short-term convenience like it being easier to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  2.009: the product engineering process the best class at mit

  

  design process is not perfect. You don’t just stumble upon a gold mine of ... welcome the Queen of England, including a DJ, acapella groups, dance teams, and ridiculous amounts of confetti, this event is a must-see for any MIT

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • January 16, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Alone some thoughts on spending winter break in mit

  

  through a neighborhood. It was a part of Boston I haven’t been to before ... I spent winter break in MIT. I thought I wouldn’t be alone. After all ... some of my friends who were international students wouldn’t go home

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Fight against Gender Discrimination in STEM an excerpt from a fall class paper

  

  Harvard. It was a wonderful course, with fascinating readings and ... articles every week (for a total of ~300 pages a week) and wrote a 25-page ... can definitely say that I learned a lot and improved in both reading

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 6, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Rome! Gelato, Saint Peter's Basilica, and Vespas for an entire week.

  

  In about 6 hours, I'll be boarding a plane and going to... ROME! Seeing as I haven't packed or exchanged money yet, this blog entry will have to stay short but look out for entries live from the capitol of the

  • by Bryan
  • March 25, 2006
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won't
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I get on the mailing list?

  We don't do a lot of mailing, but you can sign up for our awesome monthly email newsletter that shares what's happening on campus and—if you're applying—provides updates and tips.    
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do homeschooled students apply?

  MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students and these students have been successful and vibrant members of our community. We don't have separate requirements for homeschooled applicants. Homeschooled
• FAQ / Transfer

  How much does the transfer application cost?

  -blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won’t have any impact on your chances of
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Stomach Overrides All Priorities culinary procrastination

  

  somewhere first for it to run on!" But since I didn't want to run a server off ... 's cat until Thursday, and don't forget she lives in Jordan's room." In a ... for twelve weeks and I didn't get to touch a kitchen this summer, I ran

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tuesdays with Linda It's kind of like making smoothies but not.

  

  characterize a lot of the mechanical features of the device, but now I'm onto a ... their UROP. Basically, in a nutshell, I spent 2 hours sending emails to ... possibly interesting to me. Not having much exposure to a lot of research

  • by Bryan
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  A few weeks back, I ran into my friend Andre '08 on the T (that is ... MIT iGEM team, was on his way to eat with some friends at a new (for him) restaurant. Summer is a time where students find even more time to explore

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask A VC Boston 2016 networking with over 20 venture capitalists all over the startup scene

  

  ". But until you can talk to AI bots like a regular person, they won't see ... A venture capitalist seeks out startups with high potential and ... Thursday night, my friend told me "Hey Erick, tomorrow morning is Ask A VC

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Remnants of Four Years What happens when you have to start packing

  

  choosing: a selection of t-shirts, shot in the ever wonderful medium of the i ... my time at MIT.  Someday maybe I'll make a t-shirt quilt or something ... 'll deal with it later and just throw everything in a box". Graduating means

  • by Becca H. '12
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist MIT admitted some applicants from the waitlist today.

  

  people accepted a place on the waitlist. But it just isn't ethical to keep ... At approximately 4:30pm today, we did something we haven't done in 4 ... waitlist became a reality. We worked all day today as a subcommittee to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do students apply to a specific major?

  doesn't have any impact on admission decisions. In fact, a large ... apply to MIT for general admission and select a major at the end of the ... want to ask.... but MIT doesn't allow triple majors anymore. You can
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  (un)Empty Nest Welcome Back!

  

  campus doesn’t vibrate with the same lightning-in-a-bottle energy. All ... ’s a great opportunity for you, it does make things much quieter on the old homestead. It’s not a complete “Night of the Comet” (or “28 Days

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 26, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Life Lessons From Pistol Class But they don't buy pajamas / For pistol packin' mamas!

  

  Technically, there isn't much to shooting a pistol. Load rounds into magazine. Insert magazine. Release the bolt. Grip as in a firm handshake. Inhale, raise arm. Exhale a little, press gently on the trigger until you

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Half-Century of Hacking MIT's original hackers are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short…

  

  If you don't go to MIT, when you think about "hacking," you probably ... applications might come to mind. And either way, it wouldn't be hard to assume ... are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short walk from the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A CPW Entry for Parents Students shouldn't have all the fun.

  

  in Boston for 12 years now, and I don't own a car, and for good reason ... Registration who aren't used to driving in Boston (or a similar city, like San ... see a familiar face! For parents who won't be at CPW, nor their student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2008