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• Blog / Academics & Research

  on knowing what I’m doing in which I decide to go to grad school

  

  learning, how to present in front of audiences, how to write personal essays ... realize just how much more there is for me to learn in order to truly be ... , like I’m in the middle of a field and there used to be a road I was

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 3, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All-You-Can-Eat Summer I hit food coma at the first paragraph.

  

  the last to get up. After I get up I go to my job in Building 46, where ... 're full. (If you came here for tips on how to get into college, I'm sorry to say all you're going to get are tips on how to eat like a West African

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

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

  

  to apply online, book an appointment, go in-person to get my identity ... less as a “how to do MIT” and more like a “here is a hodgepodge of advice ... ; Hold onto your 101 Things To Do Before You Graduate List, in case you

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • September 2, 2023
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  How do I apply to the Women’s Technology Program?

  groups that are historically underrepresented in engineering by providing a ... students to Mechanical Engineering (ME) through hands-on classes (taught by ... in the summer after 11th grade.
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  follow. I think to myself, as I'm hunched over my laptop and holed up in ... am just like everyone else. "You also like to be in control a lot of ... . How can a college class bring me to tears just at mentioning it? Shame

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  November 1st is coming up! What not to do as it approaches (and after it passes)

  

  ’m gonna get this done so early! I’m going to put so much time and energy in ... to get work done) in order to finish my application. After a short ... panic set in. You're going to get nightmares of every tiny mistake you

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • October 26, 2018
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  by bike, by train, by wind, by rain getting around different cities

  

  the AC in my car dies when it gets too hot. I always pause to appreciate ... exposed to other ways of getting around, I'm thinking about what I want to ... [annotation note = "not that such things seem to exist in Copenhagen"]big pick

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  A Week in the Life of a Second Semester MIT Student first week impressions

  

  the class and ultimately lose interest and motivation to do well in it ... 't have that safety net of PNR and I actually, well, have to do decently in classes now, I need to take classes that genuinely interest me in order for

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  supposed to be a priority, somewhere up there with getting good grades and calling home once in a while. There are things to do at all hours ... engaged with the other half. Chalk it up to being the first time in most

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  wanted to get into it, too, but honestly wasn’t sure how much time I’d have ... Cross? But oh, free food! Of course I’m terribly interested in getting ... part responsible for getting me involved in GPI. GPI is the Global

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The most beautiful class schedule yes. good

  

  forces me to get up in the mornings, but I think (with dedication) I can ... and you fall asleep in your chair, or at least get pretty sad and decide ... -related material on the side in order to “not lose interest in economics.” Personally

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • February 3, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  things i miss and don’t miss who is this guy? 🤔

  

  life sitting in trains to get to the Place With Sky Busses. The Big City ... place. One hour after I get there, when I sit down to work on some Problem ... eating, 17 years ago[/caption] I miss having clear end points in which to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 31, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  .631- Systems Visualization: In this class, we're learning about how to ... work in robotics! The labs are pretty neat, since we get to build things ... bridges. In this class, we look at structures in equilibrium and learn how

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  the MyMIT section on interviews. To get to this page, which has additional information: sign in, click the light green tab "how to APPLY" and ... , your EC wants to get to know you as a person so he/she can add another

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  also don’t get to randomly see students I know in the hall. I also miss ... well share my advice here for those who won’t get to hear it in the ... it makes me sad that I won’t get to deliver this advice to you in

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt.2 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Decision time...

  

  had to audition to get in) who can actually sight read pretty well, he ... when he was trying to explain how to be more expressive and what sort of ... stay in all three groups, I finally chose to stay in MITSO simply because

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A The ones that passed the "lmgtfy" test

  

  get in touch with and reach out to. Not necessarily directly after class ... does it really take to get in and whether or not I still have a shot at ... don't need a Ph.D. in physics to get a good job -- you really need a Ph

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 10, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental Materials Answering questions about extras beyond the formal application.

  

  music activity at MIT in the music community are encouraged to submit a ... you are an athlete and would like to participate in one of MIT's 41 ... letter of recommendation. This in general would not need to be on an MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Class Projects

  Final Project Demo Roll if only they were more helpful to the world at large

  

  and I was in the passenger seat trying my best to keep up with how OP ... type of creativity that I enjoy expressing but rarely get to in highly ... 't get to apply the cool design principles we learned in the class to a

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • June 1, 2020
• Blog / How to Food

  rice cooker cooking or, how to cook for yourself with zero skill

  

  thing I did when I came to MacGregor? Get a rice cooker, because I haven't had a rice cooker in forever. And oh man was it a great decision to get ... so easy to use. They're actually magic in how they work. You put the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 19, 2021