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• Blog / How to Human

  Mid-May Update Q&A: Athena tips and hints

  

  solutions out there. You can get instructions on how to set one up at http ... keep in mind, because it's good to get off campus every so often. People ... accounts. Any obscure questions about how to use certain things? Here are

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  An American in Copenhagen but my luggage went to Amsterdam

  

  when it is in fact only mid-range cheap.  I get to my room. I’m allergic ... ; the machine is kind to me, has free seltzer and coffee in the break room ... ; two pairs of jeans; just enough socks, shirts, and underwear to get by

  • by Amber V. '24
  • June 14, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Hosed Exams=Cars, I'll show you how!

  

  in different weeks so that you have one or two exams to take every two ... the scheduling for every exam and you get three exams in three days ... that last one up), but it mostly just boils down to you getting hosed by

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Meeting FAQ The answers to the FAQs at our Central Meetings.

  

  statistics? Is it easier to get in if I apply early? Last year, early action ... you in Southern California, I pose this question to you: Can you ... I'm in Southern California now, preparing for the following Central

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mist in the streets of Boston monday wanderings

  

  what never was. How sad that I couldn’t get to know deeply all the cities ... love going out; others hang out in my dorm. Most everyone will listen to ... , sharing in its energy, and talking to strangers you will probably never meet

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 20, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  10 Lessons #IAP #Italy #LearningByTeaching #wow #Pi(e)DayCountdown

  

  Italy over IAP. In October, I applied to MIT's Global Teaching Labs ... students qualified to teach Italian high schoolers some science, in English ... it took for my plane to arrive, board, depart, and probably get to

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  , took a trip to Cape Cod, ate our weight in free food and got to raid one ... protesting about “demonisation” in response to proposals to stop us binge-drinking. Under the plans, alcohol will no longer be sold to under-21s in off

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  because I could. I would get things done, I'd just be sure to calculate how well I needed to do on the next exam to get an A in the class. I thought ... 's or about getting in to your dream school. "Being the best you can be

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ask me (an mit alum, maybe) anything! aka, am(amam)a

  

  involved in at MIT How I've spent my summer Hobbies that I have / used to ... what score you need to score to get in. But remember, scores aren ... figured I'd say hello to all of you lovely folks in the style of Qiaochu Y

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • August 12, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Mind the Gap Gap years are a good option for some students.

  

  .com/education, but it's been in newspapers and on websites from Kentucky.com to San ... point where a lot of us in admissions are talking about ways to get ... aristocracy vacationing in the south of France coming to mind. But during my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  DME SoccerBot Championships 2006 (Or, How Does Justin Timberlake Live With Himself?) All we are saying is give Pluto a chance.

  

  're in Freshman Leadership Program you're not going to swim back from the island to hone your creative writing skills). When you all get into MIT ... Orientation hits. Also, I learned how to work a lathe, use a bandsaw at an angle

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How do you know when you’ve chosen the right major?

  

  Sometimes I get so engaged by a project that I forget to eat. Yesterday, I woke up at 7:35am.  Starving, I got a sandwich to-go at the ... , things seem to just fall in line.

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 17, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I send in my transcript?

  information on how to have your counselor submit your transcript. Please note ... school representative to be considered official. This applies for high ... official transcript to be submitted and processed, we will add it to your
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  now... In any case, it's easy to get lost in the details of MIT as a freshman-- How are you doing in your intro classes? How much sleep are you ... year in Burton Conner, as I was still settling in and still used to

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photojournalism and answers to some questions

  

  Morgan Sheng's lab in the Picower Center. I didn't get to see much of the ... 'll cross my fingers for that. In either case, I'm planning to take my ... carrying an umbrella in a snowstorm doesn't make immediate intuitive sense to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are We Waiting For answer: FPOPs to begin!

  

  students an early introduction to in the social life of learning at MIT. As ... in the Cambridge community. Learn what it means to install public ... Freshman orientation for the Class of 2018 officially begins in two

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Grad school admissions My (limited) insight into the graduate admissions process.

  

  application and wants to get to know you in person. I'll be meeting this weekend ... involved in research early. Some students wait until their senior year to get ... lab equipment). Importantly, you want to get really involved in a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  We open in Venice We next play Firenze, then on to Pisa (lots of laughs in Pisa), our next…

  

  're going to get unless you took 15.655: Power and Negotiation in MIT's world ... people who cut in line to get into VATICAN CITY. Seriously, what is wrong ... over five days in Italy. This is mostly thanks to Ling's brilliant idea

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 18, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Surviving My deep thoughts on surviving and thriving at MIT, straight from three years ago.

  

  to cross streets in the city, but I do know how to get anywhere in ... in the world of sleep statistics.) 2. It really is better to get a ... the going got tough. And the going can get tough in a lot of different

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 11, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  You only got in because you’re a… how to cope when good news unexpectedly gives you the blues

  

  you get in but your friend doesn't; or when you get in, but your arch ... nothing was happening. To be honest, sticking my head in the sand like an ... didn't know how to grapple with these facts, or with the heavy

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 16, 2019