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• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2023!

  

  decide how to pick your classes, or a really cool new thing you learned ... disciplined exuberance to post at least twice a month on average. We may ask you to help advise creative projects in the office and serve as a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2023
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer a pre-med program?

  -related professions are encouraged to complete a prehealth registration meeting with ... other health profession schools each year. MIT doesn't offer a premed or prehealth major; rather, students can pursue a variety of majors and take
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to make a glass pumpkin In celebration of the 2023 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

  

  to fund ourselves. The revenue from these pumpkins is a big reason why ... teams of glassblowers who gather for a few hours a day to make batches of ... [/annotation] pumpkins at a time. And we usually only need to start making pumpkins a few

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  I went to a motorcycle festival don’t worry, parents, I didn't see other MIT kids there

  

  biked to D-Lab to weld. I’d started a new project two weeks before finals ... guy who I’d taught how to weld, a nice student, good at taking criticism ... artisans spoke mainly to him. Three stalls down, I remembered that this was a

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 23, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  to work since I'd stayed up late, vibed for a few hours, then had to ... often a matter of willpower and self-control. I always say I'm going to ... steps. Get up. Grab a change of clothes. Wait for the shower to

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A *Major* Dilemma Will you forgive the pun if I tell you that I just declared my major?

  

  questions and identity crises… Every student at MIT is required to declare a ... ), all you need to do is fill out a form and get it signed. Basically ... decided that I was, without a doubt, going to become a physicist (after I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a brief walk to Caffè Nero alternatively titled: life update since i am comically bad at blogging this semester

  

  it's a cloudy Tuesday morning and i'm walking to Caffe Nero to get a ... my house in Central, and the latte is conveniently free thanks to a voucher sent to me by an upperclassmen. as i walk, a thought pops into my

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2021
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  , congratulations! You have a lot to be proud about. From experience, I can say that right now, you have a lot to be worried about too. Here is a non ... accordingly on time.  If you are using prescription medicines, try to find a

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I AM SO BUSY

  

  But I still went downtown to fetch a fresh fruit eclair. (Sorry for shouting.) Someone asked what I'm doing for spring break. I'm going to ... Sweden to Abisko. Should be a lot of fun, and I promise to post pictures

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  INT to the INT to the IN(s)T i3 Videos! woo!

  

  Interactive Introduction to the Institute (i3) (n.) - a DVD you will ... ), after you choose to matriculate. The DVD is a compilation of student ... Paul would have a lot to say about this as well). But anywhoo, I want to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Residential Life

  four ways to unstrip a screw tΞp work week tales

  

  and slander your peers) in hopes of securing a bid (an invitation to ... Ξp is what it sounds like: a week dedicated to working on the house.  t ... like to propose a distinction between wholesome grungy communal living

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 3, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Watch a Webcast! get ya popcorn ready

  

  person about what it's like to be a part of MIT. But even MIT hasn ... already knew something about us. So we invited students to tune into a ... MIT: If you don't know much about MIT, this might be a good place to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  like a tourist" guide is not to stand around like a moo cow in front of ... there. At MIT, we refer to rooms in a format like this: 10-100 (the ... (only about a third to a half of whom are here for the summer, mostly

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Brief Addition to My Last Exposition (Or was it a narrative? My FCAT Writing skills are long gone.)

  

  comments to a post in some older blog y'all don't know about, when I was so ... torn apart my house trying to find a crowbar so I could break into my ... My introduction to most of the MIT Admissions staff - aside from my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 20, 2010
• Blog / Residential Life

  how to grow a vibrant kresge just add sod

  

  [/annotation] even with recurring episodes of tent.     This is a guide to ... in a non-competitive climate. This makes it weaker and easier to kill ... torment season. From August to March, the grass in front of Kresge is hit

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m going to be a blogger! The words my family had to hear 635,382 times

  

  bags to make our car dip just a little bit. To my left in the line for ... ones I will notice. I found out yesterday that I'll get to be a blogger this year, so I know it’s a bit eager to be starting to write already

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  a season of secondhand joy on mudita and vicarious delight

  

  . there's really just that element to a live performance—maybe it's knowing ... something you use to eat a meal at a dining hall. people who live in dorms with dining halls are required to purchase a certain number of meal

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 12, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A way a lone a last a loved a long the An opportunity for heated debate and a cry for revolution.

  

  This weekend I went on a rafting trip down the Kennebec river in mid-to ... saw the aurora borealis. I'm a little too sleepy to blog about all of ... would encourage you to join me. Maybe, if I'm so motivated, I'll write a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  I went to a World Cup Game!!!!⚽⚽ and why I think it's just like Pokemon

  

  was fortunate enough to go to the Germany v. Paraguay game!! I've been a ... ; But I have a confession to make: I've never watched a full soccer game ... then I actually went to a game. AND IT WAS EPIC. WHAT A GAME. I love the

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 2, 2026
• Blog / Advice

  a love letter to rice cookers and a recipe

  

  [/caption] This rice cooker holds a special place in my heart compared to our other ... family a few weeks after we came to America. At this point, we didn’t have ... ’s frustrating to hear “listen to your gut” and “use your best judgment” in a

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 16, 2020