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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  made that year, and how they continue to affect my life today. Without a doubt, the most important and most significant decision I made as a freshman was choosing to join a fraternity. It was, in retrospect, also one

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  was feeling a more light-hearted, nonsensical post to take my mind of ... energized by our diversity, with a meritocratic openness to talent, culture ... together to make a better world. That is MIT. Nothing can change that. And

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Public MIT panel on the science behind vaccines, and ending the evolving pandemic

  

  A few days ago, President Reif emailed the MIT community to announce ... to hope that a return to something more like our normal lives may be ... from here – I invite you to be a part of COVID-19: Vaccines and prospects

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 4, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: Self-Discovery Within An Internship guest post by Grace C. '21

  

  packet to a TA and I waltz out of the Z-Center, the sun bathing me in its ... first day. I had no idea what to expect and more importantly, I had no ... own computer and a modern desk that could be lifted to various heights

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 27, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  Sexy MIT Engineers My

  

  Freshman fall I decided to join a sport. I had never played sports in ... did fine more or less…We even flew to Texas for a spring break ... year I also had to make a decision: theatre or ultimate? It had become

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meeting our new president! my very brief foray into professional journalism

  

  added that there would be someone coming to speak who was so important ... was going to be invited with a press pass, but if I couldn't make it, he ... room was electric. (MIT confession: I was going to make a comparison to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  why mit

  

  much as a person that it kind of shocks me to look back at how different ... pebbles off a beach. they can do that because MIT teaches you how to learn ... facebook group last night, and wanted to copy it here in case anyone out

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 1, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  , all the time" and to a large extent our office is that way too. We ... to the same questions that students will. That said, it's important to ... weekend to address those issues that are most important to you, the parent

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  and took a gap year. The story of how I decided to take a gap year is ... find a few ways to pass time. I wrote. I wrote a lot. I taught ... importance. I also had a slew of random adventures. I fell into a gutter one

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ

  

  anything you send in as a supplement. I think it is important to remember ... that we need to make a decision on your case. I get the sense that some ... arrived in the Admissions Office. For students for whom midyear grades are a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You should consider studying economics if… for those who aren't totally set on what to major in

  

  demonstrates the importance of donating to help the people who need it most, a ... this was a really good decision, and continue to highly recommend it. I like to talk about my major a lot, but one thing that I guess I haven

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What I’m Up To distractions

  

  Entertainment movies I made a Discord server to keep in touch with my friends. We ... with school related things Zoom - lol. things to do Pick up a new ... ideas, but anyway, I've been doing a lot of these things. I don't want to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 28, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  VEDA (Vlog Every Day of April) cami edition

  

  they are mundane to show you what life is on a day-to-day basis at MIT! I'm still getting used to filming important things in my life, as I ... blogger application, to finally take on this vlogging challenge. I will be

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 19, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  diversions from what is otherwise a never ending trello of things to do

  

  up to a truly unbearable amount, but there would be gaps to breathe ... catch up on other stuff, like [annotation note="i promised to make a blog ... with items from my to do list is not a very healthy mindset and that i

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Math. by Joy ‘13 I’m not a complete nerd…but I am convinced that math is a language

  

  different combinations using these digits to express a manner of things. For ... are trying to convey. In a sense, making it possible for us to make any ... important to our form of communication. The web addresses we need to connect

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Advice v2.0 How to survive the application process without losing your mind.

  

  a read, because I give an in-depth account of how I managed to ... important points in there. A common question I get a lot was articulated by ... application than to sit in a classroom for 3 hours on a Saturday and pay someone

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  not easy to give up a great job, but for me the chance to be Chancellor ... am unlikely to see a castle built for me anytime soon!) While big ... not get to hear from everyone, I hope to get a broad sense of community

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 2 Tempering Iron

  

  on campus as of late concerning how to best achieve a safe, caring ... --but I was a terrible debater. Not once did I ever make it to finals rounds ... had been able to practice from a couple years also doing oral

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 28, 2015
• Blog / MISTI

  The POWER of a Mechanical Engineering

  

  Monterrey in Mexico (to name a select few). In fact, a total of 80 Mech ... plant for the western U.S.; this project led to a future publication at ... , eventually leading to a better SG understanding and life expectancy. The host

  • by MISTI Program
  • December 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Kevin’s reflections after an IAP externship at a start-up company Kevin '08 takes a step back and re-evaluates his goals after an IAP externship at…

  

  offered me to write a guest blog, and I thought it was a great time to ... I wrote to a few of my friends, but I hope you find the material ... right way to go. I've been learning a great deal from my few weeks here

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 7, 2007