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• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  time of year where every MIT student can choose to do whatever they ... time to do something you can tell an employer about).  I’ve had this ... coolest. thing. ever. A whole month or more to just do whatever you want

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it’s been thirteen days since the Eras Tour began

  

  can tell that it’s gonna be a long road I’ll be there if you’re the ... there up on a pedestal but nobody is watching them.’ She mentioned that ... know? I'd meet you where the spirit meets the bones In a faith

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 3) Thailand and Israel and Columbia, oh my!

  

  I haven’t worked in a lab at MIT, I can assure you that it’ ... basically said - I'm a guy that can do stuff, let me work with you, and they ... , here I come! You can check out a blog of my adventures too - I can't wait

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 8, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  Institute of Tech, Technology, is a good technical school. Math and science ... a Navy scholarship to help pay for college. From there, I got a degree ... about space exploration: "To me exploring space is just a natural

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  She works hard for the money So hard for it, honey.

  

  hours a day is almost certainly not going to overcommit you to anything. As a first-term freshman, you'll probably be in class only four or five ... apparently if you want a job, the best thing to do is join the MIT cheerleading

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 20, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Alum FAQs I'm baaaaaaaaack

  

  remind you that, like wearing Spandex, college is a priviledge and not a ... Hello again, you beautiful goobers. I guess this is not really so ... posts when I was an actual undergrad blogger. That is probably a sub

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Day Eve Making your decision by May 1.

  

  get attached. This college process, is, of course, a two-way street. You ... decision. If you're still undecided: How can we help you make your decision ... you can. This way, we can ensure the fairest treatment of waitlisted

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  'Grady, which is a lot of fun (and you can watch the episodes online!); I'm hoping ... to you with a postcard letting you know we have received your reply ... Director of Admissions to Associate Director of Admissions (yes, this is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Blog Entry About Transition This blog entry is about transition. The act of passing from one state or place…

  

  -30. There was a club for everyone, and if there wasn't you could start it - we ... to study 10 hours a night, and don't think you can take any more ... /no record is incredibly helpful. I know a lot of you are super freakin

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 2, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What has carcinogenic chemicals, alum bloggers, and ~art~? embracing my inner hipster

  

  in a very mural-happy dorm, I can't paint to save my life. But I do ... ) never touched film before. And that's where this post comes in. You see ... floor and wander around until you find a door with a multicolored

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pursuing multiple fields

  

  's a question) if you could tell me how easy it is to double major in two ... , but a lot more of them can be used for whatever you want, not just your ... 's a completely different degree option you can take - 21S (for science

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class size A response to a comment brought up on Ben's blog.

  

  "Where there is a will....there is a way" for a reason. All the wonderful ... rooms are singles. And a single, as you might imagine, is not really a ... , biology, a lottery is held every term for 7.02. There's just not enough

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 1 Seeking adventure.

  

  , right before a Robotics session, my mentor said "so, Anna, I know that you ... explored a jungle (my living room) with a cape (a fitted sheet), and ran ... started “The Digging Club”: I led two friends to a patch of grass on the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  since you can declare yourself "undesignated." I've done a lot of thinking ... 's pretty awesome that during your freshman year, you can have a world ... seminar, you can maintain weekly contact with your advisor in a classroom

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  things. For me, there is nothing to be said for locking yourself in a room ... Cambridge. You may be wondering where this is going. Bad Ideas? Green ... . Personally, I find this a lot more exciting than Mystery Hunt. I mean, there

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  . The fact is: there are a lot of really cool things you can study here. I ... , you can declare "undeclared", but most people do make at least a ... ), all you need to do is fill out a form and get it signed. Basically

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  tourist-y trip was to Target to buy a swimsuit. No regrets there: turns out ... email said, "DeAnne Smith is a queer comedian. If you haven’t heard of ... range of events you can attend at MIT. A New Hobby! I have a new hobby

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  paying job you can find because it's there. This is where the "work hard ... making sense, even if you didn't see it that way going in.   There's a ... 's Cookie." Lewis, an art history major at Princeton, is a famous journalist

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Survey says… A LOT of freshmen report that they were leaders in high school!

  

  role.” They noted that sometimes a high school leadership opportunity can be more of a title than anything else, and I can definitely relate to this. I was a captain of my Cross Country and Track teams in high school

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Never Mind The Score Insights from the National Poetry Slam - for both MIT students and hopefuls

  

  behavior and the brain? 10-C is a flexible enough that you can juggle it and ... , there's no boundaries. So in short, a poetry slam is what happens when ... next four years at MIT. This is a safe place where everyone has a story

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 17, 2011