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• Blog / Announcements

  Reaching for the STARS* *Small Town And Rural Students

  

  country and around the world. Now, as a founding member institution of the ... Town and Rural Students) College Network, a collaborative effort of a ... communities.  While the initiative is new, the concern for these students is not

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 4, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  's office and expect to find him there, which is kind of a bummer. That said ... direct you here. Suffice it to say that Professor Dumbledore is the reason ... our understanding of the universe.  One of those winners is an MIT

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Because one story just isn’t enough My tale of being admitted. Laugh. Cry. Both. Neither. All of the above?

  

  In true "everybody else is doing it, so why can't we?"* fashion, I ... neurotic college applicant waiting for a decision. (Come on, who can blame ... 't panic, when we get home you can get into the mailbox and see what's going

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Adventures on the Charles Aka we go outdoors sometimes

  

  classic awkward are-you-taking-a-picture-?-?-herp-derp photo. And finally docking  after a whole afternoon of canoeing :) If you look closely you can spy a Lydia in the background! Basically, the moral of this story is to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • June 15, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Poetry from 5 AM This Morning Don't worry, I drank an entire MUG of espresso

  

  This girl is tired. Verrryyyyyyy tired. I had a lot of ideas for what I wanted to post this weekend. A month into my time at MIT I can ... having a piece of the world own you.    Fluorescent light; Eyes

  • by Powers '23
  • September 30, 2019
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Fitting in at MIT as a Latino family weekend 2014, day 2 and what I learned

  

  as a Latino. And a huge part of it is thanks to the ardent strides the ... Cena a Las Seis is just another example of an event for both parents and ... Family Weekend was a lot of fun. I can't wait for the next one. Left side

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 18, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  musings on duty and purpose brought to you by slow ambles through lobby 10 at twilight

  

  , apparently, is a lot of much bigger questions. Questions like, “what does it ... because I like knowing stuff (which is still true) but because I had a ... high school, and so I can’t really remember a time when these external

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 13, 2018
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is MIT a diverse community?

  At MIT diversity isn’t simply a word, it is an integral part of the MIT experience. MIT Admissions is committed to reaching students from ... school like MIT may seem like only a dream, there are many students
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So I said to Einstein… ...think of a name for my new theory while I go talk to my relatives.

  

  .. "I think of MIT as a samurai school," said Jones. "It is preparing you for the highest work of advancing civilization. You have to find a way ... way to see what physics is really like, learn a heck of a lot of problem

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 19, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  I(t)A(ly)P trippin in the off season

  

  non-image content to satisfy you people, but really there isn't anything ... A friend of mine gets airline buddy passes through his dad which ... non-freezing temperatures. Also, the food was gr9. Whenever I plan a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2018
• Blog / Community Projects

  Hummingbird in a Cube of Ice Singing in the shower, taken to a whole new level.

  

  Random Hall laundry server that lets you know whether or not to make a trek ... you're in the middle of a problem set. Continuing in this vein (not the ... eyeliner appropriately. Jeremy is so good, he can solder with his eyes

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  secondhand stories an allegory

  

  real thing". is there a real thing in the first place? am i so worried ... went there, and i watched a special showing with a bunch of other potential new actors. and they put on a great show! there were lots of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 22, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Folding with Flair Adding a third dimension to boring old paper

  

  . Luckily, MIT was the perfect place for that. Not only is there a class about ... About a year ago, I wrote about the origami I’d made at my internship in a “draft” blog post when I applied to be a blogger. That draft never

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • August 4, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  lessons on burnout 2020 made me realize things

  

  experiences"]older friends[/annotation] were asking me, why don’t you take a gap ... policy for freshman fall, where we either pass a class or it doesn’t go on ... right, maybe I don’t quite know how to be productive in a way that is

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • January 12, 2021
• Blog / MISTI

  ~*~Thoughts Are Like Traces of Birds In Heaven~*~ (P.S. I finally added pictures to my last entry - sorry about the delay!)

  

  There have been so many times these past few weeks where I've wished ... yesterday that I took a train from Berlin to Frankfurt - for what is ... describe that event. (2) Sadness - Every time we leave a city, there's a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Over here things are different. Life is about the same.

  

  I took a picture today that pretty well reflects the mood around this place at the end of finals week. Last night there was a dance party ... in its place is a sense of accomplishment. Every year understanding a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Impulsive Decisions as expected, have consequences

  

  is a LOT of work to be done. But how could this be! It's Christmas ... ?) to this apparent cruise control on the school side is a burgeoning urge ... Global Initiative, which is a very new project aiming to connect MIT

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 25, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  best to be as resourceful as possible. There is a process of getting our ... the last 2.5 years here at the MIT. Inertia is real. Though a few Course ... immerse myself in a new environment, one that is just as engaging and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Should I include my ethnicity on the MIT Application? As a minority, how many times have you heard some off-handed comment about someone of…

  

  As a minority, how many times have you heard some off-handed comment ... implication, of course, is euphemistically known as affirmative action. You may ... is not enough to get you into any college or university, let alone MIT

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  Home(sick) for the Holidays winter break was weird: time capsule 2

  

  !"]Simmons[/annotation], and then we walked over to [annotation note="another dorm, where a bunch ... down in the grass. It was 30˚F, and there were a few stars visible ... ’t there.  There’s something weird about missing people while you’re with

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 24, 2024