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  MIT’s COVID-19 precautions and their impact on admissions relevant news and next steps (updated 4/14); new blog posts below 👇🏼

  

  leading, and other on-campus activities you might be involved with. Look for ... constraints and with regard for the health of our community and constituents ... developing, this post is a living document and we'll update it — with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 6, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making the hard decision a couple of brutally honest stories from friends here that had originally wanted to study…

  

  way for me to take the world that I know, and modify it in a way that made the world truly mine. However, despite my love for writing and 3D ... decide between MIT, and an art school?" or "MIT and a school with a great

  • by Ben O. '19
  • May 17, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  what i am taking in spring 26 because i'm stuck at the airport right now. NOT ranked in terms of edibility (sorry)

  

  a major's coursework is supposed to be completable in 3 years with 3 ... intention and care. I'm looking forward to thinking a lot about my ... must choose. Of course, you have to declare a major and your advisor will

  • by Janet G. '27
  • February 8, 2026
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Macarrones con Queso, Tocino y Jalapeño para los Indigentes haciendo algo más grande que yo

  

  secundaria y universitaria que comparten historias similares a la mía, me ayudó ... comida en la mesa, y me dije a mí mismo: "Vamos a hacer algo al respecto ... Bentley y MIT donaron tanto que llegamos a nuestra meta. Pero no habíamos

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  And the winners are… 2010 Blogger results!

  

  , and I'm still disappointed that we couldn't find a place for more of the ... . I'm looking forward to a year of joyriding along with the bloggers we ... A few weeks ago I sent out the call for new bloggers. We had quite a

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 27, 2009
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  My Freshman Journey with Internships or: i get rejected a million times in a row

  

  "Sorry, we're not looking for freshmen" or "We prefer people with prior ... had visited, thanking them for their time, and I got a couple friendly ... than a pure internship, so it was good for those with very little

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 16, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Happy Homestuck Day! and advice about college decisions / cpw

  

  This is your reminder that your reason for choosing a college doesn ... ="attachment_88335" align="aligncenter" width="600"] source: @A4MP3R10S on Twitter[/caption] April 13 is special for me because it's Homestuck Day, and Homestuck is

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Hint of fall A Sunday adventure

  

  , looking for any and all signs of fall. My only directive was to maximize the ... here, I grabbed a bike and headed across campus to the Dome, with every ... footbridge to watch the crew teams for a while, and then crossed the river to

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  New York Trips that we went on with Arts Scholars!

  

  unique and cool pieces, from teeny-tiny pottery, to a 3D entirely bedazzled ... for undergrad and grad students who are passionate about or practice any ... events and is a great way to join an artistic community at MIT!  One of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 5, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Mas33h Hall A quick look at life in the Castle

  

  leave for class 3 minutes before it starts has been a game-changer. 3 ... sort of what my room looks like. For being nearly a square, it was way ... room is a triple. It’s on the 3rd floor. ~~~coincidence?~~~ Yeah

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  , conversations with TAs, and guest speakers, with the intention of finding a super ... of a PhD student for two years, working with clathrate hydrates ... attend a one-week session where we work in small groups, along with a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Spring 07 Ending MIT with a literary bang. Can you hear it?

  

  both exciting and sad -- I am head-over-heels in love with all 3 of the ... 18th and 19th century topics, and may be repeated for credit with ... ’s “New Faces of 1996” and has since garnered a PEN/Malamud Award for short

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  exams to help students have more time to vote. For students and staff who live and vote in Cambridge, there is a [annotation note="MIT is, to my knowledge, the only college in Cambridge with a polling location on its campus

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  An (overdue) blogger update! I'm trying to come out of writer's block lol

  

  . Hanging out in a dorm lounge with Song, and joking around for the rest of ... with achievements, but I've changed as a person, and hopefully many of ... performing at a baseline that burned me out, and slowly let people see me for

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 4, 2026
• Blog / Advice

  the best thing i did for myself as a pre-frosh the one where i gush about burton one

  

  for whom CPW felt like a whirlwind of an experience, 3.14 days that ... and visiting this dorm, Burton Conner, for a free Thai food event. I ... can consistently rely on to accept you and look out for your best

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • April 7, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  Jump into a new comfort zone!

  

  applications both in medicine and in fundamental polymer chemistry. MISTI was a ... internship with Max Planck Institute MIT-Germany Program 2011 I worked for ... , work on great research, visit incredible places, and have a truly unique

  • by MISTI Program
  • October 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  's mission to make the world a better place Collaborative and cooperative ... more interesting things, like labwork, hobbies, and sleep Being a good ... , in the sense that you can build a support network and enjoy things that

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  . While you're waiting for your admissions decision, go make a snowman and ... construction and event planning. It is used for such things as the base of a sign ... for both the Subway lines and the Silver Line bus rapid transit system

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Google

  

  be doing some work at 3 A.M. But for both summers, while I did ... in with tech talks and lotteries for electronic swag, which we could ... great deal by providing interns with a housing stipend and giving us

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 5, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  More questions

  

  ) is a four day event which is only for admitted students and their ... process for both domestic and international applicants. We do not read ... info, check out the MIT Bhangra Club and Bhangra Blast. A.M.C. asks, "In

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2005