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• Blog / MIT Life

  My favorite room on MIT’s campus a personal room of requirement

  

  . Something feels different for me—among the usual buzz of activity ... annual weekend retreat for the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research ... My favorite room is a well-kept secret. I won't reveal the location

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 24, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  The Google RISE Global Summit and some thoughts on STEM outreach.

  

  can have a regional competition here in the UK for the first time. In ... host a summit for all the recipients. In May, I got an e-mail from one of ... security for half an hour (apparently people really struggle with the concept

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living Like A Native Or living like a boss. Your choice.

  

  beginning of the school year for dinner. (As I checked out their website, I ... only to look through the small but interesting collection of books), and ... Since I'm returning to blogging after quite the unplanned hiatus

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m sitting at work right now Seems like as good a time as any to bang out a quick blog post

  

  window is looking at hydrogen regions in the galaxy (actually, he just ... information. In ten minutes, we'll break for lunch. Sounds of the office ... , from all over the place: BU, University of Kansas, UVA, Macalester

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  you can’t be everything to everyone you just can't

  

  to work on the hunt. so i was looking forward to it for quite a while ... say, okay, well, i'm going to the party. i'll be there for an hour, max ... around for a few more hours until the end of the party. and when everyone

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2021
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three patterns from the pattern language of my life

  

  newborn.  In the 3,000 days, I moved to Washington, D.C. (for a fellowship writing for CityLab, then part of The Atlantic), moved to New Mexico to be ... for five years, reconnected with a friend I met on the first day of CPW

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 24, 2025
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the MIT motto?

  MIT's motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT's founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application.
• Blog / MISTI

  DOMR My first crazy picture entry from Germany.

  

  , for the low, low price of 1,50 euro per hour. However, the upper room ... . 2. My job. However, the computer is supposed to only be used for ... the Dom. It also looks pretty nice inside. On Tuesday, they're going

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in the box? why is spring cleaning a common phrase but not fall cleaning hmm

  

  often the entirety of my tuesday. aka introduction to algorithms, and for ... dance show i went to! the energy was really high for this show and i ... story on the stage???) very much a fever dream, which seems on theme for

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 1, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.

  

  Well, you heard it here first. The letters are in the mail. For the ... academically and personally. You are the best of the best. I wish we had enough room in the Institute for all of you, I really do. I'm off to enjoy a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / How to MIT

  Tips and Tricks to MIT What I have learned in my first semester at MIT

  

  money, always save 6-8 dollars for sleep. It will be the best investment ... it is definitely a rule that I have found to be true for me. The reason ... or at least get you the notes for that day's lecture. 3. PNR I am

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 5, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  on success, meaning, and time existential musings about big questions with no answers

  

  questions I still have for myself and the things I think about as I search for ... post can guide your own thoughts, the beginnings of a framework for you ... [/caption] success The [annotation note="i intend for each section to have one

  • by Phi A. '21
  • December 15, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Teach ‘til you drop, then draw the Mona Lisa while blindfolded. 573 students, 10 hours.

  

  running around looking for the light switch, then ten minutes running around looking for the right plug (THERE ARE SO MANY PLUGS AND CORDS IN THAT ROOM ... research career. One of the kids looked thoughtful for a few seconds, then

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mattress Dominoes! One of many reasons why my summer is better than yours.

  

  'm spending the summer as an RTA for the Center for Talent Development at ... students. There are two sessions each summer; I was the TA for Neuroscience ... I've got for you today. Back to the living and the learning and all

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fold, Throw, Recycle I used to get in trouble for doing things like this.

  

  In kindergarten, I used to get in trouble for throwing paper airplanes in class, but apparently, that's not the case at MIT. I received this email just now in my inbox. I might try to revive my skills. For

  • by Bryan
  • December 11, 2005
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT have a Financial Aid Calculator?

  We have two calculators. The MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For a more in-depth review, the Net Price Calculator will help you learn your eligibility for
• Blog / How to Human

  So what makes a successful MIT student, anyway?

  

  look like? This is a challenging question to answer, because the variety ... profile for the Ideal MIT Student™, I do have a good sense of what types of ... right, of what actually matters for the project.  Executing the details

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  my friends and I started looking for an externship (a short internship ... hard, and nobody (openly) judges me for lying down in front of the ... one bra model, Dorothy Galligan, who has been the quintissential 34B for

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Events

  101 Things to Do Before You Graduate from MIT What every MIT graduate should have experienced.

  

  have to step-up to the plate and complete it! For the skeptics (and photo ... , won tickets and took my camera along for the trip. On the night of Ring Delivery, we went to the Top of the Hub for some cookies and a good

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 16, 2007
• Blog / CPW

  CPW will not be perfect and it doesn’t have to be

  

  a bit of a slap in the face for me, after having dreamed about going ... opportunity for me to complain on the internet! Here's some of the imperfect ... FOR CHAOS In the week before CPW, I made a list of interesting events to

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 8, 2026