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• Blog / MIT Life

  Desired things a youthful aside.

  

  windows ;), find a scenic route to class. Create things, collect things ... I just had the busiest, craziest summer of my life. I remember a high school teacher who had high hopes for us. She owned not a small

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 12, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the scenes of Glamour: Part 1 Two MIT students were chosen as Glamour's Top 10 College Women

  

  ’s typical to neglect your appearance after working on a problem set until 4 am ... got to spend a fabulous weekend in Manhattan; they got us rooms in a ... . I expected to receive a lot of direction regarding my pose, but she

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 9, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What kind of things can I do during IAP?

  to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of personal and ... If you think MIT is all work and no play, let us take you for a spin ... spring and fall semesters, the Independent Activities Period is a special
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How many students play sports at MIT?

  program in the nation. About one in four MIT students join a team during their time at MIT. For students who want to stay active but who don't wish to participate in varsity athletics, there are also more than 30
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are Psets?

  If you're interested in MIT, you have to learn a little bit about ... their best: A love letter to P-sets Michael C, '16 and Psets from hell ... . Faculty vary as to the portion of course credit derived from psets. In some cases
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?

  We appreciate your interest in MIT! We don't send a lot of mail (and ... awesome monthly email newsletter that will keep you up to date on exciting things our current students are up to! We'll also send you important news and
• Blog / MIT Life

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 2 With guest appearances by NJ Representative Rush Holt and MA Senator Elizabeth Warren

  

  people haven’t noticed. To be fair, he’s a name rather than a face for ... science and engineering organizations, waiting for Rep. Holt to give a ... physicist!" At this point, a number of people are trying to get Rep. Holt

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 5, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  closing of the door, the camera cuts away to a peaceful Next House Dining ... East (a wing of Next House) to 3West (another wing of Next House). Less ... four hours. Bam: a smash cut to me walking to my first class of the day

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Power Tools at 2 AM A typical MIT experience.

  

  afterwards we all got a chance to meet President Hockfield. (By the way, the T ... . Unfortunately, we weren't able to get a picture before the bike fell. More ... after this, Megan '08 reminded Alex that he needed to build her a loft

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Mini-contest: Your Application Reflections I'd like to share your application experiences.

  

  for you to share your thoughts and feelings with a broader audience. My ... applying to college. A funny moment while filling out applications. What it ... some of your thoughts and feelings with your peers, to show a spirit of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  “So, what HAVE you been doing?” less sad shit lets get a lil more hype in here

  

  just because I find it kind of weird, maybe a little jarring. I prefer to ... 'd just touch on it a little bit. I love going to parties! I love going to bars! I love going to clubs! And I've been doing a LOT of that this

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday, Simmons Hall! 20 things I’m grateful for in my dorm

  

  lounge Having a lounge space to hang out with friends is integral to my ... a different dorm – and still go to the lounge and fit in. 9 ... ' that are disjoint from the 8th to 10th floors, as well as a few other

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 4, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  19 Summers AHH I'm getting old :(

  

  went around to a bunch of different stations (math, language, reading ... above that. Summers 12: Basketball camp. Not a clue why I decided to do ... to do justice to this in a few sentences, but I'll try. This is an

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The View From the Other Side of Hell If MIT is a 400-meter race, am I really at the beginning of the home…

  

  me in terms of not traveling to NYC at all. That's saying a lot ... *really* had to take a conflict exam because he already had three exams at ... why I declared a history major at MIT, so you'll have to wait to hear

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 24, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Remember? A Blast from the Past

  

  they're awesome. For 21W.755, I get to write a short story every week. There's generally a prompt, but the professor encourages us to go outside ... for this week was to think back on our lives, pick out a memory that

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Hey VMars fans Wallace is Course 2!

  

  Wallace Fennel exposited that he wants to be a mechanical engineer. And that ... I'm just going to have to accept that. Still, I could use a little ... 500th word. Will that happen to mine? If I have a really good 505-word

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  ON BIRTHRIGH IT WAS SO GREAT!!  Birthright is a free trip to Israel for ... were the views. We even got to go to a gay pride parade in Tel Aviv ... about a week to see my sister graduate from high school (congrats Stacey

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  Where is Andorra? and other FAQs about my IAP Teaching abroad in a quadrilingual country

  

  Andorra in a few days, so you'll be able to see it in on TV! [caption id ... country? Yes! Well technically it's a principality, or according to ... recently moved to a new, modernized building with a lot of neat technology

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 5, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Business As Usual

  

  assembly. The thing was small but heavy and had a tendency to bounce and hit ... of classes, work, and free time. We got a four-day weekend for Columbus ... Virginia's scenic New River. And now it's starting to get cold here in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how i (kinda) studied for finals brought to you by "a PNR mindset"

  

  transcript. hence, don't try to get a 100"]A, B, or C[/annotation]) or No ... would be a D or F). There are a few existing camps of advice on how to ... exams Use this as a time to experiment with different study techniques

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 22, 2024