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• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  the current state of water quality in Haiti. And somehow, it all came ... for hours under the collapsed remains of a building until someone came with an ice pick and dug him out of the destruction. We listened to the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Juggling Act When you're used to life in Hell...

  

  ?) Besides the plenitude of classrooms, some of Building 4's most enjoyable ... for 18.02 (multivariable calculus), which is one of the freshman GIRs ... bunch of undergraduate minions - I mean, employees - to help out with the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline & Taking Questions Advice for RA applicants; I'll answer questions Thursday.

  

  should you should click the final "submit" button of your online ... all of the application pieces that have been submitted. Also, please ... the comments of this entry. On Thursday, I'll be going through the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  loveallurfriends <3

  

  scintillations on the surface of the river.  I was tired. This is unsurprising; it ... breath of the day as the stress of the past few weeks settled deep into my ... of my life, and I like to tell myself, at least, that I’ve done the

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • March 6, 2024
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…? guest post by Karen C. '20

  

  a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest post series* Everyone knows the deal - MIT is a constant whirlwind of PSETs, exams, lectures, and the occasional puppy labs. For several of us, there’s so much more

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 23, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  I LOVE TATTE💖💖💖 back in boston baby

  

  know that you could only be awaiting (all of) my money to support your fine establishment. Yet I return with the greatest of news--I have ... shakshuka, dreaming of your labneh, thirsting after your pistachio croissants

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • August 30, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  juniors to consider. All of the below are national/international, selective ... chose for the majority of my summers in high school. Reading, doing sports ... of the large block of free time to do something meaningful for yourself

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Thanksgiving Nostalgia if MIT == home

  

  itself), it felt foreign, nothing like walking through the familiarity of the infinite. Maybe it seems silly, but even grabbing something out of ... ’re often the place of absolute highs and lows, where epiphanies have occurred

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 1, 2017
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  the grime of the day. The showering is the easy part, though-it’s the ... like my brother (a college freshman), have one pair of dress shoes (the ... ’s flowchart comes in-it takes all the worry out of pre-meet packing. You can

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Do you have jobs? Can I have one?

  

  After I finish my M.Eng (Master's of Engineering) thesis in the spring, it will be time for me to leave MIT and venture out into the real ... scored. But the main focus of your attention should be on showing the

  • by Kim D. '09
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Still Going… haha... yeah. It's not over for all of us.

  

  those hours. Good luck with the completion of the semester and your ... writing. But it took me out on the commuter rail to a part of the state ... Relativity problem set, which contained two of the easiest problems and also

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Come in, we’re open

  

  -retentiveness, c) dislike of hard labor, and d) all of the above. If I could wave my ... one of those celebrity clubs. Check out our sweet setup: The ... playing Gamecube and/or discussing the political leanings of Jesus at 4 AM

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 14, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  merch design competition for the graduating Class of 2025 (that’s me ... grad student from each university. Each of the winners is going to win ... “craft bold, memorable designs that capture the unique spirit of the Class

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  About That Email an error, and an apology

  

  , this time we tried the recommended MailChimp technique of combining lists. The expected outcome of this approach is that all student accounts in ... bottom of the email, after we had already (extensively) drafted, reviewed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Accountability Some thoughts on decisions and school

  

  decision you’ve made/ You’ve put a stamp of approval on every part of the ... came out, some of you were happy and would have found the above message ... the day of the final review. I left several hours in the morning to draw

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The best picture we took in Paris Slightly delayed for some slightly successful attempts at photo editing.

  

  Science, and Applied Biological Sciences", existed in the MIT Course Handbook for 17 years without any faculty or staff, until the last remaining graduate student lost all contact with the department. Starting in the Fall

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 25, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  1 Week of Meals for $8: How-To’s and Tricks Tackling Food Insecurity

  

  harder. This semester the four of us were on CASE’s (Class Awareness ... and knowledge of the social class system. Some of their programs have ... -term food insecurity Been a voice for the 10% of students that have lacked

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • May 2, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Person Studying Persons… ...and why the Myers Briggs test is invalid

  

  thought to reconsider my initial hatred of the MBTI. Could there be any ... probably the complete opposite of me as a person. First, no, I wasn’t popular ... Podcast, and freak out over Brexit. The only grain of similarity I could get

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  you. Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100 ... fewer) At MIT, we bring people together to better the lives of others ... convey who you are (or some aspect of who you are). If I, the reader, am

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Big News The next chapter in the life of Ben Jones.

  

  moments of one's childhood. I think I'll just start with the facts and save ... the whole college. Those of you with whom I've spoken about Oberlin know ... , it needs me - in many of the same ways that MIT did four years ago - to

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 15, 2008