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• Blog / Classes

  GELcamp project management… in the woods?

  

  we arrived at the snowy front gate of Camp Cody. I wasn’t expecting ... of the fourth hour of lectures, we definitely needed a change of ... hour break, and about 20 of us headed off to the local ski resort to ski

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 6, 2025
• Blog / Events

  MIT PUMPKIN DROP 2012! chucking pumpkins off the highest building in cambridge. that's an exclamation mark, not a factorial.

  

  guilt, over to the east side of campus, and stood in a semicircle under ... off will be the day of the apocalypse) Some background: every October, 1W (the smallest hall in East Campus) throws lots of pumpkins off the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What programs does MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science) offer?

  MITES (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science) runs outreach programs under the School of Engineering at MIT for underrepresented ... students free of charge.  
• Blog / Life after MIT

  in search of lost time a cruft joint post with CJ Q. '23

  

  the previous year. By then, some of the people I'd loved working with ... is a fear, the fear of coming back to something I once loved, and ... . Different in an unpredictable way. I'd shaken out the initial thought of I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  I spent the beginning of this week in the company of a select group of college enrollment leaders and college counselors from across the ... that they provide a reminder that the vast majority of those who do this

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to college, Kid. My first week at MIT.

  

  stereotypical culture difference between the west and east sides of campus. During ... On the hallowed grounds of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... forge enduring relationships and learn to acquire the tools of both his

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Decisions Released Today

  

  process, we eventually were able to offer admission to 25 of them. Transfer students are some of the very best MIT has to offer. I highly recommend reading the profile of transfer student Ian McKay featured on the MIT

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The American Astronomical Society’s Winter Conference: 2013 Edition THIS IS SO EXCITING I THINK I'M GOING TO CRY

  

  seem very nice; the lady offered me one of her crackers. We're flying ... , listening to the Prince of Egypt soundtrack (Hans Zimmer AND Stephen Schwartz ... of Mountains In The Continental United States, so I stopped a random

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 15, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Battle of the Boot storytime with Yuliya #1

  

  ceiling of the Simmons auditorium and display my work of many days. There ... past the rows of viewers. I donned my best cardigan and favorite boots. Underneath my shoes, I concealed the mark of laziness, two mismatched socks

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 23, 2015
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Steve and Me remembering steve jobs

  

  was stored on top of a tall cabinet out of harm's way. The very first ... . I've always been a Mac guy. I don't fall into the stereotype of the ... Jobs was one of the most influential people in my life. Not because I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 6, 2011
• Blog / Residential Life

  it’s not the same, but it’s still home back at MIT

  

  because it is on the west half of the fourth floor of Next."]wing of Next ... warned by all of my friends and by all of the informational videos about on-campus living in the fall that there would be a lot of restrictions. Things will

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  When You Yourself Are Far Away Donuts, used books, and some wonderful/terrible recipes you need not try.

  

  stuff, the jobful and the seeking return to MIT and I get to see some of ... overwhelming if it's your third donut of the morning (we work hard ... (but still close to both of them). On the first floor the Harvard Book

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  The Marks of a Student or, let's catch up

  

  spent the first half of my week home crying. Full body shakes and sobs as I cried into the late hours of the night. I was stressed by my classes ... state of self isolation. I knew it was stupid. Part of it came from the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 4, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  . Generally speaking, numbers are odd on the west side of building 10 and even ... you enough of the basics that you don't look like a total tourist when you visit. All in good fun, of course. :) Step one of the "don't look

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  grad school vs. undergrad should you MEng?

  

  , the computer science MEng is often seen as an extension of undergrad ... financially feasible for students to pursue the degree. Social life is ... graduate school or working elsewhere. Do I miss the proximity of undergrad

  • by Rona W. '23
  • December 9, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  What Makes You Tick? To all the Early applicants.

  

  a 45 degree angle to the left side of the paper, so it's basically ... I spent the majority of my time re-reading and re-examining my ... basically the master of churning out pointless fluff "insightful" essays for

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 14, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can anyone join the Experimental Study Group (ESG)?

  Experimental Study Group (ESG) offers instruction in the core first-year subjects of biology, chemistry, math, and physics through small, discussion ... floor of one of the central buildings on campus. Eleven staff members and
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  to Housing and Dining. This will be a great overview of the variety of ... disappoints. 7:30pm–8:45pm Official Welcome for Parents. Perhaps one of the ... education - and this will tell you about much of the rest. 2:00pm–4:00pm

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The School of Architecture + Planning What happened to "science"? "Engineering"? "Technology"?!

  

  leading to the Bachelor of Science in Art and Design degree ... all the schools and majors and degrees if you are curious.) As you ... the entire School of Architecture+Planning is pretty small. The school

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  When Friends Become Family How MIT has become my home (with some beautiful pics to accompany)

  

  I am not sure about the rest of you guys, but when it comes to me I ... definitions of the word. However, you know what I mean. They are simply people ... the exact same when I came to MIT. I would have a good amount of friends

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015