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• Blog / Academics & Research

  21E our major in a diagram!

  

  We are majoring in 21E, a joint major that lets you combine any ... about the requirements of 21E, and were inspired to make a diagram, sine 21E can be confusing. So, here it is, filled out with the classes we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 9, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing the MIT Application Essays Hurgh. I know.

  

  The secret is... there's not really a secret. Just some tips. 0:18 A ... former Associate Director of Admissions https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/how-to-write-a ... you want to study?" essay 5:17 The "how do you improve the lives of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Not an actual entry Warning: I am apparently in a run-on sentence/overuse of parenthetical statements mood today.

  

  Sunday, at which Adam had too much fun being a pirate. Our friend Mark '07 (who is also coming to Maine) lives in Orange County, so he a) drove us ... really cool video of a helicopter he designed and is currently testing by

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Preparing for Pi Day MIT decisions come out this Friday: what to do between now and then...

  

  experience CollegeConfidential is more a source of stress and nervousness and ... get much work done after pi day. 5. Say Your Thank Yous Now's a good ... last year, so decisions came out at something like 9:30 AM on a Saturday

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 10, 2014
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What support is available for LBGTQ students?

  MIT strives to create a safe and welcoming environment for LBGTQ students. MIT and its surrounding communities offer a broad array of ... Hernandez '14, wrote a guest blog, Think Pink 2011, about finding the right
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  New Major in Climate System Science and Engineering

  

  impacts of a changing climate * How to model and analyze complex climate and ... wanted to create this joint major and how MIT is well-positioned to offer ... Science and Engineering. According to its website: Climate change is the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / Personal Travel

  [Guest Post] The Southbound Train by Kylee C. '23

  

  This is a guest blog post by my dear friend (and first person I ever ... Graw’s “Truck Yeah” while trucker country is a fully fledged subgenre within ... country music. The freight train is a subject of particular fascination

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 10, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  part is a lie. I do not actually have Alan Guth's home address. However ... a little detour and explain the student side of how advisors are ... . course requirements, how to plan a career in physics, finding a UROP) I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Next Big Mailing is out Choosing your email address, and more.

  

  must choose a username that is between 3 and 8 characters. Choose a ... ! A couple ways to check if your username is already taken: 1) put the ... patient). Formally known as the "A60" for historical reasons we can no

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Finding my place at MIT It's an ongoing process

  

  is that a social circle is not something magical that you discover once and then sticks around forever. At least, not for me. A social circle is ... role model and still is to this day. Working in my lab gave me a sense of

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • April 2, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  is the culture. It's hard to describe, but there's a peculiar mix of ... , there is a definite geometric progression which takes place. The larger ... —for example, "Talk Like A Pirate Day" is about the holiday and those who

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sorry, no dorms yet but… ya wanna see some classes?

  

  lecture because that is pretty obnoxious when a professor is trying to speak but it depends on how shameless I am that day. Most likely, I will ... was a good time to take a quick survey of what you want to see of

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  right now, you have a lot to be worried about too. Here is a non ... 's climate in terms of how hot or windy or humid it is and pack accordingly ... . There is a Target close to campus, where you can buy extension cords and

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  Jill Biden waved at me D.C. during inauguration

  

  the way that it is all very brick and has a lot of historical features ... masses I was watching with disgust from the restaurant? This is a common ... of January where students can take a long winter break, take unique

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  all, the web address is displayed in a splashy font across the front of ... of some less-than-important recent events, I decided to put up a short ... that this happened quite a while ago. My days have been filled with RA

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard Me trying to find a balance between work and fun

  

  bed (which in all honesty is harder than you might think). For a ... . Now, I think this isn’t an awful thing because there is always a number ... time, and there are many days after a hard week that that is all I want

  • by Ben O. '19
  • July 6, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  a visit to campus from the President is pretty darn special. Of course ... the recruitment we're doing is working, and how we can potentially ... You may recall back in March of this year there were a couple blog

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and Ends My brain is too fried to think of any original content. So I'm commenting on…

  

  Since I just finished a 5.60 problem set, my brain is approximately ... to work hard. Well, happy and stressed. I think this is a pretty common MIT philosophy. Finally, a note on the classic how did I get here story

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New York, New York

  

  conference and sat in on a panel on the new SAT writing test. Dr. Perelman is ... conclusions," Dr. Perelman said. "Because M.I.T. is a place where everything is ... writing your high school English department is teaching, you have a problem

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  New York Trips that we went on with Arts Scholars!

  

  One of the groups we are a part of is Arts Scholars. This is a group ... events and is a great way to join an artistic community at MIT!  One of ... everyone is sitting in a small booth, inches away from the rotating cylinder

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