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• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  realize that students in the U.S. have a huge array of extracurriculars to ... other countries may not have access to such a diverse range of options. Remember that your application is reviewed in context, and that we look to
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Your MIT ID PLASTIC! Shiny plastic, at that!

  

  could have a contest, how much cultural enrichment can you get for free in ... ”, anybody? Anybody at all? Be a bigger band geek!). Every dorm is card access ... is a huge city with a bunch of neat things going on. There are art

  • by Snively '11
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hot Dogs Or, how I fail at eating hot dogs.

  

  I've always been a big eater. Part of this may be because my dad is ... can do that, look! The record is only 14, and you get an hour and a half to do it, how is that even hard!?" Matt and Ben were skeptic. I was

  • by Snively '11
  • February 10, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  A Mentor to Remember – Patrick Winston (1943-2019) Celebrating Professor Winston

  

  , nothing becomes clearer. That is how I feel reading “Patrick Winston died ... [/caption]   Everyone who knows me knows how much I loved and admired ... but he spent a great deal of time talking about how important it was to

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 24, 2019
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  groups, and the first year is graded on a pass/no record system. While your peer network is a great source for support, MIT students can speak with ... Learning at MIT is not about memorizing formulas, but understanding
• Blog / Athletics

  Caring for the body health, am i right?

  

  Computer Science major, given how "superficial" of a topic it is. But every ... laughed, a lot. Laughed so much, in fact, that my friends sitting nearby ... that people didn't talk about. This is a post about health, and my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On a Week of IHTFP An Exam Week story. Starring none other than 18.022.

  

  answer is YES, you can. People will say this a million times - but if you ... some sleep. MIT is just a liiiitle harder than most other colleges, so ... dream of passing. There really is a strong work ethic here. For the most

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / MISTI

  Wouldn’t it be Nice? ...actually, I'm kind of glad that I'm not older.

  

  have to go home early too." I don't really see how that is a problem ... moral of the story is that you should probably learn a little bit of the ... such that the first thing you learn in any language class is how to order

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Boston Calling Everything I know about having a phone at MIT.

  

  This entry is ostensibly a guide to purchasing an appropriate cell ... their own literature seems to admit that their coverage area is much ... already now is definitely the time to get a new one on Amazon.com if your

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where have I been for so long?

  

  Brian and me how to solder, but he is much better at it. Here he is, hard ... periodic lectures in room 35-225. This is a picture from our lecture on ... about such things, the picture displayed is of a sample finite

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions Omnibus 2 I should probably stop stealing entry titles from Matt McGann.

  

  both asked a version of: When/why/how did you switch to course 9? How is ... here.) Kevin wants to know: How is the food at MIT? The food at MIT is ... in general, though, is that it suffers from a lack of variety - no

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Answering my own questions My perspective on the MIT student mentality about working hard.

  

  work hard? Is hard work a virtue or an expletive? Is there a lot of competition between students, and is it destructive competition? Before I give a ... want as a student. (A question like "Is the campus safe?" obviously has a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  what’s the word for

  

  much” to “what’s up” or “i’m good” to “how are you” knowing how to use ... , like how people leave the morning after a big sleepover, or how leaves fall from trees this time of year, or how a conversation shifts to

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what i drew this summer i took an art class

  

  time, capitalism, a sentence I read recently about how time is like a ... [/caption] This one is my favorite. This class reminded me of how much joy there is ... much else to learn. But in the last year or so, the old dream of doing a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 27, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day at the Forge blacksmithing!

  

  on a curve to get a certain bend, how much to let the metal cool before ... sleeping much, however, so few words appeared. Hitting metal with a hammer ... ’s shabbos candles. The door handle is a beaver cast in bronze.  [carousel

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Ah, TV… A super-sized value meal for the mind, not the body.

  

  a stressful endeavor. I know, I know! Applying to college is beyond ... ? Who do you think are the last 5 Cyclons? Is Starbuck a toaster? Is she ... . Hopefully, this slice of pop culture will give your stressed-out psyche a much

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  open their doors to any and every interested freshman. Much like CPW is a supersaturated version of MIT, so too is Rush a supersaturated version of ... made that year, and how they continue to affect my life today. Without a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Leadership @ MIT (from a froshy perspective)

  

  't know how to do a traditional task, or when my predecessor was officially ... will make a post compiling them all some day"]there was so much more to ... reality, our support system is much, much stronger than it was when I was In

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 3, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  in the laundry basket. Doing this is just a lot of effort, especially ... awake in the mornings is so nice. My routine is to wash my face, eat a cup ... work) to myself is wonderful. My head is a lot clearer after a good night

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Hold your breath my first CPW

  

  talked about logistics; this is how you get to East Campus, this is the ... . The event goes well, though lasts a little long; I should figure out how ... ever thought about how you're going to die?" Or, "How much sleep do

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 13, 2022