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• Blog / Challenges

  MIT Medical: A Freshman’s Story Worth sharing.Worth reading.

  

  day. Now she is a specialist in ER and Sports Medicine – how classically ... deductibles plans in a special medical savings account. Our medical plan is ... throat is swollen, can’t talk much, they’re gonna give me a CAT scan, my

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 14, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  We met an alumnus from the Class of 1952 and fixed a window, and went bouldering.

  

  strong!” Building 14 is shaped like a square and has a square courtyard ... since his freshman year and is now a staff member, which means that he has ... Leatherman in your pocket?) and I supported the window with a knee and both

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 16, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  A waffle house is not a waffle home This is actually an entry about modern Chinese cinema.

  

  of Music The Sound of Music went up against a bye in the first round ... , but I was Captain Von Trapp in high school and after a hundred hours ... . In the end, it came down to A Mighty Wind and Hebrew Hammer, with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  place in 2005), a parent asked me if/how MIT humanities classes were ... rigorous," but it hints at how even a music class can embrace technology in ... cannot do so, because the context in which his works were formed is gone

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  must invite you to their lab to engage in research. If there is a ... -degree student. Exchange students are affiliated with a university in which MIT has ... undergraduate Special Students program is closed except for a very limited number
• Blog / IAP

  The most wonderful time of the year No, not Christmas... IAP!

  

  , required to take 8 PE points. A PE class, which meets for about a month, is worth 2 points; participating in a varsity sport is worth 4 points. (We ... and got a C in 8.02x (physics E&M). Apathy is bad.) Of course, I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  both DON'T do something else, and feel guilty. Which is pretty much the ... . There were a few teachers who were very invested in my college ... assign merit levels. Frankly, the admissions process is a big crapshoot

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Yes, This Actually Happened wwydfcfa - what would you do for chick fil a

  

  've missed above all, however, is Chick Fil A. There are no Chick Fil A's in Boston. The closest one is in a town called Dedham, MA. My craving for ... ramen place in Porter Square), but also I've left behind a lot of good

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  your letter, and to have a conversation about it. This is a much better ... doesn't teach you in a class) A coach (who is not also one of your ... one of the schools you're applying to at once. This is also a good time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  loveallurfriends <3

  

  with someone is a commitment, in a similar way. I will be there for your ... first time in a while, was crisp and cool, the temperature at which you ... , having become president of my dorm, picking up a minor role in a musical

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

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  place at MIT. What good is it to be at the best school in the world if you ... that every MIT degree is made equal, whether that means a 5.0 GPA or a 3 ... I'm not an expert in a field that people care about. I always

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  The first time I ever stepped on a skateboard was in 2015, which was ... Future Part II. I was in seventh grade. It was a week before Halloween, and ... like a champ and be the coolest kid in the neighborhood. Two hours later

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  distance of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... students. Here it is: MIT Class of 2014. Join in a Live Chat!: This Tuesday ... our best to show you MIT. Join the Facebook Group: Facebook is a great

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  advice on topics like How to Set Up a Friend as a Favor How to Set Up Two of Your Friends How to Avoid Being Set Up How to Pin a Boutonniere What to do if you get an ugly corsage How to Treat a Pimple How to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pop quiz, Viktor I finally discover what happens when you rapidly cool hot metal. Now my life is…

  

  undergrad in chemical engineering and I have a question that none of my ... ," the heroes face a villain whose body is described as "an organic ... this subject. Thank you very much, Sam Much to my surprise, I received a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Alumni Barbecue I love living in a place with so much history!

  

  of 1968. East Campus has a lot of history, and my floor Tetazoo is no ... awesome research in the same labs where I worked last semester.  A bunch of my friends and I sat in our lounge for hours listening to a '71 alum go

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 6, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bubble Bath Disastrophe (and Other Adventures) Spring break: adventures and misadventures, coming home, and MIT on the Colbert Report—twice!

  

  up to the driver, asking to pay in cash for a seat. The driver reached under a seat in the second-to-last row and, like magic, out came a ... , and is said to be growing into a small city. Purple mountains shelter us

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  One Day at a Time or, springing into junior year, part 2: electric boogaloo

  

  ’m normally heading out. Sleeping is a big part of that—how can I feel normal if ... please go anywhere, anywhere that’s not here, in a way that felt very much ... , telling him how I felt a mixture of calm and anxiety, and I couldn’t quite

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Many Ways To Define “The Best” A long response to a CC thread in which I offer my opinions on AP…

  

  in selection committee and as a reader, I can tell you that the average ... ?" Sometimes they didn't know the difference, which is a tragedy that deserves ... challenging courseload in high school, that kid is certainly not going to be

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  The World Has Many Trees climb all of them!!

  

  at some subject, then you probably like it a lot, which is important in ... my residual fascination with Tarzan contributes to how much I love the ... clueless is normal. We are beginners in everything we do, from reading, to

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • March 17, 2019