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• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2025 is now live

  

  prompts are the essentially the same as they have been in recent years ... and Distinctions sections"]several sections[/annotation] where students ... application: As you fill out your application, remember that there are no

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Winter is coming. actually, it's already here.

  

  Activities Period, aka the month after winter break where there's no required ... myself (the meal plans at MIT are insanely expensive, and I wanted to learn ... 's also full of really great random events.  Some of these are classes that

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Alternative Semester There are things to click in here.

  

  correspond to where the classrooms actually are! Clicky-clicky! ... Turkle, who has written/spoken extensively on how human relationships are ... . The scary part here is that most people in the class are MBAs, mid

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in My Summer Life Starts at 5 AM, ends at 10:30 PM, and go-go-go in between.

  

  , and since all of us are used to showering in the morning instead of at ... Merck are so passionate about helping people. 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM: I leave Merck for the day and start my 1.5- hour-long trip home. And this is where

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  even before getting here that emphasize how well-known it is. There are ... how sometimes people don’t have any clue about where MIT is. My simple ... , MIT!” soon after I was accepted, and classic are the "surprising" tales

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Nerd’s Paradise Phi is a "h" of a lot cooler than pi.

  

  research opportunities are a close second.) Put it this way: I can learn ... variations, almost anywhere on earth. But MIT is the only place where I can ... ways of viewing the world, who are just as comfortable talking about

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 28, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunsets Academics at the other Cambridge.

  

  're probably wondering why I have so much work when there are no tests until ... practicals where we have to 1) participate and 2) write up a lab report. Each ... readings and essays that are equally time consuming. Besides labs, you also

  • by Cambridge
  • November 13, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I have classes

  

  classes are as follows... 5.12 (Organic Chemistry): This seems to be a ... cabal! My hallmates Luke '07, Caitlin '07, Sarah '08 and Irene '08 are all ... 27 people. There are a lot of girls in this class, though I guess not a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A thousand million questions An evening with Gaelic quesadillas and Farrokh Bulsara.

  

  huge, angry sun. Boston sunsets are always brilliantly red and beautiful ... , those great Gaelic quesadillas. Here are five of the most noteworthy ... two countries' flags are square? 4. New Jersey and Oregon are the only

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nightswimming

  

  East and assorted people who are connected socially with 5th East ... there. Luckily, I had my trusty flashlight, which allowed us to see where ... , problem sets, exams, grades, etc. Most student activities are running at a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  (Q & A)^(n+1)

  

  It's a beautiful day here in northern Virginia, where I'm celebrating ... , and any supplemental materials helping us to understand those grades are ... Alevels which are graded exams in all the subjects that we do, will these

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 31, 2004
• Blog / Uncategorized

  a quick and dirty guide to MIT jargon what is a 6-3 anyway?

  

  of words we made up and toss at each other — here are a few you may ... positions within MIT are referred to as UROPs. pset: n problem set; one per ... start them the day they are due, although empirical testing shows this is

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Music and Mayhem by Jess ‘12 Minus the mayhem. Also features running commentary by Yan. p.s.: Jess, your italics didn't show…

  

  think that would have made a fine anecdote about the value of friendship ... . There are a few unusual things I can share about my experience at MIT ... writers—these are the voices of regular MIT students who take the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do Alums do? Are you exceptionally forward minded? Already thinking about what you'll be doing as an alumni?…

  

  MIT alumni are dedicated to having as much nerdy geeky fun as they did ... ! Seriously, people thought we were (are you ready for this?): cool. That ... and visions for the future are etc. Snively came and joined us and Andy

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  on body image me in my head, me in the mirror

  

  taken as a comment made in bad faith, especially among older Filipinos. An ... only realize it much later, but there are deeper reasons. Part of it was ... " made me want to eat less. My friends telling me to hit the gym made me

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  2020 Reflections & 2021 Resolutions

  

  book before this year ended, though, which kind of made me feel a little ... ..Typescript) and I did learn Latex for 6.042! The next couple of ones are....sad because Covid made all of these impossible. Go to at least 3 musicals

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 3, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  spring! semester! so apparently i'm doing a lot of random shit

  

  We're well into Quarter 3 and my first midterms are quickly ... Chinese and Indian culture are pretty profound, and making comparisons ... can attempt to say things at any time, which means that there are a lot

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ETH Zürich, hier komme ich! A semester of all things Swiss German and chocolate to come

  

  depending on how you look at it. More free time during the semester, vs. more chances to boost your grade and less pressure on the final. Also, there are ... department we are in, so similar to MIT, there is an focus on exploring other

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 1, 2017
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  chat with the other people who are taking the boating test while bobbing ... /activities that one can learn here through the Physical Education program (ALL FREE ... are conducted in formal United Nations rules of order, so everything is

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m Kind of a Big Deal Leaves and famous people alike think so.

  

  my friend Christina's courses are humanities courses, and my buddy Matt ... program and art department. So yes, MIT students are well-rounded human ... affectionately call "The Harv"), during which we had this conversation: ELSA: Are

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 22, 2006