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• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2021–2022 application cycle as well

  

  /ACT, or who can find a forthcoming opportunity to do so safely are ... so safely are discouraged from taking the test, in order to protect ... [annotation note='Here at MIT, President Reif recently announced that we are

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 6, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  " and "home address" are not entirely distinct. At this point, I'll take a little detour and explain the student side of how advisors are

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Curseroad MIT class roadmaps that shouldn’t exist but theoretically could

  

  there are always tons of great options to choose from. But sometimes, there are too many great options; with over 300 classes in [annotation ... information about the requirements for each major, when classes are offered, and

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 6, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  did you miss the EA deadline? why i applied and admissions anxiety

  

  anxieties) here are some reasons why I applied: Course 11-6. Most ... STEMlords. Luckily, there are a lot of people here that study the humanities ... urban environment for college, especially one where a lot of walking and

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 5, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  concord market is finally here!!!!! feasting at MIT's on-campus grocery store

  

  't believe my eyes – Concord Market was finally, miraculously here! We are ... over to sit with us, where she revealed that she had actually just won ... are some thoughts: "I've been waiting for this since sophomore year

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • March 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Repainting the Smoots A Wacky MIT Tradition

  

  are 15-ish people total, a mix of Aphis and older MIT alumni wearing ... , a paint pallet is shoved into my hand and we are painting away. Faded numbers are redrawn purple and yellow, and the word ‘Smoot’ is repainted a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 27, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  data diaries inspired by Giorgia Lupi & Stefanie Posavec's "Dear Data"

  

  together and spin props not on fire indoors. in contrast, firejams are where ... of taking care of living things. Judging by how tangled the roots are, I am now thinking that supermarket basil plants are bound to die. On

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 5, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  “But I’m not cool…” Dr. Suess but shitty? Dr. Suess but angsty?

  

  nothing by it. And maybe those phantom insults are right and I am Nothing ... my grades are good, and last week I fell In love for the first time ... adventures where I got hurt and now I have all kinds of scars and stories to

  • by Powers '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  Advice from Graduating Seniors to incoming freshmen

  

  Orientation has begun. Convocation starts in less than an hour, where ... people along the way, but you will grow in ways that are not possible in a ... , staying after class to chat with the professor and tutoring services are

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / How to MIT

  Invitation to Cross-Register Guest post by Katherine W. '17 :D

  

  appealing?   Step 1. Determine your eligibility Are you a full ... - classes are funner with friends. The resounding yes’s from when I asked my ... on the way there to better face the doldrums that are mid

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  joke here] Term is in full swing: pset parties are everywhere, the ... time or anything else. Maybe I'm just rambling. Here are some classes ... translating my preexisting knowledge of Java into Python. The notes are

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation

  

  of the dorm occasionally. So without further ado, here are some other ... middle where we took a walk to the top of a hill in Mount Royal Park ... about filming bits and pieces of it. My favorite types of vacations are

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  .  Since components are often mission-critical (and these missions are big ... segments, which are then robotically assembled in space.  For my project I ... where I'll be part of a team designing a yo-yo for mass production

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

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

  

  cut out in the middle. The hallways along the edges are lined with big ... are in many cases experienced MIT students. Lucas has been climbing ... out “Kresge Auditorium. Where is it?” I looked around. Were we on some

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

  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  or hamentaschen? The latke and the hamentaschen are both Jewish foods ... – because the latke and hamentaschen are both foreign to his native country of ... where occupants ate latkes did not have their wasteful heating systems

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fact: Architecture majors have to code I don't remember signing up for this

  

  chemical reactions are adding a certain ion in a petri dish...and pray that ... and over on a 3D modeling program, so that’s where the coding comes in ... ...because chances are, it will help me. (Last semester I spent 6 hours drawing line

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Announcing New Bloggers for 2010! A digital debutante ball...

  

  chords of buttons are pressed. Natanya Kerper comes to us from the San ... the undead oppressors, leaving naught but scorch marks where they once ... ... Upperclassmen We also are hiring two upperclassmen this year to join our

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  lounge at MIT where a group of people are clustered watching a movie on TV, and you'll see open laptops although their owners are still very much ... GREATLY helps with productivity, since there are no speakers on these

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  competition there are iconic achievements: the gold medal, the yellow jersey ... . It's not a perfect metaphor. All MIT undergraduates are encouraged to ... keep blogs are the most active bloggers and best make the transition to

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  many of you — students and parents — are concerned about the future ... analytic and human skills you will learn-by-doing here at MIT are the exact ... are the global leaders in the near future. One thing that I am certain

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009