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• Blog / MIT Life

  Memories My first two months at MIT, all wrapped up into one post.

  

  at MIT. My first reaction was, to be perfectly honest, shock. How ... goodbye to my parents. I remember my first days here: building robots for ... remember the thrill of going to my first-ever Red Sox game at Fenway. I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I'm about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to you all. And just remember had it been for

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Questions? Answers. A valiant attempt at creating an entry that fits as many categories as reasonably possible.

  

  -dining dorms and carry the key to my room door. Common alternatives to ... Thanks to the miracles of modern transportation, I'm wringing out ... acceptees to MIT this year. Congratulations! In order to ready the potential

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to my home Feel free to chill in here

  

  Finally, my first blog post! It has been such a hectic week. It ... week. Thankfully my tests are spread out, allowing me to focus on one subject at a time. After taking tests, I normally go back to my room to

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 4, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  the journey to PLAYsentations or, the conclusion to the best class I've taken at MIT...so far

  

  enclosure! The first enclosure was a very rough job - we just needed it to ... interest in design: “His Christmas gift to me would be one day of his time ... was that Jony had to draw by hand what they planned to make. “I always

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 17, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week in My Life of My Final Week of My Junior Fall i have no finals

  

  : [annotation note="Intro to Videogame Critique"]CMS.300,[/annotation] [annotation ... three final projects to do. I had a pretty intense week. I think this is ... didn't mind the work too much. It was really fun to put my all into my

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 15, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  welcome to new york went to nyc & all i got was this blog post

  

  "Welcome to New York" as the musical version of a peppermint latte. It was Taylor's first decisively pop album and I was young enough to be easily ... to name the feeling of cool tenderness on my tongue, my entire mouth

  • by Rona W. '23
  • July 12, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Meant to Be What I've found at MIT

  

  my first MIT pset. As you can imagine, it's been hard to devote my ... These first 3 weeks at MIT can best described as a whirlwind of new ... , travelled to all parts of Boston in a mere 4 hours, had fun at REX events

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 19, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Last train to Koblenz If I get back by 7:30, I don't need a reservation.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? GERMANY EDITION According to one of my labmates ... entire kilometer to help dedicated fans watch World Cup soccer. Now, I was all ready to write an entry last night on how some cities in Germany are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  FIRST SNOW!!! OH MY GOD IT SNOWED

  

  GUYS GUYS GUYS SNOW FELL IT’S SO COOL photo from Jeffery L. ’23, my favorite roommate <3 photo from Jeffery L. ’23, he is the best roommate edit: i now…

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 2, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do students apply to a specific major?

  Here's one less thing to worry about when applying to MIT: Students apply to MIT for general admission and select a major at the end of the first year with the help of their first-year advisor. Our application
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  We understand that it's difficult for international students to apply to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications ... limited to): the IB, A Levels, the French Baccalaureate, and CBSE. Your
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  'm finally free to come back to the blogs (: It's not that I haven't been ... a napkin... I just haven't had a good chunk of time to sit down and actually type everything out. So here we go: Dear Class of 2016, Welcome to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  the things i hate and what they say about me

  

  , like if they’re busy or have a bunch of personal issues to work through ... to talk to me but are choosing not to because they assign low priority to our interactions i hate when math and cs students call sciences

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 9, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  learning how to drive and other matters of identification

  

  first. You'll register for an appointment at the RMV to take the permit ... day of your first driving lesson. It's raining. On the way to where you ... . It's raining again, just like the first day. You line up next to a

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  . It is the first installment of the Guide to MIT (coming next ... you need to register for the wait list and attend the first class. Good ... other potential changes to the first year, so stay tuned. SUPPORT

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Home! I'm back in the US after three weeks in Asia.

  

  the swing of things tomorrow. It will be a little strange to be back (and for so many people to be speaking English), but I'm excited to begin the new application season for the Class of 2010. My first Admissions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  If you're admitted to MIT, you may defer enrollment for one or two years. After confirming your intent to enroll in MIT's first-year class, you will be asked to submit a formal request for deferment to the Dean
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.

  

  know what I thought was my shining glory, my thing to be proud of, the ... there was one thing I was prepared better than anyone to do, it was to ... at chemistry or biology, or a physics genius when compared to my

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To BE or not to BE Bioengineering, it's so hot right now.

  

  When I was in kindergarten, I wanted to be a doctor. The summer before my senior year of college, I wanted to be a doctor. Are these two ... was a Doogie Howser fan. I used to want to save lives by performing

  • by Bryan
  • August 12, 2006