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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  When most people I know think of MIT, the first thing that leaps to ... continue to be relevant long beyond they've left MIT. I first heard about D ... to extinguish it, after the first use. This was causing a lot of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  I get by with a lot of help from my friends Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song! You just might walk out…

  

  (You’re about to get hit with a wave of sentimentality, braces ... and sophomore year, will be moving back in next fall, and plan to keep ... every morning. I go to bed around 1 am every night and wake up around 8 am

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • June 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  , studying, and socializing, you're forced to choose two. Well, they're almost right... Some weeks you only get to choose one. It's a lifestyle not for ... 's the first such item I've consumed today (yesterday, today, 24 hours

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering?

  -day experience for rising seniors to learn what it is like to be an MIT student. The program is completely free, including the cost of transportation to ... /or underserved backgrounds to apply, as well as students who come from low
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  If you're like me (and I'm willing to bet a lot of our readers), then ... 2016 FIRST Robotics FRC game at the annual kickoff event. I've blogged before about FIRST, which was a transformational experience for me as a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  IAP? No.. YOU’RE AP Possibly the worst title EVER. (Also, answers to your questions, but under the worst title…

  

  have their neighbors be eaten by countries, have entries dedicated to ... (we only have to pay for the cost of our book this year, while EMT ... , listening to lectures, and training in the afternoon. (It's also the reason

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2007
• 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 / 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 / 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
• 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
• 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 / 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 / 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 / Art, Literature, Music

  I Went To The Ballet! 💎 color me refined 💎

  

  This past weekend, I went to my first ballet! Unfortunately, my ... up all over the rainbow carpet and had to go home sick for the first ... -upper-middle-class-and-happily-live-in-a-sitcom lifestyle. In order to get there, I have to do this first, or I would probably

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 18, 2025