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• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?

  coursework, access to testing, and extracurricular activities. If you feel it would be helpful for us to know about your circumstances, you are welcome
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A Man of Many Hat(ches) Keyword: Free.

  

  So one of the best aspects of being in Boston for the summer is all of the free cultural events that you can avail yourself of. One of the ... walk across Storrow Drive, you can get to Boston Common where this summer

  • by Bryan
  • August 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s the terror of knowing Ten dollars for my thoughts on grad school.

  

  degree. Currently, you can get these in Chemical Engineering, Electrical ... , in case you might be wondering, almost every engineering course does ... the same as an Master of Science, which you would get in most two

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 20, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Followup

  

  talked about random stuff in small open groups. MIT stuff like "Are you pretty sure that you're going to MIT?", "What are you going to major in ... relevant to life at MIT in 2005 than talking to pre-1970 alums. And if you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Another Journey Planned How to go abroad 101

  

  Environment. As an MIT student, you can cross-register for classes at Harvard ... to be doing it on someone else’s dime. Traveling can help you learn ... around the world. If you are interested in studying abroad at MIT, the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 21, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  've been dealing with work issues, and have been in California for the last ... new room on my hall next week, and I'll try to take some pictures so you can see a bit of the East Campus interior. I'll also be starting some

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 21, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the Infinite Corridor?

  , classrooms, and labs radiate from here. Whatever you do, stay to the right when ... when classes let out. In mid-November and in late January every year ... seasons go by.) When this happens, the setting sun can be seen from the far
• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  meal. Polaroids scattered in a half-packed bed room. Late evenings spent in the serenity of the people you've grown up with, the people you ... freshman, wherever this summer may take you, remember to exist in the present

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To a mouse (or nineteen) A eulogy for my UROP mice... in the form of me explaining my UROP.

  

  is the Morris water maze. In a nutshell, you put the mouse into a ... , but he's definitely in the mood to look for a snack. Then you bait two ... wrong arm. So generally, when you go around knocking out genes in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  loftblogging 2: acoustic boogaloo turns out that at mit, even the non-academics are incredibly hard and deeply rewarding

  

  beautiful and fancy things when you are a full time student living in a ... -ing bricks); there are no sharp edges. You can run your hand over every piece ... you attach a piece of sandpaper so you can sand wood faster and without

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 29, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  they are. You can say this or that school is better in this or that department or this or that way, but you can never say this person is better or smarter than any other. People will surprise you. **In fact, there’s this

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Mist in the streets of Boston monday wanderings

  

  , sharing in its energy, and talking to strangers you will probably never meet ... gathering in Allston. I’m at Life Alive in Cambridge now, writing this, while ... . The runners were going about the pace I’d shoot for in a three-mile race

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 20, 2023
• Blog / Events

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

  

  points in a variety of ways. If you take a standard Physical Education ... quarter (about 2 months). You can also gain points for PE courses taken ... request] Kudos to you and your eagle-eyed observation skills! Indeed, I was

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two New Kittens hundreds of pictures.

  

  " "Kittens always hungry" "How can you tell if you are underfeeding your ... each other in the face standing in the litter box even though you are ... ft in the air raising a ruckus just because they can talking to me like

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 12, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  day- whatever is in store for you. ... typically the biggest travel days in the U.S. Why? Because that day (today!) is Thanksgiving day, which is a BIG DEAL in the U.S. Considering the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  TOEFL." You can definitely submit test scores in January for regular ... to the context of your overall app - what you're interested in, what ... department at MIT interests you and why?'" First, I should note that it has no

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Just some potpourri Zoo! New computer! Cooking! Books! Spine-crushingly tedious work at the lab!

  

  . Anonymous asked, Do you know if an MIT undergrad majoring in physics can apply ... about 80 to go. And then, I have to manipulate the data in Excel so I can ... the things you have to do in science are brain-liquefyingly, eye

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  commute! Some days you can find him walking from his home in Cambridge to work which only takes him about 25 minutes. Most days, you can catch him ... Once upon a time, in a land far far away (called New Jersey), a young

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  deep talks , strange person

  

  this in some respect; you're chilling with some friends late at night ... about staying in touch with my friends than I was when I was while I was ... ... Sadly, one element of campus life that 2 am video calls just can't manage

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  much top secret). - You can't live in your fraternity during your ... , I'll be honest. I went to high school in the south, and you know ... opportunities, expose you to the realities of living in a house that requires

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006