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• Blog / How to Human

  I’m Poor!!! But I don't have to be!

  

  As of right now you may or may not have a job. I got my first job the summer between junior and senior year of high school as a carousel operator ... school year, and then worked the summer between high school and college. I

  • by Snively '11
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  These are the drones you’re looking for Aerospace engineers: what do they do in their free time?

  

  Hi, I’m Mollie! I used to go here. I was one of the OG bloggers ... . Since graduation, I’ve been pursuing the slow boat of academic science — I went to another school in Cambridge and got my Ph.D. in Cell and

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mistakes & the inspiration we need to move on

  

  "too busy" to spend time in the dining hall. I made the mistake of ... My lack of blogging this semester is largely a reflection of how this semester has been going. It's been incredibly busy, almost to the point to

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  coronavirus, one year later recounting the craziest ten days of my life

  

  trying to find disinfecting spray at Target at the beginning of this school ... assignments and tests ahead of me, I was feeling very busy. And I hadn’t quite ... boxes. But where will I store the rest? One of my friends offers me her

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • March 6, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  The Marks of a Student or, let's catch up

  

  of violence, not some petty high school falling out. But as my ... . It still feels foreign to me, to think that this group of high school ... high school, I was pretty anal about getting A's. In my freshman year of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 4, 2020
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  MIT had perhaps been a bit of a blessing in disguise. My high-school ... unexpectedly hear from students to whom we did not offer undergraduate admission ... , here, and here, as proof of what I usually say on Pi Day: If you are

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / Athletics

  First Post A little about myself.

  

  Olympics). We entered every event offered. We won most of them, but I think ... Buick Regal — not the whole car but about 200 parts (which is about 1% of ... school crew program at the Detroit Boat Club (I was on the varsity crew

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Once upon a time Who I was in high school.

  

  Last time, Jon asked, What kind of high school student were you? Did ... somewhat challenging, considering how much of my high school journal is ... 't about being boy-crazy. First of all, this was me in high school. I think

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Obama to speak on clean energy, visit MIT energy labs today You can watch the speech live... or wait for the bloggers' account of it!

  

  approximately 750 will be composed of MIT faculty and staff, business and ... Pro Tem Stanley Rosenberg Superintendent of Cambridge Public Schools ... Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Under Dr. Hockfield’s leadership, MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  On taking a ‘Gap Year’ Consider taking a year before entering college.

  

  money for school. Many programs offer scholarships or compensation for ... moment, taking a gap year (read on for details). If you are a member of the Class of 2014 and would like to request a one-year (or sometimes two

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  Holding pattern undergrad | me | graduation

  

  I never thought I'd say this, but I'm kind of bored. A combination of ... separate by terms, shall we? I'm officially retired from the sport of basketball, as of late March. Our season ended in the first round of the NCAA

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 6, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  school, I would always stand at the way back of the dance floor watching ... -class faculty, plethora of student groups, proximity to the cultural center of ... thing about MIT is that about 90% of the student body really has no idea

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can anyone join the Experimental Study Group (ESG)?

  Experimental Study Group (ESG) offers instruction in the core first-year subjects of biology, chemistry, math, and physics through small, discussion ... floor of one of the central buildings on campus. Eleven staff members and
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What is Splash?

  analysis, Splash offerings span a wide variety of areas. Want to take a class on origami? Lasers? Neuropharmacology? Over the course of 21 hours ... For one awesome weekend each November, thousands of high schoolers
• Blog / Admissions

  Changes To Your MyMIT Account The no-online-notification thing may change in the future, but unfortunately not this year.

  

  A quick response to some of the questions we've been receiving: you ... - remember that you can call us after 3/18) - otherwise, we'd be offering "online notification" which as you know we don't offer. :-) MyMIT will only

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview process?

  . Interviews are not a required part of the MIT application. While we try to offer as many interviews as we can, we have limited availability and may not able to offer interviews to all applicants. If your interview is
• Blog / MIT Life

  Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

  

  MIT and Boston are in the middle of the actual Snowpocalypse, so what better time to whip up a blog about the beginning of classes? The lighting was a bit sloppy, but I do need to get back in the habit of vlogging

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Cancer life-changing.

  

  called cancer and that it was bad. It wasn’t until some of my high school ... Of all the student groups I am involved with at MIT, the one that brings me the most happiness is Camp Kesem MIT. Those of you who have stuck

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Mussels and Brussels Lessons in engineering and culture from a nation of kindness

  

  some sort of Magic School Bus episode, let me assure you that the ... me to a few rounds of “the ninja game,” offered us a drive ... Maggie Lloyd Class of 2012 Alumna MIT-Belgium Program Internship

  • by MISTI Program
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  One of the defining experiences of my 3 years in high school(we had a 7-9, 10-12 system) was being a member of FIRST(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition(FRC) Team 1710

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012