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• Blog / IAP

  IAP in China through MIT’s China Development Initiative A week-long mentorship program in Xiamen, Fujian

  

  at the water, and there was a lot of foam floating around. One of our ... walked through Xiamen University, which was beautiful. Took lots of ... times.” "One of our students said that his dream is to study history at

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Bachelor’s & Master’s in 5 Years An attractive option offered to undergraduates in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

  

  to complete the requirements for both degrees at the end of five years ... and Logistics). I was one of the student representatives of DUSP at the ... This will be the first in a series of entries focused on my

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 15, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  the wide range of resources MIT has to offer. If you're applying to ... Career Week. Events of Libraries Week include: Photos with Tim the Beaver ... accused me of having with the Lewis Music Library.) Events of MISTI Week

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  MINECRAFT MIT!!! our most remarkable feat of engineering since...mit

  

  built one pixel at a time on a 128x128 field of blocks at a remote ... project and a live map of the server, and email the moderator team at sipb ... outbreak, a group of MIT students came together to build a 1:1 scale replica

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 10, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  surprised when I noticed that many trees have started to don a new coat of ... the same-old "words of comfort" that adcoms offer to students," and ... want to help a new generation of students to get in. When you email, use

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda

  

  will be different at college (or in any new environment). Sometimes only ... When I first arrived at MIT last year, the International Student ... ="aligncenter" width="171"] It do be like that sometimes[/caption] Cream soda was one of

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  Siblings, Scrabble, and Boredom we're bored in the house, and we're in the house bored

  

  , some kitchen equipment, and a new pack of paper towel rolls from Costco ... think a big part of it is boredom. At MIT I would roam campus and ... . At home things just sort of blend into each other as time inches past

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  Content warning: brief mentions of anxiety, BPD, hospitalization Hi ≧◡≦ , my name is River. Just like most people, I had dreamed of coming to this university since childhood. And now I am about to enter my sophomore

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / How to MIT

  My Freshman Backpack Or: How to bend the fabric of spacetime to your will

  

  spending much later at an ungodly hour of the night. To me, this also ... I'm not new to the blogs (though we do have some wicked bloggers up ... 'd like you to meet someone new, though -- This is my gigantic freshman

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  Happy new year everyone! I've been out with the flu most of this week so I'm feeling horribly behind in most areas of life. Being sick ... better experience for you guys. First, we'll be adding a lot of new

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Marilee Jones in the news The Associated Press article about Dean Marilee Jones.

  

  's currently on CNN.com, with a nice picture of Marilee and her daughter (at ... boss. (Plus, what other admissions dean would rock out at Battle of the ... surprising pulpit of a university famous for its overachievers, she has become

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: “Nerd Epistemology” with Woodie Flowers from the co-founder of the FIRST robotics competition

  

  broad discussion of the whole universe.  Professor Flowers’ model of ... The Festival of Learning is an annual event organized by the MIT Office of Digital Learning around the idea that we need to bring technology

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  Laptops! It goes on the top of your lap.

  

  've got for you. Good luck, and enjoy the purchase of your new computer ... I've had dial-up internet for as long as I can remember. One of the ... campus-wide WI-FI. I always had this sparkling image of me, sitting in

  • by Snively '11
  • March 22, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  I Hate Change but at least, I'm creating it

  

  , filling every square inch of this (albeit slightly smaller than the previous ... bookshelf more filled than before, a new coffee cart with 16 mugs, and me ... impossible. So now, I get to start of my days writing in bed as opposed to

  • by Paige B. '24
  • February 17, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  March Questions Omnibus 2

  

  office(s) at your school(s) of choice with emails, letters, and phone calls ... of a student's ability to thrive at Stanford is through demonstrated ... want when they enroll at MIT, so this will not be a critical part of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins Putnam math competition

  

  , and the opportunity to study math for a year at the University of ... undergraduate mathematics competition in North America. Of the top 5 students ... , Civil & Environmental Engineering). Twenty of the top 75 competitors

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A reading list for a week at MIT All my classes have required reading this semester!?

  

  researchers at the Technical University of Denmark, both having to do with the ... peacefully oblivious to at least half of the problems with it. Groups of people are pretty good at this. The authors graphed the number of problems

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • February 27, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  back from MIT is the music. Classical guitar has been a part of my life ... MIT or your other choice university -- or you need to appeal your award, you may request an extension of the May 1 deadline until your financial

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Well, at least you didn’t fail, right? A tale of mystery, wonder, and the worst possible way to handle too much work…

  

  classes at Northwestern University. Sweet! ...Have been saying "sweet" far ... An hour-to-hour (kinda sorta somewhat close to one) description of ... at 5th East the night before. It's right across the street, and walking

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 28, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of first-year learning communities are available?

  't offer something to meet every students' unique individual learning styles, we have a variety of programs to choose from. MIT’s first-year learning communities offer a distinct kind of learning environment that