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• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  Disney Channel paints a perfect image of exactly what it's supposed to look like. Instagram feeds filled with beating rays of sunshine. Swimming pools and ice cream sundaes.  Long road trips to new places

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a few new things is it too late to talk about the spring semester?

  

  semester in order to present you an honest picture of life at MIT. There is ... joy. I had a lot of new feelings and experiences during my spring ... continue with the math part of my degree. At the very least, I knew 18

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Putting The Pieces Together: Hacking at MakeMIT in which four biological engineers spend 16 straight hours making something

  

  for different categories at the end of the night. Hacking officially ... allotted. At MIT, there is a proud culture of making things (i.e. robotics ... still hard at work cutting the final pieces of cardboard. 5:23 PM

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 12, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  weird. That's a function of the pandemic, though, and of opening a new dorm, and of opening a new dorm during a pandemic. I predict it'll be at ... , we arrive at my floor. Each floor of Vassar is split into three

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Quentin Smith Google Quentin Smith '10.

  

  already taken courses at Cornell University and at the Massachusetts ... of Phillip and Gina Smith. His father is an electrical engineer at BAE ... . Smith was one of two-dozen New Hampshire students nominated by their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  My new job @ admissions like nick saban, but for nerds

  

  most we take on here at MIT, it's a easy one to solve. As many of you ... update in five years - to reflect my new role and responsibilities in the office when I suddenly realized that I hadn't actually blogged about my new

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  offer of admission from another college before May 1, even if it means ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully ... aiming for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  my application essays try not to cringe

  

  courses would allow me to explore new ways of bringing visibility to this ... and relevant. Perhaps similar courses are offered at other schools; I ... sadly still 5'2". That's 157 cm, for the 95.7% of humans who don't reside

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 27, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Train in vain Pulling my first official all-nighter of the fall term.

  

  ). If you just want to see the fruits of our labor/insomnia, show up at ... was able to buy one of the last tickets at 3 AM. Thanks to Dave, the ... train was suddenly filled. Apparently Stamfordians like to go to New York

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Monday Actually, I think I just made it to Tuesday.

  

  the Cold War or the ending of The Matrix trilogy, academic life at MIT ... disheartening than others. A friend of mine offers this: once the cycle of tests ... potentials inside charged cubes. Erons is the type of person who carries all

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Growing Up bringing it back to 2007

  

  'll see that this is a place of heartbreaking defeats -- but at the same ... leave Boston in New York, and trust me, there will be days when you miss ... , write all the notes, finish your work at the end of the day and go home

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Global Languages Freshman Learning Community engaging frosh done right

  

  semester, is designed to offer freshman community and expose them to new ... new light on the history of the French capital. We also discussed what ... FLC has done a great job with offering freshmen new cultural experiences

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 6, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Live from Reg Day Somewhere between meetings 5 and 6

  

  Meeting Of The Year. I woke up at 8:30 to my alarm, turned it off, and *actually* woke up at 9:30, this time to the aroma of cinnamon rolls. One of ... of finishing all my requirements at the last minute like that has been

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer reading: “The Language of God” Consider adding "The Language of God" to your summer reading list!

  

  As some of you may know, this summer I'm working at the NIH National ... school, at which point he "gradually [accepted] the existence of God and ... universe. I'll try to read it before the end of the summer, but feel free to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The REX That Was a review of the most recent confusion

  

  with the (soon-to-be-introduced) new bloggers for the Class of 2020 to ... at MIT. For those of you who have already decided where you're going to ... MIT culture is like, at least as reflected by the kinds of events that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 6, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I apply to be an Exchange Student, Special Student, or Visiting Student?

  An Exchange Student enrolls at MIT to take classes as a non-degree student. Exchange students are affiliated with a university in which MIT has an established agreement, and both universities exchange students with
• Blog / IAP

  More IAP updates

  

  The Maslab 2007 competition (the culmination of the class for which I ... have a new battery, and their robot is fine, so they should be good to go ... proudly sent out some photos of their robot without giving any context for

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  date for other colleges? You should accept the offer of admission from ... from the waitlist. Students who accept this offer will "unenroll" at the ... I know that folks on the waitlist have lots of questions; hopefully

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  hello seattle i'm on the west coast!!

  

  't comparing how foriegn it felt from my hometown in long island, new york, but ... of non-americans would balk at the fact that it took me 5 hours on a ... replaced the definition of 'home' in my subconcious. i'm in a completely

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • June 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  just get a new computer. I hope I at least get all my files (five ... lounge at MIT where a group of people are clustered watching a movie on TV ... 've experienced the five stages of grief (one of the few things I managed to retain

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010