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• Blog / Admissions

  International conference followup A post especially for international students: casting a wide net to find a good college…

  

  the States for university that you'll cast a wide net -- not just MIT ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... people, and came away with a few new ideas. One of the most interesting

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Do Welsh Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? teaching kids robotics through GTL Wales!

  

  the green grass was fake and only yellow grass was real grass ... Two summers ago, I visited my friend Shruti ‘24 in their home state ... and my licenseless self was the passenger princess

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • February 6, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  HS Juniors/Sophomores: Upcoming MIT Events MIT will have events with Yale and Brown Universities in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic…

  

  road with Brown & Yale Universities for meetings in Southern California and the Mid-Atlantic states. Details can be found here ... sophomores and juniors to hear from three great universities all in one place

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2009
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  colleges, the U.S. military, international universities, and other non-traditional pathways. You should choose an institution that will offer rigorous academic coursework, as well as co- and extra-curricular opportunities in your areas of
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One More Look At Our Snow Globe Life with moving parts

  

  !!! (The state instituted a ban on cars from 4PM on 2/8) There is kind of a lot of snow now -- and the only vehicle is a plower. Nothin' to ... then the Institute-wide snowball fight happened. And maybe I can get

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 10, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Bookends and every time / i leave this place / i'm terrified, terrified

  

  Five years ago I wore a barong and sablay. In my high school ... school and college, I wrote a blog post quoting the chorus of At Least It ... " about leaving the Philippines. I had friends I loved, and places I'd miss

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 2, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music in Springtime and MIT [by Ken Haggerty '11] Music at MIT can be both beautifully melodic and destructive, and…

  

  cloudless and the temperature was 73 degrees Fahrenheit. I had only two ... . The answer: a loud and resounding thud. EPIC FAIL!!!! But I'm being harsh. It was certainly entertaining, and the fake-out was funny, but they

  • by ARTalk
  • April 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With Pizza, Constipation and Hell-Sucked Villains Written in the style of TWoP’s recappers, to mourn the website’s closing. Weird things may…

  

  Boston University Theatre. The weather is still nice, and nope, I’m still ... random old dude is stabbed. He sings and moans and sings as fake blood ... I’m fast asleep, probably snoring lightly and elegantly. My body

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  Architecture students Are you interested in designing abroad?

  

  -Israel Program 2010 Internship: Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv I gained and ... , Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Spain to explore foreign architecture and ... Dima Ayyash, Maggie Nelson and Nathan Prevende, went through MISTI to try

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Putting Diversity into Context The diverse ways that colleges and universities define diversity

  

  wrong area. Many colleges and universities value multiple forms of ... I read a recent NY Times piece, dealing with multiracial students and ... have fielded numerous calls and emails soliciting advice on how to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • July 14, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Attended the 148th Commencement From two thousand eight hundred eighty miles away

  

  uncle. And although I am 2,880 miles away from MIT, I still attended the 148th Commencement (mainly through the live feed and Instagram). Last ... proudly holding their diplomas for the rest of the undergrads to envy

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Faking It self-consciousness and struggling and pretending to be cool, woo

  

  written. it is highly unedited and makes me feel both embarrassed and proud. i usually like to sculpt and edit neurotically, but i'm trying to see ... started, I went to Amsterdam and Vienna with my brother and aunt. It was a

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • September 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (2)… [Mathematics] Studying math at Cambridge and MIT.

  

  Exchange offers a wide range of experiences and can depend significantly on ... learning style is definitely different at Cambridge and requires a great deal of individual motivation and tenacity to make it through the year

  • by Cambridge
  • May 4, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  already taken courses at Cornell University and at the Massachusetts ... Hollis resident who is interning at Google this summer and will attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the fall, is one of two Presidential

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

  10 Fun (and REAL) Facts About MIT! Incredibly Correct Facts about MIT!

  

  often collaborates with other universities in Boston and Cambridge, one of ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is globally renowned for its contributions to the fields of science and technology. But do you

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 1, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  did you miss the EA deadline? why i applied and admissions anxiety

  

  universities don't have undergraduate urban planning degrees and no other school in the country offers a degree that combines computer science and urban ... ) procrastination 2) I was already feeling stressed with the [annotation note="University

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 5, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  United States since the election last month, with many students sharing their hopes and fears regarding the new administration, and many faculty articulating and affirming values they share as educators. In President Reif

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  Practice Safe Hacking No, there are no LEDs

  

  the bomb squad wasn't so happy with a giant fake bomb and so they ended ... fake bomb, bomb squad, forklift, and DTYD tonight. : ) ... Hacking at MIT is steeped in tradition and still occurs to this day

  • by Snively '11
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  branches was it easy to let go?

  

  universe, and yet is filled with bleak existential thoughts. if you've seen ... "images can theoretically be faked but the lack of bowls is tangible and ... everything. ben&ben has a song called branches, and when i listen to it i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 12, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  This is the third rush to happen since I graduated MIT. And most of ... , planes to fly, trips to take. MIT isn't my turf anymore, and I ... the excited Californian who ran outside in her pajamas and flipflops at

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015