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• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear prefrosh, a letter to you

  

  universities I applied to. Everyone at MIT was so open and accepting of people ... this? During this time, I've been able to talk and spend a lot of time with 2024s and it's been an absolute joy. I somehow convinced the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 25, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  9 things I wish I had known before freshman year lessons from an almost-sophomore (see: law of conservation of freshmen)

  

  research UROP at the Koch Institute and taking 2.00B (Toy Product Design), I ... sobering fact the other day when I looked at my MIT blogger profile and ... biology as the love of my life, and (3) soon I won't be one of the "new kids

  • by Michael C. '16
  • August 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Photograph-athon Because anything can be a catchy title if you add -athon to the end!

  

  , sleeplessness, and profound superiority over Harvard in every regard*. Other considerations included aesthetic sensibility and whether or not the photographer ... other universities as frequently as possible. Enjoy! /further ado

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Talent is everywhere. Opportunity should be, too A conversation with LIVE by Po-Shen Loh

  

  areas. Access to curriculum in rural and small-town communities is something I care deeply about, and in talking with their team, I quickly saw ... and MIT Admissions, presented as a bit of a conversation so you can see

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • August 3, 2026
• Blog / Challenges

  from me to you burn it all down

  

  at East Campus"]slightly dangerous ride[/annotation] and things are flying past at a breakneck speed. I’m trying to grab onto moments and ... in me. I look back at who I was a month ago and it takes me some time

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Return of the Frog Queen Okay, it snowed this morning, end of story.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The entire state of Wyoming (population 509,300) has ... hydrogen, because that could explode and kill you while you're talking to your grandmother about apple pie recipes, and that would be fun for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  engineering and neuroscience and double minor in history and music and I was going to UROP and I was going to be a Medlink and an MIT blogger and then become a doctor. I was going to rock out at my classes and a bazillion

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  High School Summer Research Programs And the science competitions that could potentially follow

  

  programs at MIT and elsewhere, check it out! It really summarizes things well ... MIT MRSEC - Materials Research Science and Engineering Center ... Brook University Intel Science Talent Search Intel International

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 21, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done with the b.s. 4 years of mit by the numbers

  

  education's past, present, and future.   1 engineering degree And last ... experiences I’ve traveled 3 times over IAP, and 2 times over the summer (counting the upcoming one)! 4 times as an instructor/workshop leader, and 1

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  people, and simply being part of an Institute and a culture that ... for almost ten years and I've participated in national competitions and ... , another national level classical guitarist and engineer. I hope this will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  big MIT event, there's a lot of hype, rumor, and mythology surrounding it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect, and what not to expect. Your host: There's no one standard for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Mario Institute of Technology hack Laura's entry on an awesome hack.

  

  Laura ’09 captured today’s awesome hack… check it out!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2) Long and verbose. But I hope you find time to read it.

  

  one of the easier 8.13 experiments) and gives you, to varying degrees ... A month and a half ago, I posted the first part of my series ... to nothing. The IAP tide has crept ashore and I've been simply floating

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An MIT Week general structure and personal experience

  

  , participation, timeliness, and presence are required, regardless of the state of ... ” MIT class is 12 units. This may mean 4 hours in class and/or recitation and 8 hours at home, a 4-0-8 scheme. Lab/design/field work classes have

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • October 30, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  much level, from fostering student groups and Institute initiatives to ... CARE; and helped strengthen ties with the University of Zambia (UNZA ... science and engineering. As important as it is, international development

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  -In As we gear up for the second STARS (Small-Town and Rural Students)@MIT Fly ... specifically from rural and small-towns to experience life at MIT and gain ... expanding college access to small-towns and rural students through the STARS

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Circle Professor Anna

  

  panicked state about choosing classes and a major, I meet with students who ... ’s snowing outside and the windows are cloudy with condensation. A couple of days ago I got back from Ireland, where I gave a seminar and served as

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  This Day, the Year I Applied what I learned in college about application struggles

  

  that. I’d probably go to a local state school and maybe apply for ... my life will never be the same.” The prospect sent me into shivers and ... ). And you know what I think about that now? I don’t. And what I regret

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 20, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s like a bag of sand! I go on a quest to legally obtain music and movies.

  

  training for the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University ... twelve different authority figures telling us not to kill the kids and a ... of being emotionally and even physically delayed..." And to think, my

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  Brown & Yale Universities for meetings in Texas and Arizona. Details ... opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors (that is, rising juniors and seniors) to hear from three great universities all in one place. Each school

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008