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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  Institute of Tech, Technology, is a good technical school. Math and science ... And speaking of awesome MIT alumna... Later this month, Heidemarie ... in space when STS-115 launches. More than one-third of the nation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Best of Times summer at the NYTimes

  

  about it. I also did good amount of UI/UX and product design for an intern ... let her name me) trusted me enough to design some of her wedding ... embarrassing well-what-do-we-have-here pose in front of a nonsensical slide that

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 14, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  are concerned, MIT was in the 1980s, as it is now, a school that offers ... applications after spending much of last week reading international applications ... , as I write this entry, I'm also half-watching one of my ten favorite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  me three classes away from a chem degree. Regardless of what anyone may ... intention of pursuing a dual degree said this: "Were you insane?" Maybe I am ... anything new. I bought the camera to celebrate the end of my dual degree

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  your Swim Test offered in the beginning of the year, and it basically ... , after 12+5 days! I'll let pictures tell the story of this last two weeks ... required to attain 8 PE points before the end of his/her sophomore year* as

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• 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 / Life after MIT

  MIT Makes Taiwanese Talk Show! All the way across the world

  

  a row, you get kicked out of the school." (me: lol) 5:13 to 5 ... because MIT is so science-focused, only a couple of schools have applicants ... design the class ring. Because of this, all of them are different." (me: in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  you take advantage of what MIT has to offer, there are going to be ... rush chair, or a member of my dorm's exec. Never designed and painted a ... whether you'll be able to take advantage of everything MIT has to offer for

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  of how far I've come. I remember the sleepless nights in high school ... skipped a lot of meals throughout middle school and high school without ... trigger warnings for mentions of depression, EDs, and anxiety I don

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  . Of course, I also had to pay to get into the park; however, since Ling, Erica, and Simon were smart enough to buy a family pack of season passes ... that for the low, low price of only $20, which is actually pretty

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  regard to our engagement. If you are a person who likes this sort of thing ... 've been saving pictures of things I like and sticking them in there for ... Museum of Science today to check out the reception site. Hanging in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The second-best picture we took in Paris This entry is dedicated to Regis Philbin.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? I. M. Pei, who graduated from the MIT school of architecture in 1940, designed the glass pyramids in front of the Louvre. "Agh, I ... two-second timer instead of ten-second." "You better run." "Don't worry!"

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  next few weeks, I'll be highlighting one of my classes in each entry. This week, I'll start off with one of my most popular classes, 2.007, Design and Manufacturing I. The basic goal of the class is to design and

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Coming Into My Own ft. an exciting semester and an exciting job lined up + making positive changes to…

  

  design class that I need to understand the basics of being a product ... first day of school, smack in the middle of my 7-10 class, I got rejected ... 'm going to do the best that I've ever done at this school, and I'm super

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 16, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  iCyd This, my friends, is a GREEN APPLE!

  

  set on pursuing a degree in course 16 (aero/astro engineering). After a ... classes were just so-so for me. At the end of last spring, I made a major ... ) program. This has been one of the best decisions I've made in the past 3

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  are not part of standard school curriculum--how can a student take these ... section. The form was designed for applicants in US schools, and often does ... ! ------------------------------------- Brendan wrote, "My athletics coach only sends letters of recommendation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  23andme happy new year

  

  want out of life. In high school, I only really knew that I had some ... first semester of my master's degree here. GPA isn't that important for my ... have secured a full-time offer for 2024 in the specific type of role I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 1, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  are ones that offer a lot of fulfillment. Things are a bit hypocritical ... school ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Most of my classes this year were [annotation note ... Specificity — generally, the higher degree of quantitative precision with which

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Decisions 2011 MIT Class of 2015 waitlist decisions will be released today, via email, at approximately 3pm…

  

  offer (it is an understood part of admissions that some people will ... waitlist. This year, a high number of admitted students have chosen to enroll ... other school, but it is a standard practice to consider accepting a

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 10, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Your Early Action Deadline Questions The deadline is this Monday, November 1.

  

  front of you. As best I can tell, your school gives a grade for each ... middle school. Can I still send in a Music Supplement without a Letter of ... of German in Middle School, I tested a year of German in High School

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 29, 2010