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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mechanical Sense of Humor My Course 2 lab instructor is amazing.

  

  you the following, which was the first page of the background reading ... Europe for the summer before going to grad school. You start talking to a group of people in a pub in London, and when they find out you are a

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Internet Nostalgia Internostalgia!

  

  high-profile company with tons of money to throw into a web design team ... melted. They seem to have taken their design cues from a group of 12 year old Myspace designers. (if any of you have a myspace that looks like

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  .01 - (Theories of) Justice 12 units 2.00b - Toy Product Design 9 units   ... untangled the unruly tangle of shoelaces that is my life schedule and turned ... totally a secret fanboy of (Hard News and The Panic Virus are fantastic

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s Pi Day, Pi Day the infinite is alive with the buzz of drones, and the 2020s bake pies

  

  transferring to one of the state schools that had admitted me the first time ... twice (once to a law school, whose offer I declined, and once to CMS/W at MIT, whose offer I accepted), and denied seven times. In fact, two of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• FAQ / Interview

  What if my interview is waived?

  every applicant. If we are unable to offer you an interview, your ... . The interview is not a required component of the application, and the admissions committee will be aware that we were unable to offer you an
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  beautiful 270 degree view of the entire of city of Barcelona, the ocean in the ... This IAP was my first time ever outside of the United States! El Mirador del Valle--the most beautiful view of Toledo. Photo credit: Rachel

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  My Rejection Resume working up the courage to look failure in the eye

  

  return offer. Obviously, it's nice to be on the other side of things ... school. That's totally okay. In fact, the point of this post is mostly to ... of them. Full disclosure: I got admitted into MIT and my safety school

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Bermuda, Jaimaica, oooh I want to take you to… One week of fun in the Dominican Republic

  

  Hola amigos! I just got back yesterday from a week of R&R in the ... hours! Hurricane aside, the resort is designed to keep you constantly busy with activities, mingling, or eating. There's even a circus school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  They may take our lives… ...but they'll never take our free Celtics tickets.

  

  , offering advice on how to get tickets, which games would be best, and other ... whatnot. MORAL OF THE ENTRY: You can be pre-med at MIT, but you'll have to ... like something out of The Running Man, except without Richard Dawson

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  realize that most of this readership has never applied to either grad school ... ). Standardized test scores (the grad school version of the SAT and SAT subject ... student to pursue his or her degree without any obligation on the part of

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Reflecting on the great memories of my freshman year ☀️ When life gives you lemons, share them with others >:) ☀️

  

  arguably been the most exciting part of this school year for me ... I love pretty much every other aspect of theatre — lighting design ... curtain drop and other aspects of set design. There were some expectedly

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 21, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

  

  without a car. Isn't there a delivery-to-door option offered by some of the ... I have to admit that I don't have fifty pieces of advice for anybody, but I do have a couple of things to say about starting college

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 28, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Stories from High School you wouldn't want to be caught with MMS

  

  main buildings that made up our school. One end of the hall had a large ... of the few times everyone could see everyone else in the school ... school half of us tried to flirt with). Outside of this, not much happened

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 5, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  The most wonderful time of the year No, not Christmas... IAP!

  

  competitions and going to Charm School. Some of my friends are doing/running 6 ... in high school; the class goes from the beginning of first semester ... developed the strange habit of reading all the back issues of the Tech online

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  a hack! For those of you just tuning in, a "hack" at MIT is clever, elegant, and anonymous prank, designed to amuse and catch the attention of ... 'd expect, hacking is one of MIT's most celebrated traditions, and the actual

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  Yesterday was the first day of classes at MIT. I remember the ... like this: Some version of calculus Some version of physics Some version of chemistry A humanities, arts and social science (HASS) elective

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  In Prison Literally

  

  degree for free. However, the purpose of the visit today wasn’t for a class ... have obtained the degree. It would have made a world of difference for ... where I was. A group of women trudged past me. I looked around wonderingly

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 5, 2013
• Blog / MISTI

  This Entry is Really Long. And my pictures won't upload :(Edit: Actually, they finally did! Yay!

  

  time of my life – outside in perfect 75-degree weather, the one jacket I ... graders celebrate the end of the year by pulling a prank on the school and ... completion of high school. Partyyy Speaking of celebrations: following the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 28, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Spreche Kein Deutsch. Apparently that's how you say "I don't speak German"...not that I would know.

  

  of us will be teaching at various schools all over Germany, using ... two words of the language native to the country you'll be traveling to ... number of mistakes that were pointed out to me...) I've also been spending

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 3, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Antici A long time ago in a suburb far away...

  

  school, so I didn't realize that anything was really out of the ordinary ... four mute Japanese girls, who I pay to model my own line of designer ... DID YOU KNOW? The name of the "avocado" comes from the Spanish

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 17, 2006