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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  history of the universe, and what can cosmology tell us about the ... Universe, will be teaching 8.07 (Electromagnetism II) this fall - and has ... About How The Universe Works", and working out pros and cons using

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Davidson Fellows scholarship program A great scholarship opportunity from the wonderful folks at the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.

  

  program. Sponsored by the good folks at the Davidson Institute for Talent ... permanent resident, live in the US, and not have your 18th birthday before ... , including $50,000 scholarship winners Jamie Rubin '07 and Daniel Kane '07

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  61 Photos from my Time at MIT from freshman to senior year

  

  friend and neighbor (the one with green hair) is a pet mom to two bearded dragons, named Mushu and Crickey. I made another embroidered thing for a ... -shirts with our faces on them. The First East and beyond seniors on our Last

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 3, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In which I screwed up a lot So a bunch of my blog posts are dead.

  

  are full of broken links. What up, guys. I got a degree from MIT and it ... ever: Delete your Public folder. Even if you try and fix it two minutes later and create a new Public folder and put everything back in your

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 26, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Alien in America A display of feelings; a post that might not make any sense.

  

  United States (read Ben's post and Vincent's post). I read both of them ... , special because it was short and seasonal things only lasted so long. Life ... --especially when, in this day and age, bad news is always a mouse-click away. Rather

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome MIT Class of 2015 This week, the new freshmen arrive on campus!

  

  class includes students from Kansas and from Kenya. The class includes students from Alexandria, Virgina and Alexandria, Egypt. The class includes students who have served in the armed forces and students who have spent the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 22, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.

  

  home countries, domestic public universities and military academies; four year universities and two year junior/community colleges. There were a ... We frequently get requests to blog about transfer admissions, and now

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prettylatebuthere’sanIAPpost on MIT's independent activities period (ft. friends!!)

  

  , go home, go abroad, train, work, come to campus and chill, come to campus and NOT chill… for every friend i have whose IAP itinerary somewhat ... ="attachment_111599" align="alignnone" width="300"] sarah and i on our way to a wallows

  • by Angie F. '28
  • February 24, 2025
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer housing for transfer students?

  Yes—transfer students are guaranteed on-campus housing for their entire undergraduate education! Learn more on the MIT Housing & Residential Services site.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  in the dentist chair and looked at the window, trying to concentrate on ... will soon be able to eat nothing but baby food, and I have more work to do between now and next Sunday than I have ever had in one week, ever

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the HASS Requirement?

  100% of MIT undergraduates study the humanities, arts, and social sciences. At MIT, we consider the humanities, arts, and social sciences essential—for educating young engineers, scientists, thinkers, and citizens
• Blog / Athletics

  Fall Sports at MIT Roll Tech!

  

  Hi, everyone! My name is Emiko, and I am one of the new bloggers :) I am a junior, and I play midfield on the Varsity Women’s Soccer team. I ... sports teams, and a whopping 25% of students will participate in one during

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 15, 2023
• FAQ / International applicants

  What is the Secondary School Report?

  schools do not calculate GPA, class rank, and other statistics, so your ... you submit your high school transcript with three years of grades and ... entrance to universities in your home country. We understand that many grades
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Meetings… I hope you'll attend the event near you.

  

  admitted students. The events are designed to provide you and your families ... know about the Institute. It's also a great way to meet other admitted students from your area as well as MIT alums, current students and parents

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 24, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  Institute are elaborate—but benign—practical jokes perpetrated anonymously on ... creativity, cleverness, and difficulty of execution. A 1958 prank in which the ... American Heritage Dictionary and is included as a unit of measure in Google
• Blog / Challenges

  Some Saturday Thoughts a meandering, journal-type blag post

  

  -founder of the Families and Work Institute. “Everyone needs to have more than ... energy, and the rest of the things that come easily are mostly Internet Venting, which I often feel like is a) a little depressing, and also b) not

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  method of scientific teaching and that of premed-prominent universities in ... scrubs, and pretend that I was on Grey's Anatomy. My preceptor was Dr. Lee ... Gregor, and there was an official Course XIX (Meteorology - but of course, an

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT and Slavery a developing history, and a live webcast

  

  face facts, and we turn passionately toward the future. Today, however ... leading authority on how the emergence and growth of American colleges and universities is entwined with the history of slavery. Last spring, I sought Craig

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman FAQs and a cliffhanger or two.

  

  Hey there!  Haven't seen you in a while.  And by "seen" I mean "you ... do one at the time, since I was dangling off a cliff in Utah and had ... .  And while that's nice for the ego, it's not so helpful in terms of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 7, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Poetry and Physics You don’t have to get theoretical physics to get Frank Wilczek.

  

  various forums about ambition and achievement. Simultaneously you hear "you can do anything" or the world is open to you, and then be told that there are dues to be paid, you must accumulate a certain number and type

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 24, 2007