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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Gap Year, Week 1 my plans for a year away from MIT during COVID-19

  

  a close friend. In this post, I'll describe how I made the decision to ... next 51 weeks. Motivation and Rationale I've discussed briefly in some ... happiness relied on my proximity to a university campus from which I could so

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 31, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  5 years out What some MIT alumni are doing five years after graduation.

  

  Like many universities, MIT has an alumni magazine that it sends to its graduates. But unlike many universities, MIT's alumni magazine is a ... different high-tech and economic development projects in Buenos Aires

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer exchange programs?

  MIT offers a number of opportunities to study, work, research, and teach abroad.  
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Biological Engineering at MIT My thoughts, feelings, and opinions (and slight ranting) about biology both at MIT and in…

  

  few Universities that will offer a biological engineering degree. I have ... biology is a real science (I am the only course 20 in a group of 60ish so I ... ’t like biology). Nevertheless, MIT leads the world in its biology research

  • by Ben O. '19
  • November 20, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 2 Many more of your questions and my answers.

  

  , yet your passion is in exercise science/kinesiology (which isn't offered ... will have spent at least one full year in another university before ... care if recommendations come from the subject you wish to major in or not

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The second-to-last first two days of class Having classes 3 days a week rocks.

  

  also block off certain hours in your schedule during preregistration to ... interval training for the first time in maybe a year or so. Now might be a ... long time. At least, that's how it was for me in the act of running. Once

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  101 Things About Tokyo (Pt. 2) I better get this up before I forget.

  

  big university in Tokyo that's pretty famous for taking a lot of foreign ... my stay in Japan. 78. With a few exceptions, public universities are ... of study in that university (this test is usually later, in February or

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 5, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  *Independent* Activities Period an IAP apart!

  

  mailing list about a really cool IAP internship opportunity offered in ... experience called A Piece of the Universe! Another thing I did, partly in ... apart! Not just [annotation note="we’ve done that already in previous

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2019
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Fixing a trapeze! then hanging upside-down on it

  

  One time in Boston, my roommates and I were studying outside near ... psets and played around in it, demonstrating in a general sense the ... aerial trapeze, in that they are both solid objects hanging from ropes. It

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 29, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  busy, busy, busy screaming into the void

  

  weeks has been bullet points. lists in lists in lists. i wrote an entire ... events in each section, bullet points even to the paragraph and sentence ... into this exchange program for imperial college london. study math in the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 12, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Campos on Campus A True Westside Story

  

  afraid to get to the heart of issues. So in the spirit of Charlie Rose ... major who has been a campus leader at MIT for the past 4 years. In addition to working in the admissions office and assisting with the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • June 20, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selling Point How to tell the difference between MIT and an infomercial

  

  neighbor, take walks in the shaded walkways behind my house, or build oddly shaped sculptures in the sandbox with my friends. The magic of television lay in its ability to transport me to another world, another story, and

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 11, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  reading if you will. Remember Tim's promise. Best of luck in the weeks ... offer any advice it's just to emote. Let your psychological immune system kick in. Get off the blogs and let out a few tears. Then watch some

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A quick one, while he’s away I write reviews of things that I know nothing about.

  

  in my head for the last few days. I wonder why. Last night I did some things and I thought I would relate them to you in the form of reviews. I know, it's a bold blog structural experiment, but just have some faith in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 16, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT offer Army, Air Force, Navy ROTC?

  MIT is proud to offer Army, Air Force, and Naval ROTC programs on ... opened its doors in 1865. Since then, more than 12,000 officers have been ... exciting opportunities unavailable in the civilian world. Training each week
• Blog / How to Human

  how to adult spoiler alert: no one knows

  

  my current life in this universe. and i suspect that having too much ... phases of my life. a while back, i was waiting in atlas to get my ID card ... accumulating in me as the days go on. but they’re more like rings inside a tree

  • by Melissa Cao '20
  • November 3, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  I watched the sunrise this morning

  

    that doesn't mean I don't matter I'm no insignificant blip in the universe it means I am part of something much bigger than myself   something in which the only constant is change because time marches forward

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • November 7, 2024
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I defer my enrollment?

  at MIT to enroll in courses at another college or university. ... If you're admitted to MIT, you may defer enrollment for one or two years. After confirming your intent to enroll in MIT's first-year class
• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  list recently offered a free trip to Mexico, in exchange for a week of ... names in the code were also in Spanish! Another key point: it’s cost ... , Peru [annotation note="I flew from Santiago, in case anyone was actually

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Passing along some e-mails, and my responses to them.

  

  high school senior asked: I am applying to some schools in the US for ... , citing a lack of interviewers in my region. Will this adversely affect my ... ? My response: When you get there, take classes in both departments and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 21, 2013