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• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Some questions that I've received from prospectives.

  

  't offered at my school. Does that eliminate my chances of being accepted to MIT? 2. What does a day in the life of a physicist look like? 3. I ... pursue in math/science. 4. I'm worried that I'm never going to find a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 8, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  studying abroad in Cambridge University with Natnael in the Spring :) It's a ... 'm pretty sure they don't actually see me at all in our room since I've been ... . In order to gain some valuable experience manufacturing products, we

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Gimme a “C”! What a bunch of the cheerleaders are up to this summer. Hint: It's not sitting…

  

  ... that's cheerleadery, isn't it? Jess '08 Well-- I'm in Italy studying architecture in the Veneto Area (around Venice)... mainly the work of Carlo ... are you doing this summer? Interning at JPMorgan in Investment Banking

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  is everyone growing up without me? we're only getting older

  

  three years; we broke up this past January. Even though I'm still young in ... water over our heads. Now, in the past year, at least a dozen engagement ... of my best friends from MIT finished his two-year fellowship in the

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 6, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I Never Thought I Would Join a Sorority ...but here I am?

  

  To all of you who are wondering how in the world you will navigate ... many questions about making friends in college that I even wrote a blog ... anything remotely close to "greek life", or in my case, a sorority, in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thank Goodness! "There are bridges you cross / You didn't know you crossed / until you've crossed."

  

  midterms in three of them (Spanish 4, Biology Lab, and Organic Chemistry ... was a colossal disaster (despite me only sleeping around 4 hours in the ... to do well in Orgo? It's supposed to be the most basic of all my

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How I chose my classes A graduating senior's perspective; results may vary

  

  Structures), and 6.5440 (Algorithmic Lower Bounds), which are offered in a ... found most of my classes fun (yes, really), rewarding, and memorable (in a ... become the best statistician in the world may try to take every statistics

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  spirtuality, and lives in his head. My mom is a former bartender and studied at “the Holiday Inn University”. She also has 25 fiction books checked out ... desires. In middle school, I was quiet, and I would just observe how people

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / Events

  One of those “big picture” days 2 hours of inspirational lectures, one from the CDC director and the other from broadcasting…

  

  .A. degree in Political Science from the University of South Dakota in ... working in the Biosafety Level 4 facilities of the CDC, and I wasn’t about ... alone someone who is basically in charge of protecting the health of our

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  institutional memory cruft are cool!

  

  in one of the organizations i'm in, esp, we toss the phrase ... members in the group. because our membership is almost entirely undergrads, our oldest members have only been around for three years. this stands in

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Blog Projects

  blogs that are marinating IS THIS POPULISM?

  

  I'll be gone from MIT forever (?) in five months ... lot of stuff left unblogged. Taylor V. '19 did something like this in ... ="the sixth option is offered as an abstention"]five[/annotation] bloglets that

  • by Abby H. '20
  • December 31, 2019
• Blog / Events

  #NoBanNoWall

  

  affected. We are working closely with them to offer every support we can. We ... seven countries to the US through Logan Airport. This order is in effect ... countries and are not already in touch with us, please reach out. You can

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 29, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  treasury of comedic novelty photoshoot experience to pieing the bloggers in ... the tense scene. In slow motion, Tim waddles over to a table full of pies and heaves one at the blogger. In even more gratuitiously slow

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Frosh No More Goodbye GIRs and Intro Classes, hello course 6!

  

  With another add date passing and classes in full swing, I thought I ... that interest me. The report is in after 4 weeks and I absolutely love ... (the R in RSA encryption and CLRS) and Professor Indyk (a leader in the

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 6, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s a freshman like me doing at Career Fair? hint: I'm not wearing a suit

  

  If you're looking for an in-depth view of Career Fair and all the vast opportunities that it offers MIT students, then you're in the wrong ... psets sound fun", and "won bronze medal in third grade spelling bee

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 22, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  News for Admitted Students Some next steps for those who received the good news.

  

  Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book your plane ... -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience. Local Admitted ... in dozens of locales, including New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles, San

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Women’s Initiative A bit about my classes - and why girls are awesome

  

  Sooo ~ MIT's back in session and life is again much too full with ... : 7.05 - General Biochemistry - In the last two classes, we learned that ... interesting in that 90% of our grade is based on problem sets, 5% on

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT History Makes MIT Spotlight! Again, bringing you live reporting from the underappreciated MIT History department.

  

  with the six of us - relative novices in matters relating to the ... significance of certain passages, but she is never impatient with us - in fact, she simply probes deeper in her questions and gets us to think like a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 4, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some things to do now if you were admitted to the MIT Class of 2014.

  

  the Medical Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book ... distance of MIT -- driving and parking in Boston is not a good experience ... . There will be meetings in dozens of locales, including New York City

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  More IAP updates

  

  something to that effect. Some students in the lab have fallen asleep at ... did gun defense in Jiu Jitsu last night (in the self-defense PE class ... otherwise have just run off, but to be able to defend yourself in a situation

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 1, 2007