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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…

  

  Almost exactly a week ago, after a blissfully underbooked flight back to Boston from a family vacation in Toronto, I took the T back to MIT for free like I always do. When I first came to MIT I was terrified of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 18, 2014
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  MIT welcomes a small group of exceptional transfer students each year ... interest. In other words, you should choose a college that will be a good fit for you.
• Blog / Athletics

  3 / A team effort Roll Tech: Your newest Intercollegiate High Team silver medalists!

  

  for an away competition!"]a record 7 of us[/annotation] on the MIT ... enjoyed a pit stop for gas and coffee near New Haven with the cashier ... York City for dinner with a MIT '17 MITFSC alum living and working in the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 12, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Characterization This might or might not enrage you.

  

  (too late for me to major in 11 now, but wish me luck on getting a minor ... at MIT. I nearly fell asleep during a Star Wars marathon. It wasn't a result of sleep deprivation. I was bored out of my mind. The

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the Love of Darties and ChemE An audio journey

  

  ’t good a week ago. Come to think of it, it wasn't necessarily amazing two ... ago, [annotation note = "It feels like we did this a year ago..."]that's when I sat down[/annotation] with two chemical engineering students and a

  • by kellen manning
  • March 26, 2020
• Blog / Personal Projects

  a novel excerpt in honor of the friendly toast

  

  ’all. It made such an impact on me, I even set a scene there for my novel ... backend for our app. We ended up crashing in the hackers’ lounge for only a ... ’m not paying two dollars for a ten-cent soda, my mom always says. “Oh, we

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 3, 2020
• Blog / Class Projects

  Watch the “Wild” 2023 Final Presentations for 2.009: Product Engineering Processes something to watch while awaiting decisions

  

  time to watch them, you can read a PDF "pitch deck" for each product here ... 2.009: Product Engineering Processes is a capstone course in Course 2 (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ingredients for a black hole: 1. Hydrogen 2. Soda 3. Bottle Irish pub-lic outreach

  

  "I think that I could make a black hole," Carl says. I raise an eyebrow. "Really? How?" He rubs his hands together and squints. A lightbulb ... need...........hydrogen." "Hydrogen?" "Yeah, hydrogen. And soda. And a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 20, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.

  

  ! As his associate advisor for a group of six freshmen, I got to tag ... , and programming the controllers. It's been a huge part of his life for a ... , and chocolate fondue... paid for by the Office of Undergraduate Advising

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 18, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Solar Car Pulled Over The MIT Solar Car Team got in a little trouble.

  

  place in the 2003 World Solar Challenge in Australia - for a spin on Mount Auburn Street when a state trooper pulled them over for not displaying a ... . For the record, it also looks a little like a stealth bomber.   My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A catchup I answer questions, now that I'm no longer drugged...

  

  get a copy of the detailed syllabus for the GIRs so I can start ... lab classes. For your freshman year, I suggest that you try and take a ... , by designating their lab class as a CI-M. For example, the required

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 Classes For 0 Credit: Beethoven to Mahler and Paradise Lost That can be rearranged to say: Paradise lost to Beethoven and Mahler.

  

  afternoon? a week?) but for some reason their partnership never took off ... student-teacher relationship existed for years and was a complete disaster ... about wrongful imprisonment for a French-occupied Vienna. His primarily

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 17, 2014
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  What MIT Is Like for Non-Technology Majors a quirk of the institvte

  

  Since its founding in 1861, MIT has been a special place for ... a fatal loophole in the founding charter, that you can actually study ... -edge science from the leading educators in our chosen fields for the low, low

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 1, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  How A Blog Became A Community ...in which The Nance waxes philosophic about The Nance Effect.

  

  call the "Nance Effect" a home of sorts, thank you for your continued ... that this blog be a conduit for useful tips on the admissions process for ... even when I needed to "back away slowly" for a few weeks. Before we

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 9, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I include a portfolio with my application?

  Yes, you're welcome to include a portfolio. Visual artists, makers, performing artists, and researchers may send portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slideroom. Detailed instructions for submitting
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Learn from my Mistake Aesop's Fables forgot one.

  

  Rule #1: Write legibly. Background: I wrote on a pad of paper that I scheduled my GREs for October 27, or that's what I read. Turns out my 27 actually was a 21. That was my rockstar move for the day. See you Saturday!

  • by Bryan
  • October 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Visit to eBay

  

  friend Tiffany (MIT '06) for lunch; she's interning for Accenture, a ... . ------------------------------ Thanks to Tiffany for a great lunch and lovely tour of the eBay complex ... with our friend Carter (MIT '07), who is interning for Apple this summer

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  School Report and transcript. Most counselors also attach a letter of recommendation and a School Profile, describing your school's curriculum and community. Many international schools don't have a school profile. If your
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Early Action: Not Admitted A forum.

  

  There were a record number of applications for Early Action this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a great number of ... open forum for you to talk. We understand that this may be a difficult

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Time to Enroll You have doubts, I have gifs

  

  to college in the fall and can sleep soundly. But making a choice is a little harder for your situation. You may be overwhelmed thinking ... 's review a few common questions you may have about enrolling at MIT.  

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • May 1, 2014