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• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a believer Bikes! They're totally worth it.

  

  've bought a shower curtain for every suite I've lived in. The A21 suite has a ... 's dad insisted on buying me a cute blue bike with a pink stripe yesterday ... to get to work today. And that included stopping at Laverde's for Froot

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 15, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I need a high school diploma to apply?

  completion to apply. Each year we receive a small number of applications from ... ready for university study. Although we don't have any required high school classes, a strong academic foundation in high school both improves
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some a capella A concert by the MIT Chorallaries (7 pictures)

  

  busy week for a capella, as there were also concerts by the MIT ... It's Saturday night at MIT, and I'm taking a break from reading in my ... have joined me to see MIT's oldest co-ed a capella group (with a nerdy

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 19, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  our standing policy for any applicants around the world whose timely and ... @mit.edu. We’ll be here to talk to you and figure out a way to make sure we get ... a financial hardship, we’ll waive it. There is no benefit or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018
• Blog / Athletics

  A Three-part IAP sababa* in more than one way

  

  next project is a hat. Round needles for the win). Our very long list ... best time for me to go on a Birthright trip, because you need to have ... . Normally I would say that sounds like a really bad idea, but it hasn’t turned

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 17, 2011
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I don’t have a school counselor?

  's only for those who have a school counselor. A principal, headmaster, or ... without a letter. The Secondary School Report Form is designed for U ... Many international applicants don't have a school counselor. The
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Quick Update I am busy, this is short.

  

  . There's a difference between hard and advanced. The only prereqs for the ... there, watch some kids and can't do all the cool stuff... Being a ... owned- so we go on all the rides in both parks for free on our lunch

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Floating On A Whim [by Katharine Chu '09, Guest Blogger] An art UROP carries a curious course 9-er all…

  

  Philbrick, from my small apartment in LA and set up a time for a meet and ... yourself to explore your options. Nine months ago, I was in the middle of a ... realized that maybe it was time to try sometime new. So when I saw a UROP

  • by ARTalk
  • October 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  compiled a packing list for students here, to be used with caution. Some things I’ve found helpful. Pack: -- a memento for your shelf or wall ... shirts! -- a formal suit, for job interviews and Career Fair -- documents

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  A Beautiful Day

  

  It's really nice in Boston today. I've just returned from a walk along the Charles River. Lots of people running along the river (doing a ... around here lately. We are busily preparing for Campus Preview Weekend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Answer these 13 questions and we’ll reveal the perfect dorm for you! What does your favorite dorm animal say about where you should live?

  

  store as what they can't live without. Random is a cook-for-yourself dorm ... thought that writing an interactive Buzzfeed-style quiz would be a fun way ... answers and their corresponding dorms to create the quiz for the blogs

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Be a Blogger 2022!

  

  advise creative projects in the office and serve as a touchstone for student culture. We pay you for this work. It's a pretty good gig, to be ... 's a million fun things happening in the Kendall/MIT Open Space it is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Choosing a Major I hope this is helpful to you at some point

  

  combination thereof. Some majors have a lot of requirements. Take course 16 for ... , but you should also love yourself. A major that is too difficult for you ... you can really get a feel for the different departments. And they are

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Links Sent to My Group Chat from the past month

  

  Cami: A link to vote for my classes and the blogpost Aiden: Normeo and ... ' December 9 Cami: A link to an MIT qualtrics form to sign up for free ... -- After Forming a Supportive Online Community, They Now Brace for 'The Way

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 23, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Bryan is alive and in Rome Day One In Rome

  

  hour and I have a lot of emails to respond to. (Thanks for all the emails - keep sending) But for now, I'll just leave you with a few photos. Monday ... We got here safely, and we're having a blast. I'll write a longer

  • by Bryan
  • March 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Days Without a Laptop… i need laptop-rehab

  

  from high school Health) - DENIAL: "No this CANNOT be happening to a Mac. I have a Macbook Pro for goodness' sakes!!" ANGER: "What do you mean you can't fix it? Do you really work for the Apple Store?" BARGAINING

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Just a little advice…

  

  sorted out (and has been sorted out for quite awhile), I have a few messages for you prospective '10s. Congratulations to those of you who were ... each to bring over a bag of small candies that could be used for

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Yay! A hack! Know what're cool? See title.

  

  , MIT was turned into.... a Mario level! Read on for (lots!) more ... have been answered here. Here's a popular one, just for the record: Lee ... might ring a bell for a few people.

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A typical first semester more or less

  

  /theory/proof based. I studied for the 18.02 ASE and thought I had a good shot at ... . Sometimes I put my bike down and just sit there for a while, thinking about ... It's 3am and I should probably be studying for my first 8.01 exam

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 22, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Summer Reading List The exciting hobby that I never have time for during the school year...

  

  find summertime a particularly good season for the things I used to do ... those kids that would hide somewhere for six hours with a thick book ... vaguely aware that it was also a real library instead of just a place for

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 5, 2016