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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  . In my bio, I mentioned that MIT wasn't on my radar when I was applying ... bio as well. I used to think that if you wanted to have a variety of ... . 4. Size. I grew up in a town of about 2,000 people and the idea of

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Future of Work How can people and computers be connected so that—collectively—they act more intelligently than any individuals,…

  

  years, Terkel's Working still holds up, it's a great read. I suspect in ... When I was in high school one of the most influential non-fiction books that I read was Studs Terkel's "Working" (which was subtitled

  • by Laurie Everett
  • March 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Blog] CourseRoad! A simple way to make your four year plan!

  

  of software to help MIT life in some way. Without much else to do, I ... at MIT last fall, I originally told everyone that I wanted to major in ... Query and jQuery UI documentation, I built a site that allows users to add

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 25, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  IAP thoughts two weeks late, but with an illustration!

  

  probably write a post about it, but this is not that post. Instead, this is ... [annotation note="I took a similar class in high school by cross registering ... math that led to satisfying conclusions. In other words, all the things I

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 15, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  , I had worked in a scientific lab, so I knew that these mythical “ ... . Now that I knew what I had to do, the next step was finding a professor ... featured on the news, but I didn’t really understand that there was a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Party of One A fun day trip idea when you're getting tired of homework.

  

  going to MIT is that you have a long weekend nearly every month. Last ... or in Kendall Square's own Food Court. A favorite stop of mine is ... Street in historic Old Port. I caught lunch just a few steps away at Mim

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  , sunburn I did. Anyway. This entry is a PSA for the Overnight Program, in ... ) in late September, and that I was outside from 2PM-5PM, I'm pretty sure ... ! Going on a college visit without sitting in on some classes is like going

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I don’t have a school counselor?

  school counselor letter is not a required part of the MIT application; it ... without a letter. The Secondary School Report Form is designed for U ... required for entrance to universities in your country. We understand that
• Blog / Denied by MIT, Now [X]

  Denied by MIT, now a PhD student at CSAIL

  

  , then all I can remind you is that success is not always a straight line ... 't solve everything. All in all, I had a transformative experience that has ... have actually met in person before (when that was still a thing that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Fifty-Four September 13th shall henceforth be known as National Gauss Appreciation Day.

  

  field is just crazy. Look them up! I never had a true interest in biology ... get to experience. The class is in TEAL format that focuses a lot on ... , here is my schedule: (NO 9 A.M. CLASSES HEHE) Every weekday, I start

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 19, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  More IAP updates

  

  tomorrow. I hear from a friend who knows that team very well that they ... few days of game (I know I don't give you guys a lot of photos in my ... 've been TAing this IAP) is tomorrow evening, and I am excited. The teams

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • February 1, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Second Day of Class Course shopping and such.

  

  primary reason is that I enjoy the feeling of spontaneity in a day. I enjoy ... double the colors of the rainbow. In a class that I was in today, a ... events in 10 different colors) and I realized that if I cross my eyes

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  making meaning exit right in 0.1 miles

  

  personal issues that left me in a general state of "I don't know what's going ... right now. Below is a little sample of fiber arts pieces I've made in the ... and every 100 iterations it does that which is very ??? i think i might

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 30, 2023
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-India student interns at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  

  have been in Nepal since then. I am currently volunteering at a Buddhist ... in cooking, laundry, etc. I am having a great stay in South Asia, and I ... scientist. In Nepal I am still continuing with several topics that I had

  • by MISTI Program
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  One Day at a Time or, springing into junior year, part 2: electric boogaloo

  

  ’m normally heading out. Sleeping is a big part of that—how can I feel normal if I can’t even sleep through the night? That night, I lay in bed ... please go anywhere, anywhere that’s not here, in a way that felt very much

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 17, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  How to jump out of an airplane and live We have football, pistol, fencing, and TKD. . . but did you know we also…

  

  pulled while facing straight down in a dive.  That thing I felt bouncing ... a year since I've graduated and I'm happy to report that real life isn ... . Unfortunately, I've picked up a new hobby that makes that second rule a little

  • by Snively '11
  • July 31, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why didn’t MIT have a logo until 2003? tracing the history of MIT's logo and graphic identity

  

  means that it ended some time in the 90s. But this is not a post about ... website. I was most interested in the crown that they use as a logo, but ... ". Even in 2000, the Tech mentions that the mascot is "usually named T.I

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  , well, do much better than you at dancing. It's great! I know in high ... cruise, meaning she forgot to bring a jacket and I lent her mine. Do you ... possibly see in your lives." However, I have to say that I found it less

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  in the future.  I am now considering doing a concentration in either ... out three days later.  Everyone told me that I would be fine in a couple ... myself for doing the best I could. I also learned that HASS (Humanities

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Announcing new blogger avatars! all-new, all quality

  

  it is clear that i was far cooler then than i am now ... The bloggers' old avatars were drawn by a talented professional in a recognizable and well-liked style. But some of us thought, what if we could do a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 1, 2023