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• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  opportunities to hang out by the river and actually get to know the city. I spent ... people choose to get jobs at companies over the summer, for several reasons ... summer!) * to get industry experience * see if you like industry or

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Most Importantly, No Reddit This is actually how people lived.

  

  powerful abilities (pun intended). After fruitlessly trying to get the thing ... to get some serious work done. No YouTube, no Grooveshark, and, most ... , and I should be fully prepared once I finish this post and get back to

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  A Few Words

  

  a good ten minutes, I decided to call home and get my mom to check for ... get in: Welcome to MIT! Celebrate with your family and friends - and ... . And to those of you who get waitlisted: Waiting's hard, yes. But the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  each get our schedules and get to talk about our classes, yay! Schedules ... is where I continue to work on ElectroPlushies and get them up and ... Monday and Wednesday will provide a good catchup opportunity to get some

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  every right to be asking it. I certainly would be. I wish I could get ... school in the world to get into to begin with. I can use that fact to try ... 't get in? Will you look at my app and tell me what I did wrong? Why was I

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  INT to the INT to the IN(s)T i3 Videos! woo!

  

  Interactive Introduction to the Institute (i3) (n.) - a DVD you will receive with your next big mailing (scheduled to be sent out early May), after you choose to matriculate. The DVD is a compilation of student

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Spreche Kein Deutsch. Apparently that's how you say "I don't speak German"...not that I would know.

  

  segway: At the end of the trip, I might even get to hop over to another ... get to go to Europe for the first time in my life! (2) Teaching's funnn ... can't get a dragon, I'd be willing to accept a donkey-dragon hybrid

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 3, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  . The idea is to get as many of these balls into the highest scoring bins so you can get more points than your opponent and win and get to go to ... So in hopes to show you more about what classes are like, over the

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking Portlet Now Available You should now see it in your MyMIT account.

  

  'm getting a bunch of comments in response to this post with financial-aid-specific questions and unfortunately I'm not equipped to answer them - please send them directly to the financial aid office (contact info above). Thanks! (I'll turn

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  going to college?" "What schools have you applied to?" "When do you get a ... consoled me when I didn't get in, celebrated with me when I did, drove me to ... that we don't always get to choose which one we take. Finding the right

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  which to furnish their (or their student's) dorm room. While I am not going to list obvious things, like soap and shampoo, I want to say that not everything needs to be sent from home. Some folks think they need to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  skimming through the glossary of my current edition of How to Get Around MIT (alternatively "How To GAMIT" or "HoToGAMIT"). Since you're reading blogs of MIT ... . (2) n. An inelegant shortcut to get something done quickly, for example

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Where You’re Going, Where I’ve Been CPW! YEEAAAH!

  

  narrow my decision down to two schools, and there is no better way to get a ... want to do when you get here. With so many events to choose from, it ... how to get your own radio show? Here's your chance! You'll also be able

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Lyrics to my MIT experience i definitely never, ever wrote songfics when i was in middle school

  

  't really like, and didn't end up pursuing in the long run. I worked hard to get into MIT, but really had no idea what it was like. I looked to a ... onto fictional worlds to motivate me to soldier on. MIT surprised me by

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  Orientation and lasts for up to two weeks. - Over those two weeks, you get to ... like them and they like you, you probably end up getting a bid to join ... introduced to when you first get here. If nothing else, don't pass up the surf

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to Fail: Part 1 Dealing with failure and trying to move past it.

  

  record. I passed all my classes, and had fun learning and getting to know ... You know what I thought I was good at after getting into MIT? You know what I thought was my shining glory, my thing to be proud of, the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  But What Are They Really Looking For? My thoughts (advice) on navigating (surviving) the college application process.

  

  also don’t get to randomly see students I know in the hall. I also miss ... occasion when I get to a story that has special significance to me. I believe ... well share my advice here for those who won’t get to hear it in the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • November 11, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Introduction To ROTC At MIT A new guest-author blog in response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC programs at…

  

  military, but there are opportunities for international students to get ... this past spring. In response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC, it's my pleasure to introduce a new guest-author blog that will help

  • by ROTC
  • August 14, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Piercings! sorry mom

  

  reminded me of my own experience getting piercings my freshman year. To me ... gained from going to college and getting my first paid (on-campus) job ... lobe piercings. For a while, I had wanted to get more piercings, but

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  It rocks to be me. I put on my Sunday clothes and see the whale!

  

  are two ways to get to New York from Boston, both departing from South ... make you happy when you win them? Well, I wanted to get a picture of ... Q was actually the perfect way to get rid of it and transition into

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 16, 2006