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• Blog / Internships & Externships

  the summer before senior year you've changed...

  

  events led to me, a high-schooler, getting the opportunity to work in a ... apply to in the fall, mostly because I had no frame of reference for which ... papers to read, but it felt like they were in [annotation note="which added

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 9, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

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

  

  in JPAL, and more. When I would be able to get back to India I'm ... real feel for academic culture in India. The freedom to pursue topics ... talking to such a diverse group has helped me tremendously in learning about

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

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  weekend, but as long as you understand that coming in to the weekend, I ... opportunities to see labs. In part, this is because labs are not designed for ... many more opportunities to have meaningful interaction with faculty, in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a Polaroid Picture My alleged lack of football fandom triggers an epiphany.

  

  in a book or a travel guide or something if I don't get around to ... that somebody getting a bloody nose in USA-Italy just meant it was eve ... faced similar challenges in their careers. Even in 10.10: Introduction to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 23, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Sentimental Objects (part four) senior trinkets

  

  the first, second, and third installments, in case you want to read them ... time to do so before we left campus in what was the craziest week of our ... took our class to Boxaroo (an escape room in Boston founded by MIT Alums

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 24, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: What do those ROTC kids do during summer…? guest post by Karen C. '20

  

  science and engineering in elementary and middle schools in an effort to get ... on our plates as well - training to become officers in the United ... clumsy) and horseback riding, to meeting new friends and swimming in

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 23, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MFA Boston A trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

  

  Last weekend, I went to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). All MIT students get in free with their MIT ID Card, which is always exciting. Look at the good weather, even in November! I wonder how long this will

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  IAP & Snowmageddon Infinite amounts of pancakes, international adventures and poutine, and icy apocalypse preparation

  

  writing and casual vlogging. But my friends and I have managed to get out ... of five of us headed to IHOP in Harvard square to settle the score. I ... middle where we took a walk to the top of a hill in Mount Royal Park

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer Circus but like a nerd circus. So you know, less elephants and more calculus. Just as…

  

  and tweaking components to get everything to work like it does in the ... of the hilights reel. To start things off, I'm working in the new ... redesigning the wrist joints that allow it to turn in place, and then we'll be

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Updates exciting, exciting!

  

  't the smartest idea; in fact, the professor might even ask you to get up ... screen, since they tend to crack. sitting in the very center of an exam ... , preparing for Sunday’s competition. The pressure is on to get MIT’s car ready

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  Alright, you and I both have some big decisions to make in the next ... users in Kenya (our current market) to travel the long distances (30 km, in some cases!) to work, a task made difficult by non

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Is MIT too hard? warning: metaphors ahead

  

  that I'm here working in the Real World™ (sort of), I've learned to ... what I am proud of, is the fact that I've managed to put in these hours ... .  And the reward? Getting to work on and take some ownership of the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 18, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Circle Professor Anna

  

  own goals–in other words, decide which aspects of the job I wanted to ... , a flame to protect from burning out. I get to study the cosmos with ... , and went off to get her PhD; I stuck the program from her commencement

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  why mit

  

  facebook group last night, and wanted to copy it here in case anyone out ... ! * * * * * * * * * * * * * hey everyone! just wanted to pop in and say hi as decision day ... - when i was in high school i heard people say that MIT graduates tend to

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 1, 2017
• Blog / Summer

  tiny living when life gives you lemons...

  

  classrooms around MIT! I think it'll be a great way to get our steps in and ... coming soon) into a new one in the heart of Boston. Unbeknownst to us ... 's no warm water in the sink or any hooks to hang and dry your towels or

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 1, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  in quite soon), but I'll do what I can for now and try to cover other issues in the future. The parent wrote: Why is it so important to have gone ... . Eventually, this lead me to MIT. In all these ways, that summer program opened

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cognitive Processes or: i take a personality test again

  

  my best to minmax and try and get as many tasks done in once. This is ... ) website. In regards to Harry Potter, I secretly still want to be a ... , always imagined myself as a Slytherin in the times I do go to Hogwarts

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skullhouse Road Trip Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans, North Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey, and New…

  

  sleeping. I got to the airport at 10 am. My flight left in 45 min and the staff told me that it was too late to check in. I pleaded and they let me check in late and gave me a standby ticket. I made it to the gate just

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We were worried An insider's look at a February tradition

  

  auditions. I was a musician in high school, so I’m accustomed to performance ... I have made the right decision. I am to be one of three girls in the ... , and one a post-doc in the biology department), I am eager to spend IAP

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 2, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m more than twice as old as when I started my blog Rumors of my relevance are greatly exaggerated

  

  In 2004, I applied to MIT.  It was a paper form, the first part, and ... wanted them to like me! In 2014, with my MIT degrees and my own blogging ... tried to impress! Damn. +++++ In hindsight, I couldn’t have guessed in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 20, 2025