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• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are Psets?

  If you're interested in MIT, you have to learn a little bit about ... ; for many, problem-solving is the essence of the MIT education ... , the entire course is weighted towards exams so that psets are seen as a
• Blog / MISTI

  My Summer in Japan Tokyo, Spaceships, and Lots of Ramen

  

  for two summers when I was a kid), but I would usually always stay in ... place home for a bit :) While I appreciated the heated toilet seats and ... summer, I interned at a lunar exploration company called ispace. They are a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Places I Became Human Hey guys, I think I'm back :)

  

  satisfaction as I watched the evidence of my old self reduce to ashes. For a ... almost completely. I knew that I was putting on a good face for my friends, but I didn’t notice I was putting on a good face for myself. I knew that

  • by Powers '23
  • November 21, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  carly SLAY jepsen concerts > psets

  

  our lord 2022 -- many people have made fun of me for this, but it's like a fidget toy for me at this point -- as well as baking banana bread ... to update for a whileeee)[/caption] "I need to look so hot for Carly

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 28, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Nothing is perfect… and it doesn’t matter a guest post by Tommy A. '21

  

  actual thing. Like, for lack of a better term, W T F In the beginning ... went to a sound check at 4:30ish for the song I actually led and put ... .[annotation note="Pappalardo is a gigantic course 2 lab/workshop that fills the

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 6, 2019
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Terrascope Save the world. Go. (:

  

  MIT freshmen for them to answer in a single semester: “How would you ... that there is a difference between a bad question, a difficult question, and a rhetorical question. If I asked you what the meaning of life was

  • by Ana V. '15
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  From Cambridge to You On the road again...

  

  know whether or not MIT is a good match for you? We will of course talk ... interview and give you some advice. This is also a good chance for students to meet their interviewer face-to-face and to set up a time for their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  One last bit of advice Before all hell breaks loose

  

  shooting stuff out of air cannons, doing a ridiculous physics problem, or ... , because everybody hates that guy. Also, I say this twice a year, and it

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2009
• Blog / How to Food

  A Late Recap of IAP 2020 externing at Microsoft, baking butter mochi, and more!

  

  (snack bar, a fridge of cold drinks, and plenty of machines for various hot ... , make meaningful contributions, and prepare for a demo all within just ... ) afterwards, stopping for some Insomnia cookies. I explored a vegan spot in

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Blog: Operation Overgourd A different kind of pumpkin drop (by Lauren H. '16!)

  

  production mechanisms. (I'm a physics nerd; not gonna apologize for that ... dogfighters and barnstormers…and for two weekends in October, they host a Fall ... out a 1917 Sopwith Camel and a 1917 Albatros D.Va for a mock dogfight

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summerteeth Are you afraid of the dark reaction?

  

  students and I got to get a feel for what kinds of work chemists are expected ... up a change of major form for my phoenix-like rebirth as a chemical ... enough. I realized that it was, in fact, a Thursday afternoon and time for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  on a stage in black and red Performing in the MIT Monologues

  

  Spain, travelling alone. I met a flamenco dancer for hot chocolate and ... creating a space for a handful of days, an art piece that lingers as long as ... and sit in a big circle on the stage, underneath the red curtains we

  • by Amber V. '24
  • March 9, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  summer in boston that summertime, summertime, uh, gladness

  

  't for me working outside — a few weeks ago, i gathered the freshmen in ... camera and read/worked/painted for a couple of hours. it was really nice ... what she's doing. barbecuing — my apartment has a communal area for

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 15, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Random’s 13th happy birthday random hall!

  

  a dorm to me -- it's a living space that houses some of my most ... on February 29th, [annotation note="A shame. One year away from a truly glorious date."]1968[/annotation]. Random Hall also has a tradition of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

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

  

  back to MIT to mentor for Week 1 of DynaMIT, a free STEM summer program ... glider on the South Island for a week through Youth Glide New Zealand. In ... a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest post series* Everyone

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 23, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  I've only been here for a few weeks, but 'here' already feels like ... little closer, it wasn't hard to see that East Campus had a niche for ... to feel for a very long time.   my 18.022 professor has a

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking

  

  teacher can download together with an answer sheet for a classroom ... -difficulty and age appropriate tasks to make the challenge a fun experience for ... assistance. Plus, Bebras' mascot is the beaver, just like (and for the same

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  (K)onstantly not good enough baby's first sabremetrics

  

  and held off the Giants for a scoreless first half...but the Pats ... As some of you may know I am a big Patriots fan. Yesterday the ... offense was setting records for scoring, the defense was setting records for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let the Rush Begin On Greek Life at MIT.

  

  came to MIT for CPW, I didn't really understand what fraternities were ... one at all either. I remember coming to MIT as a freshman and hearing ... finding a house that I felt really at home at, and ended up joining ZBT

  • by Bryan
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  coming off the path is anyone there?

  

  have a good time. These past weeks have been incredibly hazy for me. It ... incredibly at peace, for the first time in a long, long time. Even though my ... single care in the world. I think for the past month and a half I've been

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 30, 2023