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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Zambia Ate My Neighbors We only get 20 minutes on the internet every night and I spend 15 of…

  

  another minibus to Manda Hill, a strip mall that lots of ex-pats frequent. I ... into those. Anyway, at Manda Hill we walked around some more and ate ... with the Dean of Engineering at UNZA, and we have planned on meeting our

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  500 Days of Summer (or 104 days, if you believe that phineas and ferb counted correctly)

  

  ’ll remember for the rest of my life - sitting on the beach at 3 am, surrounded ... their equipment is located at the top of the Green Building, so he has ... of power tools and construction. I’m not handy in the slightest, but at

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 17, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  , along with Bryan! May 17 (today!): Round of 64 At this point, half of the ... about the contest description on Bryan's blog. The four years at MIT are ... humanities, and only one graduate ball represents the coveted MIT diploma

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  us managed to receive our diplomas after 3.5 straight hours of pouring ... number of reasons (including MIT’s amazing financial aid offer), I arrived ... Architecture seniors at graduation and awesome USB wristbands from

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  exhausted with the "glam" life and retired to the mountains of South Carolina ... the Year of the Dog. The celebration featured my favorite dog and admissions mascot, Evie Cummings. This initial photoshopping of Evie spawned

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  hope about the ice cream half-expected the ice cream to be at the top of ... five miles (for a total of 18 miles). We didn't have to go up the Hill of ... decided it was time to bring my casual bike ride form of training to the

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Teacher of the Year MIT's notable alumni include amazing teachers.

  

  State University of New York at Stony Brook where he earned his masters in ... complete revamping of the district's course offerings. Congratulations, Mr ... concentration at MIT in education through this set of classes. I encourage you to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn’t award second bachelor’s degrees, regardless of the course of study. We encourage you to apply to MIT as a graduate student.
• Blog / Personal Travel

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

  

  minutes later, I arrived at Kendall Square. This is the location of the ... get a meal here at one of many eateries in either the surrounding area ... North Station, you emerge at the street level and walk a short distance to

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

  App Reading In The Western ‘Burbs The little towns west of Cambridge are filled with history and charm, and are surprisingly…

  

  meantime, I read applications at my house, in the middle of the woods. I used ... at - the little towns west of Cambridge are filled with history and ... Sunday. One would think I'd be efficient at it by now, but I'm still

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 14, 2004
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  From East to West: An American’s Cross-Atlantic Voyage The start of my MISTI UK experience

  

  I’m currently in the exotic land of England. Over a week ago, I flew into Heathrow Airport on a dragon, and then I rode with a group of ... where students teach STEM and entrepreneurship at high schools in

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 10, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  regarding course offerings and suggested paths to degree completion. Most at ... " /] Firehose is one of the most popular schedule planning tools at MIT. You can ... at MIT, and it lets you plan out your classes over a longer period of

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Marking time Somewhere between the end of classes and graduation...

  

  into the apartment, and have all kinds of grownup things like furniture ... by Saturday night, but we really didn't clean out all of the boxes ... 's worth of clothes so you don't have to unpack and then repack your temp

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  October ‘06 Questions Omnibus Some advice from MIT interviewers, and answers to your questions.

  

  ). I have also had candidates ask me "what majors are offered at MIT ... MIT?" If you are enrolled in a degree-seeking course at a university ... beginning of next academic year, or possibly at the conclusion of this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston Fun Tons of Boston fun, with a dash of Cambridge, too.

  

  : very few of the photographs below are originals) Beacon Hill Boston ... , so I've been spending a lot of time wandering through Boston. Everything below is within walking distance of MIT -- and I'm not one of those

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  majoring in 21E: frequently asked questions what it's like to study humanities at a stem school

  

  anyway. MIT offers a really cool unique thing known as joint degrees, a ... fully pursuing the computer science degree at MIT? Am I "giving up" or ... would you rate the quality of hum classes/UROPs/opportunities to STEM at

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  looking at old journals gap year chronicles, ft thoughts on science, art, and moving through the world

  

  be afraid at all. But I am alone, and thinking of [annotation note ... typed away at the back of an empty cafe. "Coffee is the drug I’ve been ... vast number of edits to come… (at least the dark [a section of the book

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 23, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Class of 2012 Profiles of MIT's new freshmen.

  

  Institute of Technology. She said she arrived at high school with a passion ... ranked second in my class and I applied at several out-of ... local school, I applied at University of Texas, but my first choice was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Parental Advice Sometimes you just need to get out of the way

  

  to grandma, and a certain jolly old elf that lives at the North Pole ... children, but at the end of the day they are generally heading in the right ... a good sense of this.  There are some things that are intentional

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Seventh Semi-Annual Q&A Answers to questions received through 4PM on 01/09/06.

  

  really answer it. At the end of the day, you really just need to trust your ... enroll at MIT, just appropriate evidence of academic preparation. Sounds ... on multiple choice and standardized tests. I am at the top of my math

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 9, 2006