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• Blog / Summer

  The Summer Before College (what not to do)

  

  to look like. Instagram feeds filled with beating rays of sunshine ... . Countless visits to the local diner to savor every last bite of your favorite ... in the serenity of the people you've grown up with, the people you

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 12, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  one of my hometown crew from back in NH, but he now lives out in the bay ... opportunity to do so. Greg is one of the most talented makers I've ever met. He ... the form of awesome things. Even though I'm not myself an engineer, I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2010 profile A ststistical look at the incoming freshmen.

  

  Here's a look at this year's incoming freshman class. Over the next week, we'll take a look at some of the individuals in the class... The MIT Class of 2010, by: Gender: Male 55% Female 45% Ethnicity: African

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 24, 2006
• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  . You can watch these remarks, and the distribution of the diplomas (yes, we hand all the real ones out, and read all the names of everyone ... 7th, the Class of 2019 graduates from MIT. They were admitted

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Homeschooled applicants Some advice for our homeschooled applicants.

  

  have been schooled in the home and under the umbrella of larger ... addition to evaluation of the homeschooling portfolio, are very helpful. Some ... encourage all of our applicants to take advantage of the interview, if

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i rode a train across america it took eighty-five hours

  

  ’t seen most of the United States. My cousin’s getting married on June 30th ... since the beginning of June.  So I decided to take a train from Boston to ... take an airplane the rest of the way. Hour 0: I am not on a train. I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2019
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  in the world, we offer thousands of options through edX, MITx, and OpenCourseWare. ... ), committed to supporting the academic, financial, and personal goals of ... transfer admission. MIT doesn't offer any online degree programs, but if you
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 2 The deadline is coming!

  

  . ------------------------------------- Scott wrote, "I was wondering how much each part of the application is ... . ------------------------------------- Minh wrote, "When submitted the Part1 of the form, I have asked for the ... either. I filled in the conducted interview form a couple of days ago after

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  TELETHONNNNN brought to you by Domino's

  

  finished a three hour shift of the Admissions Telethon, calling to ... on the East Coast, slowly moving across the US into the West Coast by 9pm EST. The best part of my job was calling students who were ecstatic

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Engineers Assemble! It's not a double-post, it's a franchise

  

  's golf ball plan to stop the oil leak off the coast of Louisiana? He said, "When we heard the best minds were on the case, we expected MIT, not the ... , too. The President has directed Energy Secretary Steven Chu to provide

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 16, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Special October Events

  

  plenty to keep me busy. Here are some of the many events from this time of ... reminder of the dorm-wide pumpkin carving study break this Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the Porter Room. We have obtained carts full of the biggest (i

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  chaos and an exam that I technically failed irl deus ex machina

  

  A fire alarm went off in the middle of the first 20.110 exam. It was one of those times where I felt like the Simulation was glitching, except in a good way. Half of the class was taking it in one room and the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eternal sunshine of the sleepless mind Once again, the title has practically no relation to the actual blog entry.

  

  Remember the plot of The Matrix trilogy? Neither do I, which is why I ... day to mastering the subtle art of falling sleep randomly in public ... particularly stunning occasions come to mind: -As part of the Discover

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  College The path to self-discovery is lined with my blog entries.

  

  means of the Internet), I accepted my offer of admission. You already know ... One year ago, in the mush of schoolless boredom known as Spring Break ... student if I wanted to. (I am, of course, blatantly ignoring the huge mass

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Journey back Home from PE Class photodocumenting the trek across campus

  

  -shirt weather spurts in February and March, it seems like this streak of sunshine ... my PE requirement in the last 6 weeks of college makes me "that senior ... to the West side of campus twice, even though it is only a 10-minute

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 26, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Back From The West Coast ...with thoughts and conclusions on the recent serious posts.

  

  issues such as suicide. I respect the sentiments of the original poster, and am blown away by the humanity of this community in response to his ... Hi everyone, I am back in town after a crazy day of traveling across

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hi from Cambridge

  

  I'm spending some time at MIT seeing friends. I've been on the east coast for about a week seeing family and will be gone for the next week as ... I will continue with the series of photo entries -- they take some

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  StartMIT: IAP for Entrepreneurs Like with anything else, it helps to learn from the best

  

  , because you get to see where all the creative energy of the student body ... the MIT community at any stage in the process of of starting a company ... company looks like, and were introduced to many of the monetary and

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 26, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  *waves goodbye* Homeward bound

  

  as the final song on the soundtrack of my "My Time at MIT" video. As I ... in, I always thought of MIT graduates as geniuses. These people went to ... to have achieved genius status. I've got a lot of ground to make up

  • by Snively '11
  • May 19, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  the class of 2012, there has always been one elusive item that confused me: #5: Understand the true meaning of IHTFP. The five letters of ... I would know when I really knew the meaning of this saying. Thinking

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012