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• Blog / Classes

  Cells, Cells, and more Cells you've met me at a very course 20 time in my life

  

  at MIT, but usually isn't the focus of the Course 7 classes I've taken ... function within the context of a super, super tiny cell. It's also a pre ... year in the depths of RingComm and the summer working in science policy

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • December 3, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fitting In Fitting in at MIT

  

  So one of the questions that I am frequently asked my prospective ... those students of the particular culture, but also students who are ... same goes for religion. As far as the rest of me goes, I think that yes

  • by Bryan
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On being at college MIT, specifically.

  

  ; walking from one side of campus to the other took less than 4 minutes. MIT ... a mailing list to know where to get the free food), and of course ... head for the past 2 weeks that I have been on campus, I still can

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • September 15, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  shifting seasons something reflective

  

  started poking around the house. there were lots of goodies that were a ... eaten or lost to the tides of time. one item in particular stuck with me ... fall semester on a bit of a low note, but break gave me the time i needed

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  so directionless like i’m in the middle of a field and there used to ... the other hand i think there is a portion of mit that does know how to ... and now i have a chunk of work to do for my urop but it's the weekend i

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Let There Be Prefrosh! And let them build ALL the things!

  

  they are frosh.  This is called the conservation of frosh.  Since they ... days as a frosh by taking pictures of people building things in the East ... -orientation program (FPOP) known as FUP, where I got to do all sorts of cool community

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  A Pre-MIT To-Do List (International Students Version)

  

  specific deadlines throughout the summer so stay on top of your emails and check the Orientation slack so you don't miss any of these deadlines. 2 ... people, international students only make about 11 percent of the MIT

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • July 17, 2023
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  On UROPs Research at a private research institute? Naaaaahhhhh, couldn't be!

  

  -mit-education/undergraduate-research/. On the MIT application, as many of you know, you are asked to talk ... organelles of the cell. This is still very much a work in progress, but we have a lot of cool stuff to show off in the near future. I didn't think I

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • January 21, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  Questions from Beyond one last blog

  

  . Which means, all I can do is trust myself and do what I can to the best of ... Wait. Why am I here?  For those of you who don’t know, I actually don ... . So, again, why am I here? Well, there’s really only two reasons. The

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2022
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Early Action: Deferred A forum.

  

  We had a record number of Early Action applicants this year, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then ... shortly. In the meantime, please feel free to use this forum to chat.

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  With a record number of applications, this year was once again the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 1 in 10 ... , many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Therefore, this is a REALLY long entry.

  

  Who: Chris M and Snively What: A picture Where: My room When: Last year at the end of CPW Why: We needed a picture together How: How did we end up looking like this? 4 hours of sleep-ish each over about 4 days.

  • by Snively '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not admitted

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting fewer than 13% of applicants means we had to turn away many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Stress

  

  's own Dean of Admissions, Marilee Jones) Speaking of parents: to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 16, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  learning how to drive and other matters of identification

  

  complete the first step. Take driver's ed, that's fine -- it's a rite of ... curated playlists, and realize on the highway that there's a little piece of ... friends drop you off at your home at the end of the night, but don't get out

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 12, 2024
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2021 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  and culture of their residence halls. In the ’90s and early ’00s, these ... with the advent of YouTube/Vimeo/etc they are now posted online ... As a part of MIT’s unconventional housing assignment process, rising

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  happy LFDOC! my last semester of undergrad :)

  

  this a bit more this IAP. I’ve liked the feeling of stretching my body while simultaneously strengthening it. I want to explore the feeling of exercising without the pressure of pushing myself to be better and better

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 3, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing: La Maison Française (French House) No, you don't have to speak French to live here.

  

  the following sign: You have arrived at New House: home to all of MIT ... Desmond. Enter the arcade. Walk to the very end. Do a couple of stretches for your hamstrings and calves, and then climb to the top of the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wooo Summer The goal as usual is to do ALL the things

  

  the meaning of Pass/No Record.  I thought I'm going to take all ... and it was really interesting.  For the first half of the semester during the study of ancient Andean culture, we had labs where we spent

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • July 15, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2017 Transfer Decisions Will Be Released Today May the Fourth, and also your transfer decisions, be with you

  

  4th, and you should receive it seconds later through the magic of ... . Either way, I wish you the best of luck wherever you go, and whatever you ... applicants, receive decisions via email from our office to the address listed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2017