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• Blog / Challenges

  Some Saturday Thoughts a meandering, journal-type blag post

  

  because the positive things I want to write seem to take too much effort or ... -control to only let the emotional floodgates open a little. I apologize in ... burnout. They seem to lose their motivation and desire after a few years in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 11, 2017
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide any academic or athletic scholarships?

  MIT provides financial aid on the basis of financial need only. We don't offer money based on any measure of merit—academic, athletic, artistic, or anything else. However, we refer to the money given directly by
• Blog / Events

  Kresge Info Session Come integrate MIT, at least for an afternoon.

  

  about the Institute. It's a challenge to convey MIT's vibrancy in a ... the office about a slideshow of MIT images or clips of MIT music to help ... or Bryan '07) to speak at the event. We will highlight student life

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  year in Burton Conner, as I was still settling in and still used to ... now... In any case, it's easy to get lost in the details of MIT as a ... ' diary for tidbits of wisdom and then will go off to freestyle rap or

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  Very early on in my Admissions career I happened to take a slice from ... pie had a hidden cost in the form of this rating inquisition. Not one to ... information in order to make a decision, but there is no substitute for

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Senior Haus, version 2.0 More pictures!

  

  dates. We'll take the top bidders out to see movies or to Toscanini ... fourth floor: This is the door to GRT Vikash's room - The 4th HNC lounge Some of the Haus frosh hanging out in one of our suites: In the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Robots, Space, and the Stories In-Between Using Sci-Fi to Procrastinate

  

  opportunity to imagine life in a world different than ours and envision what ... the school year in between my work hours this summer and decided to ... show follows a family on a ship on course to a planet in the Alpha

  • by Richard O. '28
  • July 30, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  . According to CMS/W: The curriculum in science writing is designed to enable ... designed to work as a complementary major for students majoring in science ... -subject exposure to an allied field such as science, or comparative media studies

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Night at da Opera A Jolly Splendid Time!!

  

  ="111897" image5="111896" /] We went to see the opera “Lysistrata, or The Nude ... thankfully in English and adapted to make more sense in modern times, and I ... themselves in the Athens armory and not have sex or spend any time with any of

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  structure or coherence, as you care to impose, in the comments below (or via ... help in making MITAdmissions better. tl;dr: this summer, we're going to ... the move from our old site that Ben built back in 2006 to this, the site

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The MySpace Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part two.

  

  . How old are you? 32 003. What is the link to your website, blog, or ... cats? i am allergic to both, but dogs 026. Pepsi or Coke? coke 027. Mc ... 't supposed to do? yes 041. Been in love? yes 042. Fired a gun? no 043. Been

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  3.A03 Metalsmithing Throughout Time come to MIT, get to forge metal with your bare hands!! (and a hammer)

  

  in person, or just how much "mathematical maturity" I need to take it ... (where you and your advisor meet one-on-one occasionally to chat) or an ... starts, everyone who opted in is assigned to a seminar and an advisor

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 27, 2018
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Better ways to get around campus as in "better" i mean "objectively worse"

  

  I’m now in my third year at Next House, so the long walk to campus is ... classes. I don't want to fork over cash for an electric scooter or a bike ... because you had to write up that pesky problem set in LaTeX? Are you bitter

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 14, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I’ve Missed About Home My top six.

  

  shower for the first time in months without having to flop around in flip ... difficult to come by in Boston; instead, you get bubble tea. I'm not ... night. Or the occasional mountain lion scare that comes with living in the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UROP Deadlines and Openings The deadline for Fall Direct Funding is September 15, so hurry up and find yourself…

  

  , preservation and restoration of early films, and (c) produce a website to draw in ... project will be for credit or pay. Prerequisites: An interest in early cinema, silents, or film studies. Proficient in HTML, Flash, Photoshop, and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 7, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  associative but not causal. This means, what has happened in the past or on any ... foosball champion decides to go somewhere else, we may, or may not, go out of ... very interested in attending MIT. What should I do if I hope to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  committment to diversity. In fact, as early as 1917, the Boston Daily Globe ... : Finally, some cultural notes, or, as they called them in the yearbooks ... relevant to students in 2016 A.D.): Lastly, here is an 1895

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  school students to participate in an exciting annual event presented by the ... 29, 2011, from 2:30 to 4:00 pm in Lobby 10 at MIT. Students can fill ... Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  cicada or something and it made me think about my choice to come to MIT ... . However, I feel like I've been so delinquent in responding to comments on the past five entries or so that I should take just one entry to catch

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Law & Order: MIT Alum Unit Going to law school after MIT, and a profile of the first sitting federal judge…

  

  reason, people don't seem to realize that you can come to MIT, major in anything (science, engineering, or even our well-regarded programs in ... worked as a secretary and a waitress, Moore was the first in her family to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2007