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• Blog / Classes

  Up, Up, and Away how to get out of the 'tute (temporarily) and out into the world

  

  program or grant to get you there. And it’s not just study abroad: there ... opportunities will land on your doorstep, or your inbox in this case, so pro tip ... list recently offered a free trip to Mexico, in exchange for a week of

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 10, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  '08 drew attention to the fact that it was, in fact, moving, smelling ... , the cultural houses at MIT used to be in Burton-Conner, and Conner 2 was ... moved in, the new residents decided to dub themselves English House and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  every class i went to during the first week of fall all *checks notes* twelve of them

  

  I went to a lot of classes in the first week of the fall semester. According to my iCal, I have spent nineteen hours in class in the last three ... . Plus, my friends Deniz, An Bo, and Grace are in it, so I don't have to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 11, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Bookends and every time / i leave this place / i'm terrified, terrified

  

  'm attached to: when you graduate from MIT, you die in real life. Implicit is the Institute being a life in itself. You are born, or reborn, when you enter MIT. You die when you leave, only to be born, or reborn, wherever

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 2, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  Sunrise If a picture is worth a thousand words (minus inflation), that makes this post much…

  

  IAP, for those who are just tuning in, is one of the greatest times to be at MIT. It's all the geek-culture, learning cool things, without ... have a test over in 5 hours". IAP in fact stands for "It's Awesome

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  Africans@MIT: The Accra Experiment This week in the series: a Ghanaian research initiative by a dedicated MIT senior

  

  of Sakata Afrique, in a photoshoot to publicize their spring show ... went on to describe his ongoing project in Ghana. He also shared with me ... back to Ghana sooner...” he said, “once people get married or have

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 8, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Working With WashLava Time management in low places

  

  . Do I really want to major in 6-9 or 11-6, or am I actually just interested in 9 or 11? Do I feel called to Course 6, or do I feel required to ... dumb"]enroll[/annotation]in[annotation note="Intro to Computational

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 7, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Hartford meeting wrap-up Giving a better answer to a question I was asked in my Hartford meeting.

  

  more full answer to that question: In addition to lab classes and the ... student that likes to build things for fun, enjoys racing, or wants to learn ... % of its solar array, and yet still the MIT team was able to finish in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome Diva adventures When high school summer programs collide

  

  country and the world. They all come to MIT, stay in Simmons hall, and get paired with a mentor in the Boston area to do an original scientific ... your paperwork. Going to these offices in the late afternoon? Tough luck

  • by Kate R. '14
  • July 6, 2011
• Blog / IAP

  IAP trip to the natural history museum! turns out nature's history is pretty cool

  

  scheduled around psets or paid for in punted psets. One such spontaneous ... choice for several trips I took to Boston in high school, and we never got ... visit, there hadn't been anyone in the exhibit to guide us. This time

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... students have until May 1 to decide whether or not to accept our offer of ... ’t wait to welcome them to convocation in Cambridge this fall, where they

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  My MIT Essay Revisions college essay things

  

  you may not yet know what you want to major in, which department or ... personality points, etc. 1. Create a list of everything you want to include in ... question, just to ensure that all of me, or at least nearly all of me would

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 22, 2019
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  at the Gates scholars, who not only got to meet Bill Gates in a smaller, more personal setting but also got to sit directly in front of the stage ... does it feel like to be one of the richest people in the world?' I'm way

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What a Robotics Career Looks Like What does it mean to get paid to work on robots?

  

  most familiar with or have a Bachelors in, does not necessarily have to ... in robotics seemed to demand master’s or PhD degrees. I finally got a ... , or “I should have gone straight to grad school” moments. But in the end

  • by Selam G. '18
  • October 14, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ambulance! Ambulance! So I'm in this serious long-term relationship.

  

  It is four days into IAP and I have yet to sleep in my own bed. In ... to cancel my room at Burton 1, since I'm not home day or night, and my ... get CPR certified, or learn to take blood pressures, or not pass out

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

  42 classes i'm taking this semester

  

  get relative to my peers onto whether or not I'm taking full advantage ... classes are still challenging, especially as I try to squeeze in a week ... graduate, how I got started in VR, every blog post I've written related to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Leadership Training Institute My first guest blog!

  

  , since I seem to always be falling behind in my classes and getting royally ... A mutation or a C to A mutation, I'll let someone else tell the story ... program, the new members had to participate in numerous icebreakers and team

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding My Way Around MIT (Guest Entry) CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to…

  

  by Rena Katz CPW was so hugely difficult to take in all at once that it's hard to sum it all up in one blog post, much like it's hard to ... left. I got to talk to Ben Jones, who is more awesome in person, if that

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / People & Identities

  549,033 words how do you measure, measure a year?

  

  forwards to looking back, and seeing the changes creep in. One final note ... interesting or thematically relevant to the day. An almost chronological ... reflect on the past year, and look forwards to what's coming next. Where are

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 7, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Sal Khan, Gabriel Abrantes, and the Man in the Shiny Red Satan Suit Yesterday was crazy, or: How to Quit your Job, Learn Everything, and Think about Art

  

  it back to campus just in time to hear Sal Khan tell his story to President Reif in Kresge. I've been looking forward to this all week. If you ... choosing to make Khan Academy non-profit: "What's a home run in the for

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • May 10, 2013