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• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  teaches design and manufacturing, so the first month or so is dedicated to ... . Basically, this class was one of the reasons I came to MIT. Most (maybe all ... to be intimidating...grr), and because it's a combination (sort of) of

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

  sophomore fall (sophomore decline? sophomore roman empire?) (actually the word sophomore comes from Greek but shhhh)

  

  . for me, four classes (one of which is secretly like 1.75 classes), doing ... , getting to choose which of my tasks to tackle next instead of being forced ... quality: it doesn't feel like I am "choosing" to do them or not based on how

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 1, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  to the MIT Class of 2024, which was the last class selected before we ... Regular Action, 26,914 students applied to join the MIT Class of 2027. This ... considered them all, subject to our standard of attentive, empathetic, holistic

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  felt better to catch up on the content I missed with the help of friends ... impression of college was from scrolling on college websites, watching media, or asking others, all of which naturally gave me different ideas of

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Hello Summer! Finally done with finals

  

  instead of making them have to read the chicken scratch that is my ... another week of nothing to do, so I better get to it! Next weekend starts ... Finally the year is over. After a week of relaxing, I can finally

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • June 1, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  mention school and real life), I do need to mention one vital part of the application process that should be at the top of your To Do list: the interview ... MIT account. You don’t need to finish the application before setting up, or even

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  swatches of MIT collected like paint chips

  

  rarely manage to leave without machine oil or grease on my hands.  All of ... . This place is hard, in all senses of the word. It cuts you to the quick ... , scrambling to finish on time.   Parts of MIT are wonderful in this

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 27, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s FPOP for Entrepreneurship a week of connecting incoming freshmen with MIT startup founders

  

  know pretty much every single one of the groups on that list! I have to ... Mechanical Engineering to even programs like Freshman Leadership Program or ... ". So there is an FPOP for entrepreneurship! I looked up their website to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 29, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Next Big Mailing is out Choosing your email address, and more.

  

  ! A couple ways to check if your username is already taken: 1) put the ... letters or fewer); your first name (if it is fairly unique and 8 letters or ... The first wave of the Next Big Mailing (NBM) has been sent out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are you going with this? The ponderings of an ex-frosh.

  

  it. I guess now is as good a time as any to ponder the intricacies of ... possible, and I really took that to heart. Freshman year is kind of a bonding ... mit is as a prefrosh, to a rising sophomore whose gone through all the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  things i wish i could do thoughts from the bay area

  

  , so i will try to give a concise summary based on my understanding of ... limited supply of housing it has become common to see tents on sidewalks in ... trying out is designating blocks of the city as supervised campsites. on

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • June 23, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  goodbye after so long and with so much love

  

  know after five years of living here is more on every level than the one ... 'm proudest of is that I'm more confident in myself and who I am. I came to MIT ... I was probably one of the youngest people ever to read the blogs. I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  upon Rose Market after the Westwood CM, which served some of the most ... four more to go. On Wednesday, after a couple school visits, I had the ... life of an admissions officer on the road can be hectic, and sadly we do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  I like to think my lack of formal diction is relatable and shows that ... parts. I loved the camaraderie of people all grinding to finish their part ... least two hours."]preparation.[/annotation] I used to have a fair bit of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Once upon a time Who I was in high school.

  

  polymath is that everyone feels they have the right to a slice of my time. I ... they're much easier to get when somebody is telling you which details are ... course 2, but how easy is it to take classes in neuroscience outside of one

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  My Rejection Resume working up the courage to look failure in the eye

  

  return offer. Obviously, it's nice to be on the other side of things ... school. That's totally okay. In fact, the point of this post is mostly to ... is an honest-to-god life skill. Those of you who applied to MIT had to

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  new york without i*stagram who are you performing for?

  

  draw of this city is to find different ways to spend a lot of money ... your portfolio or narrative that you’re trying to build.  one of the ... reverse of my advice, which is basically that you should not be too

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• FAQ / Transfer

  How do I apply as a veteran?

  for your service. More information about applying to MIT is available on our veterans page. MIT has a growing community of veterans on campus, which includes a dedicated Office of Student Veterans Success (SVS
• Blog / How to Human

  mit made me rational on decision-making

  

  that which is unquantifiable. I can pay a nanny to take care of my ... significance, to only focus on the measurable aspects of the decision, that didn ... tired of my own poor decision-making, which had led me to stay too long in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 19, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  friends, and other things memories that come rushing back to me

  

  . i have a stack of summer reading on my desk that i will start clearing soon: much of it is technical, like strang, or sections of clrs - some ... Here is a picture of Allan's room, snipped from here: He left this

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 25, 2017