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• Blog / IAP

  Liminal Activities Period IAP is a mindset and you can keep it forever

  

  unreasonable amounts of time on something is a classic IAP move. In IAP mindset ... January, of course, is IAP. "Independent Activities Period" is a ... deeper. When you're lying on the couch you conserve energy, which lets your

  • by Joel G. '18
  • January 25, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  what i’m doing this fall leadership tingz

  

  , which gives grants of up to 10K for projects that foster community, for ... , which is hype. The FLC is structured to provide experiences that are more ... finances is. There are a lot of contrived processes for things, so it's kind

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 2, 2020
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Circle Professor Anna

  

  own goals–in other words, decide which aspects of the job I wanted to ... how obvious inattention is to the person at the front of the room. (To ... many mailing lists (which reminded me a lot of moving to MIT!), joined a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  a semester i’m excited for to the tune of "a girl worth fighting for"

  

  semester is comprised of classes I actually really want to take. Here are ... want to take! I'm even excited for the required classes, which is really ... Engineering): 6.033 is the Course 6 CI-M, which is one of the two communication

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • February 7, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  The Lessons I’ve Learned and it only took three full semesters and a summer

  

  to every class and completed all of my assignments on time. Freshman ... assignments, or in class. I tried answering it to the best of my abilities. When ... ever taking extra time to do the problem again on my own. I ended up no

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Someone saved my life tonight Survived my squalor, like a butterfly.

  

  movement is impeded by your piles of stuff. You might start making excuses to ... reason for me to be such a huge downer all the time. Meara, of course,is ... . Taking junk off of my bed at night and throwing it on the floor is nothing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 12, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  Interested in studying abroad for an academic year in the U.K. or a semester in South Africa? Want to improve your foreign language skills by spending a summer in China or heading to Spain during the month of January
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Special Edition! Speaking of Valentine's Cards . . .

  

  , and perhaps some of the other bloggers, took some time to make some "Special Edition" cards, adding a little something extra to a few of the ... ). These comics don't have any special meaning to me, but head on over and

  • by Snively '11
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Brass Rat 2016 tunnels, arc reactors, and skycranes

  

  One of the hardest things to avoid at MIT is a sense of jadedness ... to a fraternity or sorority, and only 2 are from the east side of ... : ^ the hacker's map on the underside of the ring.  I like the nod to Bexley

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 8, 2014
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications ... application will be reviewed within the context of the resources available to ... domestic or international students. All students apply to MIT for general
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wrote a whole post on Halloween and forgot to publish it So here's 2 months of blogging in one post

  

  bunch of CROMBUS content and some other stuff to the end and put it up ... Angus(!!) who lived on 1E and graduated in 2018   To be honest I ... excited to share them with you First is a mounted snake skeleton, look how

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • December 26, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  ’ve been procrastinating). That is, until I found an exhaustive list of ... over you, and all you can do is pass the ball. It’s hard to see past the ... psets, more emails to catch up on, more laundry to do (a very real problem

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Blog Projects

  What’s in an MIT Student’s Bag A sneak peek into what we carry

  

  : Unfortunately, I am not immune to the allure of selection bias, so the MIT that is represented here is still some extension of myself and those who are closest to me, which naturally includes some bloggers. Also, I have to anonymize

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 27, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving season blue blue blue

  

  , what to expect of it, how i was failing at expecting and on the other ... really because every time, you think there is still a lot to get done ... hits you. the leaving. oh, the leaving. bitter or sweet, it is always

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 21, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  14.11: Putting Social Science to the Test—Field Experiments in Economics A new class on experimental social science, including: race discrimination, gender differences in behavior, persuasion,…

  

  's some information on what we're going to study: What is 14.11? 14.11 is a new class on the topic of field (that is, "in situ") and laboratory ... One of the economics electives I have signed up for is 14.11: Putting

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  control. There is still plenty of time to complete your application in time ... Components If your Evaluation A or B is missing, click the link to check ... recommendation through this system, or fax a copy of their letter to us at 1

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 / The final countdown A month of stress and relief

  

  few weeks of every semester is chaotic, nerve-wracking, and stressful ... college. Add to top that off, this would be my last major round of finals of ... Boston during two separate weekends, which made for some nice excuses to

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An End A whirlwind.

  

  which I decided to become an astronomer insteaad of a neurologist. I ... Observatory to give talks, mine on pulsars and Raphael's on the exploration of ... of boxes on top of my chest of drawers, and two full suitcases + three

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  quiz: what halloween candy are you? based on your college applicant personality

  

  question singular bold of you to assume I would ever go on a campus tour ... I do at a nearby lab, or the volunteer trip I took to Africa. or ... the number of people who have died from laughing too hard I decided to

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events That You Should Come To! totally biased, but hey, it's my blog

  

  , you'll get to interact with a sampling of the most active groups on ... some talk of what MIT Humanities is like, so especially take this time to ... to throw at your friends for the whole duration of CPW, here is your

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 5, 2010