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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  Hi everyone! I’m Callie T, and Ellie invited me to share what my day looks like as a junior studying physics! 11:15 — I ignore my alarm. 11:20 — My second alarm. I ignore this one too. 11:25 — I roll over at this

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How the Career Fair saved my summer And forced me to try something new

  

  rented my first apartment; I had to find furniture for said apartment; I have to rely on my kitchen for dinner, not a dining hall; I have to wake ... terrifying. For almost five years of my life I had been set on this one path

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 17, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does my transcript count as official?

  Transcripts must be sent in by your school counselor or another school representative to fulfill our requirements for an official transcript. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If…
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I send in my transcript?

  All transcripts must be submitted by a school counselor or another school representative to be considered official. This applies for high school and college transcripts. If your school does not…
• Blog / Admissions

  The Birth Of My Third Child The new admissions web site finally launches! Report any bugs here.

  

  Hi folks, Well here you have it – the new-and-improved MIT admissions web site. I hope you like it! In October (when I get back from fall recruitment travel) we’ll…

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Chicken with my head cut off What I've been up to since last Friday. In case you want the Cliff's Notes…

  

  sore and threw my neck out of whack trying to do this (as the one on the ... textbooks for all my classes. I read three papers from the scientific ... ; Spent 8 hours at the lab. My postdoc wants to get my current project

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 4, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows plenty of room for you…
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I reset my password?

  No worries! You can unlock your account and reset your password by clicking, “Forgot your password?” You need the email address you used to create your account and date of…
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  Coop, I knew it was my calling. This was the universe telling me to go for it and make my dreams come true. [caption id="attachment_116958 ... 't really my goal. All I wanted was to make somebody on the judges' panel

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  8.021 and my favorite moments the class that taught me to love physics

  

  One of my most favorite classes I've ever taken this semester is 8 ... compile a bunch of really funny quotes and moments from my class because I ... of way! My Favorite Moments "Yeah, one time I swallowed a bee" - My

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  New stuff on MyMIT, and more

  

  I'm back in Boston now after two trips to Washington, DC in the past week and a half. As always, my recent trip meant missing some cool events ... your MyMIT portal, where you'll find the Class of 2009 guestbook

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tales of my first Career Fair Among other things, shirts for the next 33 days

  

  print out my badge before Friday. Career Fair runs from 10-4pm. I check my calendar. I have class from 10-12 and then the 18.02 exam from 2 ... take pictures." Not quite the resume I was looking for. I message my

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 2, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  What My College Essays Were [Not] Unsolicited advice about writing.

  

  During my college application season, the adults around me (in ... didn’t help me at all when I was actually writing my essays. If you are ... expressed concerns about my essays, my parents literally said to me, “your SAT

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s going on inside my head It might not have been so very important.

  

  . 2. I got an A on my Pulitzer-worthy essay for German I, "Mein Freund ... employment of my high school friend Ryan at Doc Holliday's. 3. Every Friday ... despite my inability to skate, I have played exactly one game of IM ice

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Class Projects

  What I made in my documentary class three videos and many, many lessons

  

  the assignment description, I wanted to do the assignment on my aunt who ... video's due date. My next thought was to focus on a place, the MIT chapel. During my freshman year, I overheard a tour guide talk about how services

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 5, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  A Visitor In My Own Hometown Yeah, so it was boring. But it's still where I spent the better portion of…

  

  better portion of my eighteen years. I'm back at MIT now -- got here the ... 'm glad I had a time to see my parents, friends, and get a taste of home while newly a visitor. I spent a lot of time pre-MIT longing for my days

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • January 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  How I Spent My Sophomore Spring Break I didn't go to Florida or Cancun, but I still had a lot of fun!

  

  . I really enjoyed working with my team during the week. Our group had ... which became my new friends.  Our mentor was really awesome - she was an ... " and we would yell back "HEY UPOP." My group is the table in the

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  directly into other people’s heads (pay close attention to my use of the word ... Nina Lutz for multiple hours in editing, to my family for being awesome in the videos, to my best friends Diann Huynh and Chielo Mbaezue for

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Orgo and physics and math, oh my 57 units of academic fun fun fun. Now with humanities!

  

  Believe it or not, one of the most enjoyable experiences of my MIT career so far was simply planning my class schedule for this semester. For ... general excitement to begin my second semester at MIT (keep in mind this was

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A Preview Of My Summer Project Screenshots of the new admissions site.

  

  the blogs too!). IMAGE #3: One of my favorite things about the new ... , who has spent much of her August sitting on my couch and assigning

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 17, 2006