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• Blog / Admissions

  More than 9000 reasons not to groan at my poor usage of outdated memes. ALSO, CPW!

  

  Hi, prefrosh! I assume that the bulk of our audience right now is ... exchange for free food. Which is totally an okay thing to do, by the way ... decision to go elsewhere?" I had been accepted to MIT about three weeks prior

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring! What I did (and didn't) do over IAP...and plans for my last semester!

  

  MIT: 20.380- Biological Engineering Design. This is Course 20’s senior ... classes, the title of this class is pretty self-explanatory. MISTI , MIT’s ... semester. After three and a half jam-packed years at MIT (including IAPs), I

  • by Alina G. '11
  • January 30, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Alan Guth and Day 1 on the Navajo Reservation Warning: this post may blow your mind

  

  My first final exam at MIT was 8.012: "Physics For Masochists ... sure you're in the right place?" Me: ... Proctor: "Is 8.012 even in this building?" Me (bristling): "Um, yes. 8.012 is DEFINITELY in this building

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday! 1 in 365 readers are really pleased that I remembered their birthday! ...or creeped out…

  

  this blog post on any given day will be floored that some MIT admissions blogger is honoring them for their birthday, not to mention a little creeped out (ahh! Is Kate stalking me?). The rest of you are probably just

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  mentioned, StuffFest is organized by MIT SAVE (Share A Vital Earth), one of ... last last tidbits. First off, Neil Gaiman is coming to MIT Friday! I ... As of noon today, I am officially done with my first year at MIT. I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Extracurricular Information We discuss life over lunch.

  

  want to take them. MIT is similar in that our drop date is in November ... about my family...), but on top of an MIT courseload, I'm not sure how this is going to work out. Here's how the schedule goes right now

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  1.1 miles as the crow flies and it takes me forever to run there

  

  , alerts me that my microphone is off. This is the MIT I’ve come to. When I ... semester. In some ways, MIT is close. In other ways it feels distant, like a ... No one marks you five minutes[annotation note=" in MIT time, classes

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Non-Stop a completely stacked google calendar? in THIS economy?

  

  'm trying to prepare him for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, which is held at MIT in December, so we talked about options for making classes ... look for apartments. MIT recently announced that only seniors will be on

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • July 25, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wonder ecclesiastes 1:9

  

  what was previously new is now normal; that the wonder and mystery of MIT ... grew up in Valenzuela City. Its longest and busiest road is Mac ... , so when I think of Valenzuela, I imagine MacArthur. A road that is, for

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  sports? The answer is MIT students. In fact, I have yet to see an empty ... year at MIT. But wait, don’t enter yet; you still have about a week ... the MIT community. No really, why? Because of the free stuff, obviously

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not Much Has Changed except a lot has changed

  

  talking about what his first year at MIT is going to be like. That post was ... change. For one, MIT is still a party... My DEECS robot is still the best ... Do you know what day it is? Well, one year ago, on September 17th

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Some reflections Post decisions, a few thoughts.

  

  will leave MIT with the background that is essential for any leader who ... you for being engaged with MIT and our admissions process. This year ... realization that MIT offers the type of education that the leaders of our world

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 29, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Senior Haus "find where you thrive"

  

  in the pictures. As is MIT tradition, the ... yet here it is, detached from its home of decades. x In ... recommend you read more about it. This community is an important part of what

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  How Are You? because it's not just a simple question

  

  Life is busy at MIT. Most of the time, our schedules and motivation ... that life is unpredictable and confusing and will shatter into millions ... how a person is doing. “How are you” is asked quickly and instinctively

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 19, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentations Live Webcast Project Engineering Processes aka The Most Fun A Course 2 Major Can Have Without Their…

  

  Have Without Their Own Startup!!!!!! (Note: this is not a general MIT ... will say, the best part of final projects is when you are done with them--not because the work is finally over (ok, partially) but because you realize you

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 7, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  It was my freshman year, not long ago When I arrived at MIT, complete ... - far, to time unknown To post-MIT - start setting our sights I do ... that one! There is no reason why. Here, take this, fourteen-bar pack of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Terence ‘13 The second in a series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  Heads To M.I.T By Fraendy Clervaud WJBF News Channel 6 Reporter June 4 ... seem out of reach because of where family lives, but is that always true ... . The summer is here, but he’s not going on vacation. Instead, he

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 22, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  Kappa Sigma, one of MIT's 27 fraternities. After starting out as a "pledge ... means to be a member of a fraternity. Because the fact of the matter is, actually, yes. At least for me, becoming a brother is not simply a change in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Smashing pumpkins and other halloween treats Turning back time and dropping squash off of tall buildings

  

  famous Mobius strips) and Outer Space. Finally, no celebration at MIT is ... Today is one of my favorite days of the year: the end of daylight ... hour. But, not everyone is as enthusiastic as I am… apparently

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  More about Residence Based Advising Still have questions about RBA?

  

  are about 8 others) and a Resident Associate Advisor (RAA), who is an upperclassman that helps run the seminar and is a resource if you ever have ... students who genuinely want to help freshmen succeed at MIT. However, to be

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2006