Search

Search Results

• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of first-year learning communities are available?

  MIT undergrads come from every state in the country and approximately 75 countries across the globe. Every student brings something special ... , we have a variety of programs to choose from. MIT’s first
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I test out of some classes by taking Advanced Standing Exams?

  Advanced Standing Examinations are one way to earn credit for MIT ... 've already mastered introductory coursework at MIT, then you can take an ASE to ... bad grade disappears. No one will ever hold your education back at MIT
• Blog / Advice

  You’re doing it wrong Some constructive advice from the Director for filling out the application

  

  2023 is now live. While some have jumped at the chance to scope out the changes and preview the short answer prompts, a much larger group is likely ... submit. It is, however, worth noting that If you experience any last minute

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • September 9, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lecture Notes: Biology of Culture highlights from Brian Farrell's open lecture at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (spoiler: contains…

  

  it is," and I'll agree. Then he says "I as an artist can see how beautiful this is but you as a scientist take this all apart and it becomes a ... beauty that he sees is available to other people and to me too, I believe

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Poems Robert Creeley today.

  

  is small (4 students, one prof, total), together we make a writing ... . Every class day (which is Mondays and Wednesdays- that's today), we read a ... in sight, but then, well, there she is, old friend Liz-- And she opens

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Summer

  my summer! a belated blog

  

  Seaport and Quincy Market. I realized that MIT didn’t have lively nearby ... hang out whereas Kendall square is mostly offices. Regardless, I started

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 18, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobody’s Got No Class! I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking.

  

  (It's from "Chicago," people) I was browsing through the MIT Course ... Roles and Sexuality Ms. Laura Anne Stuart, MIT Medical Department Units: 2 ... complete a final written project. No prior knowledge of "Sex and the City" is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Quarrying Around Ice skating in an underground tunnel

  

  adventure with the MIT Caving Club. I really enjoyed it, and I wanted to continue my adventures here at MIT by doing all the things. So when I got an ... annual thing that I do here at MIT!

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 21, 2013
• Blog / Events

  TELETHONNNNN brought to you by Domino's

  

  congratulate Early Action students on getting into MIT. It was... tough. What ... balmy January evening? "HimynameisConnieandI'mafreshmanatMIT... and ... that they were getting a call from MIT, their dream school! The room

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Seatbelts, Everyone! Interrupting Radio Silence...

  

  incredibly important. No one goes through MIT (or any school) alone; the help

  • by Alina G. '11
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 4

  

  Barbecue. At lunch, we had a visitor: Akash, a student admitted to the MIT ... chatting, Akash got a call on his mobile phone from another MIT '09, Anthony ... way back to the selection room, we ran into Rob (another MIT '09), who

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 19, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Things change, but the friends remain

  

  Hello! A lot has changed, but the friends and the vlogs remain. Doing this in the only way I know how :) PS – As I read the previously published…

  • by Celena C. '12
  • January 23, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  the view from my window and netflix's view of my window through another window

  

  It snowed on Saturday. Here’s what I woke up to on Sunday. needs more l o o m i n g  s h a d o w and weather-dirtied window…

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 21, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  The past four weeks, in maps. 3 continents, 4 weeks, 11 planes, made comprehensible.

  

  My adventures from the past month can only really be described, and my absence from the blogosphere explained, using a series of maps. I spent a substantial amount of time…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  Quick update from SB Where it is not below zero.

  

  In Santa Barbara right now, where I’m soaking up the sun and just getting some R&R before the new semester. This IAP I have just been up and down the…

  • by Celena C. '12
  • January 8, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  I have the best girlfriend ever Gifts at MIT rock.

  

  I bought a new mouse on woot.com the other day for $13.37 and I must say, it’s very nice, but when my girlfriend came into my room she inquired “Where’s…

  • by Snively '11
  • December 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in Burton-Conner! What you won't see in the i3 video!

  

  I found an old clip on YouTube that I uploaded a long time ago that I somehow never blogged. One day, Adelaide ’09 and I realized that we both had…

  • by Snively '11
  • July 30, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  15.27182 – Lecture Anatomy 101 Prereq: None, Units: 1-0-1, Lecture: M EVE (11 PM-midnight) (iHouse), NO FINAL

  

  Practical introduction to the theory of lecture seating. Revolves mainly around the Oasis Model of Lecture Seating, along with practical applications to demonstrate the concepts. Emphasizes applicational examples, such as…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The second-best picture we took in Paris This entry is dedicated to Regis Philbin.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? I. M. Pei, who graduated from the MIT school of architecture in 1940, designed the glass pyramids in front of the Louvre. "Agh, I'm so tired." "Guys! We can get a great picture with the pyramid. Get in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Howdy Where are you guys going to live? Etc.

  

  Thanks to everyone who submitted applications for admissions blogging! Thank heaven there’s a selection committee – I could never choose by myself. All of the applications have been fantastic! (There’s…

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 24, 2006