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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Being an Intern (And being an adult)

  

  This summer is the first summer I am participating in an internship ... with the actual work I am doing. Nervous and excited on the first day, I ... . But what occurred was much more than that. I am the youngest intern at

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  your vehicle is pointing relative to the Sun, Earth, and other reference ... is one of the most crucial parts of flying a spacecraft, which is why ... due on the same day. These are variables that you have little control

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  's mission to make the world a better place Collaborative and cooperative spirit Initiative Risk-taking, or resilience and the ability and ... excitement, also known as passion The ability to balance your coursework with

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 26, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  V&Q&A Video, Questions, and Answers

  

  chance, which is why I’ve been reaching out to others in the GEL Program lately for these blog posts. So when two friends in the GEL program told ... common. First, we’d like to introduce ourselves. Please excuse the rather

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  Skullhouse, formerly of Senior Haus): "This summer I will be an intern at the Love At Work (LAW) missions camp. The camp, founded in 1993 by Killearn ... Gretna, Florida. Over time the project evolved into a multi

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hello, Ma Sheng Li Gong A journey of four years begins with a single blog.

  

  up north. Interestingly enough, the family friend that we were staying ... stay over for a night at the Institute. Having heard so many amazing ... the maze of corridors and first hearing about "the Infinite." And, of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Long Overdue Q&A Post Sorry for the delay!

  

  It's been a long time since my last Q&A post - sorry for the delay ... . :-) ------------------------------------- If I would like to play for an athletic team, should I contact the ... do athletics have anything to do with the undergrad admissions process

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Activities, humanities, question-ities Will you have time to be in an extracurricular at MIT? Yes, you will.

  

  Activities Today I am inspired by Christina (my favorite off-the ... friend. :-D] I know it must be kind of confusing to reconcile the fact that we're all apparently busy out of our heads with schoolwork and the fact

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Why I came to MIT A few reasons I chose MIT, and I few reasons that would have made me…

  

  (supposed to be) studying for a 9.24 (Diseases of the Nervous System) test ... to lab tonight at 7:30 to change the media on my COS cells... and if ... decision soon, I thought I'd outline some of the reasons I chose MIT for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Case of the Saturdays This is the true story of 5 mechanical engineers and 1 neuroscientist selected to spend…

  

  make for good song lyrics) Agawam is best known as being the ... found half price tickets to Six Flags which were a little cheaper than the ... actually planned on sleeping in, I was out of the house by 7:30 and on my way

  • by Bryan
  • July 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 3 (Finals) You may begin at the sound of my voice. You have an hour to answer…

  

  The MIT.01 course, Intro to the Institute, has been very exciting to teach, and I expect that it will be added to the extensive list of courses already existing on OpenCourseWare. To gauge the extent of how well you

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 26, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  moving on, as shown through free t-shirts some spring cleaning

  

  because I didn't want to spend the money or feel cluttered/off-balance. The ... that way for four years. This led to a bad habit of me pushing all the ... ."]opening[/annotation] of the closet door instantly spiked my blood pressure levels. So in an

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • March 10, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  “i can only draw stick figures” musings on learning to draw

  

  drawing class Every Tuesday evening, right as the sun was setting in the horizon, I’d embark on a long bike ride over to the complete opposite side of campus. At Building W97, the Theater Arts building, I took

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • June 4, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  a hackathon, a marathon I went to MIT EnergyHack!

  

  . ‘24, and her lab mate, Rick W. ‘25, an exchange student from the ... of the challenges. There were about 100 teams, and 10 different ... . Still, enticed by the promise of free food, I roused myself and went to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • November 28, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  me, existing one day at a time

  

  dinner at Pika for the first time. It was kind of cold, and I was tired ... heart soaring. I’ve suddenly found myself busier than ever. In the past two weeks: I got a UROP! I attended a mixer organized by the MIT

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 2, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

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

  

  About a year ago, in the midst of job recruiting season, I wrote a ... recruiting season again, but this year, I escaped from the cycle by accepting a return offer. Obviously, it's nice to be on the other side of things

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

  We Were Deferred

  

  MIT was our dream school. The blogs were one of the main reasons for that. We read the blogs religiously throughout high school. We followed the tails of the bloggers, laughed at their jokes (or in the case of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 30, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  and what you want to eat for the next 4+ years. For some, it’s as simple ... , because in the end, food is great. I like food, you like food. So let’s get this show on the road.* A Couple of Doors Down (cooking is fun, too

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Advanced Standing Exams: know your stuff, get out of a semester-long class! You should really consider taking them.

  

  8-class humanities minimum (the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences ... , physics, and calculus (these classes are known as the General Institute ... , the answer is no. MIT gives really remarkably, disappointingly horrible

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 24, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  I received the following question on tumblr the other day:   ... people to buckle under the pressure. I’ve adapted the response I created for tumblr to this post, which I hope will shed some light on the

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015