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• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’re 18, But You Aren’t Invincible Impressions of my first month at MIT -- both sobering and exciting.

  

  : time management. I am sure that many of you can start your homework the ... . You might think this is a bad thing because if you get an "A", you don ... failing stuff if you can help it. So while it's insurance, it's not

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  We Treat You Nicely VOTE VOTE VOTE!

  

  're considering MIT then you should come visit. I realize that depending on where you live, a visit to MIT can be expensive and a little time consuming ... . This is where you'll go first if you come for an overnight visit. When

  • by Snively '11
  • November 13, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  You always have been hi everybody!

  

  been up to since then? Where do you live? What do you do? What is life ... event where they had a special pop-up museum-like thing that walked you ... that you can really zoom-zoom anywhere and everywhere (with permission

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Doing What You Love it's both priceless and utilitarian

  

  gives you a really beautiful opportunity: you can have a job that you love. And getting paid any reasonable amount to do what you love is basically ... very messy rationalization. But you can absolutely take my word for my

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is going to pump you up! A bit about a cool new fitness program called getfit@mit

  

  you can’t really go wrong with a nerdy name. The getfit website (http://getfit.mit.edu/) has a function where you can enter your minutes and see other teams ... . So, you can hold team members accountable by sending emails like “Get

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Conference Where Everyone Was Younger Than Me I'm talking highschool Thiel Fellows, 30 under 30 winners, and Shark Tank participants

  

  student, you sort of get used to being one of the youngest. Everyone else is ... no matter what age you are, you can do what you set your mind to. These ... Facebook. He let us get press badges and we were set. I purchased bus tickets

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 30, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  See You Later

  

  right time. Like Yogi Berra said: when you get to a fork in the road ... buildings east to the Media Lab, where I will spend a year as a graduate student and researcher. As some of you may remember, before MIT I was a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  mostly it’s about diversity. (And as soon as he gets it back online again ... ’s freedom of self-expression. Anyone who is taking part in REX right now can ... means we get to consider changes and additions to questions we include on

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Congratulations! You have been named… Time Magazine's Person of the Year!

  

  fancy thing called the Internet. Smaller bands can get their music out ... expand it millions of times more quickly than ever before. You can see that ... Time Magazine's Person of the Year. It's you. The person reading

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What can you do in four years?

  

  key is to try to maximize what you do get out of MIT. For example, I ... do what you can. Build memories. There is always more to do. You will ... . Question: "What about Are Four years enough to get advantage of all the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  That’s right, you’re sick Thank you, nurse, for stating the obvious.

  

  't really get to know other MedLinks very well. After training, you see them ... while I ignore the box o' meds under my bed and see if you can hook me up ... . Thank you for getting me through the MedLinks election meeting. As for you

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 8, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  We’re Only Getting Older

  

  friends. Hold on to the people you love. Hugs and hot chocolate can fix many ... ’s a mixed bag. Life is better if you can laugh at it. Good prevails, in ... surprisingly common behavior for lots of people. I couldn’t, really, tell you why

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • February 5, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are we going?

  

  hall gets a single vote in HouseComm). Eventually, Conor '07 (of 2nd West ... to make sure that EC gets a good housemaster, because we want EC to ... mandatory meal plans (this is one of those issues where the rumors never

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  How to do everything wrong and still get into MIT Perfect SAT scores and #1 class ranks are so last millennium.

  

  /astro. We broke up. He didn't get in. He was devastated. You may see where ... a bad score, and there are certainly a lot of people who think you can ... , precisely, one goes about getting into MIT. My first response is generally to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Reflections and Decisions Take advantage of every opportunity you can

  

  many, many times that college is where you will find yourself, but I don ... again in a couple of months. If you didn’t get the answer you are looking ... interact with. No matter where you end up, be sure to take advantage of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • December 20, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  're getting to campus. If you're arriving by air, you can take the airport ... ! Anonymous asked, "Hi, Mollie! How did you and Adam get matched up with your ... ? And how did you get to be hosts? Are all the bloggers automatically

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Guest Post] Getting Help @ MIT by Warren K. ’27

  

  . Something I wish someone would have told me from the start is: you can’t even imagine the kind of support you’ll get. You don’t need to know what to ask ... the South. On campus you can find me creating stuff in one of MIT’s many

  • by Jeremy W.
  • January 17, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role You Play in the Admissions Process by Jenny Rifken, Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions @ MIT.

  . I had the control over where I ultimately enrolled. I hope you can ... and you control two of them. You really can have a great deal of ... with the results. You decide where to apply and, ultimately, where to

  • by mitblogs
  • October 26, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Get to know Tim the Beaver! Tim shows off some moves at an MIT men's ice hockey game

  

  siezed the moment. To the 2016ers, here's what you can expect when you arrive on campus in a month and a half! Get pumped!

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 10, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

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