The experience that I've had at MIT is pretty incredible, to say the least.

There is just so much to take in and appreciate cause the vast pool of what they have to offer just seems endless.

I think it largely stems from the fact that they've been around since the 18 hundreds, but also the sheer passion that we feel from their student body and faculty is just immense. And this is just from the small pick of MIT-GLP participants. Whatever they're doing, they're definitely doing it right.

Following straight from this, I think there has literally not been a day where I've not learnt something new from my time spent working on the GLP projects at MIT.

The main project we're working on now is basically to build an electric boat that will float and move on the Charles River. I was actually a little sceptical about this initially but as things are starting to fall in place and our team is getting bonded working together, I'm confident this will be one of my favourite projects in my undergraduate life.

Aside from this boat design challenge, the coordinators also organised auxiliary classes for us like architectural drawing and pottery which I found really enjoyable! I think the classes give us a good avenue to step aside from the heavily technical boat centred stuff we deal with every other day. 

The environment that the teaching assistants, professors and facilitators have created just pushes everyone to be fiercely curious about the lesson topics and projects we are working on. These vibes are probably what I'll miss most about sitting in a class at MIT as opposed to anywhere else. 

There has never been a moment where I have regretted going for this exchange and the friends and memories I've come to acquire over the course of the GLP are ones that I'll hold on to for the longest time.

I only wish that this exchange could be longer because MIT just has so much to offer and my experience at MIT has been nothing short of captivating. Given the opportunity, I'd most certainly take the chance to go back there for more!

Reuben, from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD),
currently on exchange at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

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