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Snippets of Iceland some rhymes from spring break

2024 has been quite a year for the Sun—in addition to the total solar eclipse, this year is also a solar maximum⁠01 when the Sun is at its most geomagnetically…

by Allison E. '27
April 17, 2024

Blog / Events

total eclipse of the cruft

this post is a little delayed, for which I plead CPW Like millions of others, I traveled to northern New England to see the total solar eclipse on April 8th.…

by Chris Peterson SM '13
April 16, 2024

Blog / Extracurriculars

radio society out of context one panel comics

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Anika. They have light skin, medium-length brown hair with bangs, and are wearing a teal shirt with a red bandana, making a peace sign with their left hand.

Triple Foxtrot (Friday Build Night) 7pm Room 50-358!

by Anika H. '26
April 11, 2024

Blog / Advice

Welcome to CPW! 'twas the night before cpw...

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Jessica. She has light skin, long black hair and is wearing a light blue tank top. She has glasses and is smiling with her mouth closed.

Last week, my photo gallery reminded me that roughly one year ago was my CPW! Interspaced between pictures of Boston and campus were other assorted pictures—midnight karaoke, bleached hair, and…

by Jessica Z. '27
April 10, 2024

Blog / Personal Travel

Spring Break. mmmmm

A head-and-shoulders illustrated portrait of Kayode. He is smiling with his mouth closed, has medium dark skin, and short curly hair. He's wearing a light blue collared shirt.

mom’s spaghetti.

by Kayode D. '27
April 3, 2024

Blog / Personal Travel

F=-kx spring break in nova scotia, nyc, and dc

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Kano. She has medium brown skin, long brown hair and is wearing a darker yellow jacket. She has glasses and is smiling with her mouth open.

the spring force, as expressed by Hooke’s Law This past spring quarter, I felt like a spring. Specifically, like an undamped oscillator. My days swung wildly up and down. The…

by Kanokwan T. '26
March 31, 2024

Blog / Events

2026 ring premiere! and what led up to it!

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Teresa. She has light skin, black hair pulled back into a ponytail with a strand falling out, and is wearing a white tank top and a necklace.

★ a recounting of Premiere (Oops, it’s been like 1.5 months since) Ring Premiere happened! For almost a year now, I’ve had the privilege of being on the Class of…

by Teresa J. '26
March 28, 2024

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

an unsolicited review of the whitney biennial (not really a review just stuff I liked)

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Gloria. She has light skin, shoulder-length black hair and is wearing a light green shirt and several necklaces.

Last weekend, I took a short solo trip up to New York to see the Whitney Biennial! I’ve wanted to go to the Whitney Museum of American Art for years,…

by Gloria Z. '26
March 25, 2024

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

Something to chalk about “These murals are f*cking rad” – Petey

MIT is a 168-acre playground for the world’s brightest undergrads, and nowhere is that more apparent than at Simmons Hall – my beautiful, spongey dorm. We have cats! A ball…

by Andi Q. '25
March 24, 2024

Blog / How to Human

B1ner Cribs come see 10+ rooms on Burton 1

It’s been 16 years since the last installment of Burton 1 Cribs, an extensive tour of rooms on B1⁠21 For those who don't know us, we're Burton 1, the first…

by Amber V. '24
March 24, 2024

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

welding 1000 digits of pi nom nom buzz buzz

On pi day, campus was buzzing with events. That morning, I even planned out all my pie stops: a Project Manus makerspace mentor social, Laureates and Leaders Induction Ceremony, East…

by Kanokwan T. '26
March 23, 2024

Blog / Classes

Pirates and Pi and Rats and Pie and Rats (except there are no rats) 3.1415926535897932384626433832795… idk the rest.

I [started] writing this blog on 3/17, and it’s the warmest day that there has been in a while. I was outside writing this blog in Killian Court, but the…

by Kayode D. '27
March 23, 2024

Blog / Classes

classes i’m taking this spring study abroad edition

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Fatima. She has medium brown skin and is wearing a dark blue hijab with a bright purple and blue shirt. She has glasses and is smiling with her mouth open.

after long deliberations and email exchanges with the transfer credit examiners, i registered for what i hope will be the equivalent of 48 units at MIT. there are some key…

by Fatima A. '25
March 22, 2024

Blog / Announcements

MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2028 are now available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status…

by Chris Peterson SM '13
March 14, 2024

Blog / Decisions Day Threads

Open Thread: Admitted

YOU! GOT! IN! Come celebrate with us in the comments and—more importantly—share this wonderful news with your community and loved ones! We hope you feel like you’re walking on sunshine,…

by Decisions
March 14, 2024

Blog / Decisions Day Threads

Open Thread: Waitlisted

A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn’t accept them all. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you…

by Decisions
March 14, 2024

Blog / Decisions Day Threads

Open Thread: Not Admitted

There were many incredible applicants to the MIT Class of 2028, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. The comments on this post are an…

by Decisions
March 14, 2024

Blog / About Decisions

No Ceilings next steps

Part 1: (literal) There are no ceilings. For some reason, in a lot of buildings around campus, MIT would rather have pipes and wires and such along our ceilings than…

by Paige B. '24
March 12, 2024

Blog / How to Food

IAP Cooking a journey of uncooked pasta and cold pho

I live in Burton-Conner, which is a cook-for-yourself dorms, but I purchased a meal plan last semester for convenience. I didn’t cook often and pretty much lived off of avocado…

by Jessica Z. '27
March 10, 2024

Blog / About Decisions

Beaverheimer (Pi Day 2024) 3/14/24 at 6:28 PM ET

Tim the Beaver (the mascot costume) wearing a grey porkpie hat.

MIT Regular Action decisions will be available online on Thursday, March 14 at 6:28 PM ET. To check your decision, visit apply.mitadmissions.org/apply and go to your Application Status Page. That’s…

by Tim
March 7, 2024