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• Blog / Challenges

  A Texan’s Guide to Surviving a Boston Winter it's possible

  

  . To the point where it feels like I never left for winter break at all ... no more than an inch or two of snow at a time, figuring out how to stay ... . I’d like to think that I’ve finally nailed it. So for those of you

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 9, 2018
• Blog / Events

  How do you convince MIT students to dress nicely? as with most things in life, the secret involves free food

  

  sometimes get a bad rap with regards to social interactions.  We ... Charm School, a series of classes during IAP that aims to help members of ... minute, though, I whipped out my blogger "media" credentials and managed to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 30, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: the creative process for Pi day videos

  

  arriving on campus, upperclassmen are returning to campus, admissions ... splits video), and the V4C folks wanted to know more about the creative ... philosophy and strategy behind how we communicate to prospective students (i

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fantastic Course Numbers and Where to Find Them A List of Ways MIT is like Hogwarts

  

  was feeling a more light-hearted, nonsensical post to take my mind of ... Hogwarts! (I also recently watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ... corridors and staircases move I used to have to take the 3rd floor

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 30, 2016
• Blog / Events

  I’m embarrassed to be writing this entry. The one where Matt regresses back to being a 12 year old boy.

  

  ). I hope you don't think less of me for going to a talk about ... intrigued. When I came to MIT, I knew there would be lots of famous ... 'd expect to hear talk at MIT. But there have been lots of speakers here on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do I have to submit a school profile?

  Your school counselor (or equivalent) should submit the Secondary School Report and transcript. Most counselors also attach a letter of recommendation and a School Profile, describing your school’s curriculum and…
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Minesweeper Monday Episode One: Quantum of Solace Emulator

  

  Hello everyone and welcome to episode one of Minesweeper Monday, a bit that I might never do again! In this episode I talk about Coffee and Radio and Movies and try for far too long to get an emulator of a game to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • December 30, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  you ain’t gonna need it overthinking

  

  i'm going to make, like whether to go to mit or choosing what to do this summer. i fall in the same traps when i think about what i want to ... have to think about this decision, i'm starting from scratch. i think it

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 6, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  18.600 poetry compute the probability i overuse the ampersand

  

  dedicated to 18.600, a.k.a. Probability and Random Variables, which I took this past semester. special thanks to: Brice H. ‘19, for your ... poetry that tries to incorporate math always comes off as cringe.

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 25, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  7 / Pressure is a privilege Training for my last hurrah, the US Championships

  

  TO SET THE MOOD: 'Aranjuez' by Jorge Muñiz & José Luis Duval ... , pushing training to the side. I didn't even plan on skating this season. Last season was intended to be my last. But a last-minute injury in the

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  first week madness memes does anyone relate? lol

  

  [annotation note="The reason we have to take an entrance exam is because we do not have the prerequisite, which is understandable, but alas :^("]note[/annotation][annotation note="These memes were brought to you by us

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 8, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  learn by doing things i've done without really knowing how

  

  It's snowing. Hard. Blizzard-warning, dangerous-to-be-outside, MIT-is-closed hard. But people like to stay active; my hall, for instance, is currently making plans to build an igloo tomorrow. I've been working on a few

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 26, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Grace Hopper a celebration of women in computing

  

  My employer recently sent me to the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women ... .  It was a great opportunity to see some wonderful speakers, connect with ... -dominated field. It was also a chance to get a selfie with CTO of the United States

  • by Piper '13
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Being First is Important There can be many firsts

  

  Sometimes you should stop to identify all of the different pictures in an entry. We work hard to find pictures for you guys, and then we have to resize, upload, and link them in. I know I would appreciate it a

  • by Snively '11
  • May 14, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  Red Sox *wwooooossshhhh!*

  

  to offer: front row seats to fly-overs. [Update] Yeah, I think there has to be a game, because I just heard the last little bit of the

  • by Snively '11
  • April 7, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Special Edition! Speaking of Valentine's Cards . . .

  

  350 you start to forget how you normally write your name). That's why I, and perhaps some of the other bloggers, took some time to make some "Special Edition" cards, adding a little something extra to a few of the

  • by Snively '11
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Wow KABOOM!

  

  work to do (let me rephrase that. . . .AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH ... these blogs are for, right? These are supposed to give you an inside look as to what your next year of school may look like). I have two psets

  • by Snively '11
  • April 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Your Name in Flashing Lights Or maybe just mitadmissions.org

  

  Did you ever try to call in for radio shows? Ever want your five minutes of fame? Well here's your chance to be a blogger. Last year, I piloted an effort to capture CPW through the eyes of a prefrosh, and this

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Why I haven’t posted in forever In picture form, no less.

  

  I am taking 5 minutes out of my life just to let you all know why I don't exist. I don't exist, because this is my to-do list: No joke ... another one. But I've run out of actual lines on the sheet, and had to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 13, 2008