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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Glass Flowers A trip to Harvard to see the glass flowers (8 pictures)

  

  On Saturday, it snowed!! On Sunday, the sun was shining. Go figure ... ?). Early this morning, some friends and I went to the Harvard Museum of ... , everything you see here is made out of glass. Side note: Don't ever go to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What are the housing/dining options?

  Housing is a huge part of undergraduate life at MIT. You choose where ... undergraduate experience, and all first-year students live in on-campus residence halls. You can read more about housing on our page Housing at MIT. Just
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have letter grades for some of my coursework or have chosen to take a class pass/fail?

  disruptions over the past few years. Some of these may have impacted your ... school can make available to us and consider them in the context of your ... choose the type of grades you want to send us. Numerical or letter grades
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A major problem is not a major problem Why the text next to my picture is lying to you.

  

  complete before hopping on a plane, exiting in the dead-middle of America ... Three months ago, I informed MIT admissions of my firm intent to ... a JPG image with my picture, stuck it on my blog page while it was

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Honse. Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

  

  those of you who don't know, this is what a pony looks like: [caption id ... out and start selling glass ponies in the streets of Venice. [image ... of Monster with Reese's Puffs every morning for breakfast (can and all

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  SF AIDS Walk – Part II

  

  an AIDS Walk in Boston, and on the morning of the event, a bunch of us ... crown during the walk. Some of my teammates told me I reminded them of a ... , breakfast, and lunch!) Though he's spending his summer thousands of miles

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thanks, man I'm feeling human again.

  

  the mountains with their shadows. I'm sitting on the porch of a coffeehouse in the railyard with a spoonful of melted ice cream, accidentally eavesdropping on the telephone conversation of the pretty lady behind me, watching

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in MD Summary of the end of the year, and a look ahead to the summer.

  

  on that later. But first, a State of the Institvte address. The school year ended with a fizzle. I must admit, I love rolling out of bed on the ... much for me. On the bright side, all of my worldly possessions are now

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Halloween, Part 2 Sometimes it's fun to be somebody you're not.

  

  Last week, I promised you guys an update with photos of my Halloween ... plumes make everything cooler. This particular photo was taken by some of my friends in Senior Haus. Note the mural of Death (from Neil Gaiman

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 8, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Classes of Semesters Past, Present, and Future since you asked.

  

  In the comments section of my last post, Confused Frosh asked: "Can ... 's a nice record of my transition from pre-med/brains to astronomy. More ... each of these classes by typing the subject number into the Course

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Beard, The Name, The Response, and EC Why does it say E.Jones on my door when I am B.Jones, and why is…

  

  cooler to capitalize on the dual "E.Jones" thing instead of having "E ... 'm getting kindof hairy, much to the chagrin of my wife. There's a story behind ... period, culminating with a ceremonious shave on mailing day in March. Only

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 28, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  how i handle canker sores not professional medical advice

  

  them, canker sores are circular ulcers that appear on the soft tissue of ... . This did not work that well, because the sore is on the inside of my ... Reddit that putting a lot of salt on a canker sore would kill the bacteria

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Movies Emeritus out with the old, in with the older

  

  Avenue marketing firm, and was taken "on the road" for the better part of a ... applications are due by August 1st! As in Monday! Get them in on time so that I ... , and I thought I'd share them on the blog as well. MIT: The Motion

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  the streets. As we stood on the roof of our hotel after dinner, looking ... women carry huge buckets of waters on their shoulders, stepping to the ... take to disseminate in Haiti at the end of April. I'm working with Anila

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  did an incredible job of processing things well beyond the deadline. On behalf of all of us, here's a big public thanks to them.) So this is just ... I apologize for the confusion surrounding the removal of the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  0 Days Since Last Fire Alarm Oh noes! Simmons Hall on fire!

  

  alarms since orientation, one of which was a drill. Simmons, on the other ... Sometimes MIT catches on fire. Ok, maybe not actually, but sometimes MIT thinks that it catches on fire. On more than one occasion I've found

  • by Snively '11
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Extended to January 3 We have extended the RA deadline. Happy Holidays!

  

  means that you should you should click the final "submit" button of your online application on or before January 3. If you are applying on paper, have the Post Office postmark and mail your materials on or before

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 3, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Video: Friendly Robots! Professor Cynthia Breazeal shows off her interactive robots.

  

  The PBS show NOVA scienceNOW had a wonderful story last week on MIT Professor Cynthia Breazeal, Director of the Robotic Life Group. It featured not only her robotic "children" like Leonardo and Kismet but also her

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s alive! I built a little car.

  

  . My car is sitting in front of me begging for some TLC. UPDATE Today, in lab, Professor Blanco helped me on my car! Thus, it's still not done

  • by Bryan
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I'm about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish ... this guy, many Americans would be feasting on their national bird over

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005