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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Test Time! All my classes managed to schedule tests within a week of each other.

  

  -what-awesome-thing-happened-to-me-lately!” theme of this blog post. Life at MIT is awesome, but on a fundamental ... , having four tests in the space of about a week was pretty common, and ... bombing one of them could bring my score down almost irreparably. So while

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 5, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Analogies “Fill yourself up with musical lighter fluid and ignite your inner match.”

  

  Kresge Auditorium almost rolling in laughter, listening to arguably some of ... steps!” Though not inherently obvious, they are words of wisdom. They are also the words of the MIT Wind Ensemble (MITWE) director, Frederick

  • by Ana V. '15
  • April 1, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Little Snails SciFi movie marathons rock my socks!

  

  Escargots." One of the things I promised myself is that this year I would try ... a whooping $6 in 26-100 were: Fantastic Planet Courtest of ... word play on the French language word hommes, meaning men), have been

  • by Bryan
  • January 28, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2020 are now ... , 19,020 students applied to join the MIT Class of 2020. As of today (inclusive of Early Action), we have offered admission to 1,485 students

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  next few weeks, I'll be highlighting one of my classes in each entry. This week, I'll start off with one of my most popular classes, 2.007, Design and Manufacturing I. The basic goal of the class is to design and

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Onion article about Robot Hazing at MIT Robot hazing at MIT *gasp!*

  

  first case of robot hazing on the campus. Last fall, during "Rush Week," a ... Onion: MIT Fraternity Accused Of Robot Hazing April 12, 2006 | Issue 42: 15 CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Several members of the Massachusetts Institute of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  keep intruding upon my blogging time. A big part of my next entry will ... 've likely seen on Matt's blog, we went to the waitlist today and offered ... of the people of whom I spoke in this entry were admitted today. I can

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The kindest cut Blog and night and red all over.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? One of the top 20 Scrabble players in the country, and the #1 ranked scrabble player in all of Massachusetts, is a sophomore at ... the dishes, I cut the dickens out of my finger. Mad props to Mitra for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 6, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is EECS?

  ; Computer Science (EECS) is everywhere. Each year, EECS prepares hundreds of ... , nanotechnology and more. Part of both the Schwarzman College of Computing and the School of Engineering, MIT EECS consistently is at the top of U.S. News and
• Blog / Challenges

  burning out past the finish line

  

  lots of things i could be doing and i am not doing any of them because i ... video games and walking around and being on voice calls and scrolling ... it i could be working on personal projects or gph or learning piano or

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 25, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Postcard From The Green Building postmarked july 5th

  

  Yesterday I took photos from the top of the Green Building. MIT sprawled far below us, the lines of its normally inscrutable architecture ... sense. As the sun set and Cambridge's night lights winked on, every

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  history.  Because of the incredible size and strength of the ... students whom we would love to have on campus. However, we did place some students on our waitlist. We will have more information for waitlisted

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection = Finished Wow.

  

  proud of the class we've admitted. The predominant feeling, however, is ... it, but I never do. We'll spend the next week preparing all of the ... definitely be available online on the 18th, and if all goes well we'll mail on

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2006
• 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 / 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 / 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