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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  ,” which I ended up taking this past spring, and (to put it simply) thought ... a just society. I guess with this post I was hoping to share with you one of the topics in the class I found most exciting - one about which I

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Announcements

  To our prospective students and their families on taking care of ourselves and the people we love

  

  have been redirected as well.  I know that this may be a frustrating ... looking forward to beginning her university studies this fall, so I have ... Making Caring Common report was released in 2016, I wrote that an important

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • May 27, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Trashion Show from rubbish to runway

  

  lighting was super cool, and I’m really glad it all came together so well ... , with bright white spotlights shining on the main runway. I felt as if I ... , so if that doesn’t tell you how trendy of an event this was, I don

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • December 6, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Weekend Trip to Salem, MA romance, adventure, and no witchcraft

  

  ’s go on a trip. To Salem,” I asked my partner a week ahead of a long weekend. I wasn’t expecting an affirmative answer, really, as a 4-day weekend in late April is helpfully situated before hell week(s), i.e. the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 7, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Brass Rat 2017 revealing our class's Brass Rat at the 2017 Ring Premiere

  

  the 2017 Ring Premiere. I had the pleasure of serving on the 2017 Ring Committee, and I enjoyed designing our class's Brass Rat. As a lover of MIT ... ; Raivo and I were the first to come up, giving a quick talk on the history

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  One would think that after seven years in this office I would not be ... all this time, I never cease to be thrilled to get to finally meet all ... . The first question I often hear from parents is, "what events should I

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  how you're expected to sleep for grief, so I'll try to comfort you with ... , different lost texts, but I find the idea comforting all the same. While ... German more than modern English (it was spoken pre-French influence) and I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  I know that students on the waitlist have lots of questions ... students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am ... application was lacking, or what I should improve on? If we waitlisted you, it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Nate Silver visits MIT (or, do witches exist in real life?) No, he can't predict the outcome of your admissions decision. Probably.

  

  I am what one might call a "professional blogger", or what a liberal ... room, and the stubborn ExpressionEngine blogging platform with which I am currently wrestling - is the freedom to work in my underpants. I'm living the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 1, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  “How to CPW 2012”…a Guide for Parents CPW can be overwheming...a parents' guide to making the most of it.

  

  Much of Boston and certainly the ladies in the sorority house where I ... can provide. Since I am involved with many of the parent events during ... get the most of your time on campus. The first question I often hear

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 15, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Aged And Confused thoughts from a fossil

  

  historically significant and culturally stupendous event: my birthday. Today, I turned 25. It's an interstitial age. I'm halfway to what is called "middle ... expectancy. I'm out of college myself, but people I went to school with are

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 5, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  ; I know a few friends who have never seen snow in such amounts, let ... you miss due to snow gets made up near the end of the year, though I ... instance, I was lucky to get one or two of them in a given year, presumably

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Moves and Music(als) Illustrated with tons of images and a video, and not *as* many words

  

  Fun fact number 1: I'm a drummer. You probably knew that, but you most definitely didn't have a gratuitously-added picture - in which I ... robots.Fun fact number 2: I'm an actor, albeit one with an incredibly short

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Story of a Lifestyle I'm going to kick you - No, for real

  

  I've always thought about doing crew and Taekwondo (TKD) in college. So at CPW, I visited the crew and TKD info booths, and during Orientation, put myself on their mailing lists. But seeing how i'm still evading

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • March 30, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to get around MIT hunger pangs [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Culinary art = delicious art.

  

  and shirts and ties! What am I not prepared for? Nowadays, most high ... chemistry on your own! A quick introduction to my recent kitchen escapades: I have been cooking for a long time with food I buy from grocery stores

  • by ARTalk
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Welcome To Guild Camp [by Susan Shepherd '11] "Boot, Not Summer."

  

  '11, and I had at least another hour of work ahead of us. A row of ... Camp was not at all what I expected. It was both harder and easier than I ... actually print out when we told it to do so, I still felt like strangling my

  • by ARTalk
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Making Tracks

  

  I just turned nineteen, and the journey billed as the first year of the rest of my life is meeting an anxious end. I'm still in the same room, still know where I want my life to go, inching away from

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  about doing before. And why was I thinking about RB Woodward today? Well, I was walking around MIT this afternoon and I passed an campus tour. There, I heard two interesting questions and even more interesting answers

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pop quiz, Viktor I finally discover what happens when you rapidly cool hot metal. Now my life is…

  

  rapidly cool hot metal?". Well, that's what I've been asking for a while now ... explains exactly how the climax of Fantastic 4 works. So, to rectify this, I ... . Schuh Subject: Metal cooling question Dear Professor Schuh, I am an MIT

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 4, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  just one more gnome game it will fix me

  

  About a week ago, I was ensnared Google Gnome, courtesy of my quasi-roommate Cyan (it's complicated but actually not. but I won't elaborate though ... productivity. I wake up and play gnome game. I finish writing up a proof and give

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 4, 2025