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• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  , I was inspired to do more research into this grammatical phenomenon ... you see our merry band heading out on the commuter boat. Honestly, I ... that they would charter five boats a day for it, but I guess if the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Days in NYC

  

  Hi everyone. I'm writing this entry from NYC, where I have Internet ... imagine. (Not to mention my gas stove, which I don't know how to ignite. HELP!) Anyway, I'm externing at an economic consulting company, along

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics If you want to come to MIT, you'd better learn a thing or two about…

  

  I do understand that human beings are not intuitively good at ... bad at statistics doesn't mean I'll accept that as an excuse from you as ... % admission rate; those who didn't interview had a 7% admission rate. (I don

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 1, 2005
• 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?

  At MIT Admissions, we understand that there have been many disruptions over the past few years. Some of these may have impacted your grading systems. We want you to know…
• Blog / Academics & Research

  StartMIT: IAP for Entrepreneurs Like with anything else, it helps to learn from the best

  

  "enthusiastic interest", so I submitted a proposal with only modest hopes of being accepted. To my surprise, I got in, and I signed myself up! Best decision so ... successfully commercialized.   I was particularly blown away by the talk

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • January 26, 2016
• Blog / Events

  “Exactly” the Same We're not being too critical! We're MIT students!

  

  Mystery Hunt ended just over a week ago and I think it's safe to say that many people are still recovering from it. I've been trying really ... ultimately how everything ended. Unfortunately, I'm still so overloaded by

  • by Snively '11
  • January 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  something that's been on my mind quite a bit ever since I moved back into my ... years. Although much the renovation was sub-optimal, I'm really happy to ... post, I want to take a closer look at dorm structure, how it impacts

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A (Not At All) Comprehensive Guide to Your First Year what i've learned as an associate advisor

  

  Since my sophomore year at MIT, I've been an associate advisor, an ... the most fulfilling things I do here at MIT and I really have loved ... couple of years, I've picked up some advice and tips that my advisees have

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 10, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SONIC JUBILANCE A day at the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building at MIT

  

  Tech: The M.I.T. Symhony orchestra will be heard for the first time under ... drumming (led by Lamine Touré). I arrived at the Linde building at 1:30 PM, exploring the lobby that conjoins the facility’s three halls. Even though I

  • by Jeremy W.
  • February 22, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  art in burton conner making do in a non-mural building

  

  the Institute"]I3 videos[/annotation] for certain dorms, you know that ... years of involvement in Burton Conner government, I've seen how staunch administration seems in their decision to oust murals. I did, however, get a

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 5, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  Exploring Classes a guide

  

  from, and I even have some tips on how to use them effectively. First ... years. I happily spent many hours freshman year building out possible ... , where I carefully planned out various double major combinations, none of

  • by Alex M. '21
  • August 29, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Good Will Mystery Hunting 63 hours of puzzle solving: a classic part of the MIT experience

  

  “It'll be over before sunrise.” The first time I heard it, midnight ... Virginia, the most important city in the world that night for all I cared ... explicable context. For two protein-deprived days, I had lived off the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 21, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  , a citizen only as of last summer, I'm pretty especially excited to be voting for the first time. In 2004, I'd worked as an election official, on that day which began 4 more years of the Bush presidency, and I remember

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  on mit’s mailing list culture update: tetazoo glounge

  

  i think i have achieved a state where i feel like i should be blogging more and yet don't want to spend my free time blogging more. like, i've already squeezed out so much free time out of my week. i am in class 3 hours

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 17, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2025!

  

  It's July again, which means that: I started a co-op Stardew ... gardening when I can to stay cool during extreme heat waves I'm fleeing to the mountains for a much-needed vacation, where I will sit in backyards

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  I spent the beginning of this week in the company of a select group ... there were many issues that we wrestled with, the topic that I found most ... guided by service to our mission, which I tend to summarize as utilizing

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2024!

  

  blogger application." While some days I'm in Cambridge at the MIT Welcome Center, most of my summer is spent in Framingham, where: I go on my ... "]an açaí tradicional,[/annotation] and sometimes to [annotation note="What I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2024
• Blog / Class Projects

  Watch the “Wild” 2023 Final Presentations for 2.009: Product Engineering Processes something to watch while awaiting decisions

  

  early in the term and you'll see what I mean. https://vimeo.com/893853200 ... of products that spun out of 2.009 and into the market. I remember ... ://vimeo.com/showcase/10857025/video/894149655 I went with five colleagues from admissions and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prizes in your pocket Computers are so cool omg this is why I’m a course 6

  

  Do you ever stop to think about how incredible computers are? I don’t just mean software innovations like generative AI or the internet. I ... everyone’s mind and today being National Nanotechnology Day, I wanted to take

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 9, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  A New Year, A New President Introducing Dr. Sally Kornbluth, the 18th President of MIT

  

  , alongside remarks from Diane and Rafael. [annotation note='Shuli and I got ... creative energy that characterizes the MIT community. [annotation note="I'll see if I can post a video later if it becomes available."]In a Q

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2022