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• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: new HASS concentration in Computing and Society studying humans? studying computers? porque no los dos?

  

  Program on STS just released their fall lineup of talks and I am ... 're in the area for any of them and want to drop by! ... interest in the intersection of humans and computing at MIT, and a rapidly

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2019
• Blog / Events

  A Brief History of Thursday I met Kip Thorne.

  

  -up involves non-quantum-sized mirrors (as in, on the scale of 40 kg) and ... -enviable genetic makeup is devoid of lottery-winner DNA, and (3) I've heard that it ... turns out that, much like a gourmet pretzel, life is full of twists. On

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2024!

  

  undergraduates of any class year. This application will go live on 07/01/2024 and ... Center, most of my summer is spent in Framingham, where: I go on my ... community in the state of Massachusetts and many lovely bakeries and cafes

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

  Withdrawal Symptoms I miss camp :(

  

  feelings. They held a ball of yarn when they spoke, and while holding on to ... meals on her own for herself and her two brothers. I wouldn't have ... goodbye hugs on the last day, participate in games, and initiate

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  P(Happy Chanukah)

  

  asked of late. I'll address a couple quickly now, and get to some others ... ) < P(Gimmel on the dreidel). Chetan asked a series of interesting ... in the context of the entire application, and would distract the reader

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  re-orienting REX et al.

  

  circumstances']move in.[/annotation] I was one of the first people to move in and ... , where a lot of big Orientation and other events happen ... first few days at MIT in the sea of faces and blur of names, hoping to

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • September 19, 2022
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  one type of plane, the 737, and on each 737 there is one seat to rule ... sketched up this guide on one of my flights after 4 hours of intense analysis. Or maybe 20 minutes of doodling on napkins, you can decide.  

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  Teaching Splash (and Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome) guest post by Haley C. '18

  

  large piece of paper and a Sharpie. Trying to hang up this paper on the ... come to campus and learn a variety of topics from MIT students. Hope you ... the morning and headed over to check-in. This is a three-hour shift of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 18, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Is Here! Welcome to MIT.

  

  I got out at Logan airport, and I immediately entered a state of utter ... found a cluster of people wearing maroon, and I immediately fell into a ... , and I stopped for a second as the chill of Boston froze me. I had just

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • April 12, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Loose Ends A chronology of happenings.

  

  decisions and dealing with the mail mixup. But it's been one of my better ... was at South Station and hopped on Amtrak, arriving in the bustling ... -dollar bills and half dollars, then set out to explore some of the town. Not a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Finally! Pictures from the Conner 2 holiday party! Yes that was a month ago. Leave me…

  

  year. There are TONS of things going on around campus, and you are free to participate in just about any of them. There are for-credit classes ... spelling of the word. That's a rather dubious and embarassing distinction! So

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Story of Tim Tebow My friend Steve '11 wrote a blog for the not admitted.

  

  I thought it was really a good story, and maybe some of you would ... gigantic tub of ice cream that you can get at Ben and Jerry's, an ice cream ... life-both good and bad-are the products of factors that you cannot

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Weather Machine We wish you were still here!

  

  , since you're at home not thinking about school work because come on, it ... course of writing this entry (and all I wrote about was something about a ... and keeps the weekend beautiful throughout the weekend. Unfortunately

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 22, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The return of photos to my blog!

  

  Bryan '07 (Chair of the Committee on Housing and Orientation). Here we ... , a resident of 4th East and a Senator from East Campus, and I think the ... '08 (DormCon rep to the UA and one of my 5th East hallmates), Andrew S

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  A Couple of Firsts With a picture game

  

  have gone on. Everyone’s so passionate about their posts, and all of us ... tightened up security outside of HackMIT and now they wouldn’t let any MIT ... , Google, Tumblr, Twitter, Yelp, and Google! (I spent a lot of time at the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 17, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  Class of 2023. Turning away so many kind, generous, and super ... back on this Pi Day and realize it all worked out okay. I’m closing ... Class of 2023, and best wishes to all of our applicants. No matter where

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate

  

  being on the cover of WIRED. You own. And, more importantly, you give me ... As many of you know I am a FIRST Robotics nut and Kool-Aid drinking ... an issue I've written about before in other venues on the subject of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 23, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Little Snails SciFi movie marathons rock my socks!

  

  of technological and spiritual development. Followed by: The Fifth ... Crystal was damaged by one of the Urskeks and an age of chaos began. Now the ... of the crystal. Will he be able to heal the crystal and restore order

  • by Bryan
  • January 28, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  you click View Update.  This year — inclusive of both Early and ... , and other areas of scholarship to work wisely, creatively, and ... offer admission today, we have placed a modest number on our waitlist and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  nine long months to birth with a lot of snarling and kicking around. On ... depends on how patient of a person you are, but I don’t think I’ve ever ... home with slightly over six hours left on the countdown timer. What next

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013