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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  .  The good news is that you probably already own plenty of baselayers and ... around $30 on sale at J.Crew, or cheaper at H&M.  Buy a few, mix and ... and L.L.Bean duck boots are popular.  Since I do a lot of hiking

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  (by day of the week) into cooking teams of 3-5 people. I'm on the Friday ... usually consists of four dishes. 2. Send the list of ingredients, and ... house in time for the cooking day. 3. Show up on the day, and ensure that

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / CPW

  an orange tour 🍊🍊🍊

  

  through a website on the Google Chrome app on my iPhone so pls forgive the lag and low video quality"]livestream[/annotation]showing the Class of ... with the intention of ever posting it later on (i.e. publishing this blog

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • April 29, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Forum Monday Let's make a list of questions that you feel you REALLY need answers to ASAP.

  

  following: instead of me posting a topic and you responding, let's make a list of questions that you feel you REALLY need answers to ASAP. Here are ... closer to application deadlines I know that your anxiety level is on the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  graduate of MIT who majored in Biology and Brain & Cognitive Sciences. Mollie ... students admitted to the MIT Class of 2014, and especially for the Class of ... 're enrolling this fall (Yay! Welcome officially to the MIT Class of 2014!), that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Dora the Explorer My long-lost twin has suspiciously wrinkly forearms.

  

  .) --------------- Thanks for all of the comments on my previous entry about PE classes ... , you'd see a bimodal distribution, and we'd be smack in the middle of the ... 's sister and I got matching flamingoes/flamingos painted on our faces. We

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This one goes out to the parent Fire! (she's comin' down on her own, now)

  

  the findings and especially the involvement of Course 10 ICE students. I will present a summary of the findings in class on Monday. In the mean ... DID YOU KNOW? The city of Portland, Oregon was named for Portland

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  subject. Begged. We're talking knees, clasped hands, tears, and offers of ... 've gotten asked about bathrooms before and during most of my dorm tours I end ... our floor. It is comprised of both males and females (in fact, only one

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  i’ve joined a sorority and what that means to me

  

  frats and srats, where frats have seemingly boatloads of money to spend on ... dorm life and all of that. TLDR: I did continuous open recruitment for ... double standards between the two and how some of these really old, boring

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 21, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  unsurprisingly, more than half of the competitors, and all but one of the medals, have come from the "pirate sports" of rowing, sailing, fencing and rifle ... I sports; we are the birthplace of intercollegiate sailing; and we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Global Poverty: ‘This Is Our Crisis’ People lead busy lives, and fighting poverty is hardly an extracurricular activity to which most…

  

  . GPI is easily one of the most organized and sophisticated initiatives ... highlights, GPW and MCC will bring together hundreds of students from around ... foremost authorities on poverty, as well as documentary screenings and

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mattress Dominoes! One of many reasons why my summer is better than yours.

  

  my argument, too. There's a video on CollegeHumor of some students ... For those of you who don't remember or are new here (or don't care ... first session, and this time around I'm working with AP Physics. Physics

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding Online Decisions A brief update.

  

  the obvious need for exhaustive testing and the nature of the admissions cycle (and the cycle-dependent status of the MyMIT database), we will not ... questions on this topic until that time, as many of them will likely be

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a non-traditional applicant. How do I apply?

  There are many applicants to MIT from many types of backgrounds, and ... awhile, we would expect to see the results of your standardized tests, transcript, evaluations from teachers, and other supportive materials that
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello, Seattle i am a mountaineer...

  

  's tons of construction going on and the buildings all look fairly new ... mid-sixties and seventies most of the time with gentle sea breezes. It ... I'm spending the summer in Seattle, interning at Amazon, and I

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 14, 2014
• Blog / Announcements

  FYI: Undergraduates with family income below $200,000 can expect to attend MIT tuition-free starting in 2025 what it says on the tin

  

  income threshold. And for the 50 percent of American families with income ... First, let me start with a venerable and ancient blogger apology: sorry for not blogging much lately. With my new-ish role —  Director of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roundup Some Links to Summarize this Summer

  

  . I'll rely on my practice instead of my head. But now, in so many ways ... Santa Fe, New Mexico   What: Working at Surroundings and Architecture 2030. Writing about street art, coyotes, and trees. Reading Joan

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben 2.0 In a world... spiraling on the brink of an admissions cycle... one man had the…

  

  hand in anything with words in, on and/or around it that leaves the ... brilliant people, some of whom you know from the blogs and others you don ... prospective students that borders on the unique and, some would misguidedly say

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  My mom is here! ...and she's critiquing my cheerleading skills.

  

  an oh-so-healthy college student meal of pizza ordered on the internet ... stark contrast, I was in marching band and on the quiz team in high school ... Mom leaves on Saturday, I need to tackle some grad school and fellowship

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2020 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  and culture of their residence halls.In the ’90s and early ’00s, these were recorded to VHS tapes, and later DVDs, but with the advent of You ... this assignment process, and most first years won't be on campus this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2020