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• Blog / Personal Travel

  Trip to Princeton U Taking advantage of the three-day weekend by taking a trip to Princeton!

  

  of numbers, I found that they are very, very different. We arrived on Friday night, after 7.5 hours of traveling (via T, Greyhound, walking, and ... now a freshman at Princeton and is hosting a show called The Freshman on

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  [ hard mode ] i'm on hard mode and i'm just a noob

  

  before I sat in Bates Hall for about two hours and made progress on my ... sargent's "triumph of religion," which he spent 29 years on before his death[/caption] Monday: I woke up with cramps. On top of my 3-week old ankle sprain, the

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • November 25, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  the umpteenth post about balancing art and tech version: slightly jaded

  

  classes that fulfill me instead of the ones that are required, and ... ; I don’t entirely like this rush of one thing and then another, too ... skills on the way, that would be lovely, but it wouldn’t be enough. Of

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 30, 2022
• Blog / Summer

  i visit Cape Cod and discover the most beautiful beach on Earth

  

  beach to watch the sunset on. 20 minutes of driving later, we arrived at ... , swollen and ablaze, left a trail of vivid orange in its wake. streaks of sunny yellow interlaced with those of grey and pink and weaved through the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 24, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Happy May! Everything I owed you...

  

  not studying, but managing to oversleep and forfeit 5 minutes of the ... blogs, at CPW, on Facebook...etc., and as you make your final decisions ... couple of weeks I set foot on campus, I've been involved with the SAT

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Too Good to Just Tweet About Hello blogosphere! Yes, I'm still alive and tweeting (@MikeyMIT)...

  

  . Just saw this article/video on CNN of Prof. Cynthia Breazeal, who works ... Hello blogosphere! Yes, I'm still alive and tweeting (@MikeyMIT). The reading and selection period has been intense as ever this year, but I

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • February 14, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ye Olde Career Fair An MIT tradition...and a great opportunity for a discussion on leadership!

  

  little hazy on the distinction of what makes an engineering leader, so at ... of Communications and Outreach for the GEL Program."So what did I learn ... variety of employees working around the globe on their own projects. From

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • September 28, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Building the Yearbook [by Ken Haggerty '11] An inside look at Technique 2010 (shhh!!!)

  

  process so that everyone working on the book, including myself, was aware of ... ! But what exactly goes into the making of a yearbook? (...and one so fine ... taking creative photos of MIT's many living groups, sports, and student

  • by ARTalk
  • March 29, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  next year. So this time of year I am asked all the time for advice on ... cite the FIRST robotics competition as one of many excellent and ... through the eyes of my daughter, who was on a FIRST Lego League (FLL) team

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Subtle Art of Being Unhosed what i've learned and what i'm still working on

  

  I’ve been spending most of my writing ability and brain power working on a bunch of applications for something that I’m not ready to announce ... of myself and do the things I enjoy. I'm realizing now that such a time

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 1, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Admissions Valentine's Day Cards! Welcome to your moments of fame, 13's.

  

  fame on the MIT Admissions Blogs- send me a picture of you and your card, and I'll add you to the post. :) It's kind of a fun way to meet your ... background and fantastically nerdy t-shirt, an excellent choice of attire

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Birthday Boy Ben Birthday explosion inside.

  

  an ego-boost, or even to crash on his couch. And so a few of my friends ... of Sam, Laura, AND Ben Jones' Mom), we set out on our missions ... Caroline and Tina as they stealthily knocked on 3-107 with their bags of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 12, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn't accept them all. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Motivation Finals are FUN!

  

  for my final tomorrow. Final Exam 1 of 1 Wednesday December 20, 2006 9 AM to 12 PM 20.430: Fields, Forces, and Flows in Biological Systems ... originally wanted to take the undergrad version of this class, but last

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MVEMJSUNP A contest!

  

  nerd, Screech, got sick and Zach had to help carry the team. One of his ... mnemonic. I'll select a top five on Sunday, and then voting can occur through ... If you're old like me, you'll remember a classic episode of Saved by

  • by Bryan
  • August 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Decisions Beginning To Arrive How are you guys doing?

  

  this community (and that includes those of you who have been rejected ... Hi everyone, It's been one of those weeks here in the office - I can't seem to get anything done. I'm working on the big Q&A thread that I

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  , people popped their heads out of their offices and labs to see this special ... Every June 21st, thousands of people flock to Stonehenge to watch a very special sunrise. On this day, the summer solstice, the sun is

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Language classes over IAP

  

  During our Independent Activities Period (IAP), essentially most of January -- the intermediate period between winter break and the spring semester -- numerous for-credit classes are on offer. The full first semester

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 7, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  What does MIT consider for transfer admission?

  , competitive applicants typically have a 3.5 GPA or above, and mostly As in math and science courses. Ideal preparation includes—at the very least—one year each of college-level calculus and calculus-based physics. Depending
• Blog / Events

  Jhumpa Lahiri visited MIT today! ...and all of Cambridge (it seemed) wanted to see her!

  

  alone love, and Jhumpa Lahiri is one of them. The Pulitzer Prize winning author of the books Interpreter of Maladies (1999) and The Namesake (2003 ... Rhode Island, Lahiri spent some of her childhood in Boston and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2008