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• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  my first all-nighter of the fall term. Well, I don't really believe in ... remove the heart of this man, and replace it with a piece of wood, that was ... glasses of tea throughout the night. That combination of caffeine and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The College Circle of Life Nance starts waxing about some deep stuff.

  

  that fine university. Here is the story of one of the very first students ... Cornell University. She was one of the first students that I recruited to Cornell and she is responsible for some of the biggest lessons that I

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • June 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  wayfaring a pile of stuff that's happening

  

  such a situation, the first reaction we might have is that of the ... repleteness of units and their interobjectivity. From the perspective of ... and incoherent crap at the foot of the reader. In doing so, a tiny part

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 28, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Life Changes, Described by a Frosh Yultide Day 3

  

  This week, I am fulfilling my dream of taking over the Admissions page with a series of six consecutive posts. I am calling the takeover ... cleaning chores cluttering the day and often dismissed until the last pair of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 28, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  leaving season blue blue blue

  

  my first leaving poem. and the scent of that oddly specific humidity. i ... , what to expect of it, how i was failing at expecting and on the other ... hurricane and my first week away from home.   in the beginning, campus

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 21, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  greta gerwig’s barbie and insecurity aka moving to college

  

  rekindled my love of the movie and feel inclined to revisit it. Now I know I’m far from the first person to talk about Barbie, and its importance to ... my feelings of self-doubt and attitude towards the “real world”. So

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things That Are 20 DID YOU KNOW? 1988 was a leap year.

  

  ). * The time it took for Billy Mitchell, father of three and president of a ... * Sonny Bono (of Sonny and Cher) being elected mayor of Palm Springs in California. * The first mass demonstration against the communist

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2020 Wait List Decisions We're sending out wait list decisions today.

  

  wonderful updates that many of you have submitted, and appreciate the time and ... It's been over a week since the May 2 reply deadline, and we know ... from the wait list. This year, we had a record-high percentage of

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • May 11, 2016
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who was the first woman graduate?

  In 1873, shortly after MIT's opening in 1865, Ellen Swallow Richards became MIT's first woman graduate (and later its first woman instructor). Richards' work testing drinking water supplies and water contaminants made
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Physical Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend.

  

  class, students will learn the basics of both toss juggling and diabolo ... body and aware of its amazing capabilities! Rugby Introduction to the ... test certificate at the first class. Squash Introduction of the basic

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Big News The next chapter in the life of Ben Jones.

  

  moments of one's childhood. I think I'll just start with the facts and save ... the whole college. Those of you with whom I've spoken about Oberlin know ... over the next couple of months. I'll get all sorts of reflective and

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Legacy of a Media Storyteller [by Leila Kinney, Comparative Media Studies] Recently, Leila Kinney attended a Symposium at the Media…

  

  gathered to recognize and remember Glorianna Davenport's 30-years of research and teaching at MIT. Above: Glorianna Davenport of the Media Lab ... platforms, and still others creators of the "next wave" of cinematic

  • by ARTalk
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Senior Survey (Says?) (For the record, I think that being on Family Feud would be totally awesome)

  

  -minute break where I got to click on a bunch of buttons. On the last page ... while living and working with some of the most amazing people alive. It ... a joke. It's an ultra-cool door.) I'm in the middle of a tough week

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 3, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Christmas: The Playlist and much music was had.

  

  But first I'm going to talk about the Toons. Some of you might ... good time and if you're anywhere vaguely in the vicinity of the Boston ... The Polar Express: This was one of my favorite movies as a kid and the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 7, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What’s happening with Senior House The thing that happened, why the thing is upsetting, and what can hopefully be done

  

  sometimes march off the beat of any drummer. And long after you’ve left MIT ... , Senior House is one of the most inexpensive dorms to live in and has a disproportionately high share of low-income students, and in fact, the most expensive

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • June 13, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Working at a Toy Company! I promise you, my job was cooler than yours.

  

  Prototyping Lab, they do all of the 3D printing for the model shop) and formed ... , and then of course it was time for a team picture with the "Stealth ... pictures of all the bikes to share. First was Speed Racer, the team Shaun

  • by Snively '11
  • January 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I won the game! Not (quite) another picture entry... with Tastykakes!

  

  way out of Giant, on an impulse, I stuck a dollar into the PA Lottery machine and bought the only ticket that still cost a dollar--"E I E I Dough." Although I was discouraged after my poor performance in the regular field of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Burnout (and what to do about it) learning how to recharge a low battery

  

  acutely along the definitional dimensions of a) and c) above. This isn't the ... eclipse and the hiking and the visits were basically spur-of-the ... similar set of symptoms: the same intellectual curiosity and excitement they

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 27, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  ribbons on graduation. You've heard of them, haven't you? Do the numbers and ... 're done.” Don’t think of all the ways you could have made the application, or the life described in it, better. Think of your wonderful high

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Science! at the BAH!Fest The science is a lie. The exclamation points are not.

  

  person, however, would recognize the tell-tale signs of a bad joke and wait ... -joke: unexpected and irrational enough to elicit the obligatory chuckle of ... front of a panel of distinguished judges. To the victor go the spoils. And

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • October 8, 2013