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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sigma ChIgloo MIT Fraternity brothers engineer a 10 foot igloo while relaxing in Maine

  

  roommate Mike '13 and I did a quick calculation. Approximating the igloo we built as a half sphere with an inner radius of 7 feet and an outer radius ... the construction.         If the density of

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • March 6, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Can you patch me through to the blimp? "Can you patch me through to the blimp?"

  

  , Yonas, Chris, Tom, Christi, and other Bakerites made this huge sign to hang from Baker to celebrate the Red Sox. We wanted news coverage, and ... So I can't take an ounce of credit for this artistic endeavor, but I

  • by Bryan
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Another Cat Post We have kittens and people are sad - thus, there shall be pictures of cats…

  

  pictures of kittens and cats. I hope that you are okay, and that this helps a ... students, and everyone else who is a part of our community and more. And so ... ) And there you go, lots of pictures of cats. I hope this helped to cheer

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goodbye, for now

  

  philosophies for some time.  (Regular friends are well aware of this, and are also sick of me talking about it.  By the way, have you seen the latest ... the iPhone Product Design team, and will be working in Cupertino for the

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Sleep is (not) for the weak Myth: All engineers are insomniacs

  

  myself to my room at the end of the hall and proceeded to sleep for 12 ... This post is brought to you by the 20 hours of sleep I got this ... ’t sleep, but I am not one of those. None of my close friends are, and I

  • by Stanley G.
  • October 24, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP 2006

  

  I will promptly get on a bus and go to New York City. The MIT Alumni ... Angeles, Boston, and Washington metropolitan areas. Also, the Alumni ... , living group, activity, or current area of work. I think the official

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we ... —if you look beyond the thing you're waiting for—it can also be full of unexpected growth. We adapt and continue onward. Some of you may feel happy to

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Summertime Science Got that summertime, summertime science...

  

  , Parks and Rec, and the Oregon Ducks). Another thing on the list of things ... summer, I did as any nerdy sister would do to remedy the situation of a ... here we are, me crufting on the blogs, you not knowing who I am. I never

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  of linear algebra and eigenvalues for a little bit by blogging. And more importantly, and more to the point of this entry, some shirts I ... college life and high school life is that getting mail is incredibly

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  realize that students in the U.S. have a huge array of extracurriculars to ... 's—we're really interested in the few things that excite and motivate you.   ... realize our applicants are very committed to their schoolwork and with their
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2023 are now ... ; You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log ... ,312 students applied to join the MIT Class of 2023. As of today (inclusive of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  The Stars Look Very Different Today Planet Earth is blue, and there's nothing we can do

  

  , staff members, alumni, and members of the Boston community. They are ... When I was fifteen, in the summer between tenth and eleventh grades ... more times before the end of the program. By the fourth time, I could

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Going On Some of the 600+ Campus Preview Weekend events.

  

  Important note: the weather forecast has a 70%+ chance of rain Friday ... the MIT admitted class of 2012. It's going to be a fun weekend. In total, there are 600+ published events over the course of CPW (wow!). Here

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why It Pays…

  

  might just be worth it -- in terms of job outlook and high starting pay, that is." "According to NACE's Job Outlook 2005 survey, eight of the top ... Leod, columnist and author of Forget Perfect (Penguin/Putnam), agrees that good

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  rethinking perfectionism god i just want to get things done

  

  perfectionism and procrastination are two sides of the same coin. Perfectionists ... I have long been a fan of the corner of the internet known as ... that’s kind of the appeal, if I’m honest – I can have other people read

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • November 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m Shipping Up to Boston and I lost my leg! Whoah oh oh..

  

  of the bottom quadrants of my face, the dentist leans over and does ... absolutely no feeling in the lower left-hand quadrant of my face. It's as if ... kind of elaborate hoax in which they put tubes and drills and silver

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 31, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Wrap-Up 2008

  

  that we do not have any more room in the class, and will not admit any ... was an extraordinary year across the admissions landscape, with some of ... admissions for this year and let the remaining waitlist students focus on their

  • by Decisions
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Undergraduate Research Journal: Get your work published! MIT's Undergraduate Research Journal, a student-run journal that publishes articles about research going on at…

  

  research going on at MIT and around the world. We publish four types of research: 1. News: Summaries of breakthroughs at MIT and beyond. -Some MIT ... It's that time of the year again -- MIT's Undergraduate Research

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  The past four weeks, in maps. 3 continents, 4 weeks, 11 planes, made comprehensible.

  

  My adventures from the past month can only really be described, and my absence from the blogosphere explained, using a series of maps. I spent a substantial amount of time at each arrow tip. Where? In order

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Some CPW Thoughts The latest on CPW planning from the Admissions Office.

  

  expected for CPW, and a large portion of the campus hoping to serve as a host ... middle of biology lab class, and the teacher didn't think it was odd that ... saving time didn't help me leave the office before dark. Most of you should

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2007