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• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  sister, and I find my bike. I take the key out, stick it in the lock, and yank. No luck. I brace myself against the bike rack and jerk the lock ... . There's a little black plastic part on the main bar of the bike where I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  a most beautiful camping trip it's always good to get back to nature <3

  

  It's pretty common at MIT for living groups to take advantage of the ... packed full of sleeping bags, tents, and food. We were headed about 2 ... mountains was a fantastic reminder of what life can be like outside the MIT

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • October 17, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2014 Transfer Decisions Will Be Sent Today see title, more or less

  

   today, May 7, and you should receive it shortly thereafter, depending on the ... . As in past years, hundreds of students applied, and we only had space ... , we are very excited about the students we have admitted, and often

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  whiteout conditions forget your mission, just get out alive

  

  whiteout conditions is a song by the new pornographers, and it ... the passage" and "got so hooked on a feeling, i started dealing / in a stage of grief so demanding" and "maybe you riot for nothing—it's just a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Meetings… I hope you'll attend the event near you.

  

  Each spring Educational Counselors all over the world hold events for admitted students. The events are designed to provide you and your families ... of meetings is posted within the Admitted Students Portlet of your My

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Glass Flowers A trip to Harvard to see the glass flowers (8 pictures)

  

  On Saturday, it snowed!! On Sunday, the sun was shining. Go figure. And now, onto the non-meteorological information (say it, don't spray it?). Early this morning, some friends and I went to the Harvard Museum of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Dang Right, We’re Cooler Than You On the eve of Decision Day (D-Day), I bring you three things that adds to…

  

  MIT 150 Open House, where a bunch of departments and student groups put on a big show to the surrounding community, MIT alumni, and just anyone ... singer to come to campus and give a concert), and guess who came! :D (no

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 30, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation Lots of fun with picture pages

  

  requires the Flash Player plugin and a web browser with JavaScript enabled. Courtesy of Patrick Gillooly/MIT News ... Wondering what our new freshman are up to this week (aside from the

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Room with a Vieux A comparison of sorts

  

  pictures of the view - Treasure Island, above, and Coit Tower, below ... shabby, huh? Check out our immediate view The sign in the bottom of the center of the photograph commands, "Honk if you love free movies

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Rome! Gelato, Saint Peter's Basilica, and Vespas for an entire week.

  

  In about 6 hours, I'll be boarding a plane and going to... ROME! Seeing as I haven't packed or exchanged money yet, this blog entry will have to stay short but look out for entries live from the capitol of the

  • by Bryan
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Problems – EA Deadline Now 11/4 EA deadline extended to 11/4 - details inside.

  

  It's been a nightmare of a weekend. We are all down in NYC for the College Board Conference, with limited internet access, and the MyMIT server ... this has been... not so fun. Anyway, the site is back and should be

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 30, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is MIT’s mascot/school colors?

  Our mascot is a beaver—nature's original engineer. Perfect, right? Tim the Beaver has been a member of the MIT community for 100 years. MIT's school colors are cardinal red and silver gray.
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT have a Financial Aid Calculator?

  , the Net Price Calculator will help you learn your eligibility for financial aid and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses.   ... We have two calculators. The MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an album a day the only new year's resolution i've ever completed

  

  , Thinking Fast and Slow, a renowned tome that delves into the intricacies of ... rateyourmusic.com and Reddit, and pored over dozens of Spotify playlists. the ... thought this would be a good idea because I enjoy the entire process of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • January 2, 2023
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2023!

  

  I posting the blogger app and prospective bloggers coming out of the ... today in class, and so forth. The mission of the blogs is to help our ... up and check AirNow to see if more smoke is floating down through the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admission Interview Tick tock!

  

  mention school and real life), I do need to mention one vital part of the application process that should be at the top of your To Do list: the interview ... ’s Cube at you and start a stopwatch. The interview is a conversation

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 8, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Stress Management @ The MITstitvte What's a student to do when school gets rough?

  

  Facebook asking how to deal with stress, and got a massive influx of ... face to the interwebs. I have replaced it with that of the guitarist ... . Climb trees. Race down the hallway. Go outside and feel the cold for 30

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  another year around the sun I guess I'm 19 now

  

  post a few weeks ago"]birthday[/annotation] today, and one of my ... ’t been in a while, and I’m really into it. I think the time I spent in ... especially when – it’s cold outside. The [annotation note="or is it one of

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 21, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bringing Down the (Lottery) House Like the movie '21,' but with scratch tickets.

  

  If you enjoyed the story of the MIT Blackjack Team -- the movie "21" and/or the book on which it was based, Ben Mezrich's "Bringing Down the ... a gift, and started thinking about how the algorithm behind the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  moving out i'm leaving for a bit

  

  's Out There in the Real World, and also a better sense of What I Don ... -facing window, the sun slanted in past the Green Building in the afternoons and filled the high ceilings with a gentle in-betweenness, half out and half in

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 12, 2015