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• Blog / MIT Life

  “Hello! I would like to schedule a meeting with Senator Markey.” Exciting spring break plans

  

  A little over a month ago, the American Astronomical Society posted the following announcement: I originally became a AAS member in order ... the dates were during my spring break, said "heck yeah," and applied

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  More info for Admitted Students just a few more things to do

  

  Congratulations to all of the admitted students! I hope you are ... as you make your final decision over the coming weeks. Tune in to the ... preview of all the fun that we’re planning this April. Check your

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  especially loved reading about all the ways students are aligned with MIT’s mission to use math and science to improve the world. We had more Early ... students represent some of the best minds and exceptional stars of our future

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  In Transit The people and ideas traversing MIT

  

  on the bus, I realized that everything I do - work, blogs, grad school ... watched the second presidential debate. How do I make the most out of MIT ... 's one answer I found: going to lectures by the super cool people who come

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Hug Your History Teacher Because it's 9/11

  

  So, I manage the blogs. Interestingly, the best way to manage the blogs I found, is to do it by NOT managing the bloggers. Might take a ... ?" Then I realized they probably won't. I don't think the reason they won

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 11, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Kickstart My Art highest form of expression

  

  There was a great article in the Tech earlier this week about startup ... them would be great and cool. But the project he's currently working on is a kickstarter called The Institvte: A Photobook: Hi! My name is Mark

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 29, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21 Reasons to Join ESG A Look at MIT's Freshman Learning Communities

  

  choices that come in the form of Freshman Learning Communities. Because most ... and learn in an environment that better suits your style. The problem ... , allow you to avoid the negative sides of GIRs and go through your whole

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Our favoirte applicaiton spellnig errers If this title bothers you - or more importantly, if it doesn't - you should…

  

  Every year, the MIT admissions staff reads tens of thousands of ... usually read or seen by several people, multiple times throughout the ... much time and effort the student has put into the application. So be sure

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 21, 2011
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Bloggerduction a challenger appears

  

  pronounce my last name. I only know one other person with the same first name as me, and she has the same last name too, so that wouldn't even ... know I could make decisions that dumb. (I couldn't swim at the time

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Y U NO HAVE ROLLERCOASTER this is why

  

  in the courtyard, which temporarily becomes a sprawling playground of 2x4s. (We'll see how it weathers Hurricane Irene -- we survived the ... .) For the record, the current weather is gorgeous. This year, it's all a

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 27, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) No, not π times e.

  

  thought I'd put up a post that collects some of the best pi(e) references ... 's Today's Big Thing: And, of course, the Pi Song: And actually, if you play both of these videos at the same time, you get an interesting little

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • March 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Academic Love Poetry The amount of poetry I write is inversely proportional to the amount of sleep I…

  

  In the middle of 5.12 (Organic Chemistry) lecture, 16 men dressed in red and pink burst through the door. "Excuse me, professor!" The first ... remember) here?" A brunette near the front of the room slowly stood up, and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Mr. E. Hunt In which I return to blogging only to learn that I forgot how to blog,…

  

  Truth be told, I have no idea how to use the MIT admissions web interface anymore after taking an unintentional sabbatical from the esteemed ... sentences without the crutches of LaTeX syntax and an average math density of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Spreche Kein Deutsch. Apparently that's how you say "I don't speak German"...not that I would know.

  

  two words of the language native to the country you'll be traveling to ... .' Google Translate, I love you. (Edit: Actually, I don't. Considering the ... Technology Initiatives) program called Highlights for High Schools . The five

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 3, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  Last week, I spoke a little about Camp Kesem, one of the many student ... mentioned, the other camp counselors and I have been trying hard to raise ... bigger: Pepsi Refresh. The Pepsi Refresh Project is, as you might guess

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just Dance! Dance = Awesome.

  

  the world's firsts . This past weekend, MIT dived into yet another: the first intercollegiate Indian classical dance competition in the ... dance as I did. As the host school, we didn't actually compete in the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sights and Sounds Only at MIT.

  

  voyages into Boston, meandering past our usual destinations and toward the ... college cards. I haven't actually had the chance to use mine yet, but at the time, the sole thought running through my head was, "Hey, this is free

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 5, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  One Giant Leap For beaver kind

  

  7 I've been studying pretty much non-stop. The final is on Monday, that gives me 1.5 more days to learn everything. The good part? I think I ... * But, I digress. I walked out of the dorm this morning at 6:20 AM. As I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  When the most stressful thing in your life is having repetitive ... . Things like rearranging the plates and cups in our cabinet in an artistic way. Like watching 6 episodes of the magic school bus. Like exfoliating

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Blog Action Day Did you ever get the feeling that the Internet is full of nonsense?

  

  Did you ever get the feeling that the Internet is full of nonsense? Well, you're not alone. Tomorrow is the second annual Blog Action Day ... important topic to drive the popular discourse towards more important topic

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 14, 2008