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• Blog / Admissions

  Visualize whirled peas

  

  much at peace. Last night I went to see the opening night premiere of the Bollywood movie Veer-Zaara. I love the energy of opening night film crowds, especially for big releases. The last crowd I was in that was this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2004
• Blog / Events

  [joint post] we can’t hear you, you’re on mute another mystery hunt post

  

  ."][/annotation]was the 41st annual MIT Mystery Hunt and my third time participating. The ... over the world. It starts Friday at noon, and then we puzzle ... "]nonstop[/annotation]until someone finishes the hunt and ~ finds the hidden coin ~. Alan: This year

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 26, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  and took a gap year. The story of how I decided to take a gap year is probably best saved for another blog post; the important thing is that I did. What can you gain from an entire year free from the bondage of school

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Junior Fall Line-Up, Part 2: Extracurriculars My academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans.

  

  ...you actually AREN'T doing work, because the total work in circular motion is zero! - FYI, the line "my academic plans? I've got bigger plans. Better plans." is from a musical written by MIT students that I performed in. The

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Magic of Those Ivory Keys (Guest Blog!) Part 2 of 3 of "Why I Declared a Humanities Major at MIT" series!

  

  the Boston Symphony Hall (with the Boston Pops, no less!). Her other accomplishments at MIT include being an Emerson Piano Scholar and winner of the MIT Concerto Competition. In her most recent recital on campus, she performed the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 27, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of The Bands takes over Bryan’s Blog Hostile takeover of Bryan's blog for the night.

  

  's blog for the day... Shaye: Are you sure this is legal? Yuan: Don ... : Shouldn't we be telling these people about Battle of the Bands? Shaye: yeah! BATTLE OF THE BANDS!!!!! It's gonna be awesome! W00000T!!! It's gonna

  • by Bryan
  • March 12, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s happening at the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies?

  At the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, MIT, the Army, and ... useful to the soldier. Army members of Team ISN also give guidance on soldier protection and survivability needs, and the relevancy of research
• Blog / Blog Projects

  [live blog] BLUEPRINT 2025 by the Blueprint Team // come see what we're baking!

  

  the morning after staying up until 1am (skull emoji – selena) to sort out the final logistics for our event today. It's March 1st, which means a few things: spring is coming up 1/6th of the year has gone

  • by Janet G. '27
  • March 1, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  screaming a mood board

  

  Everything's going just fine! I'm registered for classes, the grad ... enter the adult world. And yet the past three weeks have been the most ... to this place than just doing classes. Here's the blog post where I

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Some virtuosos play $4 million violins, and some Trojan heros wear brass rats $4 million violins, not 4 million violins. Joshua Bell isn't *that* intense.

  

  the great fortune to be an MIT Arts Scholar I attended four EXCELLENT concerts in the past week, for free. Concert #1: Verdi's Stabat Mater and Te Deum, performed by the MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) and the MIT Concert

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Stay Tuned Liveblog, coming your way

  

  Hey hey! Welcome to the liveblog! At this very moment I'm sitting in ... absolutely surrounded by prefrosh? Because I'm sitting at the Brown Yale MIT ... Mikey's (the MIT speaker, and recent graduate) information but, as this is

  • by Snively '11
  • July 14, 2009
• Blog / Announcements

  We will not be taking anyone from the wait list in 2020 closing out the wait list for the Class of 2024

  

  Today, I emailed the remaining candidates who have been waiting ... blog post to announce that and explain why.  As you may know, the wait list helps us manage the inherent uncertainty of not knowing how many

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule parete legi novembri

  

  "While Mens et Manus may be our decree when heard outside the school...here it's parete legi novembri ...OBEY THE NOVEMBER RULE" -- Hack Punt Tool It's November 1st. Hopefully all the seniors in high school reading

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 1, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story behind TIMtalks In other words, a story about stories

  

  . Inspired by the wildly popular TED talks, the “TIM” in TIMtalks stands for “Think. Inspire. Motivate.” There has already been some coverage of the event through The Tech, the MIT News Office and the Alumni Association

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  [Guest Post] This is Junior Lab, not Junior Theory By Jorian B. '25

  

  8.13, or as it is more commonly known, Junior Lab or JLab, is the first experimental class in the “standard” 8 path. Most 8s take it [annotation note="hence the Junior in the name"]Junior Fall[/annotation] after

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • September 1, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Less Than Perfect Bottle Rockets, Crossword Puzzles, and Half-Marathons

  

  Part One: On the last Friday of April, a stubby little rocket made ... , a red folder, and fifty jangling pennies was launched into the sky ... . Unfortunately, I was crouched on the grass for the majority of the 6 seconds (I

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 10, 2016
• Blog / MISTI

  Africans@MIT: The Accra Experiment This week in the series: a Ghanaian research initiative by a dedicated MIT senior

  

  the privilege of sharing a class with him, but we would meet at all our ... at the student center. Emmanuel is also highly active in the African community at MIT, serving as Vice President of the African Students

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 8, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Yeah, I’m turning twenty, it’s terrifying one year of mit

  

  One. Last Monday, I waited an hour to get tested. The testing trailers are right in front of Medical, and the line went in front of and around the Media Lab, across the street past East Campus, past the Green

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  locked it up for me, after which we took the bus to Harvard to see a comedy show. We spent quality sister time together for a bit before I rode the bus back. 2. I am back at the student center, conveniently without my

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The land of the free and the home of the internet Back to life, back to the internet

  

  The ADD recap of my Christmas break: Ohio. California. Maine. I am ... (seriously, 41 kbps? WTF.) for five and a half days. This is probably the ... sincerely apologize for the large size of my blog banner. Holy cow. To be

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 9, 2006