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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Antietam? I hardly knew him. A Fourth of July fable, while I'm stuck in Germany.

  

  World Cup finals, "I told myself before the game, he's made of skin and ... Confederate sharpshooter, and walking/running the mile of Pickett's Charge while ... railroad capital of the North, was a tremendous strategic location and would

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 4, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I join the Design/Build/Fly Team?

  learn and practice some or all of the following: lightweight composite ... The MIT Design/Build/Fly team is composed mostly of undergraduate students, but is also open to graduate students, who compete in the annual
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Polymer Police Using spectroscopy to prove my mom wrong (except she was right and I was actually…

  

  ”. Short of having her come to MIT and feel the fabric herself, there was ... of the question, given that they might be made of real silk and my mom ... 's Department of Materials Science and Engineering created the Breakerspace a year

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can I apply if I am undocumented?

  Yes! Undocumented and DACA applicants submit the same application components and go through the same selection process as all other students. For ... information, check out the section of our website for undocumented applicants.
• Blog / Events

  Ring delivery! Saturday night was Ring Delivery!

  

  , I put on my rings, along with those of my friends, Anna, Shaye, and ... I show off our rings while loitering near the potato bar and listening to the band: Here, Albert and Olivia climbed the lions guarding the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  to do lists and have done lists so busy that all I can do is just stare at the wall

  

  sleep. Here's a list of the stuff I have to get done, and the amount of ... 's “The Garden of Forking Paths” and the professor's (Nick Montfort's) own ... conference [annotation note="in which the class of 2020 got on a boat and

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of ... , and that we wish you the very best of luck wherever you choose to

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of ... , and that we wish you the very best of luck wherever you choose to

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gustavo Dudamel Conducts MITSO! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Because we are THAT good.

  

  , vivacious, and inspiring Venezuelan conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic ... purpose of the art of music. And Dudamel reminded us MIT musicians of this fact. With the help of notes and rhythms, we are able to paint a picture

  • by ARTalk
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  New stuff on MyMIT, and more

  

  waitlist, and more. Again, congratulations to the Class of 2009! ... comment: where's the debate? Latkes are clearly superior!] and another Nobel ... your MyMIT portal, where you'll find the Class of 2009 guestbook

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  time, I took those words and put them in the shelf of "things I ... philosophy and a lifelong process. It requires you to first of all find out who ... just how powerful and true that piece of advice was. You see, as a

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  , being physically, mentally and financially protected from the realities of ... bought by the blood, sweat and tears of the black men and women that came ... same evil that plagues both countries today, in the form of overt and

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Lip Sync ‘08 Because I want . . . you . . . back

  

  the work is completely overwhelming and any time not spent working is ... of Friday and all of Saturday completely off. Yes, that screws me for today, and possibly all of next week (Playsentations soon? Do we have a

  • by Snively '11
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flame War A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.

  

  seen (the other being, of course, the winner). This point resonated and I ... place and time to discuss the production of their own independent design ... the council's mishandling of the situation and he sincerely apologized

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  break with my parents and my favorite sister (she’s kind of my only sister, but that’s beside the point) I found myself sitting in front of my desk, the room empty, and my roommates still gone. The glare of my laptop

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Won’t Be Long Now… Some pictures to tide you over.

  

  I've just finished assembling and sealing hundreds of packages with the rest of the admissions team. Not my favorite part of the job (I'm not the biggest fan of paper cuts) but it's rewarding in that it

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  FUN Form FAQs U is for Ukelele

  

  system—list the first trimester grade: AP English Lit and Comp A AP Studio ... forms… the February Updates and Notes (FUN) form. tl;dr: the FUN form is ... helps us keep track of everyone’s applications, pretty please and thank

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  admission decisions and the last of the regular action candidates clicked "submit" as the January 1 deadline came and went. For some the wait is over ... validation is both necessary and appropriate. Where I think the use of

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’ve Been Staring At The Edge of The {Charles River} 'long as I can remember, never really knowing why

  

  my freshman year. And just as the skyline looked different at every second of the day, so did every second of being at MIT.  Sometimes, the twinkling lights of the Prudential tower accompanied me into the late hours of

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t Dump I got stopped by the police.

  

  Awesome title, right? In short, my Friday involved graffiti, press conferences, and getting stopped by the police. Just one photo to whet your pallet. A series of updates on Orientation and the start of Rush are long

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2006