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• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  buses arrived in a cloud of dust and we stormed the orchard, wielding ... and a bottle of apple cider, we sat down between the animal pens and the pumpkin patch, breathing in the smell of falling leaves and listening to the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Interview Tips from an MIT Educational Counselor Thoughts on how to prepare for your alumni interview

  

  is ok and not a judgment on the applicant. If you are asked a series of ... of the digital world and social media. It’s no surprise that most ... interviews has changed (though Kim's observations on the interview and our

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • October 19, 2014
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I play football at MIT?

  ever! In front of an enthusiastic home crowd on Senior Night, the MIT ... the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The win gave the Engineers the first nine-game undefeated regular season in MIT history. The Engineers captured their first
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  , pickup trucks, parents, boxes, and luggage. All of these are for the people ... 't had a whole lot of time to be nostalgic, mushy, and all that irritating ... , passed all of my classes, and am ready to start the next part of life at

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Toons and Tasty Burgers adventures in chalk and tasty-burger-tasting

  

  weekend. First and most importantly, I got nine hours of sleep last night ... "pickles" and turned it into a ten-minute series of skits featuring the benefits of veganism and eating organic, the need to wear furry boots, a

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  some thoughts i have a few

  

  taking 6.145 at the time and I wasn't sure I could handle the commitment of ... 'm kind of throwing nuance out the window and just going for it because I ... come with Greek life, and frankly I really don't know what to make of the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  will.i.am: An entry by Prof. Patrick Henry Winston The Black Eyed Peas' frontman hangs out at MIT.

  

  the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, wearable computing in the Media Lab, and miscellaneous cool stuff in the Precision ... interesting things, and is interested in the future. MIT attracts amazing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting…the 2008 Brass Rat!!! As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling…

  

  of the kangaroo which, like Tech, goes forward by leaps and bounds ... 's book on the animals of North America and instantly chose the beaver. The ... . The ceremony began with some speeches and a history of the Brass Rat

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  infinite corridors can’t believe there are no posts with this title yet

  

  computers - though these days, instead of reading all the papers and writing ... trying to understand people and feelings. on the whole i prefer the changes ... standing benevolently in the background of your life and doing it quietly

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • January 27, 2025
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

  semester of biology, a semester of chemistry, and a selection of courses from the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. During your first ... all of our students are broadly educated in the physical, natural and
• Blog / Events

  TELETHONNNNN brought to you by Domino's

  

  , the fuel and the tool! Luckily after two of my roommates joined me, the ... call, we downed the last of our chips and were serenaded by the ... After my kickboxing class today I ran to the Bush Room and just

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Things to Do While Waiting for Decisions Like elevator music, except without the awkwardness of standing next to a stranger whose priorities…

  

  through the next 6-ish days! Hope your Thanksgivings were full of food and family and laughter - mine (as well as the recent discovery that my guy ... about your future. Then write a song about it. Preferably in the style of

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  front of you. And, of course, as you leave the security checkpoint, your ... , restoring fear in the hearts and minds of children. I didn’t even think I ... of Wilhelm caliber, and one girl in particular was clutching to the

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  rearview reflections newly-minted cruft rambles on post-mit life

  

  other side of the table feels both intriguing and odd.   [caption ... be pretty windy, and it probably also deserves the title of “Windy City ... , it is possible I’m just seeing one of the nicer winters and will

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 28, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  kidnapped Baxter because he smells funny and no one on the floor likes him. If you ever want to see him again, you must meet all of our demands. The first: Prepare a double layer strawberry and dark chocolate cake, and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fashion Design at MIT calling all fashionistos and fashionistas [pictures inside!]

  

  bunch of nerds who always wear hoodies and jeans!). Tonight, Kappa Alpha ... : Kinda Touma Sooki Habit Free People Janji LF And now--the pictures! These are just my favorite photos and/or outfits from the fashion show. I

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  untangled the unruly tangle of shoelaces that is my life schedule and turned ... totally a secret fanboy of (Hard News and The Panic Virus are fantastic ... ??? ? units And for the sake of completeness, here's my fairly standard

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  Watch the 2.009 final presentations webcast!

  

  (Mechanical Engineering) and one of the most famous courses at MIT. For my fellow FIRST alumni out there, it's sort of like FRC, but for products ... , consensus building, and the value of communication.  The final project

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Flu shots optimizing literally everything

  

  shot clinic was one of the coolest things I’ve seen since I got here, and ... then get sent to one of the tables, and someone types up your form. There ... [/caption] There are copious amounts of signs and posters all the way through the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  A Brief Addition to My Last Exposition (Or was it a narrative? My FCAT Writing skills are long gone.)

  

  My introduction to most of the MIT Admissions staff - aside from my ... mailbox. (...what?! My parents were out of town, and I didn't have a mailbox ... the sort) that made them just a hell of a lot more special than me

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 20, 2010