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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The fight’s begun but not yet won me vs. vista

  

  days in a row and had a bunch of guys poke and prod at it. The verdict ... uncertainty and despair when the the little blue bar marking the progress of the ... 15 of them, one for each time I'd tried installing the software, and lo

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 12, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  those of you applying this year and for whom English is your primary ... may choose the second option for non-native English speakers: Test of ... must submit one of the following: SAT Reasoning Test, ACT Plus Writing

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the middle of the Charles ... , approximately in front of the Sailing Pavilion and Walker Memorial. Over the years ... banks of the Charles River. Across the river, MIT's Green Building and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  faith in the future

  

  itself and (2) the interpretation of that arousal. Obviously this theory is ... done and settle down and say that I've found the love of my life and that ... here. And all of this is still very true; I think the place that I will

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class of 2009 Ring Delivery The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.

  

  As a lot of you probably know, the MIT class ring is a little more than a simple piece of jewlery. First of all, it's huge. Like, as rings ... a huge part of the undergrad tradition at MIT. Getting your "brass rat

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Unlike any other. [by Nathan Kipniss '14] "Welcome to the Gardner"

  

  . The inside is magnificent, and the history is quite interesting. All of ... displayed on the first floor of The Gardner. It’s almost framed off from ... meticulously placed, but also because of the rare and ancient objects that fill

  • by ARTalk
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Events

  A Mystery Hunt Puzzle A Taste of Things to Come...

  

  It is 2:45 AM. You have just finished your 5.111 pset. The handwritten solutions took you 10 pages, and you're very fed up with drawing ... rises - and you haven't even read the textbook yet. Suddenly, these images

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  My Summer in Japan Tokyo, Spaceships, and Lots of Ramen

  

  of the electrical system and the power consumption of the mission, so I ... enough to show me the Mission Control room and teach me some of the flight ... top of the fact that my job was epic and quite literally the stuff of

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / Blog Projects

  slow burn you and the void

  

  hammering. The dragon’s nose and eyes emerge, his angry eyebrows, the curl of ... morning pale and grey. There are jobs that need doing in the basement by the ... foul chemicals you do not know the name of. They make the metal that you

  • by Amber V. '24
  • May 6, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Truth Values [by Ken Haggerty '11] A fantastic one-woman show about life at MIT. (Now playing!)

  

  reviews from a whole variety of reviewers, including the Boston Globe and ... construction was done, but it wasn't until last Sunday and the urging of friends ... vocally; and the particular details of MIT life she decided to include

  • by ARTalk
  • September 22, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  music, and of course the titular runway show. Planning MIT Gala is a ... midst of running the first of three modeling workshops for everyone that ... fabric and string lights. The rest of the team is putting down tablecloths

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  To the Class of 2016 General life advice

  

  new things you try and the people you meet. Take care of yourself ... participated more in recitation and made sure to ask questions, and at the end of ... that you can finish strong even if you struggle at first. Moral of the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 12, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  The Craziest 3 Days of Soccer Ever broken records, halloween practice, and senior day!

  

  and unstoppable. Watching her sprint down the left side of the field ... of the regular season. And not only that – it was SENIOR DAY!!! As ... up to and having to think for the first time about what the team would

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Setbacks head hurty

  

  the cool kids, and it's great because I get to customize my planner the way it fits me best. This is one of the pages I've made for myself ... enough from my dorm that I don't feel the magnetic attraction of my own bed

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mastering Physics Has No Soul I love online assignments. har. har.

  

  I don't usually like to post these kind of "on-the-whim" entries (I ... is the best fit for you, and where you will truly enjoy the next four ... important part of MIT Student Life. @@ Say that I'm irresponsible for not

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  College Fair Season

  

  , and I didn't lose my voice =) The most popular question of the night ... President Susan Hockfield, and Daniel posted the National Public Radio piece on the Time Traveler Convention. Anyway, check both of those out. Last

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2012 Profile Posted 49 states... what's missing? And what are the most popular names?

  

  I know folks love to see the numbers, so we've updated the Freshman Class Profile page for this year's incoming class, the MIT Class of 2012 ... For the MIT class of 2012 Gender Male 54% Female 46% Ethnicity &

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Answers to the many questions left in the comments of McGann's Factors.

  

  practically done everything my school has to offer and am also the president of ... middle 50% of students scored between 730 and 800 on the SAT I Math. Middle ... of their SATs and have them compete like in 'The Scholar' on TNT? That

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures of a Morning Person rise and shine

  

  , and go to bed in the morning. At the start of the year, two friends came ... , depending on the time of my earliest class on a given day, I have three to five hours to do anything I please. The lack of social distractions make

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 14, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  the purpose of documenting East Campus culture and history before the ... , and readings; however, the main focus of the class was research. We ... Campus history — and even a minecraft rendition of the parallels, including

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 25, 2022