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• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  deconstructs the psychological nature of hacking, and gets to the inner zen of ... part of MIT folklore, hacks can tell much about MIT's culture and ... of the interdisciplinary nature of MIT. In 2005 MIT Professor Emeritus

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Experiencing Psycho in Full G(l)ory Sharon L. '21 joins the blogs to talk about movies and art by and large

  

  winners. I didn’t quite understand the draw of film buffs to the black and ... culture myself, and took a few weeks in the start of the summer after my ... now), and how The Shape of Water somehow won the Oscars last year

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Seattle The siren call of real adult life

  

  stable life with a lot of money. If the end goal is financial security and ... would require years and years of hard work, and right now, the sirens of ... are still in the future. But I'm scared of becoming complacent, and

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Underwater Dreams an MIT event

  

  , subject to renewal every two years and only in effect for the duration of ... legislative fight for the expansion and permanent implementation of DACA. To ... an abundance of opportunities in the U.S. and was dizzy with excitement

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 7, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Fryday on Sunday If you're looking for more apples, do not click this.

  

  end of the week, and apparently someone up above (by which I mean the 4 ... and barbecue pits line the courtyards of every residence hall. Never ... and the other of which has a hefty supply of MIT students stocking up on

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 22, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn't accept applications for first-year admission if you ... . To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our ... application website and admissions requirements.  
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  Over a week has passed since Pi day, and the reality of the MIT ... piece of MIT pi, and opt for the path less travelled. Some simply elect ... at the beginning of May, when an enrollment decision must be made

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dear July A video experiment just for the heck of it

  

  Illustrator and Premiere. So I decided to take advantage of the remaining time ... on the month of July before I head home 3) vanity and 4) boredom ... completely by one of the YouTubers I watch regularly, Emily Diana Ruth. She

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 30, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Holidays with the Huangs a nondenominational celebration of capitalism and duck

  

  health with the power of time, the love of my parents, and the mesquite goodness of Barbeque Lay's (okay, so maybe to mediocre health). And I can ... 't, attack befriend the nearest hipster and then come back to the end of this

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  saved at whatever cost. The fears of State Street and the prejudices of Beacon Street may have some effect, but the great mass of New England and ... inauguration of Lincoln, and the proofs of moderate counsels which he will at

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for international students

  

  time, and without the slightest sense of contradiction, MIT is profoundly ... life, repaying the American promise of freedom with their energy and ... home here during the Chinese Exclusion Act of the late 1800s and early

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk? creative furniture

  

  sunny and there's a high of 73 degrees tomorrow. i haven't shared ... corner. the blankets on the floor are on top of a standard foam mattress ... intro: "The best and brightest are now also the geekiest. The Google

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 8, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  and uncontrollable, I return to the list. I remind myself of what I know to be true. Some truths are easy. For example, the addition of peanut ... uncertain when you hold them too close. Still, I add to the list. Markers of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We, the people

  

  science and technology. One of the biggest reasons I turned down a job on ... As you know, I'm a big fan of Indian Bollywood movies, and last night was the premiere of Swades, the latest film from Oscar

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  Staying up all night while staring up at the stars, eating loads of candy, and playing puzzles when clouds obscure the view -- sounds like ... would meet at the lab and if the sky was clear, they would drive up to MIT

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2011 arrives… Orientation programs are beginning, and the campus is really starting to come alive.

  

  Today, the Class of 2011 started to arrive! With International ... the Class of 2012 (!), so don't be offended if we're not around when you ... MIT '11s? Here's the Class of 2011 Profile: Incoming Freshman Class

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  Odds & ends

  

  .091 lecture and always concludes with a discussion of the chemistry of Champagne ... nice photos in his latest post of the final class of 3.091: Introduction to Solid State Chemistry. Professor Don Sadoway, arguably the best and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / IAP

  Sunrise If a picture is worth a thousand words (minus inflation), that makes this post much…

  

  so much of the "frak it's 4am and I don't understand the material I ... IAP, for those who are just tuning in, is one of the greatest times ... enjoying seeing the sunrise over the past week or so-- it's peaceful and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Two Sides Of The Coin… For Us Too Watching the people who didn't get in receive their letters is as heartbreaking for me…

  

  you put your heart into writing the summary of someone's potential and ... I posted a version of this as a comment in the last thread, but ... 've been a bit sad this week, and many of you have been wondering why: "you

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  and the Boston skyline, both of which are right outside the Admissions ... Toscaninis or Christina's), and I'm becoming a fan of the Boston Red Sox. I ... being witty and down-to-earth. I am never afraid of talking about my loves

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005