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• Blog / Announcements

  A New Year, A New President Introducing Dr. Sally Kornbluth, the 18th President of MIT

  

  the best work required drawing on the full range of human experience and ... , now you know why."]in the auditorium of the new Welcome Center ... . Kornbluth, the current provost of Duke University, as MIT's 18th President

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 20, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Living in the Past The one where people drive up just to visit me.

  

  and 18 and in the shape of two semicircles. There's a point on the ... heads against the insides of the benches and whispering to each other. It ... , and MIT Medical hands them out for free. So, the five of us all went up

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  creative lockdown: low points of a virtual fall Part 2 of a fall semester recap

  

  for some things to improve and change as time goes on. One of the most ... 't come easily, and for much of the semester, I was running on adrenaline ... this blog the week of December 22nd, 2020, and it has taken me all this

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 27, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 play by play It slices and it dices.

  

  Her name is Betsy, and she got me to the finals of 2.007. This ... I'd lost my round, and then when I went to go put my car down, they yelled my name out as the winner. The finals are tomorrow. 64 -> 32

  • by Bryan
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lunch with Madam President Guess who I got to eat lunch with today?

  

  tremendous drive and productivity of MIT students (like the ad slogan ... hopefully none of my professors themselves will ever hit the blog when they ... of the day is that I got to eat lunch with MIT President Hockfield

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Thoughts from the Other Side MIT through a different lens

  

  middle of the year. Of course, I say only 5... and that's more than I ... " reviewing our notes and studying. I wasn't as crazy as some of the people here ... 've baked a ton of really delicious desserts with my friends and explored the

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 30, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  deep talks , strange person

  

  into MIT was for us in the grand scheme of things, and our answers varied ... boredom and copious amounts of free time; binge-watching TV shows alone ... to message and video call different groups of people. Part of it might

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Look as good you will not Some summer reading for the nerds out there. Which means all of you.

  

  . The forces of the Bogan have become strong and deadly...I am lost ... ! Luke leaps in front of his mentor, and raises his hand in defense. The ... DID YOU KNOW? The Tick was created as a mascot for the newsletter of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How good are the academics at MIT?

  MIT is one of the best places in the world to be a student ... , currently on our faculty and all of them teach undergraduate classes. In fact ... in the class and go work together to get it done. We do this because
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  course of one weekend. Freshman year, some friends and I decided to ... created by the entire team every so often for you all to try, and then a ... remotely next IAP. -- Come and Ride It Lost in the jungle, Joe is

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Finality Just one more week.

  

  day, all the things I want to do next summer, and of course, all that I have to do between now and the end of the semester. Lately, this last ... I'm the kind of person that likes to make lists - partially because I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties

  

  Have any of you attended one of the Admitted Students Parties that our MIT alumni have thrown in various cities around the country (and around the world)? If so, how was it? I'd love to hear how it went. Also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  many ideas, and having learned something new. This year, some of the ... of the conference, Ben and I gave our presentation about -- what else ... For the past three days, I was at the conference of the National

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Special October Events

  

  charities: the Childrens Hospital of New Orleans and a high school in ... plenty to keep me busy. Here are some of the many events from this time of year, both dorm and city-wide. ------------ The Annual Burton

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2019 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  culture of their residence halls. In the '90s and early '00s, these were recorded to VHS tapes, and later DVDs, but with the advent of You ... As a part of MIT's unconventional housing assignment process, the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Intense Procrastination There's a difference between procrastination and INTENSE PROCRASTINATION!

  

  it. I finished half of my 2.671 homework, half of 2.008, and half of 2.004. Left is 7.012 studying, the second halves to all of those other things ... ? Instead I listened to the new Muse album (go buy it now) and found a solo in

  • by Snively '11
  • September 19, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist MIT admitted some applicants from the waitlist today.

  

  offered a spot on the waitlist to just under 400 people, and most of those ... off the waitlist, and wishing them the best of luck at the college they ... comments to introduce yourself to the rest of your class. And for those of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  : Apparently CalTech flew out a crew of 20 to retrieve the cannon, and took it ... invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has ... only contracted to move the cannon here for CPW, and we respect the speed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  , without the routine of classes and classmates and well-defined goals ... . Things like rearranging the plates and cups in our cabinet in an artistic way. Like watching 6 episodes of the magic school bus. Like exfoliating

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / Residential Life

  Don’t Stop Believing you can take the east camper out of east campus but...

  

  in my key and walking out the door. I knew it was coming, of course ... the moment of checking out still felt unexpected, and surprising: these ... some equipment finagling, they gave in. And someone at the front of the

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 6, 2022