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• Blog / Community Projects

  Blown Back to Oz the close of the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition: day 4.

  

  the wind, turned around, and completed two and a half laps with no ... , a collective gasp went up from the crowd (along with fearful yelps and ... --then dipped again and charged forward through the finish line with a final time

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 15, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Believe in your magic a thank you to the 2018 applicant class

  

  2018 applicants, for sharing your experiences with us. I have shared your ... . Unfortunately, even with all that you have taught me, I know that I cannot see you ... magic and you will take that ability with you wherever you go. Thank you

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and with the best of

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  nine long months to birth with a lot of snarling and kicking around. On ... ’s interesting how you can bond over agonizing with people you’ve never seen before ... with friends, gushed over a cake with a pi-shaped icing, and got back

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  A Battle Scene to Remember Construction zones are the perfect playgrounds for epic battles

  

  November, was the release of the movie associated with the Ender's Game ... excited and impressed to find Killian Court decorated with beautiful banners ... armies, with soldiers all over Lobby 7.  They were hung from the ceiling

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Students Are Cool: Brian Chan edition These are the kind of people that you will go to school with.

  

  about some of the awesome and amazing people that I went to school with ... with permission.  And then he built a mechanical water strider to test out the theory. Mechanical water strider (left) with live water

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 15, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Kindred Spirits or, "Making Friends"

  

  based on how familiar with the person I am, how much I know about the ... talking to myself than I did talking to other people. My conversations with ... perfectly at ease with social interaction!" Me 2: "Ah-ah-ah, don't be getting

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 19, 2013
• Blog / Events

  A not-so-typical day in the post-FYRE life Reporting live from ESP's Firestorm

  

  Saturday August 31. - I'm sitting in 4-237 (a classroom with nice tiered seating and projectors) with ~40 freshmen and ~10 ESP admins. It's Firestorm ... -Student Government at MIT Serious Stuff with Silly Names -Serious Chemicals

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 7, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  HT@MIT: Academic Resources How I Learned To Stop Slacking and Love the Office Hours

  

  absolutely fall in love with the class (shoutout to Tim P.(but to be fair ... weekly to aid you with the problem sets and any questions you have that are ... fellow PSETers to work with. 3. Try to go to the professor's OH, it's one

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings

  

  for Campus Preview Weekend (sign up now!), I’ve been working with our ... of deep-dish pizza with MIT students and Alumni in Chicago. Come hear ... Wisconsin for their MIT Technology Achievement Awards and connect with awesome

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  The past four weeks, in maps. 3 continents, 4 weeks, 11 planes, made comprehensible.

  

  My adventures from the past month can only really be described, and my absence from the blogosphere explained, using a series of maps. I spent a substantial amount of time…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nemo Found the effects of cabin fever

  

  female and generally struggle with dressing yourself appropriately even ... on the dot with the blast of a vuvuzela. Thanks to Facebook and the ... each other silly with powdery ice. Everything before 4:05 was

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lace, Gourmet Candy and Dorothy an inside look into the most fabulous internship in san francisco

  

  with job opportunities offered by MIT alumni. These positions cover ... it doesn't hurt that our pantry is stocked with Sugarpova, the gourmet ... -- except with more Costco food and no tests. :) I still have plenty of

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted in EA

  

  and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of our process.

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  One of these labs is not like the other GELlin' like a felon

  

  The scene: Friday morning, about 9:10am Me: *Sits down at table with ... the task inside that packet with your team.” Me: *looks around, blinks ... and problem solving skills so we can effectively deal with real world

  • by Stanley G.
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Salut! A look at Grenoble

  

  the heart of the Alps. Our lab works with extremely low temperatures, so I get to work with liquid helium every day! It's very cool (...see ... , I get to explore the city with friends, go to the farmers market, hike

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 26, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Talk to Strangers you might want to keep what they have to say forever

  

  "awkwardness" derived from verbal adventure-seeking and a fascination with ... spring semester after you're done with Mission. Among the many things we ... pieces of sound. I actually had no previous experience with listening to

  • by Ana V. '15
  • July 22, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi Day, Tau Time As the admissions decisions approach...

  

  As you know, MIT regular action admissions decisions will be released on Pi Day, at Tau Time (that is tomorrow, March 14, at 6:28pm EDT). Some of you, though, may be wondering -- what's the deal with Tau? Well

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: EA Not Admitted

  

  time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and with the best of

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Lesson Planning When in doubt, get Legos involved

  

  ELL, with most of the work happening in our weekly GEL 2 meetings on Tuesday nights. Most ELLs are recycled from the previous year with minor ... teams’ goal was to maximize points through negotiations with other teams

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 8, 2011