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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  So it's been almost exactly a week since I last put together a blog ... applies, although I suppose the definition of work is a little more flexible ... humble opinion. I've spent the past week solving puzzles for Mystery Hunt

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes on the Interview It's only going to be as fun as you want it to be.

  

  , storing away their last hoards before the winter. I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed that many trees have started to don a new coat of warm ochre when I was strolling down Memorial Drive. I must say, it was

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fall Adventures a day in rhode island, maine, and boston

  

  My favorite season has always been fall. I love walking around campus ... during late September, I made it a goal to make the most of autumn[annotation note="A goal that was quickly cut short because I got sick :("]by

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 6, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  A Week in the Life of a Student-Athlete feat. women's soccer & meche

  

  — 4 of which were the past week. I’m going to take you along for the ... selected idea and how we would move forward.  Right after that, I went ... . I’ve figured out that I basically won’t be able to play this season

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 31, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  how to move carts not an athletics post

  

  movement in that direction. you tell yourself, if i plan for the cart to move forward then the cart will move forward. you tell yourself, i believe the cart will move straight, even though i am standing behind the cart and

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 23, 2022
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My Disappointment Is Immeasurable And My Day Is Ruined A story about cream soda

  

  When I first arrived at MIT last year, the International Student ... that was the United States. As a chronically online Gen Z-er, I’d already consumed so much American media that I felt more than ready for this

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 15, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Classes about the Brain That Blew My Mind and I just had to share

  

  On the first Friday of my last semester, I had a choice between two back-to-back 3-hour neuroscience electives. I only needed to register for one… I chose both. It’s Week 5 now, and I've gotten used to taking the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 6, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Blogs Featured in NY Times "[N]one of the [other colleges'] blogs match the interactivity and creativity of M.I.T.'s, where they…

  

  , and Chris M.!): M.I.T. Taking Student Blogs to Nth Degree By TAMAR LEWIN Published: October 1, 2009 At M.I.T., from left, Paul Baranay, Jess Kim and ... York Times CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Cristen Chinea, a senior at M.I.T., made a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP: The Class Edition I'm back in class

  

  Well, my two weeks of no IAP agenda have come to a close and I ... third day of class and I thought I'd show you a bit of what I've been up ... -da! (Oh, all photos in this entry are courtesy of my Mac's webcam since I

  • by Snively '11
  • January 22, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Openness This one's serious, no silly link. Read it.

  

  do and how we live. Here's the way I write. I write about the stuff admissions will never tell you. I do this because this is why I feel the blogs exist. I don't sugar coat things, I don't always try my hardest to please

  • by Snively '11
  • October 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Short, Sweet, and to the Point: MIT in five senses or less (Guest Entry) Hear, See, Touch, Smell, and Taste MIT

  

  While at MIT CPW, I had the wonderful opportunity to sample all sorts of auditory goodness. I’m a musician myself, and met several awesome ... below). The Toons’ (I am biased towards them because they let me

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Karma What goes around comes around.

  

  I've never been one for actually truly believing in karma (what goes ... accepting it. Here's how things played out: I woke up on Sunday morning with ... many people are sick, but I definitely had some type of illness that made

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  Sometime in the last month, I was forwarded a request to blog about Model United Nations at MIT. I covered this issue somewhat in this entry, when I went to UPMUNC in November. One of the most common questions the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hayden Christensen Comes to MIT, Looks Pretty Pictures of the top of Hayden Christensen's head inside!

  

  more interesting and also because I don't remember exactly what was said, I give you HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN AT MIT IN 15 MINUTES! (and pictures ... screening of Jumper! Speaking of Jumper, I'm wearing a blue sweater. And now

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  In the South for prospective students; in the mail for incoming students Travel & email.

  

  , where I got to meet many fantastic students. After wonderful meetings in ... , Alabama. If you came to one of these meetings, I hope you'll leave a comment ... first email from their MIT account. This day is almost here! Because I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  split into two or three, but I didn't want to dominate the homepage ... CPW is Monday, April 2, 2007. That's in five days! I know you're all ... . ------------------------------------------------------- The Waitlist I've gotten a bunch of correspondence asking about the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Is It Possible To Respect A Racist Film? We must learn to embrace the opportunities to confront ourselves by confronting others.

  

  Now that CPW is behind us, I am beginning to return to my life as a mild-mannered Admissions Officer. I have to admit that I've been excited to get back to one of my favorite hobbies, movies. Just as I got ready

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • May 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Second Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  showing you that I made it onto this list so... can I photocopy the page and ... country?" I'm not sure. If your interview has been waived (you'll see this ... interview-related questions. "One of the requirements of MIT is that I should

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s First Annual Q&A Kidding about the annual part. Catching up with my blog comments... finally!

  

  ... finally! ------------------------ Shikhar wrote: "I am a bit confused regarding my essay to MIT. Basically I want to tell you how being in a small city (that too in India) I missed out on lots of competitions and science

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  International Admissions Conference My review of the annual OACAC conference.

  

  demystify what admissions officers do. I think that for many students, the ... . So, I'm often asked, what do you do when you're not reading ... professional conferences. As you've read, Ben and I have done a couple already

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2005