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• Blog / Admissions

  Doogie Howser, et al.

  

  "special case" questions I get is about younger students looking to apply. Often, phone calls about this to the Office will be routed to me, since I ... to get there? [Continue reading "Outside the Norm"]

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hello, Layover I'm stuck in an airport. Ask me things.

  

  to take pictures of baggage claim, if you're into that kind of thing ... To take a leaf out of Sam's book: DID YOU KNOW? Charlotte ... the last six hours, and have another eight to go. But this isn't about

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Central Meetings Today, we'll mail out the first of four batches of letters announcing the MIT meetings…

  

  invitation to our meeting in your neck of the woods (haven't yet signed up for ... Seattle, and many places in between (not to mention Puerto Rico and Hawaii). If you have registered for MyMIT, have replied to a letter/email we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  experiences, or the lack thereof flailing around in a sea of adjectives trying to find the noun

  

  about the world we're making for them. I used to be obsessed with getting ... that stuck with me. such things tend to stick with me. we were talking ... the word. literally, african american refers to people who live in or

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • July 13, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Why did I come to MIT? by River A. ‘26

  

  place to explore! So you can discover your interests!” But I have grown to ... ≧◡≦ , my name is River. Just like most people, I had dreamed of coming to this university since childhood. And now I am about to enter my sophomore

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 2, 2024
• Blog / How to MIT

  in the prospect of leaving are you proud of the work you've done?

  

  Raymond and others to get through my coding assignments and I wonder if I ... As CPW comes to a close and I watch eager beaver high schoolers drag ... regret wash over me. New waves of kiddos are coming in to make MIT their

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 17, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Independence Day Fireworks in Boston Hobbits watch beautiful fireworks from comfort of dorm lounge.

  

  went out to the deli to get turkey meat and an exciting new cheese ... enough adventure for the day. I wanted to photograph the Charles River for ... floor. The rest of B entry had gone out to Memorial Drive to watch the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Lobby 7 Gotta love it

  

  Here’s a little tribute to lobby 7. Since my start at MIT in January, I’ve walked through this lobby nearly every weekday to get to my ... taking pictures in front of the seal. I’ve stopped to watch the practice

  • by Kris Guay
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What do you do for fun around here? What,this isn't fun to you?

  

  me off guard. To me, this was fun. I get to spend every waking hour ... . As I walked her around the myriad of different labs that serve host to ... carrying on a conversation with my friends who are desperately trying not to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ana Posada: Improving the production of an HIV medication Ana Posada, who just graduated from MIT, spent a year and half of her undergraduate…

  

  , GA, will head off to Dartmouth for a Ph.D program next year. As an undergraduate, she made sure to take time to explore our campus and enjoy the ... , “Other than getting people sick, bacteria have many useful

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 13, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Dora the Explorer My long-lost twin has suspiciously wrinkly forearms.

  

  to give her addiction to "papas adobadas," a kind of mexican hot Lays ... ! Another factor I'll have to consider when selecting a class is whether they allow me to take photographs. I should ask my classmates sign photo

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 9, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Desk and the Things That Live There The things and fish on and around my desk and the stories behind them.

  

  trained as a yoga teacher. I’m hoping to get trained as a yoga teacher, too ... -intensive requirement for my math major, to get more exposure to proofs and real math in a ... open I get to see everyone that passes by, and this is what they see from

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back and ready for action! Saying goodbye to summer and hello to my sophomore year

  

  family went to my parents' friend's restaurant in Rhode Island. If you're ... It feels good to be back at the 'Tute!!! My family drove me up to Boston on Friday night. We expected to hit a lot of traffic, considering

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Before MIT goes APE, I learn how to eat dumplings FAST. ...or at least learn how to morph into a dumpling eating machine.

  

  footage...but it needs to be edited. So get ready for an entry filled month ... show... * Please excuse my lack of acting skills :P Credits to Travis

  • by Celena C. '12
  • March 4, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 2 Hearing Amazônia

  

  all decided to get fruit juice at some random juice bar in the middle of ... If you missed part 1 of the Fredventure, be sure to check that out in addition to this post. We also recently performed our Brazilian music at MIT

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  When Disaster Strikes About how we'll be flexible with applications, and a couple of benefit events.

  

  your application if something awful happens to you. Each circumstance is ... good time to talk about application process flexibility. We know bad things happen, like when your school is shut down by a hurricane, your home

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Zambia Ate My Neighbors We only get 20 minutes on the internet every night and I spend 15 of…

  

  have to admit, the minibus experience takes a little getting used to. The ... was! We took a minibus from where we're staying to downtown Lusaka ... ,000 Kwache each, which comes out to roughly $3.75). It was incredibly sunny

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Unlikely Candidate Finding the unexpected “right fit”

  

  ’t get to see her much afterwards, except for the occasional "get togethers ... when I got to MIT, I would proceed to get C’s on pretty much all of the ... in high school, she invited me to go to a MIT info session with her. At

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class ... about getting used to moving on the broom and handling the ball with just ... interested in playing us as well. Email quidditch-execs at mit dot edu to get

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Spring Concert An annual tradition bringing famous bands to campus.

  

  . Every year, MIT brings to campus a national act to headline a big concert ... the band's most popular song (according to iTunes) and my favorite song ... ("White Rabbit" / "Somebody to Love") 1969: Janis Joplin ("Piece of My Heart

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2008