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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s here! The post you've all been waiting for, or at least until you saw Snively with…

  

  Introduction to the Institute and serves a first introduction (or second, after CPW) to all the different dorms. Each dorm makes a short video ... around the dorm yelling a lot set to loud music, but when we were elected i

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 25, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing an essay using thumb tacks and arousing the suspicions of a snarky Nobel laureate

  

  A niche on the third floor of MIT’s Building 8 leads to two glass ... between their heads: a ~ sign, which means “is approximately equal to." The ... some point, I felt a presence, and looked up to find Frank Wilczek

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  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 ... able to explore a little more of Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and

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

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  got to go to Washington D.C. for a week and I met the most intelligent ... SO HAPPY, but there wasn't much energy in me to get overly happy as ... , I go on calls on a quest to save the world.  I'm technically only in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Solar Car Pulled Over The MIT Solar Car Team got in a little trouble.

  

  Yesterday's Boston Herald had a story about the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team (SEVT) getting into a little trouble:   A group of MIT ... were issued a fine, but if so, I'd be more than happy to help defray the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Latest Updates Updates about MyMIT and the EA interview deadline.

  

  your application in advance of the deadline. Now is also a good time to ... So, MyMIT is back up, and things are back to normal around here. (Or ... deadline by which Early Action applicants should contact their Educational

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selecting the new bloggers! With a new school year approaching, it's time to pick the next set of bloggers.

  

  perhaps a couple juniors and seniors (we do not plan to hire a sophomore, but will not rule it out). To be considered for a blogger position, you ... : Blog/writing stuff Provide a link to your "portfolio." This will be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Alum Adam Riess ‘92 Wins Nobel Prize Riess was a Course 8 Phi Delt with a minor in History.

  

  addition to his major in Physics, Riess also picked up a minor in History. According to a Johns Hopkins Magazine story, capped off his history minor by ... -accelerating rate. The discovery came as a complete surprise even to the Laureates

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT gave my pod free art supplies!! and despite being hosed, we used them

  

  is a painting I created to explore the use of color, light, and shadow ... grants of between $50 and $250 to pods and virtual groups for art supplies. The intention was to support "shared art experiences for learning

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 7, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  M.I.T. Energy Club, which was founded in 2004 by a few grad students ... .I.T. students and faculty, and “fact-based analysis,” including a trip to Saudi ... world, including in India and China, working together to build a plug

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Kresge Info Session Come integrate MIT, at least for an afternoon.

  

  deceive you. Kresge is 1/8 of a sphere. I once walked by it and remarked to ... about the Institute. It's a challenge to convey MIT's vibrancy in a ... the office about a slideshow of MIT images or clips of MIT music to help

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember, Remember, the 17th of December… things that happened

  

  perhaps it is an appeal to something which happened on a historically significant December 17th. I am going to continue to keep our reasons a deep ... fabricate such reports to perpetrate a hoax or seek publicity

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Yes, we care about your stories Reflections from the road

  ’t have to be a story form, just tell us what’s been going on. You don’t get ... we started a Black Student Union in our school to build community, but ... staying to get some home-cooked food from my mom during travels). There were

  • by DJ Rock
  • October 10, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Sometimes we have fun Pictures, pictures, pictures

  

  ! It's not everday you get to meet a blogger My favorite A Phi lady ... ). This year we went to the Park Plaza Hotel. It was a lot of fun: live ... was asked to bring a dish and we all got together to eat. A-entry is

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • January 7, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  upon date by which students reply to offers of admission. Following May 1, we take about a week to determine the state of the incoming class, and ... every student a decision as soon as we possibly can. We want students to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beauty and the Geek Some of the greatest companies in the world recruit at MIT. Apparently, so do some…

  

  is actually a really exciting opportunity. To my knowledge, there has ... sometimes) So, who should we get to go to this audition? Ben is married with ... Extreme Makeover Who Wants To Be a Hilton? Temptation Island Bachelorettes

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two short stories My last three weeks in a nutshell.

  

  was convinced that joining a sorority was not the way to go. Anyway, my ... stereotypes were for the most part nowhere to be found. And when I received a ... first year at MIT is for us to get over ourselves. What's that, you say

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Derailment My Gap Year

  

  watched, clutching a clipboard to my chest. Exam Room 1 is not a normal ... to do something else for a while. You know, take a break from homework ... track. From 1+1 to the derivative of a sine function, they had cruised

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Year vs. Senior Year The same, but different...

  

  first day was, but also by how similar it felt to my first day as a ... comedian. The room is so large that he has to have a microphone. By the end ... . This year it involved running across town to Harvard, where I’m taking a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 16, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Students Welcome Events Your first MIT experience is closer than you think

  

  check it out – they’re a great opportunity to meet some ... MIT account for the most up to date information and RSVP if requested. There is a ... I hope you’re all getting excited for Campus Preview Weekend

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 17, 2015