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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The HackMIT 2016 Puzzle Just Launched and it'll (probably) take you all across the Internet

  

  .org to register. There is a randomized lottery to get in, but if you want ... undergraduate hackathons in the nation, is opening up its internet doors for ... from around the globe. Over a 24-hour period from September 17th to 18th

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 16, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek

  

  I almost forgot: for you regular action folks, the deadline to ... about this time for early action for things you might want to be doing ... , compared with 22% who choose to have an interview. The reason for this is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 30, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  The DHL Fiasco I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are) who turned…

  

  DHL fiasco, but thanks to many of you, that was a lot better than it could have been. I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are ... , maturity, and common sense. For those who don't know what happened, someone

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  We will not be taking anyone from the wait list in 2020 closing out the wait list for the Class of 2024

  

  list are invariably awesome, and we hope to find a space for them in our ... space in the class for students who have remained on the wait list.   To those who learned this unhappy news today, I want to express my thanks for

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Stu Schmill ‘86 Name: Stu Schmill; Job title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational Council;…

  

  yourself is going to lead to the right outcome for you. This is true in ... kid level for a long while, though.)Anything else? I was once quoted by ... important in this world. And for all this passionate pursuit of excellence

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  If You Wish To Receive Your Decision Online… ...please read this entry!

  

  to check your decision online, you will need to have registered for a ... decision online, you will need to register for one using your MIT ID, which ... will be asked to give some personal information for verification). If you

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 1, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  finding good what i look forward to

  

  , there was no possible way for me to pass 6.009 unless I did extremely well on the quiz -- for reference, I got a 0 on last quiz. I began to ... scares me, frankly. I don't want to get too excited and think that I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s like I go to class or something. Or whatever.

  

  . Manalis, I know you probably didn't mean for it to be so mean. He and Prof ... Contrary to popular belief, I actually do stuff outside of farting around and doodling. Stuff like going to class and paying attention to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  continuing it as an alum, but I decided that it'd be good for someone new to ... freshman class starting school tomorrow, it's strange to think that I won't be returning to my beloved 254 suite in Burton-Conner, hanging out with

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  , we strongly encourage you to register by then anyway, but will accept ... where students and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the ultimate goal of finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Polymer Police Using spectroscopy to prove my mom wrong (except she was right and I was actually…

  

  of. Unfortunately, by far the most common scientific test for silk is ... are attached to it. For example, here are the FTIR spectra of silk and ... , which makes it very easy for me to identify the material. [caption id

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / MISTI

  [Joint Post] THE WORLD’S gREATEsT CROSSOVER EPISODE Jebby '25 is my flatmate

  

  know I'm in the UK, but it's still surprising when I go to play a song and get an ad for body wash where everyone is talking with a British ... are names of real places. I've been here for two days and I'm really

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 4, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My design won an MIT merch contest I don't know why

  

  that because it'd be funny to write a serious justification for whatever ... their stores, so I’d imagine it’s important for them to capture the ... made fond memories at MIT. However, it can feel disappointing to not get

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Are We Dating? Till blogging do us part

  

  . Komen Breast Cancer Race for the Cure: We also try to visit New York ... close to me in pictures. Plus we do a lot of fun things together Sam ... time working than sleeping: But to answer your question, there is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  He Zigs, He Zags MIT's new video podcast.

  

  MIT has an experimental new video podcast called ZigZag. Currently ... ! Hosting is harder than it looks! I have a newfound respect for Jon Stewart ... the cellphone ringtone competition and IAP. It's fun to watch Zig

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  I Suppose It Was Inevitable That We Have An Office Instagram a list of some other places you can find the blogs (and the bloggers)

  

  other way than navigating to or searching for MITAdmissions.org. Of course ... Nearly five years ago I added a Facebook share button to the blogs. It's strange to think that was so long ago, and also strange to think

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  You can’t live without clean water Alfinio's sustainable water initiative

  

  to create a model for global engagement for students and their partner ... individuals worst hit by a lack of access to safe drinking water. Worldwide ... ailments for this and surrounding communities. If you want to learn more

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decision Date 2011 Decided to announce the announcement of decisions.

  

  username and password. The verify page is available now for applicants to ... Office: The cable was accompanied by the following encrypted text, which was broken by double rainbow tables all the way across the sky: MIT

  • by MITLeaks
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime and the living is slightly less difficult than usual MIT = Masochists in Training

  

  life.) I've also been getting stuff together to apply to grad school. I ... night and write my statement of purpose. (For grad school, you don't get ... , yes?) I'm trying to get everything together before school starts

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester Two Hosed, feeling, writing, love and hatred and whatever else

  

  commuting to a new location to write, I would. I had time to do it. I like to ... pillow to the second it hits the pillow again, I am moving. For the sake of ... for CMS as much as I expected to. We debated for an entire ninety

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • February 26, 2022