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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  their stronghold. Our first priority was to get out the window to ... discussed the tactical advantages to various attack strategies. We settled on ... (I tried to place myself into the mindset of a war reporter, covering

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Inbox Insanity "You've Got Mail."

  

  to go to the MIT Literary Society Meeting or LucHa – are among the many ... Mexican?” Yes – these are the perks to being over-committed. You’re never ... . The other half get quickly scanned between classes, and from those, the

  • by Karen F. '11
  • November 19, 2007
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Year of the HASS thoughts on single-tasking, cheese slicers, and the tyranny of the mind

  

  -10pm. The last hour is either the hardest to get through after an already long day or the easiest to get through because I am asleep, which may or ... supposed to take is less than the actual number of units, although it’s a bit

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-MIT prep How to prepare yourself for life at MIT -- hint: watch Chappelle's Show. Everyone else…

  

  an episode and missed most of their references to it; the most notable ... trekking to an Athena cluster in the middle of the snowy night (uphill both ... (and by extension, you) is paying a gazillion dollars to have a top

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2600 Years of the University college life since 600 BCE, as told by Prof. Shailendra Mehta

  

  intimidated by the great scholar. Just last week the king had stood up to honor him during the morning assembly. But you are determined to get into ... voice in the movement. Many are surprised to hear that the first

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 21, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  Nadal, Federer, Helfant ‘85 Adam Helfant '85 is the new boss of professional men's tennis.

  

  ) before he got appointed, to sort of get the definite okay," said Federer ... , Helfant lived in Burton-Conner, the same dorm that currently is home to ... went to Harvard Law (the latest MIT Careers Office statistics have MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Love Lucy: Continued This time, the title even makes sense.

  

  handled by the *state*. If you get towed on a state road, then after you pay ... Ouija board. Your only hope is to call the office and get the exact number ... 't know what happened to your week. Fortunately, it's not most weeks of the

  • by Cam T. '13
  • October 22, 2010
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  I recently discovered that they also happen to be getting married on the same day. My comment to Mollie: "Wow, you guys are going to share ... reasons, not the least of which is emails like this: From: Mollie Burgoon To

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  friends are doing ok. We are all shaken to the core and disillusioned by ... bought by the blood, sweat and tears of the black men and women that came ... where I am directly affected by the racism in this country but I have very

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Events

  To go home or to stay home Homesickness never hit...but I'm still thankful to be in L.A.

  

  I gained by moving to MIT is so much richer in a lot of ways than the ... way to the Kendall T-station. Let me give you an idea of exactly how ... Corridor, I could see clear through to the other side. The entire hallway was

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 27, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music in Springtime and MIT [by Ken Haggerty '11] Music at MIT can be both beautifully melodic and destructive, and…

  

  time for it and commit to it. By the end of the concert (sponsored by the ... [by Ken Haggerty '11] Last Thursday was THE perfect day. The sky was ... recitations to go to, so I decided, being the music lover that I am, to head

  • by ARTalk
  • April 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Living in the Past The one where people drive up just to visit me.

  

  friends from high school marching band decided to come up to the Boston area ... head down to the North End, where I met them at Mike's Pastry. Probably ... specializes in cannoli, which they'll supposedly ship fresh to anywhere in the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Beta CPW laser mazes and deep frying

  

  help from other Course 6's and 2's to build out the circuitry piece by ... day before that we invited the early pre-frosh arrivals to a welding ... enjoyed getting to know them and showing them around campus, our school, our

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 16, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Paris Hilton comes to MIT Just kidding, but I bet that got your attention

  

  come to MIT, we wouldn’t even have the time to find rotten tomatoes ... I definitely do not regret going to. The first event was the Inaugural ... the keynote speeches. The first was by Paul Farmer, a physician and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  . Those accepting a spot on the Waiting List, need to choose another ... an option in the immediate future. This is what is supposed to happen ... between applications, the admission decisions tend not to change, and in

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  added benefit, now I get to experience these same traditions from the ... the Admissions Office, from all the admissions officers to the financial aid wizards to the educational counselors to even Stu himself, could

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist MIT admitted some applicants from the waitlist today.

  

  the waitlist. Thanks to some good yield prediction this year, using the ... students on the waitlist that we will not be able to offer them admission. We offered a spot on the waitlist to just under 400 people, and most of those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  're willing to take the extra effort to get everything done early and apply ... , sorry RA, more incentive to apply early) get a tube in the mail that ... phenomenon and is frantically trying to get pictures of the tube for their

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Doing research 277 feet off the ground A tour of the Green Building roof with the MIT Radio Society!

  

  the big radome dish to map out the rotation of our galaxy by finding the ... , helping everyone in the Cambridge area get their data where it needs to be ... Last week, I was lucky enough to get to see something very unique

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 27, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  ’ll be getting to campus (there’s a free shuttle from the airport, fyi ... especially helpful at the end of the weekend. How to get into their room ... get a feel for the dorm culture. On a personal note, I invite you to

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018