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• Blog / MIT Life

  Got Questions? I have answers.

  

  where to spend the next four years of your life. It's a huge decision, and ... Hey guys - sorry for not blogging in so long! I've been up to all ... heating up as we race towards finals, I'll do my best to blog about all

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Update We plan to release Early Action decisions on Monday, 12/15.

  

  days to come; thanks for your patience. In related news, I can announce ... We plan to post Early Action admissions decisions online at 9pm EST ... applicants an email on how to access the decisions online; I will also post a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  seniors) to hear from three great universities all in one place. Each school ... .org. This trip to the Southwest follows closely after the three schools ... spring, and last year's trips to Southern California, Maryland, Virginia

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  by doing: indeed, to be civically responsible is to put into practice ... millions of Americans have already voted by mail or in-person; more will cast ... voting, and faculty have been instructed to avoid scheduling assignments or

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / Events

  2015 Brass Rat finally unveiled!!!

  

  calls it the Brass Rat). Basically, every class gets to choose a committee to design the class' ring. For such a small piece of jewelry, it has so ... appear from year to year (such as "IHTFP" and the ivy leaves), while others

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  i love this f*cking place "say this to my face when you're a junior." ~an upperclassman

  

  okay, it’s a bit early to proclaim my love for this place, especially ... Chinese, and spending an obscene amount of time on Facebook talking to my ... regular day, to a CAMPUS with PEOPLE  e v e r y w h e r e was so much

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 8, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  , and unfortunately, we can’t admit everyone. If your decision was deferred, you are one of the applicants who are going to be reconsidered ... that you don't know what to call; all of those feelings are perfectly

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

  

  the better part of the fall. I apologize for this, and thanks to all of ... think make good matches to the undergraduate culture of MIT - academic, social, and otherwise? Do you have any anecdotes from your MIT experience

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 5, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  beautiful displays of explosives. That is... as long as your weather report doesn't look like this: Well I may not go to see the fireworks today ... strangely similar to those for pasta. Bacilli with tomato sauce, anyone? Ok

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reading Some final notes before decisions are posted.

  

  , due to an increased yield (the percentage of admitted students who decide to enroll) and a steady class size, we have admitted even fewer ... %. For those of you who will be checking your decisions online shortly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Noam Chomsky and the humanities at MIT Chomsky gives a talk on Iraq on May 23

  

  …) This particular talk was sponsored by NoMoreVictims.org, which “works to ... humanities? My response is if they want to spend four years studying 18th ... good fit for them. But, if they would like to take classes in Major

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 25, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I get a copy of MIT Facts?

  MIT Facts is a pocket-sized compendium of essential facts about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, we don’t mail the booklets, but you can find it online!
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  misadventures with the reply-to-all feature and otherwise... I don't want to ... me to thinking about quiz bowl. I was thinking about how much fun I had ... of graffiti on a chalkboard as I was walking through building 56. Get

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  road trip here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors…

  

  groceries. I go to chain restaurants with parking lots. Sometimes after I get ... I really like driving. I wanted to go to college in a city with ... /con Should I go to MIT? list was "I can't take my car with me." Freshman year

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 21, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Around the world in 30 days ...ok, maybe more like I'm Traveling a Lot this IAP

  

  2018 is turning out to be quite the adventurous year. I kicked off the year by packing up all my stuff in Boston, hauling most to storage ... mattress pad, cooking utensils, etc.), and the rest to bring with me on a

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Ring delivery! Saturday night was Ring Delivery!

  

  rained, it was clear enough to get some great views! ... Here is my delayed entry on Ring Delivery!!! (To learn about the ring ... , which I had never been to before. Here are some pictures: As you can

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Castle, a Jack, and a Beanstalk hacking culture @ MIT

  

  MIT hacking culture. (If the term sounds unfamiliar, make sure to check out this very useful post by Snively ‘11 or this breathtaking one by ... hack “refers to a clever, benign, and 'ethical' prank or practical joke

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  Last night, I attended a concert by the MIT/Wellesley Toons, one of ... ? "Army" by Ben Folds Five Great job, Jen '07! Jen is the president of ... weekend, I went to Alpha Chi Omega (AXO)'s Lip Sync -- their annual

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  alone in cologne homesickness, better late than never

  

  sentimental; inspired by my dad, I’ve set off to intern in Germany for the ... said goodbye to my parents ten times. The first time they dropped me off ... tried, the moment refused to hit me. Almost accusingly, I remember, she

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • June 26, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  our future. MIT has been very active in developing solutions to energy ... entries). Today, Thomas Friedman, an op-ed contributor to the NY Times ... M.I.T. Energy Club, which was founded in 2004 by a few grad students

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007