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• Blog / Admissions

  Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?

  

  huge convention/fair of creative people getting together to show off the cool stuff they make. (Sponsored by Make magazine, of course.) There ... to that very exciting sentence above, just go here. Now, here's an

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  morning room sounds get your headphones

  

  intriguing: data sonification of wikipedia edits - by the world according to ... favors no particular "point of view." We are enveloped by sound. It forms a ... everywhere, without ever having to focus. Marshall McLuhan * * * * * for more

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 14, 2017
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  begin to rush over. I tell them not to worry about it, to get on with ... . Confusion. Fear. When I first received news about the tragedy in New Zealand, I was unfazed. Not shocked at all. The first thought that came to my

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  discover 11 new amphibian species in Panama, only to find that five were ... According to the 2007 study by the National Autonomous University of Mexico ... rates by 2010: the rate of biodiversity loss has not slowed, according to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How To Make (almost) Anything

  

  -land without anything to tether me down to things that actually exist. So to hedge my bets, I've set out on a crusade to learn more about regular old everyday physical objects, starting with "How To Make (almost) Anything" (aka

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 25, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ICE, ICE baby Guess which song would inevitably get stuck in my head as I tooled in the…

  

  the one before it, so there was pressure to get a working solution every ... something my mom would say to me, but she never actually called me Margaret ... myself I would never become. What happened to make me neglect my

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • November 23, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That Lovely Pre-Finals Period

  

  Friday by 11:59:59 PM. I love assignments due by email. :-) I still need to ... the GIRs your first year. If it suits you, it's certainly beneficial to ... encouraged to post more often by various folks around here, so I think one way

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And the End Closes In My last semester as an MIT undergraduate

  

  related to photography. I’ve taken plenty of HASS classes in my day, but this is the first that doesn’t seem like work. That’s not to say that I didn’t enjoy my other classes (I’ve been known to offer to take on other

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 18, 2012
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2021 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  first years typically consult MIT guide to residences while choosing where to live. This guide includes the Interactive Introduction to the Institute (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 30, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Holiday Life's not always a picnic in Killian Court.

  

  how you're feeling right now. Senior year is hard. I know that to be a ... ridiculous amounts of food for a few hours (I woke up to my friends making a ... joined in and made my earth-shattering waffles), and then went back to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT, Time to Step Up? just in today

  

  Youtube video supplements in college admissions As applicants, what are your thoughts?

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eternal sunshine of the sleepless mind Once again, the title has practically no relation to the actual blog entry.

  

  's “How to Get Enough Rest” brochures. Note that I mention this right ... responsibilities. You'll get to work with awesome cooks like Natania and Spang, both ... (that is to say, pretty much incoherent but inexplicably awesome anyway

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 13, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  a very intimate setting and an extraordinary opportunity to really get ... soiree. Not only did I get to consume dozens of scrumptious chocolate ... set-up booths in our athletic facility to try to recruit MIT students

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Thanksgiving! Holiday wishes and fun stuff.

  

  friends, May your Thanksgiving holiday be a *smashing* success, filled with ... assistance this Thanksgiving? One place to check out is Instructables (a ... Thanksgiving group, including how to fry a turkey. But the awesomest Thanksgiving

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  What is the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  Our MIT QuestBridge Supplement is a way for us to gather some ... MIT will be contacted directly about how to access the MIT Quest ... still use the MIT QuestBridge Supplement along with your Quest
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee With a title like that, it has to be good!var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol)…

  

  that everybody knows what's going on. If somebody wants to get something ... freshman I'm constantly getting e-mails inviting me to discussions, meetings ... administration in some form or fashion. Most of these get sent to dorm mailing

  • by Snively '11
  • May 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Update The latest on app tracking, app numbers, etc.

  

  to check up on the status of your application components. The ... time to send along another copy. Your complete application will be ... we are still missing parts of your application, fax your materials to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  activities -- make sure you convey that to us. When you describe your extra ... , but they also can be things like (but not limited to) athletics ... . Furthermore, if your interests don't align with an organization and you pursue

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  No Snow, and on singing badly me? singing? and posting it online?!

  

  sometimes, you don't have to be better at what you're doing. You can sing, or ... shame in sharing your work. Leave the pursuit of excellence to those who want to get better. That's something that I failed to grasp for so long

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 24, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  from getting an early start on your project. Wanna stay up late doing ... ’t have time. 2. Relationships: I didn’t get to enjoy the company of my ... didn’t get to spend time with my girlfriend either, which of course

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007