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• Blog / How to MIT

  loftblogging 3: liberation via customization i <3 process

  

  and evolve with me as the year progresses. My mind has opened to new ... furniture. Although I initially emailed the EC house manager to request additional bed posts, after several weeks of being ghosted, I decided to regain

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 26, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In the Music Cubes, no one can hear you scream…

  

  ... which just goes to show what a great job the acoustics engineers did on soundproofing the building! I got to experience it first ... "]the sports fields[/annotation], and form MIT's new music hub. They’ve been

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 25, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 1 MITWE (+ FJE and VJE) go to Brazil

  

  get enough sleep (and food) on the two flights it took to get to Manaus ... MIT). To get there, we took a boat ride up the Rio Negro – one of the ... to pass the time by singing the songs in our upcoming concert. Before

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • April 18, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Pi Day! 3.1415926535...

  

  you want to impress your friends. Oh Number Pi Oh, number Pi Oh, number Pi Your digits are unending, Oh, number Pi Oh, number Pi No pattern ... Just a little humor to keep us all smiling. HAPPY PI DAY (the

  • by Bryan
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  up with that on the spot? Well, you do get to rhyme things with your ... various ridiculous schemes to get in, since we were sure it would be ... . . . there's rapping in this class." Being flip wasn't going to help me get in

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  September Equinox Appreciation A Cambridge Autumn

  

  of the New England homes I referred to: the ubiquitous [annotation note ... had just moved to Cambridge not even 3 months before, and was adjusting to a place radically different from home. In these first few months, I

  • by Victor D. '27
  • September 22, 2025
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if I’m waiting for my green card?

  All applicants are requested to fill out the application with their current citizen status. In our first-year admissions process, you're considered an international applicant if you're not a United States citizen or
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  happened while I was on my way to my advisor's office to get his signature on ... So this is what an Add/Drop form looks like: Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "But Laura, even though you haven't written in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Blizzard Barbecuing A few feet of snow never hurt anyone

  

  Yesterday Spanish House celebrated Boston's record breaking snow fall with the WTF(Winter Time Fun) Barbecue! Who says a few feet of snow signals the end of outdoor activites. Photo Credit to Hollie O. '15

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Orientation Lots of fun with picture pages

  

  Wondering what our new freshman are up to this week (aside from the usual East Campus shenanigans)? This SlideShowPro photo gallery requires the Flash Player plugin and a web browser with JavaScript enabled

  • by Dave McOwen
  • September 1, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Superbowl Discuss.

  

  I am currently a bit overwhelmed with work & application reading, but I'll return next week with the next Q&A and other new content ... 's going to win? And most importantly: who will have the best commercial?

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 2, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on Aero/Astro?

  AeroAstro the oldest and most respected university aerospace program in the United States, and it's easy to see why. They have an ... new Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel, the largest, most advanced U
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Media Lab?

  mixes and matches seemingly disparate research disciplines to pioneer disruptive new technologies.
• Blog / How to Human

  liquid nitrogen and everything else 🐸

  

  get quotes from car rental companies, how to organize spreadsheets ... , which is exactly the kind of thing I get used to right when camp ends. And ... to make it vegan by substituting dairy with coconut milk, but even with

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • October 9, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Having Survived Rejection (guest post) About receiving a rejection letter from the 'Tvte.

  

  at MIT, and thus I made it my goal to transfer there by the end of the ... This is a guest post by someone--Michael T. (UMD '19)--whose college ... , but then he was not admitted to the class of 2019. Here's his story

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 15, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  (...as opposed to other OCs) I'm in Orange County California, in a ... four more to go. On Wednesday, after a couple school visits, I had the chance to have a picnic-style dinner with the Orange County Educational

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Day at Stanford University wait, what?

  

  worry about getting run down by bicyclists who are, as far as I can tell ... . Stanford...is not like MIT. Where to start? Stanford is sunny and spacious ... of people do, in fact, look like people, and were created by famous

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 3, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  danger!awesome firin' mah lazers...at basically any(every)thing

  

  went to danger!awesome. danger!awesome is a laser engraving and cutting workshop in Central Square. It was founded by Ali Mohammed, PhD '08, an ... simple: they will use lasers to burn anything into anything. As you can see

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2012
• Blog / Hacks

  Practice Safe Hacking No, there are no LEDs

  

  to advertise the party of the same name put on by the Burton Third ... was rather impressive. How did hackers manage to get a 600 pound ... Hacking at MIT is steeped in tradition and still occurs to this day

  • by Snively '11
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Real Deal no impostors here

  

  deceit, and they're in over their heads. The key to getting past it ... , but your fellow students and brilliant faculty are there to provide some ... . Keep your head out of the clouds - but don't be afraid to hold it high.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 27, 2012