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• 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 / Classes

  CMS.621: Fans & Fan Culture the class that changed my career trajectory?

  

  shifted over time. At first, listening to this new wave music was an act of ... was incredibly excited to take it, before I saw it was no longer offered. Last fall, I saw it would actually be offered in the spring and taught by

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 17, 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
• Blog / Events

  APPLE BAKE channeling midterm stress into baking, sculpting, and completely destroying apples for decades

  

  right when hordes of students show up to shovel your creations into their ... : the Apple Bake. This annual event celebrates fall by having the floors of Burton-Conner compete to create the best apple dishes and apple art

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  school students to participate in an exciting annual event presented by the ... you're a high school student living somewhat close to Cambridge, MA, be ... Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  microspheres that can potentially be used to develop a cancer vaccine. Genetic vaccines work by inducing an immune response to a protein that is produced by inserting beneficial DNA into the nucleus of a cell. The tough part is getting

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  our minds to. The week was led by head facilitators, Tracy Purinton ... Shape, as detailed by MIT's Division of Student Life, is as follows: MIT ... takes place over IAP. Participants will be asked to wrestle with such

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  that it stayed! Ghassan G, who stopped by earlier to take some pictures ... .) On Sunday when I heard there was going to be yet another snow storm ... courtyard, and most importantly lots of snow! By the time I woke up the next

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Awesome People of 2016 part 1 of an incomplete list of the greatest and coolest

  

  sexual assault. Others have contributed to the production by making heart ... impossible to process that this was it, maybe the last time I’m seeing these ... month, we traveled to the Boston and Springfield Planned Parenthood health

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From Atlanta I heart Exploding Bacon

  

  Hollis-Brookline New Hampshire, captained by Kat Struckman, MIT '14), Boston Regional (Team 1922, Oz-Ram, from Weare New Hampshire, captained by ... Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded by inventor Dean Kamen and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 2 Hearing Amazônia

  

  ) flew by quickly. That is until we got to the arachnids exhibit (finally ... all decided to get fruit juice at some random juice bar in the middle of ... to a thrilling jazz concert performed by our own FJE and a local jazz

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 1, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  important than mentoring the students I teach." A relatively new name to me ... .02 [Multivariable Calculus] class. Brought to you by the "frosh" MIT Class of 2010 ... Corridor was abuzz with activity, people excited for the new year of classes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  8,726,400 SOS: The Conscious Subconscious guest post by a fellow '21

  

  beginning of this initiating process there was a lot to get used to and a lot ... down I want to do big things, need to get better, am getting better Must ... to get worse Time to continue my book on tape Gas, break, gas, break

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 13, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Overture to the Commencement of a Very Rigid Journey Sam's Mom dubs me Sami-stop-spleening-me!, because I am always spleening her.

  

  Very shortly, Sam's Mom and I will be on the road to Cambridge. So, I ... , otherwise it'd be pretty much impossible to adapt to film. Stylistically, it's pretty close to what I imagined the novel looking like. I'm not impressed

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Halloween, Part 2 Sometimes it's fun to be somebody you're not.

  

  more fun to be debating political issues with the other nobles when you're ... by the 2011 Class Council. What's your favorite costume out of this ... plumes make everything cooler. This particular photo was taken by some of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Another Fab Four Sarah Dupuis '10, Zachary Bjornson-Hooper '10 Emily Houston '10, and Renaldo Webb '10.

  

  Class of 2010 Excels: from Rifle Champion to Water Quality Researcher From the MIT Alumni Association's New & Noteworthy When the 1,005-strong ... accomplishment are already evident in the class: Sarah Dupuis of New Preston, Conn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On sleep There's nothing certain in this world but sleep and taxes.

  

  thing, you're talking to someone who loves sleep. Sleep and food are two ... it is possible to get an adequate amount of sleep at MIT, as long as you've figured out what you need to do in order to get that amount of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  This…Is…BLODGEBALL! Everything and anything you ever wanted to know about us.

  

  -dot-com - I get to make silly videos, draw doodles, write my opinions and then ... Admissions, Stu Schmill, but we need your questions! Send anything and everything you've been dying to ask our head honcho to elizabizzle at mit dot

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 9, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Dilemma Free (food) for all.

  

  in Lobby 10. Event sponsored by MIT Hillel and supported by MIT ... ://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/latke-hamentashen-debate.html Option 2: Tired of Ramen for dinner? Wish you could do something to make your nightly pasta taste better? Well, tomorrow is your lucky day! Julie

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 6, 2006