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• Blog / About Decisions

  Waitlist Q&A A bit of clarification on being waitlisted.

  

  should not do: Fly to campus to make the case in person. Send us ridiculous ... of the waitlist, do I have to go to MIT? What about financial aid? You're ... 'll have time to consider your decision before letting us know one way or the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2011
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  - or better yet, make it into an aquarium to really complete the theme of ... was, "If you want to do that in your room, you go right ahead." Okay ... wanted a small table to put in my room, but Rick decided to go all out, and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello, strangers. A video, a song, and some doodles.

  

  about how his grandmother used to make soap from cow fat.) Aaaaaaaaaaaand a video! It's your lucky day.

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 8, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  take the time to find, refine and trust in your voice. Only after that is done can you make sure your voice is always heard by those around ... which the hero goes it alone to kill the bad guys, and avenge those who

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Finality Just one more week.

  

  I'm the kind of person that likes to make lists - partially because I ... acceptable to do that... In any case ~ I wish all of you the best with your ... the classes I want to take at MIT, all the people I want to meet some

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 9, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vivek Venkatachalam- Constructing a Very Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope Vivek Venkatachalam worked with researchers in the Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Lab at MIT's…

  

  's advice to people looking for UROPs is to make sure to look for UROPs that you will enjoy. He says, "Remember that you're under no obligation to ... an ultrahigh vacuum. The microscope will now be used to image the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  button-making Warning: this part is going to start off happy, and end ... Last night, we went to a carnival that was sponsored by the ... Council (DormCon), Interfraternity Council (IFC), SaveTFP (love your beaver

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Most Importantly, No Reddit This is actually how people lived.

  

  envy). Or maybe it was a testament to how many plugs HP makes (so many ... about three weeks – I’d plug it in, but the battery wouldn’t begin to ... , took it to another room, and then came back. I’m not sure what happened

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobel Prize Week An exciting time for research, both noble and ignoble.

  

  early to check the website and see if any MIT folks won. I have to be ... , society and the environment. Thanks to the Nobel website for the description ... exciting time to be around MIT, because it is Nobel Prize week. For me, this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  impossible to think, or to make any useful decisions at all. I wake up and feel ... reason to motivate me to expend a little more emotional energy to make sure ... little better, and wasn't that always the goal in the first place? To make

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  the happy ending is you thoughts related to relationships

  

  of your life) i. people who haven’t been in relationships tend to ... , used to get 'em Now you're getting fucking sick of looking at 'em.” such ... to convince your regular friends to participate in an activity like

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • February 21, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Ups and downs and extras

  

  everything in the allotted spaces in the application. To answer your question ... Last night after work and before the Red Sox game, I went out to ... credit to Mitra Many of you have seen that the MyMIT portal is down. No

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 28, 2004
• Blog / Personal Travel

  i ran out of social energy and other great ways to say no

  

  , but i am working closely with the program to make sure things go well ... making friends. having the energy to talk to people used to be something i ... because i'm gonna have to work to make sure people get integrated with our

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 18, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  people can end up where they want to be. It all starts with your temporary ... you can re-rank the dorms you'd like to live in. Maybe REX changed your ... on that in a minute) you're bound to find a group of people with whom

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a lesson in the feminine arts aka mfa boston and a rant on enjoying art

  

  photo of one painting, this was intentional to spark your curiosity about ... art or just the societal pressure to make small talk in quiet rooms, the ... Last year when deciding which colleges I wanted to apply to, I had

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 30, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Color by Numbers

  

  So in Burton-Conner, you're allowed to paint your room under several ... , it's necessary to record your observations, so I whipped out some ... lot of fun, especially after we decided to make a quick stop at Star

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  When Friends Become Family How MIT has become my home (with some beautiful pics to accompany)

  

  going to go get some food. Do you want some? Wait, nevermind, get your own ... of being in a fraternity when the time comes around, but to your ... this, get to know the people. The letters don't make a fraternity, the

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 12, 2015
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  following: Blog/writing stuff Provide a link to your "portfolio." This ... keep blogs are the most active bloggers and best make the transition to ... freshmen) possibilities of your major.‚Ä® Tell us what activities hope to

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  next four years. Your EC will be able to help you with lots of the ... about you and you get to teach them about what makes you different and ... really good time to get in touch with your EC to set up an interview. The

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  growing over time continuing to become myself

  

  gone wrong. And I had so much moving and growing to make up for ... amazing to just be able to deal with problems that used to make me break ... getting the chance made me all the more determined to actually make

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 31, 2022