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• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  MIT before choosing a major. In order to provide some real, concrete ... my "friends" (names removed to protect the innocent). Here are a few ... Rogers) 7.012: Introduction to Biology (taught by Professor Eric Lander

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Rediscovering en Plein Air Painting by Elisa X. '26, MEng '26

  

  decided to challenge myself by painting the iconic MIT dome with a limited ... at MIT, I chased all sorts of side adventures, determined to make the ... -tripping to Vermont for a [annotation note="The Great North American Eclipse on

  • by Allison E. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Trip to India ...to the slum children who smiled at me even though it seems that they have…

  

  bulldozed to the ground last year. I also owe a big thank-you to Anne, who ... . Traffic in India is bumper-to-bumper in a very real sense. Take a big road ... meetings with three organizations: BASIX, which works “to promote a

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Spring 07 Ending MIT with a literary bang. Can you hear it?

  

  : Intensive study of a range of texts by a single author or by a limited group ... using parts of our class discussion as research for a follow-up to his ... -Century British Novels. reading list: Dubliners by James Joyce A Portrait of the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  August Questions Omnibus 1 In this entry, I answer your recent questions left in the comments of previous entries.

  

  %, you got to wonder. Or, should we use a supplementary essay to explain ... we're very good at this. You can help your own case by helping us to ... asked (in response to this article), "That's a cute story. Is 17 really

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  being able to make food for myself. The latter is beyond terrifying, as I ... others having similar reunions. My mom tried to get a sense of what life ... Harvard Bridge to have dinner in Boston, and a trip to Star Market for

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Food That Makes You Feel Like Home Are there foods that make you think of special places?

  Thanks to all of the students, parents, and EC's who made my admissions travels to the Midwest so much fun. I had really terrific meetings ... gave me. Because I grew up around Chicago and went to college and worked

  • by mitblogs
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t Miss the Battle of the Bands Watch Ben Jones's band, Tremulant, perform with Marilee Jones at Battle of the Bands this…

  

  's ice cream, and see a demo by Harmonix, the creators of the PS2 game Guitar Hero; they happen to be MIT alums, and they'll be on hand running a ... sites and predict a winner! I'll think long and hard and make my

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The CPW Weather Machine Strikes Again a frivolous day in the sun and grass

  

  sunny warmth with a spring picnic. It was a day made for frivolity. I procrastinated long enough to contribute mint-lime-honey-rolled strawberries and sweet potato fries, which I've been wanting to make since I read this MIT

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 18, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does my transcript count as official?

  submit your transcript to us. Please note: If you send us a copy of your ... and processed, we will add it to your application as a placeholder until ... Transcripts must be sent in by your school counselor or another
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  : A new enhanced portlet will be launching in the next week to 10 days ... feel free to contact my office by email at finaid(at)mit(dot)edu or by ... Hi folks, First I just wanted to give mad props to the kind folks who

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Next Steps for EA Deferred what to do next

  

  to wait a little longer as we reconsider their cases in Regular Action ... I wanted to post a quick entry that answered some of them publicly ... , but the FUN form is the best way to update us. The FUN form is due by

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Christmas Hug [UPDATE: New picture!!!] *squeeze*

  

  stop by and say hi to her! Also, a couple of years ago my floor (Conner ... Today was Winter Break 2008 in Lobby 7, a really pleasant way to ... up to Susan Hockfield and said "May I give you a hug while not

  • by Snively '11
  • December 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  December Questions Omnibus 1 Post-decision questions answered.

  

  feel like a slacker... so without further ado, here are some answers to ... recommend getting materials to us by early February, and Midyear Grade Report ... to pursue some great experiences and grow as students/people may have a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  IAP: A Quick Roundup Snively and his homepage dominance must be stopped!

  

  be as good.) The point is, IAP is great, you get a chance to explore ... do I mean by that exactly? Well since you asked, here is a list of ... . Seen lots of movies (prior to this, the last time I went to a theater was

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  CRACKED [by Sadie Scheffer '10] Part art-support group, part studio, part community, and part activist.

  

  Cracked has begun to host monthly workshops taught by members. We had a ... ’d like to tell you a little more about Cracked. Cracked is a student ... the scene. The table, first of all, had to be made. We used a roll of

  • by ARTalk
  • May 29, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  in Black Valley Hostel journal of my third day in Ireland

  

  Kerry, Ireland. It’s the launching point to walk the Kerry Way, a nine ... fallen to 16% when I decided, fuck it, it was time to call a cab. The light ... planning this day out better, so that I wouldn’t have needed to call a cab. I

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Walk of the Strandbeest "New life forms" with PVC skeletons march on the Media Lab

  

  new nature. I make skeletons that walk on the wind so they don't have to ... wind in their sails, and aided (on a rainy but not-so-windy day) by ... surviving the elements such as storm and water and eventually I want to put

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 16, 2015
• Blog / Announcements

  A special announcement about SAT Subject Tests MIT has made the decision to no longer consider the SAT Subject Tests

  

  simply not a part of our process anymore.   How does this apply to ... announcement during the COVID-19 pandemic. We had already been planning to make ... we wanted to make sure no one was spending more time or energy studying

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 20, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Forget These I forgot to bring them when I first came to MIT.

  

  new room at my fraternity giving you a list of things you need to make sure to bring to MIT or to buy as soon as you get here. I conducted a ... , a secret base, an HQ. Personalize it and make it unique to you. Also

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 19, 2014