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• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT have a first generation community on campus?

  The First Generation and/or Low Income Program (FLI) is committed to building a sense of community among first generation MIT students, faculty ... th president, Dr. L. Rafael Reif, is a member of First Gen!
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  gratitude happy thanksgiving

  

  I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about gratitude. That’s not to ... summaries at three a.m., since I am much too soft-hearted to watch horror for ... kidney donor; at any awards ceremony where the winner is expected to give a

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 24, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Lea-der! Lea-der! Bat-man! ...I mean, Lea-der!

  

  so well within a career that is still considered to be male ... of those hard enough? I didn’t give myself a reason to step up, but ... I needed to apply. Just a little jolt of confidence can really go a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 13, 2010
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With Pizza, Constipation and Hell-Sucked Villains Written in the style of TWoP’s recappers, to mourn the website’s closing. Weird things may…

  

  to rise and after mumbling a couple of sleepy words no doubt filled ... lose a life for each such word. I’m supposed to meet up with my advisor ... heart palpitations (yes, this is a not-even-slightly-veiled reference to

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First term freshman year A horror story, I guess... but one with a happy ending

  

  during term). I ended up with a B+ in my HASS (9.00, intro to psychology ... -- is there a good chance that I'll be able to get the HASS-D course I ... a few people who decide not to take the class, so it's worth showing

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Two Years and how it's changed me

  

  the first place, I decided to stay. I lived in East Campus for a year ... sorely needed the experience. It took a long time for me to realize that ... /or volunteered to do it on their own - a particularly difficult pset, a band

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 28, 2018
• Blog / IAP

  IAP in China through MIT’s China Development Initiative A week-long mentorship program in Xiamen, Fujian

  

  adventure. I broke my big toe into a bunch of pieces, then flew home to ... about it from a random e-mail (probably sent to all of the dorm mailing ... order to get to their favorite restaurants. After a couple days of touring

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  from near my home about 7 miles to campus. I get a nice view, I get to ... the way where I have to cross a side street, or switch sides of the road ... 're trying to hit is only a foot in front of you. So as the car kept driving

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Entrepreneur’s Story How billionaire entrepreneur Pat McGovern '59 got his start.

  

  things to hand-wire a computer. I used doorbell wire, nails, light bulbs ... organization in Philadelphia, and I ended up getting a scholarship to M.I.T. I ... school in that area. It was a dream I had to go there. When I was just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 22, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Redesigning a hall logo: 4.500 part 1 4.500 part 1

  

  Rhinoceros, learning how to use AutoCAD took a bit of time. Eventually I ... stretched and taped to the e. My final iteration superimposed a script ... 4.500, Intro to Design Computing, my favorite class this semester, is

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 27, 2018
• Blog / People & Identities

  senior appreciation post in which i rant about my idol

  

  from everything you have ever known and loved and to settle into a new ... distinguish a time when I was not trying to convince myself that I actually ... , and still be so ready and willing to take in a lost, naive freshman with

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • June 15, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Waiting How about 'em EA decisions?

  

  nine long months to birth with a lot of snarling and kicking around. On ... . Someone on College Confidential had posted a link to a countdown timer ... timer ticked its way to less than 30 hours, my palpable fretting grew a

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  FASAP [by Maggie Liu ‘12] T-ride + thought-provoking art piece + yummy free dinner afterwards.

  

  it would be a great way to continue my love for art in a, well, tech ... even a trip to the opera house. I’m always excited or the events ... —for example, last week a group of FASAPers embarked on a trip to the American

  • by ARTalk
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Susan Hockfield’s Private Concert La la la la la la la laaaaaaa!!!!

  

  our president. Also, last year, the Marching Band was a bit more destructive. As you can see, Alex (a prefrosh then, an '11 now) decided to shatter a light with his sousaphone. Oops.

  • by Snively '11
  • April 12, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Video: New Zigzag MIT's podcast takes on athletics on campus, and more.

  

  A new episode of MIT's video podcast, Zigzag, is now available. It includes a nice piece on MIT athletics as well as a Thanksgiving story ... alternately hosted by Marsha Bolton from the President's Office and myself. To

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  year in college." --New England proverb A prize goes to the first person ... . ----------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:58:17 -0400 From: Ruth F Miller To: Samuel A ... , Matt '08, and Ruth '07. It's a little surreal to see Kenmore Square

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  write once a month or so to tell you what we’re thinking about, working on ... to getting to know you. To tell you a little about myself, I’ve had ... terrific universities (including MIT). I never aspired to have a career in

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Fondue: fun and done A break from admissions at the Fondue party.

  

  fountain. And, to add a little more class, they also had an awesome jazz band ... [see also: Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory] Last night, after a long Saturday of working to select the class, I hopped on the Safe

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Post-Valentine Blog Roundup Valentine's Day capped off by a serenade.

  

  ? Check. And a serenade? Check! Thanks to our secret admirers, the ... , many of those have moved; NECCO moved to a nearby Boston suburb several ... , however, is still made just off MIT's campus, and it is a nice treat to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Folding with Flair Adding a third dimension to boring old paper

  

  in a “draft” blog post when I applied to be a blogger. That draft never ... -by-step folding instructions on a single sheet of paper. But when I came to MIT, I ... of many simple “modules” linked together to form a larger, more

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • August 4, 2023