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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Cake-offs, chariot races, and salsa dancing

  

  or not, several of these cakes were made by guys! Way to go, guys ... up of 27 fraternities and 5 sororities (with one more coming to campus ... together is during “Greek Week,’ which was held this year from April 27 to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  our future. MIT has been very active in developing solutions to energy ... entries). Today, Thomas Friedman, an op-ed contributor to the NY Times ... M.I.T. Energy Club, which was founded in 2004 by a few grad students

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery 2021 meet me halfway

  

  represents making it half way, as well as is one of the main symbols to signify ... Delivery typically happens in your sophomore spring, to mark not only the ... result of the pandemic, we weren't able to have a ring delivery in the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2021
• 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-curriculars, either in an essay or on the application form, try to make it more than a ... , but they also can be things like (but not limited to) athletics

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every Piece of Media I Consumed in My First Week of Class that was relevant to my studies, i guess

  

  . For this, we were assigned to listen to Hi My Name Is by Eminem, What's My Name by Snoop Dogg, and We Want Eazy by Eazy E. I also listened to ... This semester, I'm taking a wide array of classes, from music to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 13, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Re-Froshening A Story of Cynicism and Optimism

  

  somehow started to come easily. I feel invigorated by the work I do and what ... I started MIT as a bubble of idealism. MIT was going to be AWESOME. Everything was going to be AWESOME. I was going to double major in biological

  • by Piper '13
  • August 10, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  lessons on burnout 2020 made me realize things

  

  and kinda freaking out because I felt like I had forgotten how to make ... I’m being honest. To understand what I mean, you need context. For the ... burnout and exhaustion from all the things I was trying to accomplish on not

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • January 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Stu Schmill ‘86 Name: Stu Schmill; Job title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational Council;…

  

  , Danilo PerezFavorite book: World's Fair (and most anything by E.L. Doctorow ... Carnival, The Inner Game of Tennis, the Spencer booksAdvice about applying to ... yourself is going to lead to the right outcome for you. This is true in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  The most wonderful time of the year No, not Christmas... IAP!

  

  and apathetic to complete. But I have to do it by the end of the month ... workaholic has to get up at 6 AM to be in lab by 7 tomorrow morning! ... . It took a lot of time (the web archives go back to the 80's), but I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Let the games begin! Last minute advice for your CPW.

  

  Hey prefrosh! Welcome to campus! If you're not here yet, hurry up ... you aren't sure what to do yet with your CPW, here are some tips from my ... this cool one MIT student and get to know them and blah blah blah

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Karen: A Short History Finally.

  

  'm making it out to be, but it had a nice ring to it.) You'll have to get ... time-management skills, which is why it took so long for me to finally ... 's what led me to see life the way I do: The world isn't just something you

  • by Karen F. '11
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  These are a few of my favorite things Silver-white winters that melt into Newbury Street shopping.

  

  out of 7.28 (Molecular Biology) at 1 PM, stopped by the lab for about 15 minutes, and headed out to Boston for some happy sunny day shopping. (Key ... the Boston Public Gardens. There's more to see when there's not snow on

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  For pi are cubed. There can only be one winner.

  

  blue and green. By now I think there should be a category called "e ... Spiderman To: [email protected] Date: 01-25-07 1:00 PM Subject: pi, Pi, pie ... Center in w11. Join MIT Hillel for an evening packed to the brim with pi

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  No Child Gets Ahead?

  

  those we're teaching to a minimum standard." A 2004 report by the ... that is very interesting to me (and you, I suspect): gifted education ... established Davidson Academy, coming to Nevada residents courtesy of the folks

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey look, I’m famous…or something

  

  to Ruth '07's column from last week. Two people complimented me on my ... where I find it sort of exciting to be in the Tech, assuming that I'm not ... ever interviewed by the Tech (about a year ago) I had a 6.001 (Structure

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Issel Lim: IBD Research Issel Lim has been trying to create an effective mouse model for ulcerative colitis, a…

  

  (IBD), which causes inflammation of the digestion tract and leads to ... Issel Lim has spent the past year trying to create an effective mouse ... Th2, which can be induced by different pathogens and are exhibited in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  . Once you’ve gotten started, submit your Intent to Participate by December ... In the midst of a whirlwind-like semester I promise to eventually blog about, I had the chance to connect to Vaishnavi at one of the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Admitted Student Gathering Thank you MIT Club of Northern NJ for throwing a great one!

  

  to Admitted Student Gatherings, social events for mingling with other prefrosh, current MIT students, and MIT Alumni. The one closest to me was hosted by the MIT Club of Northern New Jersey. As the only accepted MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  MIT iGEM team, was on his way to eat with some friends at a new (for him) restaurant. Summer is a time where students find even more time to explore Boston and try yummy restaurants. Inspired by my conversation with Andre

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Next steps Relax, guys. I'm still going to be around.

  

  to celebrate his birthday and my graduation. Adam still has a year to go until he graduates, and then he hopes to stay at MIT to get his ... ). All of our stuff is carefully packed and ready to move, and I am super

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 26, 2006