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• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  that Wichita was dead-set on making sure flight was as difficult as possible. We wanted our plane, Corn Dog, to fly all three of our missions ... have an opportunity to re-fly tomorrow for better scores. However, when

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  notes on hope despite despite despite

  

  . the foreword by ross gay was enough to dissolve me into tears. i did a ... maybe I have come to understand, to believe, how we witness makes our world. This is why attending to what we love, what we are astonished by

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • February 25, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  about their own approach to essays (see, e.g., this post by me, this one ... forthcoming cycle. There's no reason to start on them now, but some people like to begin thinking and planning ahead of time, which I respect and value

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2019 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life and ... tends to make their own I3 video; this year, not every community has a ... Class of 2023 has been spending their summer deciding where to live with

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  Sexy MIT Engineers My

  

  veteran players! How to play defense by being on the open side of my player ... year I also had to make a decision: theatre or ultimate? It had become ... whirlwind of MIT makes the most mundane tasks into mountains to conquer. The

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  You should live in EAsT camPUS A few of the basic things to know.

  

  known to make a home out of EC as well.. 3. Residents live in doubles or ... type? 1. You can learn how to cook. What better way to learn how than to ... want to. :) 4. We're not afraid to put our engineering skills to the

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • July 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  !) of dissolving salt in hot water to make a solution strong enough to taste, then snorting said solution up your nose. Fortunately, prior to ... a friend from high school, who happens to be a pre-med (DING!) at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  , and the useful arts to make the world a better place. We can’t wait to ... yourself. And if you spend the next few years trying to make wherever you are ... ; You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2019
• Blog / IAP

  My IAP Mugs, polymers, cats, and pineapples.

  

  working at an awesome company to making teapots to throwing things off of ... 'M GOING TO MAKE MUGS!! I was having my favorite caramel hot cider at ... excited to spend my Monday nights making mugs with a great friend

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 3, 2015
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  : Traditional / 橫向申請 by Catherine Mao Simplified / 横向申请 by Alice Thank you to ... been an admissions officer for a single cycle."]attempt[/annotation] to ... —  should think about the process of preparing to apply to MIT. Since that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  months seemed to pass by in no time at all. Between studying, traveling ... to fly by for no reason at all - but I also know people that run like a ... I was looking at the calendar a few days ago and thought to myself

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Underneath your curves (Free) sample problems from MIT's integration bee this year.

  

  make for you in Paint. Yes, dear, I do know how to use Mathematica, but I ... DID YOU KNOW? The new wave-y pop song "I Should Be Allowed To Think" by They Might Be Giants begins with the lyrics, "I saw the best minds

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2024!

  

  are slightly less crowded as I make my trek to campus (but still packed ... honest. This application was designed mostly by student bloggers to help ... ’t clear, let me know in the comments or by email, and I'm happy to help!

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 1, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT of the Late 1800s, According to the Students snippets of history from the first 10 yearbooks

  

  , reaching out to nations all over the world. By 2015, 9.77% of the ... be Gastronomical Engineering, a Course dedicated to making and ... object of this Club shall be to promote, by all legitimate means, the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 27, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  wants to make a decision like that assuming that it would determine the ... . I'll leave it up to you to make the final decision. And I mean, there ... ?!?!? Yours truly. Well, not anymore but that's how I used to be. When I first

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Arts Party 2010! [by Ken Haggerty '11] Now that I'm about to graduate, it's time for some fun…

  

  is obscenely large, but I am trying to make good use of it by cooking ... [by Ken Haggerty '11] Happy Autumn! This entry marks the beginning of yet another great semester in MIT arts, and to celebrate this MIT

  • by ARTalk
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  anything else that you need to make your decision -- please let us know your ... 're making the best choice for yourself), or to request a deferral/gap year ... as you need to make your decision (and if we can help, please let us

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT have a Financial Aid Calculator?

  We have two calculators. The MyinTuition Quick College Cost Estimator provides a quick estimate based on six questions. For a more in-depth review, the Net Price Calculator will help you learn your eligibility for
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Everyday I’m Trufflin’ But not really since it takes 4 hours

  

  , my plans are greatly dictated by what weather Mother Nature decides she wants to have in Boston that day. Who knew it snowed in Boston?? (Just ... can decide to spontaneously bake delicious bread or watch a movie or

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  with power supplied by humans by making it a multi-passenger bike. So far ... another hint. Typically on my commute to work, I read the Boston Metro. It ... restauarant Mitra introduced me to. There, they'd be talking about the new

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005