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• Blog / Events

  The return of photos to my blog!

  

  where every week feels like a hell week in some way. It's also been quite a while since I put any pictures in this blog - I want it to be ... nearly a month ago. We had the retreat in Cody, New Hampshire. It was very

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 2+3: Westchester County Part 2 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  When you have a 2.5-year-old and a 3-month-old, anything after 6AM is ... Paris or Nicky). Headed to Loomis Chaffee for a school visit. Didn't get to see any students (apparently a bunch of them had come to my Hartford

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  I know that the instant I saved this entry as a draft and it showed up as a pencil on the Entries page it was probably red-flagged by half a dozen people. Their brains probably went "NOOOO! Snively's going to

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  By Joseph Colosimo '12 Intro So, I’m Joseph Colosimo. I’m a amateur ... . While I was there, I met old friends, made new friends, lifted a few bloggers (this one needs to be explained later), and learned quite a bit

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I submit a maker portfolio?

  The Maker Portfolio is an opportunity for students to showcase their projects that require creative insight, technical skill, and a hands-on approach to learning by doing. Members of the MIT Engineering Advisory Board
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I get a copy of MIT Facts?

  MIT Facts is a pocket-sized compendium of essential facts about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, we don't mail the booklets, but you can find it online!
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I include a portfolio with my application?

  Yes, you're welcome to include a portfolio. Visual artists, makers, performing artists, and researchers may send portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slideroom. Detailed instructions for submitting
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.009 Final Presentation Recap Flashing lights, a live horse, social robots, great music, clouds of steam and lots of…

  

  Mechanical Engineering undergrads in a class known as 2.009: Product ... from a piano several feet above filled the room. Lights danced around ... but with… …a rendition of What Does the Fox Say by a live band

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  The November Rule 2: Electric Boogaloo the one rule you should not break (take it from me, kids)

  

  st.  three years ago, my sister wrote the November Rule blog. a year ... Rule. in a pretty egregious way, at that⁠—it was a [annotation note ... freshman year[/annotation] and with a senior in my direct social circle

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 23, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  It’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right

  

  something. Certainly my last entry as an undergrad. It's been quite a ride for the last four years. I came in as a premed, somewhat intimidated by ... meanwhile, but leaning toward course 9 with a focus on molecular

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • June 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why the title of this post is really important I got to present my UROP work looking at the titles of graphs at the…

  

  Tuesday...there was a lot going on! Topics of the presentation sessions ... been viewed and absorbed), attention (what people focus on when shown a ... talk session was actually the first one I attended. It was a symposium on

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • May 28, 2018
• Blog / How to Human

  Some Useful Things Things that greatly enhanced my chance of survival quality of life at MIT, and lots…

  

  At the start of the semester a close friend of mine gave me her loft. It was a big, nervous change for me because I am not only change-averse but also terrified of heights, but it turned out to be a fantastic idea

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 23, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  My life in the bush of ghosts The long-awaited chronicles of my life as a vegetarian.

  

  Heya! So, from 7:00 PM on 7/11/05 to 7:30 PM on 8/8/05, a total of four weeks, I was a card-carrying vegetarian. Why? So I'd have ... days a week. I say it's for water conservation, but it's totally laziness

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 19, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I went to TwitchCon and met so many people!!

  

  'm a huge fan of streamed content and consume a lot of it! Games, IRL stuff, what have you -- I try to always keep a tab on what's going on in ... 14 years, Ethan, who is a student as UCSD and he kindly let me stay

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 3, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fran Sancisco and Spother Oonerisms Racing tays and fighting lires

  

  This all starts with a minister by the name of William Archibald ... American singer. Spooner was particularly plagued by a tendency to swap ... student had "tasted a whole worm" (wasted a whole term); our Lord was a

  • by Joel G. '18
  • August 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  at/around mit i've been --

  

          i've been spending a lot of time ... twice a week (running experiments for my aeroastro capstone). i've been going to wellesley a lot (for toons rehearsals and for the open fields and

  • by Allan K. '17
  • March 23, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  food. i found a cookie recipe over the weekend that's really working for ... degrees F. Mix the sugars, vanilla, eggs, and applesauce in a big bowl ... color and consistency. It'll be pretty thick. Butter or oil a big baking

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cooking for Myself I haven't set off the fire alarms yet!

  

  ’t know about you, but I like to eat. I grew up in a family where food is ... on making yummy food, and making a lot of it. Cooking is a social event ... been a mini-celebration of the good things in life. Good food brings a

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • October 17, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  compiled a packing list for students here, to be used with caution. Some things I’ve found helpful. Pack: -- a memento for your shelf or wall ... will brighten the hard times. Guaranteed. -- a surge protector. Electric

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Toons and Tasty Burgers adventures in chalk and tasty-burger-tasting

  

  11/9/2013: At the time of this writing: > I'm sitting in a cozy ... . This marks the end of a very good start to what will be a very good ... , which I haven't been able to do for a while. If there's one thing I

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 11, 2013