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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville [by Xenia '13] Art Scholars go to the Met!

  

  Wagner was many years ago, in a summer novel: an elegant, cultured but boorish man took the heroine to see a Wagner opera. Being a frilly type of girl though, she did not hear a word of what he was saying about the plot

  • by ARTalk
  • March 20, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hot Dogs Or, how I fail at eating hot dogs.

  

  I've always been a big eater. Part of this may be because my dad is not only a fire fighter but also because he used to be a cook. For those ... army, and when they're on shift that's fine. When a fire fighter cooks

  • by Snively '11
  • February 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  1. So my sister bought me a bike. It's a used bike, but it's still ... locked it up for me, after which we took the bus to Harvard to see a comedy show. We spent quality sister time together for a bit before I rode the

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  Very early on in my Admissions career I happened to take a slice from a cherry pie that someone had brought into the office to share. As one ... response because I was subsequently asked to rate the pie on a scale of 1 to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / Uncategorized

  some small distractions to help with many weighty things

  

  there is a LOT going on in the world right now -- perhaps most ... here! sometimes you just need a break from the stress, a place where you ... and mind. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="700"] it's a rest

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  What is Simmons Hall Like? part of my freshman year experience

  

  On my 18th birthday and going away party, we had a huge cake with an ... cardboard). One of the others was holding up a picture of my high school friends and I during our superhero day. The other one was holding a picture

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 16, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ for Maker Portfolios You have questions - I have answers!

  

  , while I've been making things in my spare time, we've also been getting a ... ) There is a Maker Portfolio option? Really? A1) YES! Check out the ... website.   Q2) What is a Maker Portfolio? A2) We want to see how you

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Laser Graffiti I found something cool on the way home.

  

  A Cosi smore-eating fest is a French House orientation tradition; we ... always has a light on because graduate students never stop working. This ... : What? All 20 of us - 10 upperclassmen and 10 freshmen - froze. A laser

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2013
• Blog / Events

  How do you convince MIT students to dress nicely? as with most things in life, the secret involves free food

  

  sometimes get a bad rap with regards to social interactions.  We're stereotyped as awkward nerds with grody neckbeards who shower once a month ... shower at least twice a month. ...but like most stereotypes, it also

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 30, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  In order to graduate from Course 1, you have to take a class called 1 ... in MIT speak). There are a LOT of components to this class, but one of the most fun is building, well, a bridge. It is pretty much what it

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  pursuing a career as a filmmaker. It was a proud moment for him, and for me his mom, when he won second place in a local filmmaking competition for ... the 80’s? But I digress here. His film is actually about a topic I know

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago. It was a momentous occasion in my life, a turning point from ... was a limitation on the size of the cups we could use to drink apple

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Onion article about Robot Hazing at MIT Robot hazing at MIT *gasp!*

  

  today following a brutal hazing incident in which one robot remains ... chapter house at 3 a.m. Tuesday. One, a titanium-alloy hexapod approximately 13 inches in diameter, was reportedly forced to climb stairs built at a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 14, 2006
• 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