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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Welcoming Environment Because the best way to feel at home at MIT is to know that you…

  

  Welcome Here campaign. For those of you who don't know what this is, the ... temporary offering, had only been around at MIT for five years. Over the two ... position," she said, "But the need for it was very high." Perhaps one

  • by Emad T. '14
  • December 22, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Update The latest on app tracking, app numbers, etc.

  

  for Early Action.   Early action applications on the rise Expected 6500 applicants will be another record for MIT admissions By Joanna ... should wait for an official announcement from our office. We have not yet

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 18, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  for the life of me I couldn’t remember a time when that had been my ... that in mind, credit for the revelation that I maybe was that sort of ... -more-mechanically-inclined boyfriend, Daniel M. ’14. For us, physics was always a collaborative

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• Blog / Events

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

  

  to say they were not qualified to run for office. When women do run ... Conference for College Women Student Leaders in College Park, Maryland, and met ... was honored by the conference committee as a Woman of Distinction for

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 13, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Orthostatic Tolerance [by Ken Haggerty '11] It might not be such a bad idea to visit this…

  

  've attended. (And I'm not just saying that because I am writing a blog for MIT ... .) For those both within and outside of the Institute who have not yet ... Percent-for-Art program responsible for contributing new works of public art

  • by ARTalk
  • June 23, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Some answers for those offered a place on MIT's waitlist.

  

  for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our estimates of ... %. What are the realities here? I know that while we plan for the worst ... MIT waitlist, everything will still turn out well for you in the end

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Just My Luck The somewhat eventful story of my first EMT shift ever.

  

  tale, I'd like to take full responsibility for Sunday's events. I did ... called in for a little help. Enter the DAO (Director of Ambulance ... for at least two hours. By this time, I was numb and greatly regretting

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  LET’S PLAY Dodgeball!

  

  not an athletic giant – for one, Briggs Field conspicuously lacks a ... a hockey-related event almost every day; for hours at a time. And it's always refreshing to see people get up and leave during classes for

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  Phew! BUSY BUSY BUSY BUSY!

  

  O.M.G. It's over, finally. For the last two weeks all of the ... got to work right away planning and organizing orientation events for ... know freshmen. For my part, my first task of orientation was to build an

  • by Snively '11
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Characterization This might or might not enrage you.

  

  for school. For some reason, the whole sci-fi/fantasy world has never ... which for some reason look like people (vain creators perhaps?) creep me ... , businesspeople, professors or scientists for parents (or aunts or uncles or

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • August 28, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Finals Week…A Different View ...Or why I got up way too early this morning...

  

  got up and headed for the kitchen. Last fall I moved into the MIT Alpha ... as mentors, role models, guides, and resources for the students who ... . Responsibility for the house is shared by all and everyone is expected to do their

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • May 18, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  More Information on the Waitlist Further details for waitlisted applicants.

  

  aiming for a class of about 1,075 students this year. Based on our ... know that while we plan for the worst, usually things don't go quite so ... still turn out well for you in the end. Who do you admit from the waitlist

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things You Shouldn’t Do And something I did

  

  Winnie. Hi Winnie! Ever since Ben Jones left we've been looking for ... upon, Winnie has agreed to take over for now and help all of bloggers ... mentioning a brand new feature for the MIT bloggers: Locker Space! We're not

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Waxing nostalgic, in a zen kind of way I've heard of zen. This is not zen.

  

  beeping it's driving me insane I am so tired This has been going on for ... update. My grades are all in, and for the first time since coming off of ... , which made for a frequent point of contention between me and my once

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and ends and Canada A study break, plus some other highlights of the week

  

  . Remember this post in which I facetiously asked for a space heater? Turns out ... roommate picked up the following gem on sale for 50 cents at the grocery market last Thursday. It passes for a can of Crayons until you pick it up

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Food, Folks, and Fun…..but definitely not mcdonald’s Quinton makes friends at the Muslim Student Association

  

  attend a Faculty and Administration Dinner for Ramadan. The dinner was to ... Iman Kandil who is a senior and has been involved with the MSA for all four years at MIT. I had a chance to meet Iman and talk with her for

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tale of the Midnight Tool! Simulcast in 1337 for our viewers at home!

  

  like I thought it would (for the rest of you, look outside, yup it ... for the tale of the midnight tool: Prologue: Having taken BC Calc AP in high school, (though not getting credit for it like I should've...) I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  , drawing my eyes like a beacon. And in that moment MIT unfolded for me, as I ... they wanted to study, what they liked to do for fun. What made them tick ... first discovered my passion for biomedical research. Unsurprisingly, every

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  people for 7 days in the desert. The month of august has been a great busy time for all. I think the pressure of the impending summer's end is what ... home. Getting together some sort of exercise regimen. For some unknown

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Steer Roast 2008 We Sport Death like it's never been done before

  

  dogs, we roast over 300 pounds of meat over a giant spit for 17 hours ... courtyard, but alums - who return en masse for Roast every year - state ... the courtyard and crowded on balconies for the pit lighting: A

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008