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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  When MIT Gets Tough, CAAAATTTT Everything was terrible, and then I cat

  

  I was feeling particularly stressed out and at a loss for how to deal with MIT. I was stressed, I was upset, and I made a completely rational and reasonable major life decision. I ADOPTED A SEVEN WEEK OLD KITTEN

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  you've had since forever, or you get home after a long trip and just put ... , there's the among other things. But those alone doesn't do this ... CPW were a mix of And you know what? I ended up at half of them

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  the face of tragic events, giving those who observe from afar a word for what others should do in the face of tragedy. Whether thinking about ... really have is to "get used to it". Perhaps this is why time is a major

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Funny pictures of me I wear a New Year's party hat. That's funny, right?

  

  having something of a get-together. It was just my aunt's family, a couple of her friends, and their kids (which turned out to be a surprising ... !). I ate way too much food and tried to tone down my age a bit by putting

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Florida, complete I'm back in Boston now, my meetings in Florida being done. It was quite a…

  

  , where I was due to do a meeting in Tampa. Like in Orlando and Miami, I had ... quite a trip! We left off in Miami, where I had a great meeting before a ... Meetings... it's a busy time! While I am back in Boston, look for my next

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-wedding update

  

  tie the knot. If you're wondering what a random sampling of MIT alums 3-6 years removed from the Institute are doing job-wise, here's who was around ... , admissions officer. At the reception, I got to sit next to Julian Wheatley, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  November 1 Updates The latest from the Admissions Office.

  

  the past few days. Do not call or email looking for missing documents until we post a blog entry saying that we have processed all materials. It ... have scheduled your interview for the near future, you are all set. Do

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Guest Post] 202.9 (slightly cursed) Tims from the Class of ‘29 by Joy X. '29

  

  ="attachment_120874" align="aligncenter" width="776"] We have a Wide Tim, so why not a ... ="attachment_120878" align="aligncenter" width="719"] Spherical Tim (in a vacuum) - he ... ="aligncenter" width="1000"] Oh no, Tim has been the vicTIM of a gruesome crime! Just

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • December 11, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  climbing the wall why so defeatist?

  

  There are a lot of phrases in the english language that can be used ... appreciate and enjoy a sport, but never with a true passion that exceeds, say, a month at a time. All this to say- when my friends invited me to go

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • October 7, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Somatic My spread for MIT's Infinite Magazine Issue XI

  

  This year, I made a spread for MIT's Infinite Magazine. The magazine was released in May, but I was hosed, and now that I am hosed but in a different way, I feel like I have time to write about it. I've been a part of

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • June 17, 2023
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  Today has been a hectic day, to say the least. It's only around 9pm ... the Obama administration. There was a real buzzing of enthusiasm ... . Surrounded by booths and booths of companies and corporations felt like a total

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  to do with myself. Today was a day of different feelings. Hope ... . Subconsciously, I've been feeling a lot of feelings. Sadness. Despair. Hopelessness ... became streaks down the dry skin of my cheek. And eventually became a loud

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  friends, and other things memories that come rushing back to me

  

  Here is a picture of Allan's room, snipped from here: He left this ... precious time we spend after classes together twice a week to sing, setting ... . i have a stack of summer reading on my desk that i will start clearing

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 25, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Black Lives Matter until they don't.

  

  luggage bags, rolled into a car with my five siblings and my mom and my dad ... . Suddenly I was on the other side of the line, separated from my family by a sign that read “ONLY PASSENGERS BEYOND THIS POINT”. Suddenly, I was on a

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  . MIT is competitive, but it’s not a competition. There are no judges to ... . 2 Regular Action applicants, good luck! Only a little left until the ... early. Then, refer to 1. Don’t apply as a fictional character. You know

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Seeing The Dalai Lama In which I join the press (for a bit) and listen to His Holiness

  

  known as His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. Not just because he's a Nobel laureate, a spiritual leader, and one of the foremost advocates for peace and ... people on stage couldn't help but laugh and smile. Neither could I - or a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s like I go to class or something. Or whatever.

  

  Contrary to popular belief, I actually do stuff outside of farting ... 'm actually learning a lot of things in this class called 20.330 Forces, Fields ... good with numbers. But hey, I'm surviving! And it's actually kind of a

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  the most rewarding as well. Without a doubt, I would love to do MISTI ...  internship gave me an incredible opportunity to not only understand a great deal about cellular biology, but also a chance to improve my French and learn

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Incentive to Drop Out Two MIT students get $100,000 and lots of opportunities in a two-year fellowship.

  

  has a blue belt in Tae Kwon Do. Jeffrey is also a sophomore, majoring ... than 400 people applied, a selection rate of less than 6%. The ... Foundation: Laura Deming wants to extend the human lifespan for a few more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool People. And Lunch! visiting committees = awesome.

  

  A few weeks ago, Susan Lanza (the undergraduate administrator for MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences a.k.a. Course 9) sent out the ... committees, different cast of characters. This is a very important process, the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 26, 2011