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• Blog / Events

  Fondue: fun and done A break from admissions at the Fondue party.

  

  [see also: Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory] Last night, after a ... usually said "A-Kai-Oh") sorority's annual Fondue party. AXO Fondue is one of the most anticipated parties of the year, a great MIT tradition

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Post-Valentine Blog Roundup Valentine's Day capped off by a serenade.

  

  ? Check. Dating? Check. A wedding engagement? Check. A little bit of class? Check. And a serenade? Check! Thanks to our secret admirers, the Admissions Office received a wonderful serenade from the beautiful and talented

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I'm about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to you all. And just remember had it been for

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  So Orientation is pretty much also a week of free food. The saying ... Match School and getting stuff ready for the upcoming school year. A lot ... Playfair, we all headed over to the Student Center for a party with more free

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  hopes to find a coin hidden somewhere on MIT's campus typically over the ... participate, and we had a blast. We've been participating ever since then, and ... created by the entire team every so often for you all to try, and then a

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Saturday

  

  awesome folks at the East Campus dormitory built a giant hammock ... top of a lounging student's head. A touch football game broke out on ... doubleheader. Inside the Stata Center, the parents attended a panel on student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Mail Date: March 11 Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy stressful time.

  

  As you've probably read via the homepage, Friday, 3/11 is our goal. If that slips for any reason, I'll let you know. Less than a week until I get to shave... NICE Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Speaking of mu…

  

  I love MIT, because starting a sentence with "Speaking of mu..." doesn't get you looked at funny. A quick rundown of tonight's activities: I love living in a city, if for nothing else but the food. Last night

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

  

  review over the weekend. Despite the fact that I'm a fairly new reader, I ... " section: When we admit a class of students to MIT, it's as if we're choosing a 1,000-person team to climb a very interesting, fairly rugged

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 25, 2004
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain my special circumstances?

  We understand that everyone has a unique story and that we can’t possibly cover every “what if” in an FAQ section. The MIT application allows ... application is read in a holistic manner, within its proper context.
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  What summer programs are available?

  MIT doesn't offer a traditional open-enrollment summer school program where high school students can come to campus to take courses and live in the dorms. There are a number of small, specialized summer programs on
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of robotics programs does MIT offer?

  Although robotics isn't a specific department or major, you can find robotics in nearly every corner of MIT. Here are a few examples: Biomimetic Robotics Lab CSAIL MIT Media Lab Edgerton Marine Robotics Team
• Blog / How to Human

  Is this the real life? Guest writer for Sam's Blog, Ruth '07 goes home to Georgia, gets ditched by most…

  

  adventure down memory lane. And for those of you who I haven't told a billion ... sounding like a bad Xanga entry, I'll warn you, gentle reader, that thar be ... 't throw diesel fuel on a fire 5) Don't invite someone to something, even if

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 17, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Talent Show ua innovation gets lit

  

  In mid-November, a [annotation note=undergraduate association ... -wide digital talent show. It was a huge success and a great means of bringing the ... writing to comedy and, uh, culinary, which is a testament to the interesting

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 30, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  cpw at pika a continuing experiment in cooperative campus-previewing

  

  independent living group, that means: Improv, meditation, DIY sushi, a jam ... , hair dying, Italian dinner, forkapple*, shoeblade**, a tea party, and ... *** and hot chocolate on Saturday ...and a healthy breakfast Sunday morning

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 3 Independent Video Games, X-Men, and Interstellar

  

  reconsider sales we missed. With summer vacation being a short 2-3 weeks away it's a good time to stock up on cheap games! The Boston Festival of ... a lot of people have been asking what movies are still canon. X-Men 3

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 18, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I GOT TWENTY DOLLARS IN MY POCKET (because I got a press pass to SpringFest 2013, of course. photos inside!)

  

  technical terms, a really dope* concert with Macklemore and Ra Ra Riot. *note ... mean the memories of the seniors I was talking to.  Since I'm a freshman ... Macklemore borrowed a girl's leopard coat jacket thing. "This smells like a

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Forty-Five Still somehow worse than last term

  

  Add Date -- the last date on which you can add a class -- is this ... ’m taking this term. I’m taking a total of 45 credits, the fewest credits I ... (1.013) has a four-hour lab 12-4pm on Wednesday, which blocks out a lot

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three from MIT! Three MIT Young Futurists

  

  Yesterday morning I was quite surprised and VERY excited to see a ... magazine site that I visit daily called "The Root". The article was a feature ... extraordinary contributions in a variety of areas. When I was skimming through the

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spaghettuna and Lego aircraft If my first week of IAP is any indication of how 2011 will treat me,…

  

  at a dining hall, but now that I have the time to let out my inner Iron ... can be a turn-off. I guess I’m just used to it by now; you see, I ... local television, my dad mentioned the word “fridgey” when referring to a

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • January 10, 2011