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• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  being annoying to those around me under the guise of it having no ... like some strange hybrid of Stephen Hawking and Rambo (note to self: that ... As some of you may have noticed, the world didn't end on Wednesday

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 17, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What type of first-year learning communities are available?

  , we have a variety of programs to choose from. MIT’s first ... provides students with the opportunity to study and socialize as part of a ... to the community, and each learns in their unique way. Although we can
• Blog / MIT Life

  The last few days of summer I think I spent them well.

  

  day of classes. I therefore had eighteen days' worth of summer to spend ... . That's not to say that I didn't absolutely love every second of the ... today?" and then do it. The rest of this post has nothing whatsoever to do

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 6, 2012
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2026 is now live

  

  I’m writing to announce that the application for first-year undergraduate admission to MIT for the aspiring Class of 2026 is now live. You can ... not the point of it.  Good luck to all of our applicants!   

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2018 Graduates from MIT

  

  next spring to the Class of 2015:   i wrote this to the students in ... . The etymology of the word 'endure' traces to a 1382 English translation ... struggled, not always successfully, to resist the pull of the former in favor

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to Write an Original Song (ex?)-emo kid gone rogue

  

  rip it out of the sky/I've tried about a million times/To shine the way ... great. A few lines stand out to you, they strike a chord inside of you ... feel right, it just flows out of you. After listening to a voice

  • by Powers '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn't accept them all. We have placed a small number of students ... ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErvgV4P6Fzc Some of you may feel happy to be waitlisted. Some of you may

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  #funhogging the best thing I did over IAP. also: INFINITE ICE CLIMBING GIF

  

  funhogging: to take more than one's fair share of fun When I was a kid, one of my favorite things to do was to browse photos of mountain ... of the best things that's happened to me at MIT. “These are all

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 3, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  love to have on campus. For those of you whom were not admitted, know ... the very best of luck wherever you choose to continue your education ... This year well over 18,000 students applied for admission to MIT in

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  FPOPs, chances for freshmen to dabble in a huge variety of subject and ... -offs). Contrary to popular belief, MIT is not a dystopian wasteland devoid of art ... my cohorts and I were escorted to the FAP lair on the fourth floor of

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread For Those Not Admitted

  

  love to have on campus. For those of you whom were not admitted, know ... the very best of luck wherever you choose to continue your education ... This year well over 17,000 students applied for admission to MIT in

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  decisions, we utilize a wide range of sources to help confirm and validate our ... that it frequently seems to be part of a continuous feedback loop. Allow ... . That may be too much to ask, and this may simply be another of my

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to the New, Part 2 Slowing down time in the Land of Enchantment.

  

  I'm currently on the MedLinks retreat; it feels good to get out of ... down time - and it's a lot simpler than trying to approach the speed of ... cousin’s cat Squish, and she scratched me from the base of my thumb to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 9, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  …More CPW The last of my photos from the weekend.

  

  to 1,000 potential members of next year's freshman class. Are you going to take that opportunity? Of course! You love everything you ... activities happen, and give you an opportunity to experience all of these

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Down to Business 'Tis the eve of a new semester.

  

  may have heard of. Towards the end of the year, we also got a chance to ... Tomorrow marks the return of classes, p-sets, papers, reading assignments, and a tangible lack of both time and sleep. Yup, second semester is

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 1, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  around three months trying to replicate the experimental results of his ... chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer microspheres that can potentially be used to develop a cancer vaccine. Genetic

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I track the progress of my application?

  're happy to check receipt of items if you allow sufficient time for ... You may track the progress of your application in the application ... days to be processed. Materials are not automatically loaded into a
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  PSA: there’s a new mit.edu!

  

  jumping-off point to other destinations at MIT. ... In all of this ... highest standards of accessibility, and be “light” enough to ... ;wallpaper" in the background of results), and that we, as a team, decided to go

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to make a glass pumpkin In celebration of the 2023 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

  

  teams of glassblowers who gather for a few hours a day to make batches of ... . Push the tip of the glass a bit more to shape the glass more like a pumpkin. Time to make a stem! Get an assistant to gather a small blob of

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Marching Band Refused to Yield Band in the name of love.

  

  with some pictures. So, to answer all of your questions, here is the ... slushiest day of the year 2007. In order to spread some love and, more ... ." Today, 3/4, is unofficially national marching band day. Get it? Anyway, to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 4, 2007