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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  music for the runway portion of Gala, is starting to set up their ... music, and of course the titular runway show. Planning MIT Gala is a yearlong effort, culminating in one joyful night of celebrating art and

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Reflecting on the great memories of my freshman year ☀️ When life gives you lemons, share them with others >:) ☀️

  

  person really well. So when coming to MIT as a freshman, I was afraid of ... energy on campus from Day One. I want to share my experience of being an ... . During the first week on campus, MIT organizes a lot of activities to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 21, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello deferred applicants, i, again, don’t know what to say, but i can try

  

  it feels hypocritical of me to write words to you, because even if i ... fine, but of course, it's one thing to know and another thing to believe ... deferred. but part of me really wanted not to worry about the regular app

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 20, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  The Open-Ended Question Why I chose MIT ... twice

  

  guys all rock in one way or another. Sorry to those of you who couldn ... finally, a sorry to those of you who thought I would be taller or more buff ... of my life at this place. I LOVE IT. So why would anyone want to come

  • by Bryan
  • April 15, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  New York Trips that we went on with Arts Scholars!

  

  events and is a great way to join an artistic community at MIT!  One of the biggest perks of being an Arts Scholar is getting to go on an all-expenses paid day trip to New York every February! Each year, the events of the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 5, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  the star of fire to reach the zenith. Once it did, the priest would ... watching Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and comparing it to ... -Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, wanted me to get a bunch of stuff done over the next term, but I didn

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  to the contrary, I'm the only guy out of four children. That's right: I have three sisters. And while I love all of them dearly (am I allowed to ... , really. But at the same time, it goes straight to the heart of what it

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  10 / Field trip Art, science, and agriculture in Palestine

  

  ’s physical site and work with the local community to build prototypes of their ... opportunity I couldn't pass up. I took a leap of faith and was ready to be out ... hustle and bustle and the flow of people, conversation, and goods to and

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 29, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  OUTRAGED. #ican'tbreathe

  

  , and it’s so disturbing to see people act like it is. None of my black ... everything that’s going on. Many of us have had to unplug from social media and ... therapy to get some sense of how to move forward. And yet, everyone around

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • May 31, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  group of high schoolers have six weeks to create a five foot, 120 pound monstrosity to compete in a game announced in the first weekend of January. Dean Kamen's goal with FRC and all of the FIRST competitions is to popularize

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Students Operate On Hawaii Time! MIT's learning environment supports a wide range of learning styles and experiences.

  

  engaged in tutorial (in groups of 4 to 5). An important point is that ... transcripts) are available to students as a kind of online textbook: they can be ... of the course as an adjunct to the live lectures, but for several terms

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  wow. my first three weeks being an actual student actually at mit

  

  'm still in a state of shock (so try to forgive me if this post is all over the place). The idea of MIT never became a reality to me until I ... our dorm rooms, and then proceeded to build them out of acrylic. My

  • by Joe B. '18
  • September 19, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  me, you need to know that my definition of LΔ is the following: (L ... quantity. For the purposes of this entry we will apply the concept of LΔ to ... factors that help to give a clear understanding of what you have learned

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  The Abominable Snowman If you can't see the Yeti, make the Yeti.

  

  morning 6 inches of beautiful packing snow graced the MIT campus - ready to ... court we decided to make a giant snowman in front of the great dome ... struggling to push the giant ball back towards the center of Killian. We were

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  laser-powered happiness 6.UAR showcase, part 1

  

  "][/video] This is also probably the most terrifying 3 minutes of my life to ... project of a reasonable scope for an undergrad to be doing; no, seriously, you could probably make a thesis out of what you want to do," and then I

  • by Alice L. '24
  • December 5, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  lamenting our lack of access to Pixar's render farm and kicking myself for not putting "build Admissions Beowulf cluster*" on the To Do list. I ♥ my Mac ... . Speaking of Monday, I hope we've given you every opportunity to ask questions

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  My freshman year is almost over honest thoughts on it

  

  should’ve been kinder and gentler to myself instead of intimidating myself out of things so much. I shouldn’t have felt guilty when I needed to take a break. I shouldn’t have scared myself out of opportunities to meet

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 16, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Nothing Gold Can Stay some reminders

  

  of the ocean. The wind had a refreshing coolness to it, and as we sat ... ilayhi rajioon." We belong to God and to God we shall return. I have all of ... reminders. Of things I believe strongly in and hold near and dear to my heart

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 28, 2019
• Blog / Events

  The REX That Was a review of the most recent confusion

  

  with the (soon-to-be-introduced) new bloggers for the Class of 2020 to ... , which is part of how housing is assigned. According to MIT's Dormitory ... at MIT. For those of you who have already decided where you're going to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Frosh No More Goodbye GIRs and Intro Classes, hello course 6!

  

  ) last semester I'm finally able to jump into a couple of the CS classes ... end of last semester, it's a nice change of pace. 6.006 Introduction To ... resources and help to be found. On top of that, the lecturer, Professor Terman

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 6, 2012