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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Reflections from the “other side” of the desk Even when you are gone, you can't really get away

  

  that MIT is a dynamic place and that any new member of the community ... It has only been a couple of months since I left MIT Admissions for a ... official member of the broader MIT community, I find that it is difficult for

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 5, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  [Guest Post] A Note to the Class of ‘28 by Andre H. ‘24

  

  freshman year was completely virtual and although some of us were on campus ... classes and figure out building numbers. And all of this was on top of ... better and better, but most importantly I had met a new set of friends and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  For the love of 6.470, Montresor we stayed awake, we built, we conquered

  

  . There are lots of other things going on, but as far as structured ... sold us on the idea of making an American Sign Language learning site ... As the blogs are quick to harp upon, MIT thrives over the month of

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 5, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Three Weeks a short summary of this crazy place

  

  new, to the point where I couldn't possibly see the magic of this place ... , I'm sitting cross-legged on a floor of Maseeh with my FPOP friends. Everyone is working on their first problem sets of the year. My friend next

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 12, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT: Coding over Cookies sights from the hackathon [pictures inside!]

  

  One week ago, an eclectic group of ambitious young men and women ... a steady flow of snacks that ranged from burritos to late ... hallway lined with air mattresses for catnappers, and throw in a bunch of

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  room with my parents standing on either side of me, ready to either ... something like, "On behalf of the Admissions Committee, it is my pleasure to ... all of you could have read that on your online letters this past weekend

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  And tomorrow brings a new day

  

  Around this time of the year, we're always told to write something ... vulnerability and sharing that part of yourself. College admissions is a volatile ... I also know, though, is that there is a certain merit in all of these

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 15, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  President Obama has proclaimed today National Day of Making, an opportunity to recognize and encourage a new generation of makers and ... with plans to support the creation of 10 new community fabrication labs

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 18, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  many ideas, and having learned something new. This year, some of the ... The Common Application Q and AStudent Performance on the New SATRecommendations ... Dean of Admissions. She presented on the topic, "College Admission as a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Structure and function, dorms and culture

  

  rest of West Campus, all the West Campus dorms are on Amherst Alley, also ... see the influence of structure on culture. Senior Haus, which with its ... , and because if an FSILG moves to a new house, as some of them do from

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 10, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  My Home Warning: Graphics Intensive.

  

  . :) On the MIT side of things... Before we all parted our separate ways ... Welcome to 2008! 2008. In equivalent terms, Class of 2012. Congratulations to all of you that pressed the submit button yesterday and others

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  friday afternoon in the town of beans i'm freeeeeeeeeeeee

  

  rejoicing. We eat lunch at a fairly new ramen place outside of Central Square ... parents, and that I place a lot of value on nurture because of it. Derek ... certainly been one of those. On the way back to MIT, we catch a particularly

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 11, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  of 57 pictures I took on the way to IHOP, here are the six good ones ... year in college." --New England proverb A prize goes to the first person to identify the source of this wisdom. Ruth, you're not allowed to play

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Am Excited a day in life of a student

  

  infinite. That is, it’s on a whole new level of infinity, and this makes ... it later on here boosts the thrill, for I am a wanderer of the ... , events, activities, relationships, cats… Speaking of cats, I live on a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2014
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  : 2011 and 2008.) On the Class of 2016's list, number 82 tells you to Hack Something, following the proper etiquette (Hacker's Code of Ethics) which is ... Upon entering MIT, every freshman gets a list of "101 Things To Do

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  (Guest Post) how can it be home when it’s not finding a sense of belonging away from home

  

  probably because the excitement of being at a new place never got replaced with the overwhelming realization of being at that new place before that of leaving the new place. after all, i had only been away from home for

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • March 19, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  stayed up in my life (with the exception of New Year’s Eve in Ukraine and ... kicked in on the third try—or it could’ve been the embarrassment of having ... . At the end of the second day, we went on a boat tour of the Boston

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thirteen Things To Do Over IAP: #6-13 Concerning the half I spent in Cambridge

  

  , working mostly on the 8am-12pm and 12pm-5pm shifts. Being an EMT is one of ... two tins of sardines as well as a can of green beans that I bought on a ... body by its tail before laying them carefully in a neat row on top of the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry) So hurrah for technology, 'ology, 'ology oh.

  

  with a lot of senioritis (yes, there is a wikipedia article on it) and I ... orientation hosts who were in charge of running “ice breakers” on ... ‘12 and I were the only prefrosh to go on the tour of the dorm. It

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Clarification On Last Post I was really just trying to say that when I look at your names in…

  

  confused anyone. I wasn't trying to give examples of things that got people accepted to MIT. Jenna's essay on the bus driver was one of many things that ... happen to know that girl (bus driver) and it is unbelievable the amount of

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 18, 2004