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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  are united by a thirst for knowledge and an indefatigable work ethic ... Kappa Late Night, a fall talent show for charity sponsored by one of MIT ... same realization for a fraction of a second. As you can probably see

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maine, Episode III: Ain’t No Mountain The one with more pictures than text.

  

  as Ruth's term paper for 17.483: US Military Power. And longer than ... significant in either A Prayer for Owen Meany or Donnie Darko. Joe's Dad takes a break for lunch while Joe does an interpretive dance. I think we

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  On abnormality

  

  schooldays. My Athena locker also contains my schedule for this past spring ... was little, I used to always get a 96-box of Crayola crayons for the ... things...) I'm sure I've freaked everyone out enough for one day, so I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Scholar, Episode 2 A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"...

  

  neediness in terms of paying for college, are from middle class families. I really do think universities need to do more to make college affordable for ... Foundation, the same folks who funded MIT's new Broad Institute of genomics for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-wedding update

  

  Doctor (resident), engineer for Sony Consumer Electronics, medical school ... for Exxon-Mobil, city planner, chemistry PhD student, and, oh yeah ... -listening hotline, for the score. Nightline's greatest service is in peer counseling

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

  More CPW Pix

  

  's photos Rob's photos Ash's photos Eric's photos CPW is a crazy time for us ... 's just as we thought -- for example, Kiersten, who's as sweet as you ... /dirty/silly game =) I pose for a picture with Lupe (where was Victoria??) Mitra

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Hosts

  

  : n. MIT jargon for prospective student]. It involved many late nights ... hosted meetings with the MIT student hosts for CPW. One meeting overflowed ... attend this meeting, but for those who were there, they received their

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 3, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ditch on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike

  

  already work for Admissions, so I wasn't subjected to such an interview. I ... ) Lex lives in a house called "Malkovich." Coming up with a name for a ... the office, bound for Ducksberry...

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  better experience for you guys. First, we'll be adding a lot of new portlets in the next month or two based on requests that you've made for ... MyMIT is designed for you, so you should have a hand in its design. All

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We, the people

  

  was born and raised in India but for the past decade or so had worked as a project manager for NASA. He goes back to rural India to a village ... to get a turbine to generate electricity for the village -- can it get

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  hobbies, what you do for fun outside of class, what your advisor should know ... –famous for our beautiful beaches and perfect weather, but also for our unique culture. If you’re in the market for somewhere to be from, I give Hawaii a

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  albums i like and why i like them pov: i ramble about music and won't shut up

  

  , would sometimes be the only person cheering for the heel, or villain. In ... a week on a black and white TV. He always rooted for the hero, and ... makes the final track, Hair Match, even more resonant.  Thank you Bry for

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • September 8, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what’s the point? on impact, art, external validation, and remembering to be kind

  

  that I just don't believe. If you think about it for a few more moments ... in sophomore spring, that for me the meaning of life, in essence, is ... 2: art One thing I'm very grateful to MIT for is that it has really

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 21, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 1) two trains, twelve states, 540 pictures, one Speaker of the House election, and more!

  

  plushie named Nat (short for Gnat). I’ll keep updating this log, probably ... ; definitely lots more legroom than on a plane, and, for the moment, there ... leadership election for a little longer, and then start reading something

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 11, 2023
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  22 Hiatus Adventures stories from my time away and my first semester back!

  

  . I lived on a Christmas tree farm in Lawrenceville, NJ! For a few ... year was finally making time for running, and way more time for my health ... shaped like NH![/caption] 3. I lived completely on my own for the first

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 2, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] 10 Reasons I Joined Rocket Team

  

  motors for our rockets. The team mixes custom ammonium perchlorate ... [/caption] Composites (brrrrrrr)  is responsible for the design, manufacturing, and ... enclosures and panels for the avionics tower are manufactured on 3D printers

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 11, 2021
• Blog / Classes

  Apply to WISE! It would be WISE of you to do so

  

  ambassador. WISE stands for Weekend Immersion in Science & Engineering, and ... the MIT experience over two days. You can find the application for this ... doing research mentioned that his son visited schools for free during his

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • June 13, 2020
• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  revision history. For those of you who don’t use Google Docs, a. Start using ... revising my essays at every editing point. It’s pretty cool, and for those of ... ’m showing y’all was written for MIT’s, “Describe the world you come from

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  California Love a week in the life of an admissions officer on the road

  

  Institute and our admissions process, particularly for those far ... speaking to as many students as I could. I'm writing notes for my colleagues ... ;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;I woke up at 5:30AM and caught a taxi to Logan Airport for my 7:30AM flight

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / Events

  The one-armed violin player and the Dalai Lama Emad's not the only blogger who got a press pass.

  

  :30am. I stumbled around French House for a bit, bundled up, and shuffled to the student center for breakfast. Surprisingly, my only gaffe of the ... the grass for a dog sniff security check. I didn't consider my notebook

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 15, 2012