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• Blog / How to Human

  you ain’t gonna need it overthinking

  

  time. worrying for the sake of worrying. it feels like such an ... over Y will make the people advocating for Y sad or disappointed in me ... get this feature written. you're planning for futures that won't happen

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 6, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day of IAP 3 Classes and Soup

  

  on campus taking two classes for credit. Since just about every weekday ... overshot the :35 that I was going for, and I was too impatient to go back and ... cooking for myself this month. I bought a lot of soup. A tad too much most

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • January 16, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  a semester customary end-of-semester blog post: sophomore spring edition

  

  , where I’m living for the summer with my partner. Campus is 40 - 100 ... “school bus” for the working class. And it’s odd to realize that I am part ... MIT for work, wait for a packed train, then bus, and arrive home with

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 30, 2016
• Blog / Events

  East Campus Rush 2014: RAW SCIENCE There shall be no entertainment or amusement in our courtyard, only roller coasters

  

  banners for most halls in East Campus! As you can see, it is a really exciting time of year for the denizens of East Campus. We are excited for our new prefrosh and about the build

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  An MIT Adventure Life at the 'Tute

  

  I have been at MIT for the past year, and it has been nothing short of an adventure. For instance, I came here straight from the country: had never seen a taxi, had never been on a subway (except for the one at

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  dressed up for the occasion The students have been working on their siege weapons this week in preparation for the pig battle ... majestic setting for the king pig An impressive-looking air cannon, ready

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Events

  And now your feature presentation Are there still theaters that play the "Let's all go to the lobby" jingle?

  

  has affected our view on leadership. For your reference, Joe starts ... conference at the New York stock exchange! Enjoy! For all you prospective ... offers opportunities for students to live out MIT's motto of "Mens et Manus

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  First Day of Classes! Today, the MIT Class of 2014 begins.

  

  first day of classes ever for the MIT Class of 2014. The past couple of weeks at MIT have been Orientation for the incoming students -- they have ... , tried out for a cappella groups, played sports, and more. The formal

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Admissions Decisions available online MIT Regular Action admissions decisions are now available at https://decisions.mit.edu.

  who applied to MIT this year were excellent matches for MIT, and most ... excellent applicants to bring together a class. I know I speak for all of the ... that much harder. Thank you for applying! We'll have more to say about

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Prof. Junot Diaz on The Colbert Report! MIT Writing professor Junot Diaz, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for fiction, appeared last…

  

  . Diaz has been doing many interviews since he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, but an appearance on Colbert is always... interesting. For those ... commentator famous for his opposition to illegal immigration, and you may also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat! Retreat! 24 wonderful hours of sister-time in the MIT mansion!

  

  I just returned from a retreat for my sorority, Alpha Chi Omega. We ... Boston suburb used for conferences. It was amazing to hang out with my ... Awareness week, so also took time to prepare for our philanthropic event. All

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  divided the lecture hall in half and told us it was time for audience ... fundraiser for the Cambridge YWCA. You may remember an advertisement for this ... COMPETITION! The emcees asked the audience for "rubix cube people" to unscramble

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  few odds & ends... CPW update: for everyone who has registered ... . For one thing, the weekend is not planned out for you, it's more of a ... what to pack for CPW? Check out the 10 day forecast. Following up on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Dilemma Free (food) for all.

  

  after the debate for a reception with hundreds of latkes and hamentashen ... 's Peter de Florez Fund for Humor, UA Finboard, and ARCADE. For information ... ://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/latke-hamentashen-debate.html Option 2: Tired of Ramen for dinner? Wish you could do something to make

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Notes A quick update.

  

  'd" banners, festive for the season. The "uncapped" banner will return after the ... tasks we put off during Selection. For me, this meant lots of returning ... from two actual members of the MIT Class of 2010! Thanks for stopping by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection begins Picking the Class of 2010.

  

  This afternoon, we began early action selection for the Class of 2010. As is my custom, I wore a tie today, out of respect for the applicants ... for in MIT students, we can usually reach consensus after a bit of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  start wearing shoes and socks. To get ready for the winter, this week the ... for the snow because that means snow football and more occasions for hot ... setting up for the event. Rebecca gives pointers on how to eat healthy for

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  Nobel prize for his "for the development of the metathesis method in ... the Nobel committee for being the first to produce an efficient metal-compound catalyst for metathesis--a chemical process wherein two reacting structures

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  a sense of what we look when selecting students for admission. Basically, we're looking for students with broad interests, both academic and ... "look good" on their resume or college application. We look for students
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  This post was written for the final project for 24.03 Good Food: The ... , wiki, blog, or webpage. Another option for the project was to engage in ... like the best option for me. Prospective students, I hope this post gives

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017