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• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  , the sailing team goes to the College of Charleston in South Carolina for ... packed and ready for Charleston. The flight was about 2 hours, and from the airport we quickly stopped at a grocery store for food and the hotel to drop

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  It’s the middle of November. Do YOU know where your Early Action application components are? How to tell if they are missing, and what to do about it

  

  (relatively small but still nonzero number of) Early Action applicants for whom ... advice for how to get stuff to us generally. Thanks for applying to MIT ... application yet. But don’t worry! We know this may be for reasons out of your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  Today was the major flight day for most of the teams at the Design ... have an opportunity to re-fly tomorrow for better scores. However, when ... and loiter in the airfield for a day or two. Let's be clear--wind is bad

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Everyone at MIT should take this class. How often do you get to design toys in class?

  

  What do you want to do in life?  For some people, the answer to that ... .  But for others, it's not so black-and-white.  If you ask them what ... maybe 1" (that's EECS, MechE, and CivilE, for you non-MIT readers). I

  • by Michael C. '16
  • March 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why did the engineer cross the road? Maybe there was a cape for sale on the other side

  

  save it for finals week / early action decisions pandemonium as reminder ... for post-graduation opportunities. This means talking to the career ... upon this one for a junior polymer engineer at a hydrocarbon recovery

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Emergency Application Extension for students affected by the storm

  

  November 6th, 11:59 PM, for SOME students affected by this weekend's nor ... for several days; in the worst, a week or more. And the Internet will likely lag behind it. While snow, in moderation, is a cause for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 31, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2011! how to be a blogger

  

  this morning, but check out what the Boston Globe had for its weather forecast for the long weekend: A sun-moon wearing shades? Now that is ... ! As usual, we will primarily be looking for incoming freshman; however

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 22, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Forty-Five Still somehow worse than last term

  

  ’ve ever taken at MIT. Part of the reason for that is that one of my classes ... of other classes. For that reason, 21F.702 (Spanish II) and 14.02 (Macroeconomics), two candidates for a fifth class, were not truly feasible. But, I

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • February 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  So I just submitted my first-ever RSVP to a wedding for people who weren't old. As in, not for a distant cousin or my mom's best friend from ... homemade Jedi costumes for Halloween our junior year. Wes once shot the guy

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / How to Human

  In which I show no restraint whatsoever But don't worry, you'll all probably benefit from it (unless, you know, you don't).

  

  On Sunday, I moved out of Senior Haus for the first time in two years, as I'm working at CTD again this year as an RTA for Neuroscience and living at Northwestern for the summer makes it difficult to also live at

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 11, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  time helping to set expectations for the weekend. Because CPW is such a ... , and what not to expect. Your host: There's no one standard for ... for you to explore on your own. You may want to talk with your host

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’ve got Mail! And a LAPTOP! Why I can breathe again, and the 10 most recent emails in my inbox.

  

  to the ground. Luckily for my head, he decided to let go at this point ... events, I was deprived of my laptop for over 3 weeks. How ridiculous were ... ! Better leave it off for a couple of weeks to let it dry out. 3) The company

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.

  

  date for documents to show up in the tracking system -- this means there ... specific dates for decisions would be just that -- speculation. I promise you ... enforcing a hard cutoff at the deadline for this year's early action; no need

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Ben’s Farewell The conclusion to the Ben tribute entries, and a little advice.

  

  town for the ceremonies, turned to me with their eyebrows raised six ... idea of what you're going to eat for lunch today (update post-lunch: a ... make for the future, and a lot of those decisions involve advising. When

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 28, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  everything, if only for a moment? That's how clicking that button felt for me ... enjoyable and rewarding for you and your families as it was for me. The ... opportunity to make similar memories for yourselves. The first word of the MIT

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  : blog entry for wednesday? Date: July 20, 2007 1:08:15 PM EDT To: Matt Mc ... actually write out a nice, thought-out entry, you think you can cover for me ... : American Inventor Wednesday, July 25 at 9/8c "Episode 207" Time for America

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Making The Switch Making the transition from high school to college, Chapter 1

  

  buying a computer for college, I can share my thoughts. This blog entry ... curfew or parental supervision - actually studying for classes - moving ... yourself to new ideas. For me, personally, in the summer leading up to the

  • by Bryan
  • March 31, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  all? you may ask. In all honesty, nothing. There is no reason for you ... absolutely crucial information. Or something. Whatever. So in preparation for ... view of the night sky for three and a half hours because THE SUN GOES

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Colin Jackson is awesome So is my life, but not to such a great extent.

  

  statement of purpose for grad school, or a practice GRE essay, or one of my ... EAT MY OWN HAND!" So that wasn't a good mindset for writing a blog entry ... around there for 3 hours cutting and sewing before I had another commitment

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Pimp my sukkah. I really can't think of a better blog entry title than that.

  

  something that I had to send back to MIT, and it asked for my religious ... that isn't Kim or Rizos or Lzhpb*n!xobile is code for "JEWISH!" in Hillel ... admission-related mailing from MIT. It contained a form to apply for my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2006