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• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  video of the heavyweight men so you can see what the sport is like ... of the sport. After a few days of “erging” (an ergometer is essentially ... will to work as a unit. To not buy into that is to diminish the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  I am an MIT Admissions Officer, AMA you know the drill

  

  It's the middle of July, and my brain is so fried I'm punting on a few projects, so figured I'd make myself useful and answer some ... , according to Google Analytics, but no one is commenting, so here's a place to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 10, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  to the 2019s in anticipation of pi day with love

  

  ’t prerequisites to success. in the end, you’ll be yourself wherever you go. mit is ... so loudly in the wee hours of morning that sleep is an impossibility ... class ranking. we procrastinate. sometimes a lot. every college is a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Belated Hearts Day copy/paste irl, afk and everything

  

  them going, which is hard when you’re focused on keeping yourself going ... , on campus (the snow is entire-leg deep on some parts of the lawn ... our cheat day to Saturday and had clam chowder (which is apparently a

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music, Photography, and Two.js i am proficient at two (2) of these things.

  

  ton of time writing music lately - MIT is definitely an inspiring place ... this under construction building that's way down the river. This is a picture I took with my phone of a film print, so a lot of the quality is

  • by Joe B. '18
  • November 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chomsky and Infinities illustrated highlights of an MIT October (part 1)

  

  two wonderful Protofrosh (that is, applying seniors), who were matched ... two minutes away from my dorm! Chomsky is quite the prominent figure. He is known as the "father of modern linguistics" and the "world's top

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dear July A video experiment just for the heck of it

  

  Hey friends! This post is a little unconventional and inspired completely by one of the YouTubers I watch regularly, Emily Diana Ruth. She ... fun. This particular experiment is a product of 1) wanting to test the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Makers @ MIT how MIT supports student creativity and craft

  

  celebration, the President is hosting an inaugural White House Maker Faire ... : Kickstarter, which is today launching a new funding category specifically for ... Chevron, which is announcing a $10 million commitment to the Fab Foundation

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

  Fall 2014 Transfer Decisions Will Be Sent Today see title, more or less

  

  to admit fewer than 20 students. It is a difficult process: as usual ... . Remember, college is mostly what you make of it, here or anywhere else; if

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  Teaching Abroad: a Guest Blog Post by Elizabeth Q. ‘14 Learn a new language, teach science.

  

  things to love about the MIT student community, and one of them is that we ... plastered on me this past Friday: The AeroAstro one is from the Academic ... 16 is 8x better. The red one is from French House dinner – all LMFers

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 13, 2014
• Blog / Community Projects

  No Touching one plane, two planes, red plane, Corn Dog

  

  Remember, kids, consent is sexy--so ask for permission before touching somebody else's airplane. This is important when you have 80 teams ... ' airplanes. This is kind of uncomfortable for everyone involved--imagine if you

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 11, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.

  

  It's pre-finals week. Today is the last day of classes. Projects are ... professor last night, and frankly everyone is just counting down the minutes until the day is over. For me, laughter is the best therapy (fortunately

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  . Everything is more dramatic at 2 in the morning. The scanner in CopyTech was ... friends, is why this post is sadly devoid of any visual aids. But never fear ... wondering, "what is a Hell Week anyway?" Excellent question. According to

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Deadline please check MyMIT

  

  Hi all- This is a quick update for our Early Action applicants. As of tonight, we have finished processing all mail and loaded ... log into MyMIT and confirm your application tracking is complete. We

  • by Kris Guay
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Becoming a Princess the making of a Halloween costume [+many pictures of ponies]

  

  You see, the thing about Halloween is that it gives you a reason to ... . The brony fanbase is arguably one of the most accepting social groups in ... teaches fundamental values (the tagline is "Friendship is Magic," for

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  question, which is why I went trekking to Professor Warren Seering (my new ... minutes or so, I was convinced that he not only is the Best Advisor In the ... untangled the unruly tangle of shoelaces that is my life schedule and turned

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline

  

  ***EDIT, 12/31/12 1:49PM: Of course, no sooner than I post this, it looks like the site is back up again! Thanks again for your patience ... news from our friends in IS&T. In the meantime, thanks for your

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • December 31, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Who WIll Win the Nobel Prize? Vote for your favorite MIT professor!

  

  . Nobel Week is a pretty exciting time on campus, since a current or former ... this year, just for fun, I'm doing a poll.  Which MIT professor is your

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Maker Faire 2012 the Dean is going - are you?

  

  Maker Faire 2012 is this weekend. If you read these blogs, you probably already know what Maker Faire is, but if you don't it's basically a huge convention/fair of creative people getting together to show off the

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  plant. Can I just point out that a sense of humor is “essential” for ... to see that humor is valued as much as other "typical" applicant ... that a good sense of humor is important.” And it’s not just engineering

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 14, 2011