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• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT is easy if you study rastrology. Getting into awkward positions, at the Bank of London, with penguins.

  

  , until you do, here are three things you can contemplate: DID YOU KNOW? 1. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner can be sung to the tune of the "Gilligan ... Professor Ellen Harris was speaking. You can read all about it on Mitra's blog

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  her to know how much I had earned from art commissions. “Is it more ... the bills and counted them one by one. While it hurt just a tinge to see ... one. It adds a little fun to the process.

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Former MIT Students on TV Two in a flattering way, one in a potentially embarassing way.

  

  interested in catching up on some TV. This month, you can see (at least) three ... MIT alumna, Aomawa Shields '97. You can watch the pilot episode online ... . Aomawa is also a contributor to the new book She's Such a Geek: Women Write

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  2009: Let There Be Bloggers!

  

  . It's not a perfect metaphor. All MIT undergraduates are encouraged to ... Blogger application? That's a silly question, isn't it. In the annals of ... hounded with endorsement deals (well okay maybe Snively is) but it's a

  • by Dave McOwen
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Field Trip Every day brings something new.

  

  what there is to know about MIT. But I don’t think I even come close ... , but it wasn’t until about two weeks ago that I actually visited their ... these pictures out: Can you believe students built all these

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 22, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Crew Florida Takeover My last trip to play with the dolphins

  

  (global warming must be playing its part), we still trekked down to Florida this year to take advantage of their always warm weather, and most importantly, the chance to play with dolphins. For me, Florida was a bit of

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nike+iPod read entry & vote at the end

  

  enough to keep Steve Jobs busy for a weekend -- today, Apple and Nike ... of sense to me. Why does Apple need to partner with a particular shoe ... choices can be demotivating. (You may have seen this research quoted in the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  decided to head down to the athletic center to check it out. I happened to ... University in South Korea, where it's possible to major in taekwondo like an ... die instantly. So, it's better to err on the side of caution here. And

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life: Weekend Edition 80% more fun and 800% more apples in one serving!

  

  opposed to a performance group that students can join for credit (such as ... colleges next March. It was hard to leave the festival. I mean this ... apple-picking bystander. It was a fruitful day. I got back to Random

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 16, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  18.S190 Pt.2 lecture videos go brr

  

  to write about a few more of these projects over the summer, but I wanted to give a short update about 18.S190! Just this last week, lecture ... believe that lecture videos are an important part of accessibility when it

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello, Seattle i am a mountaineer...

  

  mid-sixties and seventies most of the time with gentle sea breezes. It's like San Francisco, but not as cold--not to mention more hipster and ... dog-friendly; you can hardly walk a block without seeing a dog. The

  • by Allan K. '17
  • June 14, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  I always seem to know I’m back at MIT when I can vaguely hear my alarm go off at 6am. A lot of people seem to think I’m crazy for waking up what seems ridiculously early for MIT students to go and exercise for 2

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  ’m trying my best to explain this, but it’s quite clear there was some fuzzy ... answer to the question from the teaser text is no, no it cannot. But maybe ... -100 in a quest to solve one of the greatest conundrums of our time: latke

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Preview Weekend ...begins a week from today!

  

  - don't miss it. And then... the ultimate end to CPW... ZBT's Battle of ... free (it's $3 for you guys) but all proceeds go to Children's Hospital ... the student center until I pass out. :-) Can't wait to meet you guys!

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT homepage

  

  By the way, if you haven't been to the MIT homepage today, you should check it out!

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Off to Southeast Asia Even Admissions Officers get to take a vacation sometimes.

  

  -written. Two of the forthcoming entries will introduce you to two new additions to our office, Jenny Rifken and Bryan Nance. You can welcome them to ... . Nominally, the purpose of the trip is to be in Malaysia for a (Malay) friend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... to regular action for further consideration. I am often asked why MIT's admit rate for early action is so low in comparison to the admit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Back to Boston Recommended Orientation events

  

  I am flying back to Boston tonight (why do I always book redeyes?) and can't wait to meet all the new '10s. For the past couple of weeks, I ... Orientation-getting-to-know-you-ish WHEN: Thursday, August 31, sometime around

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  cooling off it snowed? snew?

  

  Sometimes it's easy to get frustrated with the world. There's too much happening to keep up with everything, and it seems like nothing ever seems to go right. Frustration is a part of the human experience and a

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  I don’t understand This was weird.

  

  I saw this today while walking back to the dorm. Can anybody enlighten me?

  • by Snively '11
  • March 10, 2010