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• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey look, I’m famous…or something

  

  you don't know them? It's a very odd feeling. I'm still at the point where I find it sort of exciting to be in the Tech, assuming that I'm not ... to Ruth '07's column from last week. Two people complimented me on my

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  sophomore accumulations because i miss show and tell

  

  This week, as classes began to die down, I told a friend: "the only thing I gained this year was academic hardship." Sophomore year tends to ... myself working harder than I ever have to keep up. But there's much more

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • May 6, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2015 Wait List Decisions Will Be Sent Today

  

  It's been a bit more than two weeks since the May 1 reply deadline ... . Today, May 15th - which happens to be the International Day of Families ... decision, including the 52 to whom we have offered admission. At that point

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 14, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi on Pie So much pi[e].

  

  dishes). I want to share them with you, to the extent that I can share 1 ... this blog post I’m going to go back to grading. (“Grading” is a word ... have learned that happiness, to me, is books, rivers, forests

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Saturday

  

  (!) stretching between the two parallel buildings. In this photo, you can see the ... getting ready to play (and sweep) the Coast Guard Academy in an afternoon ... . Afterwards, some students stuck around to ask more questions of MIT student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I Should’ve Been Working When I Drew These ✨but i wasn't✨

  

  ="aligncenter" width="432"] oh my god is one of its arms coming OUT of its pecs?? ok well im too lazy to go back and edit it now[/caption] [caption id

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • August 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Tag In which I do a YouTube thing for a (bonus) Halloween vlog

  

  struggles) and it's almost entirely unrelated to MIT, but you might learn some ... college life sometimes. My dad decided to send me a surprise Halloween ... favorite parts of the holiday, I set a bowl outside my door and kept it

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  applications and I promise you that no one will be harmed! Take a moment to ... in the neighborhood, I can speak with some certainty that he is not ... go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  blogs up and running, I feel very proud of what we've been able to do. Over the past year, I've learned a lot about blogging and how to best ... criticism, or any other helpful comments about how I can be a better blogger

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Matt McGann ‘00 Name: Matt McGann; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY

  

  idealism & commitment to the mission of helping the world Favorite things ... character: Nekobasu? Advice about applying to college/MIT: be open and honest about yourself and your life's circumstances, choose recommenders who can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  Architecture was one of the four original departments at MIT, and it ... discipline, the department has long contributed to learning in the arts and ... : the Department of Urban Studies and Planning; the Media Lab and its
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life A play-by-play of my day, along with some pictures.

  

  Given that it’s the day before Campus Preview Weekend and I have two papers to write and a problem set to start, it’s clearly the perfect opportunity to blog! I’ve wanted to write a “Day in the Life” entry for quite a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Five Years of Admitted Student Gatherings MIT community is getting bigger

  

  other 17's. It was my first time on the other side. My turn to tell the ... branded balloons are tied to the mailbox. There is a poster of the Dome on ... talked about MIT, New Jersey, cool things to do at CPW, what we enjoyed

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 29, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And term starts again…

  

  . Enrollment limited to 25. My comments: It fulfills one of my two remaining ... Soon, there will be real entries! Sorry, it's been a crazy last ... programming, game theory. My comments: The description sounded fun. I want to

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 9, 2006
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

  

  it would be like. So with that, I wanted to put together a little recap ... ="113523" /]   And it was through my host that I was first really introduced to ... As a pre-frosh, one thing I really appreciated before coming to MIT

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 25, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dear July illustrated

  

  confusion into tomorrow, despite our efforts to organize it away. So we will ... time. Not that you weren’t before, but it’s just that this time ... wrong. But we learned from the mistakes and are prepared to do better when

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • July 31, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  11 Reasons Why Senior Haus is Awesome Twelve, if you count me once living there. That's pretty awesome, right?

  

  of the Sport Death shirt that at this point it's probably cheaper to ... you're here! There's way too much stuff to do, and it's not a true MIT ... What up, y'all? I don't go to MIT anymore! ...okay, so I work here

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 17, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Prof. Acemoglu’s Clark Medal On the front page of the Business section of today's Boston Globe, there's a story…

  

  curious," Acemoglu said. ''I love research, and it's just so hard to give ... , there's a story on the John Bates Clark Medal being awarded to MIT ... to an American economist under the age of 40 for making a significant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  ended. It was an interesting talk. Luckily, I believe it was recorded to ... you're at MIT. Second, since everyone else is doing it, I guess I ... my degree in Management Science). Famous architects like Holl get to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  the view from my window and netflix's view of my window through another window

  

  It snowed on Saturday. Here's what I woke up to on Sunday. [caption id="attachment_50082" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] needs more l o o m i n g  s h a d o w and weather-dirtied window[/caption] And here

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 21, 2020