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• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 2 A recap, with pictures.

  

  my fellow admissions peeps. Not bound to the Reg Desk today, I made the most of my time attending events and meeting prefrosh. Started with the ... , the right people. Not that I know anything about this. What? What note

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Gingerbread Gone Horribly Right "run, run, as fast as you can..."

  

  around here. This post is a photographic journey through the gingerbread ... ("The" is essential), organized a second gingerbread decorating party ... Caution: this post is probably NSFW. Two Decembers ago, when I was

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 8, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  Best Free Software for College Students must haves for productivity, security, and more

  

  list of programs (not including the ones you get from MIT for free) that ... Storing all your files on the cloud is beneficial in two ways. 1) Your files ... While not as powerful as paid Microsoft Office (which is given to MIT

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 13, 2015
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  during midterms season. In fact, he is so reliably unreliable that the ... . She’s the first elevator you see as you enter Simmons, and as such, is ... Things always seem to come in threes. The Three Musketeers. The Holy

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  current crop of graduating seniors but is also engaged with the the next ... the horizon of the college admissions landscape. It is definitely worth ... I have heard the term “Shoulder Season” to characterize the time

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Semi-Real Time Mystery Hunt Update The title says it all.

  

  week. The thrill of solving a puzzle is just awesome. Obviously, I can ... all of sudden is crystal clear. We solved the puzzle and the next thing ... Well, Mystery Hunt is in full swing, and let me tell you, it is quite

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fold, Throw, Recycle I used to get in trouble for doing things like this.

  

  In kindergarten, I used to get in trouble for throwing paper airplanes in class, but apparently, that's not the case at MIT. I received ... more on MIT AIAA, check this out. Photos from the event to follow.

  • by Bryan
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Two Valentine’s Day Serenades Happiness and hearts and the MIT Logarhythms and Muses in cell biology!

  

  class is split up into houses—recitations—named after the houses in the ... you. Here is the audio: Type I and Type II proteins, which are ... inside of the cell. A Type II protein is the reverse: the carboxyl group

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Love Affair: 11.027 & New Orleans [by Janet Li '12] Spring break in NOLA.

  

  one of the smaller majors at MIT, and it is an absolutely awesome field. MIT’s planning department is one of the best in the nation and ... with the field work we did in New Orleans this past week. New Orleans is

  • by ARTalk
  • March 27, 2011
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are the deadlines for first-year applicants?

  at our more detailed Deadlines & Requirements page as well. The deadline for Early Action is November 1. We accept test results from any test ... the application, you are still able to add them by following the “Add
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s Pi Day, Pi Day the infinite is alive with the buzz of drones, and the 2020s bake pies

  

  that some helpful hackers had the delivery drones already warmed up for ... ;         A helpful hacker forwarded the text of the letter contained in the tubes, which I've embedded below.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Newsflash! Guess what!

  

  do is study real hard for the written test...yikes. And then maybe I'll actually get to be a real, certified EMT. Plus, I got an A on the paper I wrote for my HASS on Tuesday. Today is an awesome day. Hopefully I can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Second First Week Quick update at the start of term.

  

  Studies minor, taught by Lori Breslow and Bernd Widdig. Lori is the director of MIT's Teaching & Learning Lab and Bernd is the associate director of MISTI, MIT's international studies program. The course is held in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Celebrate the Good Times just another good reason to eat more cake

  

  “unlike any other” place that is MIT, we still had to get back home to the ... hosted a graduation barbecue in the backyard for 40 people. We set up a big blue and white striped tent, rented round tables, brought out the outdoor

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Results from the Photo Scavenger Hunt On the bright side, there's alt-text!

  

  --though if Schrodinger is to be believed, before posting the entry, I was ... Much like the luminiferous aether theory, the Photo Scavenger Hunt seemed like a good idea at the time, but the results were sparse. The two

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 27, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  How to Make a Flashlight MIT-style that is.

  

  training class that is. Never heard of the Edgerton Center Student Shop ... wonderful and free as the Edgerton Shop, the only catch is that you have to ... stuck this piece of aluminum on the mill. A mill is essentially this fancy

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • August 2, 2012
• Blog / Events

  World AIDS Day 2008 Spread the word.

  

  Today, December 1st, is World AIDS day, the day when individuals and organizations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global ... around campus people are wearing little red ribbons and the Internet is

  • by Snively '11
  • December 1, 2008
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change?

  . Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change is MIT's response ... You may! Understanding the complex, long-term changes in our land ... comprehend agriculture, energy needs, trade, and finance—along with the
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Does the transcript submitted on my QuestBridge application count as official?

  If the transcript on your QuestBridge application was sent by your counselor/school official, it fulfills our requirements for an official transcript and no further action is needed on your part.
• Blog / Events

  The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri's novel comes to the Cambridge screen

  

  Transnational Cultures. Video of the latter is available in the Language Learning ... Last Friday, I went to the AMC Cambridge to see the big-seen adaptation of The Namesake. The film was based on the fantastic novel by

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 19, 2007