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• Blog / About Decisions

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

  

  dorms he imagined for MIT on Vassar Street; Simmons is the second from the left. Originally, MIT tried to build the dorm on the right (the zig ... architect of Simmons Hall. I'll update you on the lecture and also answer some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  . This leaves me very few points to spend on all my other stats. Decide the ... ’t always have the self discipline to catch up on lectures that I’ve missed ... to stretch yourself thin. You’ve all seen the graph- social, academics

  • by Anika H. '26
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introduction to D-Lab Saving the world - just one of the many things you can do at MIT.

  

  When most people I know think of MIT, the first thing that leaps to ... impossible not to notice the tremendous amount of resources that MIT is pouring ... about one of the most well-known classes focusing on international

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  old east campus working through feelings caused by news

  

  details. on the renovations itself: ec needs to be renovated. it's no ... reached out to the hall chairs to start documenting cultural practices, and ... senior year at ec. but more to the point, all the history of this room, all

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 7, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: REGRESSIONS a documentary on MIT, and why it's so important

  

  negative it would be. On May 1st, I went to the screening with almost 20 ... students' reaction to COVID-19 and the pandemonium that ensued on campus ... impossible to ameliorate the harm this institution has caused on the local

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  kindergarten! I tried to go in, but got kicked out after 2 seconds. QinCheng Mountain - Fun Fact: The scenery in Kungfu Panda is based on this mountain. To get to the peak, you have to pass through something like a dozen

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

  

  behold, Room 7-012, the "Heat Transfer Laboratory." On my way back to ... scratch off the "m" in "team" on the door to 10-085, giving Building ... to poke around a bit before heading over to 7-012 (a room I pass on a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  accompaniment to the chair-rolling and general carafe mayhem. We reached ... to the Z Center with nothing to show for it, I headed up Mass Ave to ... then moseyed over to the Swapfest at Albany and Vassar Streets. Several

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey Erick, You Awake? Not gonna call it a night just yet

  

  During the summer, you get to do fun things you can't pull off during ... chill on the fifth floor. Skullhouse is five stories and from one of the ...  @DIRTY30D. Second pic to Mike @NEFIreBuff.   We talked endlessly until

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  second spent on Chief Delphi shows you the intense collaborative spirit ... monstrosity to compete in a game announced in the first weekend of January. Dean Kamen's goal with FRC and all of the FIRST competitions is to popularize

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A for the Waitlisted Some (hopefully) helpful questions and answers for waitlisted students.

  

  students will choose to remain on the waitlist. Can you tell me where I am on ... students remain on the waitlist, and how many we wish to take from the ... first college and enroll at the second. This shifting can lead to a second

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Class Projects

  2.009 It's not a class, it's a way of life

  

  thousands on a wait list to get tickets. ~40,000 The number of people ... they re-created that test on stage. Click here to see the brochure ... height of their seat, giving them the ability to reach higher places and

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m just curious as to why you keep invoking William Faulkner. "MIT is so charmingly nerdy" entries #12 and 35.

  

  misadventures with the reply-to-all feature and otherwise... I don't want to ... doing quiz bowl in high school, even though I'm not on the MIT College ... it? "The integral of z squared dz From one to the cube root of three

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!

  

  To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2010
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply if I already have a degree?

  MIT doesn’t award second bachelor’s degrees, regardless of the course of study. We encourage you to apply to MIT as a graduate student.
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Applying While Transgender #InHonorOfMarshaP

  know in other places on the application and use your essays to write ... forms. The onus is on us to make the forms as inclusive as possible to ... country has had so much progress when it comes to the LGBTQ+ community. At

  • by DJ Rock
  • July 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Time To Have A Sit-Down With Your GC. Can we tawk?

  

  ...? (Hint: see the title.) Aren't you fortunate that I'm here to help you ... the identity of your GC, be sure to introduce yourself post haste. In ... many, many students to assist. The better you know the rules, the better

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / Classes

  Tales of Two Parallels East Campus History class!

  

  learned how to collect oral histories (read: interviews), access the MIT ... we learned all that by doing it. There was a great emphasis on reaching ... fun anecdotes. As the roster was restricted to East Campus residents

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 25, 2022
• Blog / Events

  In Transit The people and ideas traversing MIT

  

  I got on a bus this morning to go home for Thanksgiving, fully ... on the bus, I realized that everything I do - work, blogs, grad school ... . So whatever day I look back to, I'd have an alibi. On October 16, I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 22, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT: Round 2

  

  always on the move, always trying to figure out where the next place I can ... the course of my life and set me on a path to learn more about ... India, figured out how to do a stopover on the way for a friend’s recital

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 9, 2014