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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  this: Mr. Jackson [was] a father figure to generations of young men in ... . Jackson, a father figure to generations of young men in the house, died of ... dinner was like in 1948," said Ted Devlin of Somerville, a self

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  similar rise in applications. This was a cause of concern to all of the ... latter, in the sense that we compete to admit and enroll similar, though ... appoint officers, on down until you get to the general admissions infantry

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  . I’ve loved getting to be a part of my friend’s next steps in lives ... , working in the machine that is Big Tech. My day to day involves a lot less ... have been able to ship a few products that are out there in the real

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in to ... log in using the same username and password that you use to log in to ... , high character, and a strong match with MIT's global mission to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Chocolate Tasting Nuts, olives, and 99% cocoa

  

  hosted chocolate tasting last night. I went to a similar event in IAP 2004 ... to tasting, though; you're supposed to let the chocolate piece melt on your tongue instead of chewing it. We started out with a piece of Dove

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Latke vs. Hamentashen Debate: LiveBlog FOOD FIGHT!

  

  8:02 pm I'm here in 26-100 getting ready to watch the 2008 Latke Vs. Hamentashen debate. In essence, take a bunch of MIT professors and hundreds of ... "Sniviling" and "Snivility" and how it's a great thing to accuse your opponent

  • by Snively '11
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hello, Layover I'm stuck in an airport. Ask me things.

  

  To take a leaf out of Sam's book: DID YOU KNOW? Charlotte ... in an airport in a totally unfamiliar city. Ask me questions. If you ... to take pictures of baggage claim, if you're into that kind of thing

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh the People You See *does a barrel ro-- I mean a double take*

  

  Today was moving day. My role in life on May 25th, was to move all of ... almost everything moved and decided to call it a day. All that's left is ... should take very long (oops, gave it away). Now all that's left is to get

  • by Snively '11
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Up With The Mail?!? Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. But I'll tell you everything I know.

  

  Services, just checked in via a comment and I thought it would be best to ... while people in Cambridge have not. I can't explain this, other than to ... to the holiday season, and (2) we had a major blizzard the day we

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  my stretched attempt at trying to tie in a completely unrelated, but ... You may recall back in March of this year there were a couple blog ... a visit to campus from the President is pretty darn special. Of course

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Eternal sunshine of the sleepless mind Once again, the title has practically no relation to the actual blog entry.

  

  say that I have a plan to make sure that I will be Perfectly Fine in the ... cooking, pika is more than happy to match you with a Big Cook in case you ... day to mastering the subtle art of falling sleep randomly in public

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • April 13, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  very nice in all of your interactions with us! Keep us up to date all the ... great choice to fall in love with, so that no matter what happens with the ... postcard coming in the postal mail with your waitlist notification (decision

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Senior Spring! What I did (and didn't) do over IAP...and plans for my last semester!

  

  Day eve and all of a sudden I have to go to school again! Weird (in an ... IAP-you operate at your own level. Want to go abroad or do an externship ... ) until she meets a guy (or a recipe) who opens her eyes (to the miracle

  • by Alina G. '11
  • January 30, 2011
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  My First Few Weeks at MIT … one year ago

  

  to stare at the Great Dome, still in disbelief that you’re actually ... working with my team to take our design from a sketch in a notebook to a ... Every freshman’s first few weeks at MIT tend to follow a predictable

  • by Hala K. '29
  • September 22, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Musings on Colorful Balls (CPW Guest Blog!) from Ramya '14!

  

  Weekend, but you're wrong. CPW really means "4 days of Pure a ... ]) Before I write about my experience at CPW, I have a disclaimer to make ... ). Basically I wanted to get the most fun out of my stay per unit time. Hey, from

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2010
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2023!

  

  decide how to pick your classes, or a really cool new thing you learned ... to help advise creative projects in the office and serve as a ... gig, to be honest. Your application will be read by a small committee

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  the world is blooming! and so am i?

  

  -bordered (cut) and taped together–definitely a lesson in patience and attention to ... absolutely DEVOUR my way through a bag, but in order to eat green beans without crying inside I actually have to saute them in oil, on a stove, with minced

  • by Allison E. '27
  • June 17, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  FourFiveUnits all you could ever want to know about my semester schedule

  

  's healthy for my brain and GPA to have a little bit more "free" time in the ... decided to work on an [annotation note="In a world where I passed 6.00, I am ... to pick up new activities to fill any available time, like a gas

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 13, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  my MIT admissions essays a retrospective

  

  planning in some way, and this one was conducive to that (since planning is a ... adjusting to writing in English. With a clearer understanding of her ... *bassoonist* for advice on what size cup to get. We laughed in our failure

  • by Victor D. '27
  • October 14, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  baby steps something tender and new

  

  whatever, but if i don’t take any steps to change that, even in a small way ... , texting people if they want to get lunch or go grocery shopping once they ... enough. four years is a lot of time to change a person; reading my entries

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • August 25, 2022