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• Blog / MIT Life

  Reality is merely an illusion… Ben : The OC :: Sam : ?? . Oh wait, you took the new…

  

  television... well, I've declared myself that and nobody has ever contradicted me, so I'm sticking with that title. I mean, it's not on my resume or ... Race for three years now. A short twelve-and-one-half months and I will

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  ourselves. Invariably, we give our name, then our class year, then our major, and finally, where we live. Four simple things - that's what we care ... more and more about my own freshman year - in particular, the choices I

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Unpacking Surprises to sum up 4 years at MIT

  

  department’s minimalist but colorful website), I decided to apply. And for a ... Architecture seniors at graduation and awesome USB wristbands from the department  It’s been exactly one month since commencement, and I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 7, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I would like to find an astronomer to talk to No admissions. Just good writing.

  

  or pulsing quanta, all these being inventions of our own consciousness, and our consciousness, lacking volume and physical quality in itself, a project as finally mindless, cold, and inhuman as the universe of our

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 15, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  To Those with Dreams Deferred in which Selam of Pi Day Past rants about how things are arbitrary

  

  (and this might make a lot of people mad), whether you are an INTJ or an Aquarius or Year of the Horse is Not Important and you don't need to base ... and ask you to spit into a tube and run some tests. Upon our first few

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 17, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  and ask if their English teacher's recommendation has come in, or if we have your SAT or ACT scores, but when you call us, our (outstanding ... scores sent to MIT. Our College Board (SAT I, SAT II and TOEFL) code is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Visual Arts @ MIT part 3 the people who make it all possible

  

  came in during our weekly workshops, became friends and peers and even a ... created Borderline and we were able to both paint our own murals and learn ... support and gratitude for our writing. One of the people who reached out to

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 17, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Middle School To those who are having or have had a bad experience

  

  We were recently thinking about our bad middle school experience, and ... our way into already established friend groups and social dynamics. And ... , we were both scared and even averse to the idea of our reputation

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions process reflections from a crusty Junior Try not to bite all of your fingernails off.

  

  Exam week starts, and before I know it I’ll be graduating. Where has the ... -traveling music and hand waving.* MIT was my top choice and applying early action ... later.) So, I bit my nails with the knowledge that if I got wait-listed or

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Upcoming MIT Deadline January 1 is the Regular Action deadline.

  

  the Post Office postmark and mail your materials on or before January 1 ... will take our records office to process and for it to appear on your Application Tracking. Our records office is fully staffed over the holidays and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  sands of Lake Michigan or small lakes in Wisconsin and Michigan. Living (or going to college) in the Boston area is a real luxury because the ocean is only a short train ride or drive away. In fact, many of

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dream Machine Wooden slabs and oil paintings

  

  membership activation), we cut our losses and just had it shipped by freight to ... fit our aesthetic - and hung it above our desk. Garnish with Ikea bar ... job, exercise, drink 8 cups of water, consult your doctor, and resurrect

  • by Joel G. '18
  • September 21, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Associate Advising and the MedLinks Program I'm sick of unpacking, so here's a blog post

  

  Advising and Academic Programming) or a professor. Each advisor has one or ... New House to run events for, and mentor, freshmen within our dorm who ... resouces are available, so that we can point our friends and dorm-mates in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livescribe’s Pulse Pen AKA, the "Magic Pen"

  

  , I'm not registered for any classes until next week, and I have absolutely no commitments. Last year I was overzealous and did the typical MIT ... semester! AHHHHHH!" No, this IAP I'm very much not busy, and it is wonderful

  • by Snively '11
  • January 12, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do letters of recommendation have to be submitted in the MIT application portal?

  . Applicants should enter their recommender and counselor (or equivalent ... Our preference is for recommenders to use our application portal to ... additional documents via Naviance, SOCIR, or other methods. Applications will
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  CHICON 2008 by C/4C Adam Fuhrmann '11, C/4C Patrick Ernst '11, and C/4C Daniel Darlington '11

  

  from a Vietnam Veteran Air Force pilot, and we watched our own Cadet ... swapped stories about our detachments and ROTC experiences. We gathered a ... our squadron and fulfill our goal as AAS cadets, which is to benefit

  • by ROTC
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Life On Mars and by "Mars" I actually mean "3AB, Simmons Hall."

  

  's McCormick or the Women's Independent Living Group! With all our dorms ... there's Simmons. Every dorm has a good and bad reputation. Our good rep ... . And the people are nice. Our bad rep? We lack personality. We're tame

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  website now, and see the module that George developed with Prof. John ... Ever wondered if scientific journals like Nature or Science were actually written in English, or that other people could actually understand

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mormons and video gamers Bonding with strangers

  

  and wearing a MAGfest badge. Me: Hey! Do we have a fridge in our room ... people will judge you. We all went our separate ways, and my neighbor told ...  I wasn't laughing, wincing, or wondering about the ceiling's structural

  • by Anna H. '14
  • January 3, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  our cross-country team goes to, our coach has us shower and dress up ... a hard day in the dust and sun (August) or mud and rain (November) or ... support before every meet, and we like to keep it on because it keeps our

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010