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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  How Albatross Fly Without Flapping Their Wings, And other Lore™️ I learned this semester.

  

  years before returning to the island it was born on to mate and lay eggs ... wingspans as a sort of sail, and angling the feathers on each wing's end to ... office for the long trek back to Simmons Hall. I walked and talked with

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 10, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  RainbowFloor@MIT Because at MIT, if it doesn’t have a mailing list, it doesn’t exist. Fact.

  

  Originally, I planned on naming this entry “Cool Stuff at MIT” and ... actually goes on at MIT, and decided that said series would inevitably morph ... -blocking girth and...er, sleeping habits, I suppose. (Yes, I happen to be a less

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Things That Aren’t Studying If you think about it, I get paid to procrastinate

  

  .) So last week, I decided to make up for it by...doing a 9.00 essay? How ... for Mic Check...   ...and moved on! That might not seem ... ; Binged on reading Reddit and various macros. I'm particularly a sucker for

  • by Emad T. '14
  • March 7, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  The Art of Juggling please take away my balls

  

  between urgent reminders to please for god's sake do your psets you dirty ... to drop things because I was taking on far too much than I could handle ... , sorry! Adios!" and be on my merry way.[/annotation] To me, dropping the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 23, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  [guest post] hindsight in 2020 — about life after mit rejections, situated knowledges, and ultimately getting closer to the asymptote…

  

  who didn't get into MIT but went on to thrive elsewhere (like this, and ... for those of you still patiently on the wait list, as she once was ... wanted to make on the world, i just knew i wanted to make one. i wanted

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2020
• Blog / Events

  I went outside! *inhales, belts 'for the first time in forever' at the top of lungs*

  

  records for the world's shortest camping trip, but we did get to go on a ... air. It snowed the night before, so we got to hike on as picture ... bunch of really nice pictures and want people to see them, tbh) MIT seems

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 9, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  Food That Makes You Feel Like Home Are there foods that make you think of special places?

  are reading, thanks for all the hospitality and to my folks who took ... suggestions on future travels. Happy fall and here's to good eats! ... Thanks to all of the students, parents, and EC's who made my

  • by mitblogs
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  chances the point is to let yourself be helped

  

  always felt near-impossible for me to put forth. This goes beyond ... my research process, as opposed to being stressed on a weekly basis ... chances. Somehow it took seven semesters for me to learn what’s always been

  • by Kai V. '25
  • November 26, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Engineers Assemble! It's not a double-post, it's a franchise

  

  's golf ball plan to stop the oil leak off the coast of Louisiana? He said, "When we heard the best minds were on the case, we expected MIT, not the ... , too. The President has directed Energy Secretary Steven Chu to provide

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  fact we're preparing for it on campus already, there is still the opportunity for many of you to attend spring meetings hosted by ECs and alumni ... scheduled over MIT's spring break to allow current students to be on hand but

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow snow snow. I'm wearing bright colors so if I get caught in a snow drift someone will…

  

  going to drown in snow on my way to class. If I never post again, you now ... An email I just sent out to my sorority: from: Shannon to: Theta date ... for getting school off were really high- and even WE would have had a

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  A Mystery Hunt Puzzle A Taste of Things to Come...

  

  pop up on your email inbox... Extra Credit: Confuzzled, you decide to return to your 14.01, for it is due in 11 hours. Luckily ... molecular orbital diagrams. You still have a 14.01 pset to do, before the sun

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  State of the Mail We're processing a lot of mail.

  

  largest volume of mail you've ever seen. There is a lot of mail to be opened, sorted, entered into the database, filed, and reviewed. My advice to you is to please be patient as you watch the application tracking system on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and Ends My brain is too fried to think of any original content. So I'm commenting on…

  

  idea was that??) (Note: to look up the link for 5.60, I had to go to the ... -- sort of. They've been on hiatus for the past few years, and they ... knees. (Hint: to find me in any picture of the squad, scan the picture for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 22, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I started a joke… ...that started the whole world crying.

  

  math teacher, Mr. Bob Cohen, who had a strange fondness for referring to ... walked in to find this on the chalkboard: ... find the roots." "So, similarilarily, we have to complete the square of

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 30, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is the Koch Institute?

  The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, a National Cancer ... research facility as well as the hub of cancer research on the MIT campus ... scientists, clinicians and others, to bring fresh perspectives and an
• FAQ / First-year application

  What should I do if I’m deferred?

  includes an opportunity for you to update us on anything important that has ... to "improve" your application, or redo/edit/modify your application. The only thing you need to do is submit the February Updates & Notes
• Blog / Uncategorized

  “Hala’s Escape from Groundhog Day” season 18 episode 98

  

  enough - couldn’t wait for classes to start. Not for the homework or the ... due at 11:59, and midterms looming. I can’t choose to wake up on a day ... goodness for [annotation note="Since adjusting to MIT as a first year can be

  • by Hala K. '29
  • October 13, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Jon and me how I came to see the world

  

  had a lot worse happen to me. And now, for your moment of zen, a (young ... , but from change comes growth. Thanks for everything, Jon. Here's to ...   Last night, Jon Stewart announced his plans to leave

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 11, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  the joys and frustrations of 6.009 this class will be the death of me, and i love it

  

  -paid, people who choose to major in Course 6 are "selling out" or "only in it for ... if I need it makes me feel secure enough to try for a little longer and ... goals for yourself! All of this sucks me in hard, and on the days I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 4, 2019