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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lecture Notes: Biology of Culture highlights from Brian Farrell's open lecture at the Harvard Museum of Natural History (spoiler: contains…

  

  paints. Do we have an innate template for culture, from language to ... beauty,—that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." -John Keats ... beauty that he sees is available to other people and to me too, I believe

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • October 3, 2015
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is campus safe?

  MIT has its own police department on campus to ensure the safety and well-being of the entire MIT community. "The MIT Police mission is to deliver total quality service to all the members of our community. We focus
• FAQ / International applicants

  Can I apply if I am undocumented?

  components and go through the same selection process as all other students. For those students who face financial barriers, we offer fee waivers on our ... that meets 100% of a family’s demonstrated financial need. For more
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  thread to make predictions on the exact time and weight. The closest time ... 7AM to tell me that his wife's contractions were 20 minutes apart. (Next time, Bry, just stick to the 9AM report unless they're 20 seconds

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  [Joint Post] THE WORLD’S gREATEsT CROSSOVER EPISODE Jebby '25 is my flatmate

  

  know I'm in the UK, but it's still surprising when I go to play a song and get an ad for body wash where everyone is talking with a British ... are names of real places. I've been here for two days and I'm really

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 4, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  with “Try not to drink the media.” This really just implies that cell ... admitted to intrusive thoughts about sipping some media! Before I say anything else, I should give a disclaimer that this post is based on

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Activities Midway Each year, MIT exhibits its 300+ student activities. Friday, I checked them out for you.

  

  were on hand for the event. You can click here to view the entire list ... there, representing Advocates for Awareness. Former blogger Alison represented one of my favorite student groups, the Lab for Chocolate Science

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 6, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist who ranked MIT but was not matched still apply for EA and/or RA?

  're welcome to enter our Early Action or Regular Action cycle. We'll send an ... your QuestBridge application to apply through Early Action. You may use your QuestBridge application to apply through Regular Action. You may
• Blog / Admissions

  Giving Back (Guest Entry) Guest Entry by Kenny '13

  

  to be grateful for. That's something that this semester has really taught me: all that I have to be grateful for. I've got a great set of ... sophomore here for Physics and Computer Science. In addition to academics, I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 5, 2011
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What are the residence halls/housing like?

  More than 70% of our undergrads live on campus, including all first-year students. Housing differs across campus and we want each student to live ... halls are available on the Housing site.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What other student activities can I do?

  You can do anything we already offer on campus, or you can start your own "thing" at MIT! Check out Campus & Student Activities to see what's going on around campus, or check out a list of active groups from
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Tag In which I do a YouTube thing for a (bonus) Halloween vlog

  

  . We're trading pumpkin dances for turkeys and Christmas carols sung ... college life sometimes. My dad decided to send me a surprise Halloween ... the holiday, and before this year I didn't really have enough time to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 1, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Spring Concert An annual tradition bringing famous bands to campus.

  

  above all else, for most students, Spring Weekend means the Spring Concert. Every year, MIT brings to campus a national act to headline a big concert on campus. This year's Spring Concert features Third Eye Blind and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Where’s My Stuff? Updates from the MyMIT Application Tracking System.

  

  , Sofia takes the folders on the trip upstairs to the admissions officers ... ready for review. It takes a lot of time to do all of these steps -- think ... 't yet shown up on the tracking system. We're still processing lots and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 10, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A little something while you wait. Don't plan on doing work until we finish this.

  

  college (MIT, clearly), your teachers have given up on trying to make you ... with the phrase "On A Farm," which is connected to a bunch of boxes ... can just add their answers to the game you're working on. So have at it

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Room Tour 2017 edition

  

  2021s, can't wait to meet y'all this week! To give you guys a sneak peek of what is to come, I (finally!) got around to learning how to film and edit videos. Here's my first shot at it, and a room tour to show for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vlogging about Course 3 and Applying to MIT A video in which I talk to myself and I am an awkward MIT student…

  

  I did the vlog thing!   I didn’t take a video of a cat, but here is a picture of Rory:

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  College Application Anxiety what if your biggest fear is getting *into* MIT

  

  -chris-peterson-and-scrambles-his-brain-to-send-the-acceptance-magic. Fear! Panic! To address the worry that follows the question what if I actually ... possibly getting into not only MIT, but to any rigorous, awesome school

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  Ich Liebe Deutschland! A video entry - because I was too lazy to type

  

  (Sorry for the abrupt ending! I accidentally pushed the button to stop recording a few seconds before I was actually done speaking, haha)

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 15, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  While You Wait… Like robotics? Like the Rubik's Cube?

  

  Like robotics? Like the Rubik's Cube? Check out this video that someone sent me. Discuss. (Sorry for the short post! Back to selection...)

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2006