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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  doesn't look like this: Well I may not go to see the fireworks today, but in a few minutes I will watch the Germany vs. Italy semifinal match ... Ah, glorious government holidays! Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy the day

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Amrys. The formal domestic selection phase will wrap up in the next two ... Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  My fellow readers of the MIT Admissions blogs, a great tragedy has befallen us today. The favorite dining spot of hundreds of students on campus has been closed down. Yes, that's right: the Subway in the Student

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  restauarant Mitra introduced me to. There, they'd be talking about the new ... event. Technically, the busycle is considered a bike so they'll be ... you get when you cross the Flintstones with Public Transportation

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  Architecture was one of the four original departments at MIT, and it was the first signal that MIT would not be narrowly defined in science ... discipline, the department has long contributed to learning in the arts and
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  on mit’s mailing list culture update: tetazoo glounge

  

  , and the wednesday morning emails being one of the few constant comforts ... send things a group chat would be used for, like "psetting in the tvl ... everyone would reply with what they think the "best" plural would be. some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 17, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  LOLZ CATS In which he creates one of his own to explain his extended absence.

  

  already has its own Wikipedia page. I made you one. It will describe my life over the last few weeks better than any blog entry could. :-) (I ... .) (Thanks to Christina for finding the picture for me.)

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 27, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver will not have any negative impact on your chances of
• Blog / MIT Life

  hot chocolate as a panacea navigating through a chaotic first week

  

  Twitter said that the diagnostic would be fine, but it was not fine. I ... i'm willing to admit. wooden spoons work a lot better! turn the ... what the universe tries to throw at you, you will find a way to handle it

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  winter things a sampling of IAP plans around campus

  

  IAP stands for Independent Activities Period. For the month of January, students are free to do whatever they want, whether that be staying ... really explore the fields that they are interested in

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / How to Food

  Cooking with Cami learning to adult part 1

  

  'm also trying to be a little more conscious about the food I intake, trying ... batter in fridge for 1 hour. Batter will keep for 48 hours in the fridge ... the very easy and simple meals I put together for myself. Also, for

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 10, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  SUMMER ROSES stop and smell 'em

  

  like the world is your oyster. If you’re willing to put yourself out ... In the past five weeks or so, the pace of my life has dramatically slowed down. After running at 75 mph for the past year, I barely walk at 3

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • June 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Full Reading Day So far you're all awesome, of course.

  

  try to look mysterious so that other people in the library will think I ... Here's what I will see every Monday, Friday, Saturday, and many Wednesdays for the next 4 months... (Sorry for the bad photo; I only had my

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Waitlist, Etc.

  

  keep intruding upon my blogging time. A big part of my next entry will answer a question I frequently receive: "So now that the class has been ... ?" (Hah! The answer is definitely 'no' - elaboration to come.) But I can

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  New MIT Viewbook Is a viewbook as useful to you as it might have been for my (pre-internet)…

  

  redesign/updating of the MIT viewbook, a process that will take almost a year from beginning to end. We'll choose a firm in the next few days, and the first strategy meetings will begin next week. If you guys have opinions

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 3, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  work-life balance (without a life)

  

  to take care of. the implication being that if you spend all your time ... you're friends with, because you're on campus, and all the undergrads ... weekends, there'd always be events: a competition i'm helping run, a program

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • August 10, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Little things that remind me im not home

  

  would almost never wear jackets, and when I did, it would be to keep the ... I’m from the Philippines. There are big things that are different from home, like the weird practice of tipping, or how there’s functional

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 15, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick hello from Albuquerque I'm in New Mexico for ISEF.

  

  Musical kids yet, either) Tomorrow, I will get to have breakfast with the ... the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair. (Wikipedia tells me it was in the cartoon "Herr Meets Hare" where Bugs Bunny first

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  In my email this morning: The Howe & Ser Moving Company cordially invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has ... only contracted to move the cannon here for CPW, and we respect the speed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions Are Beginning To Arrive Some thoughts for everyone.

  

  the vast majority of applicants, most of whom were qualified to be here. To even be in the applicant pool means that you are among the best of ... who were admitted, CONGRATS. You completely deserve it and you should be

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005