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• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  APs for my senior year, so I can get into a good college." Or, "I ... one who is concerned. I can tell you from conversations with my ... comments that entry received: "So, what can our students do to get your fair

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  紐約與我

  

  （三年級我們在醫院實習）都沒有照什麼相片。可是我倒是照了這一張。有一天晚上近七點時，我們搞了一天的事務，都非常的累。突然，搬運工送來了一檯”智慧白板“ （Smart Board，就是螢幕與白板合一）。我們好興奮地把插頭插上，開始享用這個白板。當插上後狐狸歌 (WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 20, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  afraid of MIT? Those nerds? There’s no way they can play sports!” And I bet ... As MIT Admissions’ one and only “jockblogger,” I have decided it’s my ... Women’s soccer: 10 Women’s volleyball: 9 This past weekend, I watched

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Sailing Spring Break a trip to Charleston and why the sailing team is awesome

  

  My spring break consisted of some of the things I love most in this ... !!), but if you don’t then I hope this post sufficiently informs you of our ... . (PS the airport was super cool and I saw a Dreamlifter in real life and

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • April 7, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Spontaneous 5-Minute Classes on Whatever You Want These are too good not to share

  

  that I can't resist sharing. If you decide to get up and practice ... a whirlwind of learning. I've blogged about teaching at these events before. A few weeks ago, I agreed to teach a class with my friend Davie '12

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 14, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Orthostatic Tolerance [by Ken Haggerty '11] It might not be such a bad idea to visit this…

  

  " (2010): India ink on Mylar®. I will admit upfront that I am a bit, if ... Not Be Such a Bad Idea if I Never Went Home, is really one of the best exhibits I have seen anywhere and is easily my favorite LVAC exhibit that I

  • by ARTalk
  • June 23, 2010
• Blog / Events

  21: The Movie Night From the Bay Area to Boston, Seattle to the Florida Keys, Houston to Chicago, the…

  

  spell MIT with three people, but as you can see, it didn't go very well. I ... most bonus points! despite the one guy not wearing MIT gear. unless i can ... Before we get to scenes from the MIT Class of 2012 Movie Night, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Get Home from the Airport for Free For prefrosh who are like me and terrified of entering dank underground tunnels they haven’t…

  

  to Boston from a family vacation in Toronto, I took the T back to MIT for free like I always do. When I first came to MIT I was terrified of public transportation. It was only a few years ago that I stopped taking

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 18, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Fashion Design at MIT calling all fashionistos and fashionistas [pictures inside!]

  

  . They're all crazy good dancers--that's about all I can say about them ... to become a better photographer, so I have a bunch of pictures for you ... pretty awesome. MIT designers: Romp Apparel  Ministry of Supply 'e d i t

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Seeing The Dalai Lama In which I join the press (for a bit) and listen to His Holiness

  

  people. Thankfully for me, I was able to see him in the first of three ... people on stage couldn't help but laugh and smile. Neither could I - or a ... to snap these photos, I was placed right at the back of the ballroom

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT (Maker) Women Rock We are what we celebrate

  

  engineer to appear on such a high-profile tech publication that I can recall ... As many of you know I am a FIRST Robotics nut and Kool-Aid drinking ... an issue I've written about before in other venues on the subject of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 23, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Snow-bama Snow? Obama? At MIT? AHH.

  

  the snipers: As you can no doubt tell, I was a little hyper by this ... snow-that-can-barely-be-called-snow deigns to appear about once in ten ... Jeanne '13, I pulled out my camera and literally took pictures for about

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Phi Omega Leadership, FRIENDSHIP, Service

  

  Brotherhood, and I can be both his Mommy and his Brother. Most people join APO ... projects that I can think of off the top of my head: pruning trees along the ... Professor Leeb, my 6.131 Professor, notices if we're late. So I tend

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Setting up a Global Warming Research Center…in Antarctica Meet Zahir Dossa ’08 (Courses 6 and 15; Nu Delta), who could sell you your…

  

  the years, I’ve learned an invaluable lesson: While you can’ ... believe that your dream can become a reality. I don’t know what Zahir ... One of the most memorable conversations that I’ve had at MIT

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Fabulous Festivities & Fireworks for the Fourth The annual Boston Pops concert and fireworks show.

  

  middle of the Charles River, across from MIT. See the graphic I made below: Okay, so I'm not much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right ... Walker Memorial. Over the years, I've watched the fireworks from many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  River, across from MIT. See the graphic I made below: Okay, so I'm not much with Photoshop, but you can see the barge is right in front of MIT ... , I've watched the fireworks from many locations on and around campus

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’d Like Your Help With My Letter to President Obama… What I'm up to in 21W.747 (Rhetoric) class these days.

  

  ). If you have any ideas on how I can make this letter to President Obama ... I'm in a cool HASS (Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences) class this ... semiweekly reading handouts, the oral debate, or the 3 essays we've crafted, I

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • December 1, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The story behind TIMtalks In other words, a story about stories

  

  , but as one of the handful of inaugural TIMtalks speakers, I got a unique ... happen. I included videos of the talks in this entry, and I highly encourage you to watch as many as you can because they show what MIT students

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Filling an Empty Nest my parents tried to replace me with literal birds

  

  In April of 2018, I left home for a few days to attend [annotation ... Long Island while I took the train to Boston with a friend from my high school. The days I spent at CPW felt intense – MIT is a unique place and

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 10, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So You Want to Declare a Double Major? This is why/how I'm doing it, in case you were curious

  

  : You can switch the order of steps a+b and c. This is just the order I ... I'm going to start this out with a quick disclaimer: no, a double ... you happiest :D Okay. For me, a double major is how I've decided to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 5, 2014