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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  equivalence. I actually thought it was just a rabbit-shaped handbag or something ... strange because I had heard a story the previous day about somebody bringing ... was particularly boisterous at this weeks game, and I'm sure that our

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Announcements

  A reminder that there is no advantage to applying Early Action to MIT As always, you should apply when you feel ready

  

  I'm writing today to remind our applicants that we do not give any ... both cycles. So, [annotation note='I realize this is like the third time I have stated this in this short blog post, but there is a lot going

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  College Admissions and the Public Interest

  

  more than 50 years ago. What I love about CAPI (as it's called) is the honesty and integrity with which B.A.T. wrote, which values I hope (and think) still guide our office today. I know it's been a big influence on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s happening with the Digital Currency Initiative developing blockchain technologies here at MIT

  

  I've blogged before about how, a few years ago, Jeremy Rubin '16 ... the class I was teaching. Which, by the way, is not a bad final project ... friend Chelsea Barabas SM '14 as the DCI's Head of Social Innovation (i

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Trendy Reif Strikes Again this time with the ALS bucket challenge.

  

  . Dirks, and Brown University President Christina Paxson. When I arrived to the event I saw fancy cameras all over the place, so I knew if my video was to compete, I would have to get a great view. Shuffling my way

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 26, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Latino Cultural Center It's Mes Latino!

  

  LCC board for a semester, it's become that place where I go in between ... , meet Franky '15. I met him during CPW a number of years ago that I won ... towards the end. (No, I am not responsible.) But hey, at least even if you

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  What do Chancellor Grimson, The Salvation Army, and I have in common ... junior year thus far. Let me elaborate. Around 1 pm on January 20, I ... , each with its own faculty facilitator and student co-facilitator. I was

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  . Here are 10 things I remember: 1. Taking a good two minutse to cram four ... , playing two choruses of "We Are The Engineers" while spelling out M - I - T in the drill, and then taking large bows. I tried to remember slow

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

  

  As a pre-frosh, one thing I really appreciated before coming to MIT ... that I continue to interact with and get support from on a daily basis. Looking back though, I remember being hesitant when deciding on whether or

  • by Richard O. '28
  • March 25, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Good Will Mystery Hunting 63 hours of puzzle solving: a classic part of the MIT experience

  

  “It'll be over before sunrise.” The first time I heard it, midnight ... Virginia, the most important city in the world that night for all I cared ... explicable context. For two protein-deprived days, I had lived off the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What is the value of college? Food for thought in your college search

  

  I spent the beginning of this week in the company of a select group ... there were many issues that we wrestled with, the topic that I found most ... guided by service to our mission, which I tend to summarize as utilizing

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 21, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  A Little INSPIRation Guest Post by Vaishnavi Rao '17

  

  In the midst of a whirlwind-like semester I promise to eventually blog about, I had the chance to connect to Vaishnavi at one of the ... . *** Q: Tell me a little about yourself. A: I’m Vaishnavi, a junior in

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Alia Whitney-Johnson: Making a Difference in Sri Lanka Alia Whitney-Johnson, a Junior studying Civil and Environmental Engineering, spent three weeks teaching the art…

  

  foreigner who did not even speak the language. “I wanted to remedy this ... each other. How we did this without words is beyond me, but I will always ... Sinhalese, and I would start imitating them and we would all laugh.” But when

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  have fantastic-looking hair all the time? Me too. I have a real entry on back order (in my head, since it got DELETED), but I just wanted to let you guys know about a program that I participated in back in high

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Monkey Dance

  

  Your Mystery Hunt puzzle of the day: Dead and Gone I finished up ... , so I pulled up today's IAP calendar and realized that in 10 minutes, a ... 32 (aka the Stata Center) and taking questions, so I ran on over. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  socially aware hacking, part 2 this time, it's personal ((last time it was also personal))

  

  I wrote a little while ago about a hack on the Dot raising awareness ... -floor lobby -- or, I guess, there was a fancy portrait. Now there is a very different kind of portrait. I have a few pictures below; the best ones are by

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / Residential Life

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  . Shuli blogged about REX the other day and you should go read that. But I ... erases the events from memory once they occur, I also wanted to upload a complete PDF, which is also embedded below. The REX guide (and i3 videos

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Simmons (I just moved, again), I noticed something floating in the air ... ! Let's go let's go let's go)   edit: I recieved an anonymous email

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do you live in Zambia? Malawi? Ghana? If you could send me some African dirt, that would be amazing! (And illegal. But…

  

  On the most excellent advice of my blog-readers, I have added D ... sacrifice, right? I'm working on designing something that makes ... child? I'll take any leads...

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Week In Review An end-of-year freshman advising event, and my friend's 6.115 final project.

  

  So I was looking through my camera tonight, and here's what I found: It's Director of Financial Aid Daniel Barkowitz, holding up some fondue! As his associate advisor for a group of six freshmen, I got to tag

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 18, 2007