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• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fireside Chat with John Maeda Thoughts from former MIT graduate and professor and RISD President

  

  We were so lucky to have the UA Alumni Affairs Committee invite John ... at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) -- back to campus to ... deal of interesting and insightful anecdotes to share. Here are some

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 25, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Are We Waiting For besides this video from the freshman arts program

  

  If you're returning to our site today, you may have noticed that we ... (appropriately) to the MIT Movies Emeritus page. In its place, you can find "What ... took place before orientation. We liked it so much that we asked them if

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 1, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon EA Students, This One's For You!

  

  is just too much of a deterrent, it's so nice and warm inside that I don't particularly want to walk all the way over to campus in order to ... as long as the telethon lasts, to answer questions in the comments, and

  • by Snively '11
  • January 15, 2009
• Blog / Events

  What can I say, it grew on me . . . (Guest Entry) Now I'm a beaver believer!

  

  us banded together and decided on our goals: to have as much fun as ... Office: My friend Feldman '11 walked me to The East Campus, where I was ... was all a little much. Fortunately, I met some other awesome prefrosh

  • by Snively '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has ... prepared to take back their cannon. Although we're sad to see it go, we were only contracted to move the cannon here for CPW, and we respect the speed

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

  Help Wanted Calling all artists! Design Mitra's new banner and get profiled in the blog

  

  As part of my desire to make this blog more interactive, and since ... doing this? (It's scary how much I feel like Jonathan as I write, "The exposure. The experience.") Well, I'll write a whole blog entry dedicated to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Writing the MIT Application Essays Hurgh. I know.

  

  lil' bit about me 0:36 Why you DON'T need to stress out 1:21 What "being ... you want to study?" essay 5:17 The "how do you improve the lives of ... former Associate Director of Admissions https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/how-to

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • August 28, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Registration – Important! If you're planning to attend CPW, please read this entry whether you've already registered or…

  

  to a few students who didn't register using one of the recommended browsers (Safari or Explorer). If your form is blank, you'll need to register ... MIT account, you can call the CPW hotline (617.258.6085) to register via

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  For My Fellow Coffee Lovers Out 3 choices will soon be 4.

  

  going to turn into (first) a debate about whether or not DD's coffee is palatable (people seem to have strong opinions on both sides of this argument ... Mountain at the Building 4 Cafe (and soon DD). We seem to rotate between them

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  First Blogiversary One year ago today, "McGann's Factors" began.

  

  blogs up and running, I feel very proud of what we've been able to do. Over the past year, I've learned a lot about blogging and how to best serve your needs. I hope that this second year of blogging will be even

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Matt McGann ‘00 Name: Matt McGann; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Hampton Bays, NY

  

  idealism & commitment to the mission of helping the world Favorite things about Boston: public transportation (I don't own or need a car!), the ... character: Nekobasu? Advice about applying to college/MIT: be open and honest

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  2,822 applications

  

  So, after two entries that seemed to relax people a bit, I do need to come back with a reality check: It was reported today that we received 2 ... was also reported that we plan to take fewer students this year during

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 2004
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the lying lives of adults by elena ferrante

  

  , but if I had to guess, it seemed to be about an affair but not the usual ... the betrayed party would find out. Here, the affair seemed to be the ... then you can say all this. But to be honest, I've finished that book now

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  When MIT Gets Tough, CAAAATTTT Everything was terrible, and then I cat

  

  . Everything was terrible last week. My classes got to be too much, I was anxious ... past weekend, I rushed my mom and sister to come visit me at MIT because I was feeling particularly stressed out and at a loss for how to deal

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 7, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a rose is a rose is a rose ...is a rose

  

  So I haven’t blogged for a while - again... I’m not going to lie ... ’s like, most of it. Haven’t really gone to any big new events. Haven ... and hours to various software and machines and spray paint and glue

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 12, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Grocery Store Run Run, Geza, run!

  

  father introduced me to some relatives who live nearby, should I ever need ... , though. Long in advance, my father had planned to come up to MIT that same weekend for the Alumni Leadership Conference, but the storm seemed to have

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  So You Wanna Be A Blogger? The post that (hopefully) answers all of your questions about the selection process for admissions…

  

  all. Do not feel that you need to "clean up" your existing blog for us ... In years past, we've asked folks to let us know in August if they wish to be considered for an admissions blogging position, and we've made

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Memory down résumé lane Serif or sans-serif?

  

  , experiences. This is the hardest part. Keep it to 1 page max. Once you have ... jobs and summer and what I want to do with my life was the last thing on ... adjusting to my new schedule and new classes (also more on that in a later

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • September 20, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  CPW 2008: The Hack Edition What!? Already!?

  

  , doesn't see the zombies as a threat, forcing hackers to help protect the ... convenient and easily accessible form of defense. Some are oblivious to the threat and are confused by the need for a chainsaw in a box. They will be

  • by Snively '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Rainbow Lounge Where the LGBT kids hang out.

  

  , and Transgender) Community, so the Rainbow Lounge at MIT is the home to ... loftily (and according to the sign outside the door):   Through the ... strive to: - provide a safe space for the MIT LBGTQ community, including

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 23, 2009