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• Blog / IAP

  IAP: It’s Amazing Pterodactyl I'm not good at acronyms

  

  ), which traditionally is when all the students return to see all their ... and trips designed to help introduce people to the fun they can have in ... into it. This is Skyrim. The most life-consuming of games. And it's very

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 14, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  anew what a wonderful wor(l)d

  

  someone in the lounge to hang out with. The group chat is so alive, yet not ... wondering why I decided to take the last semester off. There's much to unpack ... satisfaction in mounting things to a wall" /] I finished the structural

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 23, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Dean Marilee Jones in the news Articles in the press about MIT's Dean of Admissions.

  

  MIT's Dean of Admissions Marilee Jones (our rockin' leader) is in the ... read or listen to the entire story. In the New York Times: Her Mission ... of stress — because the adults in their world are holding them to such

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 1 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Audition for everything.

  

  had many bad experiences with solo auditions in the past, I decided to ... back to Tech,” one of their classic nerdy MIT songs (the most ... accept me. Eventually, all the audition results came in. Most of them were

  • by ARTalk
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  november again conversation with myself

  

  reached out to my advisors more. and participated in all the cool programs ... 'm fine. there's just so much to do alllll the time. but you know what? i ... novembers that make you remember, something in the sudden, bitter cold. i

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Great Expectations i've never read the book, but the title seemed to fit

  

  live with the fact that most things aren’t going to turn out how you ... orientation, each MIT freshman has the option to take part in a freshman pre ... not, but the point is that you actually know where you’re going to be

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  I’m Still Here (for now) quick reflections on the last ten years

  

  MIT in the fall of 2015, I’ve taken the trip from New York to Boston ... , and for the first time in my life, I learned to fly alone. I’d grip my ... along the northeast coast. I’m listening to a playlist I made in 2016

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • January 27, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Premed and Me (frankly speaking) MIT is hard, but MIT premed doesn't have to suck. Here's why.

  

  . But I didn't want to be the guy who was estimating my position in the ... pertinent to what was going on in my mind: is it right to feel like any less ... knuckle down and when to kick your feet up is a big help. Most importantly

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  AHHH CPW!! Goal: Do ALL the things!

  

  world gather for the first time together in one spot to go up to random ... so much information in such a small period of time that it is like ... 'll be great to go to a class, but the purpose of this visit is to see what

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Results of My Summer cookies, web usability, and painting

  

  behind the scenes to make up the Village. Designing the interface is one thing -- but making all the pieces connect is new to me, so a lot of the ... the hell is a little twin star? In short, it means I now watch over

  • by Connie H. '15
  • September 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knowing me, knowing you My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Kelly Clarkson is the first artist to have five top ten ... reduction to the AC/DC song "Highway to Hell" and how Professor Dalzell is ... undergraduates, and single streak of gray hair all combine to make pretty much the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Navigating Offcampus Housing 101 finding housing is a fucking nightmare

  

  to some degree. So...I've only been through the clusterfuck that is ... have to sublet? In my group, two people wanted singles and the rest didn ... . Some questions to ask include: What utilities are included in the rent

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 11, 2020
• Blog / Events

  V Storms the Senate One hack is not enough.

  

  , right? Not at MIT. Allow me first to set the scene. As some of you may already know, a little over a month ago, I decided to run for a seat in the ... governing bodies at MIT) in another entry, but for now, what matters most is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Surviving CPW Tips and tricks on making the most of your CPW experience

  

  around the campus. The fact that you're a prefrosh is like an open door to ... students and faculty alike, CPW is one of the most fun times of the year, so ... , I still had a blast; so, regardless of weather, get ready for the most

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferring Thoughts before 12/14 12:14pm to after 3/14 1:59pm

  

  much calmer than the tsunami that is the fall, so make sure to take ... decision day, I expected to be deferred for the most part. I was hoping I ... quickly. As MIT says in the FUN form, try to do some things you enjoy over

  • by Waly N. '24
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Urinetown I blame my absence on musical theatre.

  

  : "It's only an audition! It's not like I'm committing to be in the ... terrible idea. But it was so much fun. The three sunrises in a row following ... the songs in the show is a duet between Little Sally and the main

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 13, 2012
• Blog / Classes

  Misconceptions initial thoughts from a first-gen college student

  

  ]Granted, this class is still related to STEM, but it takes a much more social ... understanding! In fact, he was glad I chose to drop it early in the semester so I ... participate in[annotation note="Recruitment is the week-long process you go

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  warmth feelings i miss

  

  ’t going anywhere. this is my third summer in boston, because i was here the ... . staring into the charles from the bridge brings to memory, the six of us, in a two-in-the-morning walk from mit back to warren towers, after a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 27, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  in the MIT undergraduate student body? And, which foreign country is most represented, and what is the most populous country to have no MIT ... to tell you tales of MIT. This year, the first meetings are in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  And sometimes why? A reality check on the state of my MIT blogging.

  

  . Having summer plans 5 months in advance of most of the rest of MIT is ... was "I went to the mall and bought a pretty shirt." So, in my fifth ... attempting to see every single city in Western Europe in the space of 12

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2006