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• Blog / Academics & Research

  So apparently the Media Lab figured out how to 3D print glass and it's pretty glorious

  

  tied to techniques used for its formation. From the discovery of core ... a way to 3D print glass. I'd actually seen some objects on display at the Lab back in June, but had no idea how it worked; at first, I didn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2015
• Blog / People & Identities

  549,033 words how do you measure, measure a year?

  

  walking long distances. It's the subtle things, though, that are hard to ... ? When it comes to matters of character, "it never feels like one has ... on my current streak; that is to say, for each of the past 1000 days

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 7, 2021
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who is the Class of 2028?

  Check out our First-year class profile page to find out more about the members of the Class of 2028.  
• Blog / How to Human

  My winter break so far take a break

  

  closest things I had to a brother and a sister. It was really nice to be ... 's made it this far in the post and to the people who consistently read ... knowing how to use it. I'm hoping my internship woes quiet soon. They flare

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 29, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  Fifty Shades of Break or things to do other than pressing F5

  

  results of a semester, year, or life's worth of effort. It boiled down to a ... 's something you've never tried before. It’s an amazing time to get a head start ... .) AND Writing poetry about it all. Possibly gushy, but very to

  • by Connie H. '15
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / Residential Life

  who started the fire? (not clickbait) playing detective

  

  ! There is no photo of the note in this report, but it seems like the note ... even sent a police officer down in Crystal River, Florida, to check it ... does seem to be accidental (and also her name is redacted in the police

  • by Rona W. '23
  • April 28, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Little Pieces of Living january & february & march & now, april

  

  this nervousness is something I'll grow out of, or if its just an ... lines of how machine learning, to some degree, is all about learning ... classifications or whatever, it has to learn something about us. I think it's a

  • by Sara N. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing documents! FAQ: What happens if part of my application isn't showing up yet?

  

  . Why is it taking so long? We are processing documents from more than 10 ... email to inquire about missing documents. The MyMIT tracking is up-to ... do is tell you that MyMIT is up-to-date and to be patient as we process

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  your letter, and to have a conversation about it. This is a much better ... want to use the Common App's paper recommendation form. It is also okay ... one of the schools you're applying to at once. This is also a good time

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Rejoicing A few things worth celebrating.

  

  It is 2:30 and I already stained my neurons and nail-polished them to ... postal worker. To those of you, I bring item #6 from the yellow To-Do Post-It ... hopefully no one is looking for a grand unified theme. First, I would like to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nightswimming

  

  denizens, is that we get up to such interesting things! For example, a few ... , prompting them to make enough noise so that we could find them. I've found it quite useful to carry a flashlight and multitool at MIT - it's a bit of a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer, Summer, Summertime "...and this is how i spent my summer vacation."

  

  sun and fun. The class of 2005 graduated, and it was really awesome to ... sight to enjoy. It's kinda crazy how I've already finished two years ... decided to stay here in Boston this summer which according to rumors is

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The New Year Barging in on the new blogger party.

  

  As is my style, I didn't arrive back to MIT until the last possible ... it to my family to spend at least one week at home with them before ... , but it was the third day of term; I had to go to class, and, to be

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • September 18, 2010
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Cambridge, Boston, and MIT in the Snow Santa and Poseidon in a winter wonderland.

  

  , from the ground up to the trees and around again. The next morning it was ... -distance. Luckily Ami is a physicist and her hat is science-magical and they got to be ... in front of it, and the Harvard Bridge is on the right behind the trees

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 10, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Ask me anything about portfolios Go ahead—don’t be shy!

  

  alone, and we think that is great. You do not need to submit a portfolio ... compelled to highlight a particular talent or skill that they believe is significant enough to merit a platform of its own. For those students, our

  • by Jeremy W.
  • October 26, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art Keeps Me Sane At MIT [by Danbee Kim '09] The beautiful irony is that the analytical, obsessive, and perfectionist mindset…

  

  tabs on what I'm learning at this fancy college I go to, which is why she ... academic life, it's mind-blowingly refreshing to have something in my ... juggle in our lounge in order to take a break from a grueling pset. What is

  • by ARTalk
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 7: Philly Part 4 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  to make is that Susan Hockfield was the best candidate by a landslide ... waiting to board my flight to Philly. The flight was uneventful, and I ... to Budget where my rental car was supposed to be waiting for me. I

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weather Sensitive I know you think that I don't care, but I really do.

  

  is on its way. It involves my Thanksgiving in Senior Haus. And the ... , it gets cold in that wet, drippy way that makes you feel like you ... 's about it. This concept of leaves falling off trees? Yeah. Completely

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 27, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Rewriting my Blogger Bio more like brutally revising i guess

  

  . The delta in my personhood is literally entirely due to MIT. So, as a ... it to see how MIT has changed me. You can usually [annotation note ... taken that spot), B'z is not on Spotify and it hurts me everytime i think

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • January 24, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  16.810 Rapid Design and Prototyping 8 days to build an airplane. Intrigued?

  

  presentation for 16.810, we made a short video. Here it is for you to enjoy ... If you're considering MIT, you probably like to build things ... dedicated to LEGOs. I have three brothers, so we racked up quite a few LEGO

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • February 15, 2012