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• FAQ / Life and culture

  What kind of study abroad programs are available?

  semester in South Africa? Want to improve your foreign language skills by spending a summer in China or heading to Spain during the month of January ... Initiatives (MISTI) is MIT’s flagship international education program that
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SEEGGGGGAAAAAAA! [by Danbee Kim '09] Music from Sonic, Donkey Kong, Final Fantasy, and more!

  

  [by Danbee Kim '09] It's familiar. It's even more familiar when a dark screen flashes the large bulky letters at the same time, or when it's associated with it's mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog. But instead of sitting in

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving in England Celebrating a North American holiday in Britain.

  

  to be honest, instead of thinking, "Wow I've been in England for 2.5 months already!" I've been more along the lines of "I can't believe it ... invited as well as the students who went over to MIT last year. Cambridge

  • by Cambridge
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Hall Rush: 1E So many packing peanuts

  

  then rank where they want to live. Each hall puts together events to convince the freshmen that their hall is a good place to live in. We bought ... brings me to hall rush! Each hall in East Campus has a different culture

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • September 14, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding 1000 digits of pi nom nom buzz buzz

  

  social. The pies were oh-so delicious. I want to share with you some ... mentoring for them for most of my time at mit and have really loved it ... event where makerspace mentors welded on digits of pi to a steel apparatus

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 23, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  Yes, it's been a while since my last entry...much has happened. I am ... celebrations in New York City. I returned to Boston last Sunday (which happened to be my birthday), and what do you know? My train broke down! I spent

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Blogs A quick note on admissions blogging.

  

  applications of the year, I note that I'm getting a lot of new traffic to the ... non-student visitors to the blogs (including parents, MIT students & alumni, and the generally curious), and now it's a reality. So, if you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  funny story. It shows a human side of you that we'll relate to. Fun fact ... being witty and down-to-earth. I am never afraid of talking about my loves ... love going to the ballet, eating famous Boston ice cream (such as

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2021 Wait List Today, we have closed out the wait list for the Class of 2021.

  

  , our plan and hope is  to admit students from the wait list. This year ... 've been waiting for all our admitted students to submit their final decisions so we could figure out whether or not we had room to admit students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 10, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Dilemma Free (food) for all.

  

  ://web.mit.edu/hillel/www/latke-hamentashen-debate.html Option 2: Tired of Ramen for dinner? Wish you could do something to make your nightly pasta taste better? Well, tomorrow is your lucky day! Julie ... how to eat better when you have to cook for yourself, but actually

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Robot Competition 2016 robots dump (replica) tea bags in the (replica) Boston harbor

  

  "No innovation without fabrication!" This is the motto of 2.007, a ... was inspired by the American Revolution. The competing robots had to ... like ejecting a mini robot to complete a subtask. Aside from the

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 6, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  3 Things We Don’t Remember Enough About each other

  

  In any given school year or work week, there is so much we can stress about - academics, career, finances, etc.- so much so that the ... are. People are more willing to help you than you think they are

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MIT goes APE. Not your average Sunday night.

  

  Activities Office is bringing hip-hop/funk group N.E.R.D to campus for Spring ... Hello all! I’m just popping in to show you guys a video from an ... East Movement (FM) to MIT’s Walker Memorial – you know, the same place I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 27, 2010
• Blog / Events

  MIT ‘10s: Prom, Graduation, And Other End-Of-Year Photos Here are some photos sent to me by various MIT '10s. Feel free to email…

  

  Here are some photos sent to me by various MIT '10s. Feel free to ... on which one is the MIT student? Keri '10, Neha '10, and Kris '10 ... '10 @ graduation! Star '10, who writes "I challenge anyone to top a

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Other summer programs A further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school juniors…

  

  summer programs. To that end, here is a further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school juniors to consider. All of the ... /Mathematics/Engineering Program (HSHSP)Minority Introduction to Engineering & Science (MITES

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Scenes From Admissions, Round Two What's going on in this picture?! Another installment of our new little game.

  

  is rumored to contain all of mankind's knowledge to date 6) Stu's water ... Occasionally I'll show you a picture and give you some clues to see if you can figure out what's going on in the scene. Welcome to Round

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Our friends

  

  Student Center." Another silence, then it was time to give Howard his gift ... students passed away. James E. Roberts Sr. was known as "Big Jimmy" to ... Jimmy memories. Two stories come to mind to exemplify what Big Jimmy meant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 28, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How awesome is MIT Physics?

  The MIT Physics Department is one of the best places in the world for research and education in physics. Fourteen of their alumni and eight of their faculty have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
• FAQ / Afford

  What is need-blind admissions?

  MIT's need-blind admissions process ensures that you will not be disadvantaged in the admissions process because of your financial need. Our admissions process is need-blind for all students, foreign and domestic.
• Blog / Admissions

  40 Hours Left! The time is 0500 EST, 12/15. I am studying for finals. You are waiting for…

  

  sped from lower Manhattan to the Bronx, they fell in love: (Boy) It was in no sheltered nook It was by no babbling brook When romantic'lly we ... supporting arm to you. (Girl) To which I answered, "No sir!" When the guard

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 15, 2009