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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  A fortnight of Boston summer +1 for using the word "fortnight" outside of an SAT or literature class

  

  it got to the point that, by reading the first sentence of a practice ... group of friends and I went to Singing Beach by Manchester-by-the-Sea (yes, that is actually the name of the town), which was easily accessible by

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 23, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  exploring of campus, I'm not sure my body can handle much more of this. Let me ... . I'm not really laying on my bed, I'm kind of shoved into it, feet ... me, CPW schedule right by my head. I finally just lost the ability to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  .02 [Multivariable Calculus] class. Brought to you by the "frosh" MIT Class of 2010 ... Today was the first day of classes at MIT. Once again, the Infinite Corridor was abuzz with activity, people excited for the new year of classes

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  amusing by far. Finally, on the 10th floor - although not a multiple of ... a hack! For those of you just tuning in, a "hack" at MIT is clever, elegant, and anonymous prank, designed to amuse and catch the attention of

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Current State of Mind ewoufbwu iyfh[things I must do]w39478ry3927rhiwf83tr

  

  've let only a month of my life go by without writing anything about this place and I feel overwhelmed and all shivery-like when I think of things ... and covered themselves in ink as well. Yay! >.< For the sake of

  • by Ana V. '15
  • May 6, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight

  

  . A lot of doors. And a lot of them with letters on them, like this one:   What you probably don't know is that, since 1994, all of the letters on all of these doors have been hand-lettered by one man, Glenn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Speaking of mu…

  

  of applications to read, followed by an MIT Club of Boston ice hockey ... I love MIT, because starting a sentence with "Speaking of mu..." doesn't get you looked at funny. A quick rundown of tonight's activities

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  1 of the 101 Quincy Market, Mike's Pastries, Giacomo's, yummm

  

  In my last entry, I mentioned that I had a bunch of things I wanted ... . Last weekend, I made a little more headway on this goal by tackling Item #51: Eat at Mike's Pastry. Mike's Pastry is one of many bakeries and cafes in

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • September 24, 2012
• Blog / Events

  My Kind Of Party Consider this your first frat party.

  

  think wild and crazy kids in togas. If by togas you mean suits and ties ... , a soiree if you will. I think the only crazy part of this party might ... semester, our chef, Karen, who is a trained pastry chef, makes some of the

  • by Bryan
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Evil Institute of Technology Mystery Hunt, Day 1.

  

  Mystery Hunt has begun! Prof. Moriarty from the Evil Institute of ... job to stop him! At 12:17pm today, hundreds of hunters gathered in ... sign to gather our team, the Rubber Duck Hunters: I saw lots of people

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  , when I went to UPMUNC in November. One of the most common questions the ... students) - October, Boston, MA UPMUNC (hosted by UPenn) - November, Philadelphia, PA McMUN (hosted by McGill) - January (IAP), Montreal, Canada HNMUN

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  World of Wires [by Emily '15] Are you living in a computer simulation?

  

  [by Emily LaVerriere '15] First of all, I need to second Miren ... talked about a play called World of Wires by MIT Associate Professor in ... blocked off by a wall of boxes, which were later knocked down. These boxes

  • by ARTalk
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  Hi!! First of all, I'M SO EXCITED TO BE AN MIT BLOGGER!! When I got that message from the infamous King of the Internet, Chris Peterson ... and wonderful people in the world, some of which are also going to MIT

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  2006 Already?!? Back to work tomorrow... wow do vacations go fast!

  

  Hi everyone, Just wanted to say hello. Having been out for a week I am presently inundated with email and related communications backlog; I will respond to everything but it will likely take the better part of the

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Only You Have The Power Only YOU have the power to decide your own worth. Don't ever, ever, ever give…

  

  the power to decide your own worth. Part of resiliency is playing the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2005
• FAQ / Testing

  How does MIT consider test scores? Does MIT Superscore?

  (including future sittings) of the SAT, ACT, or English proficiency exams on ... exams taken, and MIT will consider the super-score in our review process.
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Cacophony of Coats Also, my courseload for this term!

  

  tears of frustration, they crystallized on my cheeks and shattered one by ... While waiting at a bus stop the other day, I witnessed one of the ... topic of winter coats -- a logical move given that it was fairly chilly

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."

  

  of weekly communal feeding event sponsored by dorm funding, and we ... to name me Ishmael, but somebody managed to talk her out of that one ... that it's such an important part of MIT undergrad culture that the site

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT’s Undergraduate Research Journal: Get your work published! MIT's Undergraduate Research Journal, a student-run journal that publishes articles about research going on at…

  

  results. -Features summaries by undergrads of all ages and research areas ... Therapy? A Cardiac Risk Assessment of Hormone as Medication (by Dejah ... quantitative data by MIT undergraduates. *Municipal Solid Waste: Effect of State

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 27, 2005
• Blog / Classes

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

  

  memory can work like this. By the end of January, I was beginning to ... struck by how intricate of an instrument it is; I learned, while studying ... one of the MIT Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Public Service Center programs

  • by Sara N. '28
  • April 2, 2025