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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  That time MIT was almost rebuilt on an artificial island in the middle of the Charles River we were THIS CLOSE to being a pirate fortress university

  

  . The set of 1911 proposals, submitted by Robert Bellows, included one ... quickly ran out of room. There's an incredibly interesting story to how MIT ... almost closed again, only to be saved by a last

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 22, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Re-halloween Reuse, reduce, recycle, remember not to leave junk outside your door.

  

  of tall people like Snively and Chris S., by the way, but this has ... point where I was at dire risk of starvation by oatmeal on a certain ... List of Rejected Halloween Costume Ideas, 2008 Edition 1.Washing

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT Alums Direct New OK Go Video OK Go always has the awesomest videos. Jeff and Eric don't disappoint.

  

  ," and it is directed by two of my MIT classmates, Jeff Lieberman '00 and ... directed by MIT alums! The video for "Last Leaf" was done by Nadeem Mazen '06

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 16, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Jack of Some Trades, Master of Absolutely Nothing feeling mediocre at mit

  

  . I hope that, by the end of this year, I can find definitive peace in ... yesterday on account of being mediocre at MIT. These feelings have been sitting with me for a while. I quiet them most of the time, but occasionally

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 12, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Entry: MIT Cycling Team Training Camp Hundreds of miles of riding and thousands of kilojoules spent.

  

  Springs, CA. The beautiful photos are by Peter Vanderwarker. All of them can ... . Groceries arrived by the truckload—800,000 calories of bananas, bread, English ... were ferried in to Hacienda la Verbena by the advanced food recon team of

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Art and Craft of Taking Notes ...take note.

  

  , here's a page of poetry from my notebook inspired by something I saw ... One of the habits I developed in high school is carrying a notebook and pen wherever I go. It's kind of like a journal, but I don't exactly

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 1, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  advantage of during your time here. Your opportunities are only limited by the ... First off, congratulations to the Class of 2012! From what I hear you guys are amazing. I can't wait to meet you. And to those of you who weren

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stealing from the Class of 2016 And you'll have to work to get it back

  

  during your time at MIT. By the end of my four year stint I believe I was ... Good day! One of the many unique and altogether unavoidable aspects of MIT life is the mailing list. Mailing lists are powerful tools that

  • by Snively '11
  • September 27, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January Book List Oaks & Poems & Baldwin & Biss

  

  : 1. Native Guard by Natasha Trethewey. A slim book of poems my grandma ... Man's Land by Eula Biss. A collection of essays so careful and strong I ... with it and assented to its claims. 5. Notes of a Native Son by James

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston’s 4th of July Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has…

  

  Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the ... middle of the Charles River, across from MIT. See the graphic I made below

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  Just over 400 years ago, a group of Englishmen attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament on November 5, 1605. Though their plot was ... the history of England, largely thanks to the catchy verses that were

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things you might have wanted to know

  

  earth. "This land was brought up from the depths of the ocean by a diver ... shat by a raven. It is the body of a fallen father, whose bones are ... blogger. I was a regular reader of Matt's blog by this time, and the idea of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Roller Coasters and Dance Parties Sunday was the East Side party! Lots of loud music and prefrosh!! Still, no fun.

  

  This past Sunday was the East Side party, where the denizens of the ... ! I also did a lot of hair dyeing over the past few days, here are some of my pieces of art. And here is some of my hair, which was done

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 25, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Halloween Preparations First my birthday, then halloween!

  

  a glorious 2 extra hours on the tracks, right outside of New Haven. I made the most of my time by studying for my neuroanatomy exam, but I was ... now the ripe age of 20 years old, after a weekend of birthday

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

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.

  

  The MIT Office of Admissions will host a reception for participants ... . Since we're hosted by the Artsgarden, the reception theme will be "The ... located above the intersection of Washington and Illinois streets in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memory of a Greatly Beloved Establishment rip the stud subway

  

  My fellow readers of the MIT Admissions blogs, a great tragedy has befallen us today. The favorite dining spot of hundreds of students on campus ... longer an option for Lobdell Food Court customers. Some of you might be

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • April 3, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pictures From a Year of Classes The End of a Saga

  

  finish off the year by giving you all a full run down of everything that ... single vid of my first time snowboarding". Turns out, by the time we got to ... actually also missed the second bus and had to get driven by one of the

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 20, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Five Years of Admitted Student Gatherings MIT community is getting bigger

  

  *Scene opens* I'm standing in front of a house with my family. MIT branded balloons are tied to the mailbox. There is a poster of the Dome on the front door. Inside, we are welcomed into the MIT community by alums

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 29, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unedited notes on gravity, etc. Brief thoughts on gravity, science, and consciousness that I plan to elaborate later when I…

  

  shadows peeling off like blue paint. In the sleep-killing luminosity of a laptop display I searched for comfort amidst the suburban silence of post-midnight residential Cambridge and instead found a page of half-finished notes wrung from

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2018 Graduates from MIT

  

  Today, the Class of 2018 graduates from MIT.       ... exceptional. The admitted Class of 2018 includes mathematicians and marksmen and ... community, each contributing a set of rare skills and perspectives while

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 8, 2018