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• Blog / MIT Life

  (Not) Home for the Holidays a very late Thanksgiving post…

  

  12-person feasts on random weekends in the middle of the semester (very ... comes to you in 4 parts. Part 1: The menu I write from ye olden days of ... on some of the classic American Thanksgiving dishes–turkey, mashed

  • by Allison E. '27
  • January 3, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work and Energy Can't do the former if you don't have the latter.

  

  Having spent the majority of orientation meeting new people, staying up late, and climbing on roofs, I met the start of school with a dangerous sense of nonchalance. Consequently, I spent the first month of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 7, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I hurt myself again And again and again and again.

  

  things. My failings at life from the last couple of weeks include tripping ... myself in the face on the railing, skidding across six (6) feet of ice ... whatever), and repeatedly getting caught on the laces of my badass new shoes

  • by Keri G. '10
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action FAQs Yes, yes, we got your emails!

  

  The first round of application deadlines are upon you, which means ... the Early Action (EA) deadline. We know that there’s been a ton of ... interview more than two weeks ago AND 2) you submitted Part 1 of the

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 24, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Cake Concert, Wing Dinner, and Senior Ball An action packed 2 weekends: Cake, a wing dinner, and Senior Ball!

  

  yelled out songs that they wanted to hear. Some of the songs that they ... picture of 4 out of the 12 people who came (including my roommate who ... little animals out of napkins.) Notice the huge plates of food

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 7, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Making house calls "Uhh, someone from MIT wants to talk to you."

  

  As part of the 2011 Early Action Telethon, today I had the opportunity to talk to some of the prospective members of the Class of 2011 ... , the transition depends greatly on the rigor of your high school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  RecomMITted On Ring Delivery and the halfway mark

  

  every time I turned on my phone the number of days until Delivery. It ... finally committed the last of my code at 7:15p, and hastily dressed up and headed over to the State Room. Luckily, groups of people were still

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 2, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2 Classes For 0 Credit: Beethoven to Mahler and Paradise Lost That can be rearranged to say: Paradise lost to Beethoven and Mahler.

  

  composers is, in my mind, an abstract idea and not a human being. The idea of ... opera, or was that just me?) We spent the first ten minutes of class or ... . I didn't recognize the name of the piece, but my ears recognized the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Ben Jones Name: Ben Jones; Job title: Communications Dude, MIT Office of Admissions; Hometown: Baltimore, MD

  

  . Favorite things about Boston: The local music scene, the youthful feel of the ... little mermaid was HOT. But in the spirit of MIT, I'll go with Speed Racer ... /MIT: Two things - first, put yourself - your true self - into all of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  and Notes Form. Because of the competitiveness of our pool, we have ... rest of your college applications this cycle. The balance of the ... . Thank you. Again, congratulations to the newest members of the Class of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yoga The joys of physical education

  

  successful completion of the swim test (or beginning swimming class) and a ... fulfill this requirement by the end of your sophomore year. (Mitra note ... schedule to ensure completion of this General Institute Requirement. The

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  We bring the sketch to you! The internet is full of weirdness!

  

  I don't know if you've heard of this website, but there's a new invention on the internet, and it's called Omegle! The theory behind it is ... 's with a complete and total stranger. Most of these conversations consist

  • by Snively '11
  • February 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Tim Is So Beautiful to me

  

  . Or at least one of the rotating cast of characters who played Tim. Now ... Earlier this month we launched one of our new admissions videos called MIT Imagination. A lot of work went into that video. Elizabeth and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorms The closest I'll get to an entry about the different dorms

  

  the author of Beaver Scope Almost a year ago I stumbled upon an ... . The release of the WikiWatcher suite near pranking season makes for a ... . Theoretically, this could be used to generalize the types of people who live there

  • by Snively '11
  • June 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Inherent Asymmetry Around.

  

  alignment with the 8:30am start time of the exam. And, of course, relearning ... 's conclusion at the end of a lengthy economic analysis.)   ...and ... I'm not going to grad school next year, but I am taking the GRE's in

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / People & Identities

  Thank You for unity and kindness

  

  became streaks down the dry skin of my cheek. And eventually became a loud ... . Togetherness. Gratitude. Today, the MIT community gathered for a Vigil of Hope ... -encompassing as pain and fear. Different kinds of tears ran down my cheek as the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 18, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Life as an Artist things I discovered about myself as it relates to the artsy stuff I have in…

  

    Let me begin by telling you the actual title of this blog ... following, I will talk about some of the things that "ART IS..." for me (or my ... Every semester, one of the male living groups on campus, Chocolate City

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • November 2, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  A Hack and Advice Two entries smashed into one.

  

  My dorm, Burton-Conner, has a great view of the both domes from just ... the east coast. This meant learning about weather, types of stores that ... proceeded to listen to them. A lot. I'm glad I did, because it's one of the

  • by Snively '11
  • February 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  the time of that statement, this would correspond to Wilt having slept ... the traditional style of lieder. This semester Dr. Elena Ruehr, who has the greatest Michigan accent of all time, chose to teach the class such

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  where students and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the ... last two years, we are handling the job of assigning rooms for team ... preferences (if you want a room). To see the list of available rooms, go to http

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005