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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Hope for the Axolotl: On the Amphibian Extinction Crisis Happy Save the Frogs Day!

  

  the axolotl does not metamorphose, its cells are capable of reverting to ... of world biodiversity does not yet amount to one. However, the same ... chytrid altogether does not seem realistic, reducing the amount of chytrid

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  Go, ninja, go. A four hour tour of Boston, with Gilligan, and the Skipper too.

  

  on the front page of The Tech. It was kind of cathartic; I was a chunky kid in high school and standing at the finish line of the Boston ... training into it. In the past five years I've done a lot of thinking, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 24, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to Survive a Nor’easter New England hath no flurries like a winter storm

  

  centimeter of precipitation - enough to finely coat the Earth's surface with a ... 'easter: So called because of the storm's trajectory and wind patterns, a Nor ... . Locals may end up using the term even if the storm does not exhibit a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 11, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Trouble with External Validation Which came first? The admit or the awesome...

  

  admission decisions and the last of the regular action candidates clicked ... particularly conscious of the magnitude of this selection process, given the ... essential aspect of the college admissions process, it is somewhat problematic

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • January 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I Never Thought I Would Join a Sorority ...but here I am?

  

  To all of you who are wondering how in the world you will navigate the social aspects of college, first of all, chill. I have received so ... know, I had a rough freshman year (kind of everyone does in a way) in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2017
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  that does tissue engineering research in the lab of a certified genius ... way through the maze of prospective employers. Some were looking for a ... company. We learned all about the structure of the company, previous intern

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find admissions statistics?

  If you're looking for admission statistics that's a good sign because we love stats too! You can learn the number of applicants, admitted students, and SAT/ACT score ranges for admitted students on the Admissions
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions, I’ve got answers I know an atomic particle's speed, AND position!!

  

  , and soak up all the trivial goodness that is: Q&A Are MIT students ... 's calculated using an arbitrary combination of color choices and the amount spent ... the norm, but that's the beauty of it. There is no norm. I've seen

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  planning ahead of time, which I respect and value (maybe the most ... . Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words ... fewer) At MIT, we bring people together to better the lives of others

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  beauty is overrated

  

  adjacent to beauty, but beauty does not give others the feeling of an elastic ... about the kind of beauty that arose from symmetry, from clear skin or a ... ’s overused, I think, to the point of meaninglessness. I don’t want my

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 20, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fight Fire With Fire How is MIT so hard?

  

  cool, and also touches on a lot of the general reasons as to why MIT is ... still, from the standpoint of an individual class, the material is ... train people in how to acquire knowledge, which is the purpose of high

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 6, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Highlight Reel Parents! A cappella! Thesis! Superheroes! Film class! And generally hanging in there @ MIT

  

  of the presenters, but everyone did a good job of tying in legitimate ... . (For an idea of what Roadkill Buffet does, check out the long ... because I wanted to capture all of my experiences, good and bad, and as it

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Events

  MYSTERY HUNT! Live from Mystery Hunt!

  

  It's going great!!! More pictures and quotes and all the good stuff coming soon. I'll let you know that part of today's challenge involved me eating an entire box of cookies and a bag of sun chips. Needless to say, I

  • by Bryan
  • January 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  Doc of the various deadlines and requirements for all of the ... possible jump on the nerve-racking process of applying to college, as if they were securing tickets to a soon-to-be-sold-out rock concert, the deans of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  So, I'm in the Stratton Reading Room right now and the number of ... are given handlebars on the side of the train to hang on to. In the ... to hold on. You can jog on the side of the train and still be quite

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  Reflections from the STARS@MIT Fly-In a 15-author guest blog, featuring the small town/rural students that visited us this october!

  

  getting a glimpse of life at MIT. Learn more about the program, and the nationwide STARS College Network, here. At the conclusion of the program, we ... knit. For example, on the day of my return, they had a hotdog eating

  • by Sara N. '28
  • November 11, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  so you’re starting your first year? boy do I have unsolicited tips for you

  

  means to a good escape out of the MIT bubble for studying. It's a bit of a ... can literally be anything. A cup of tea? A good stretch? Opening up the ... actually does the opposite of what these thoughts claim: asking for help is

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 2, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  Ah, glorious government holidays! Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy the day ... 've got my money on Germany. Good thing the weather conditions are better in ... bacteria this morning (for the MCATs, of course), and I noticed that the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  seattle ➞ mit an epilogue in bullet points and pictures

  

  love the seattle summer, with every sunset being a thousand shades of ... 'm slightly afraid of the person i would become if i lived in LA. portland is ... alarms, the torrential rain on the first day of classes, and playing tetris

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • September 8, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Dance ‘Til You Drop 53rd planning a 53-year old party i've never even been to

  

  living group, the Burton Third Bombers, on [annotation note="the weekend of the Boston Marathon"]the Sunday of Patriot's Day weekend ... , and even more debauchery than that of its forebearers. Throughout the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 3, 2022