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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  , and it was up to us to crack the case - which we could do only by ... , watery, gel-like substance - hence the name hydrogel. The final step is to ... most about being a pledge. As the old scripture goes, to whom much is

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / People & Identities

  Campus and Memories low-quality pictures and some memories

  

  pictures of the places that were memorable to me in some way. Eighteen months ... the bridge. We walked halfway to the bridge, which is marked 'halfway to ... .   Building 12 I would take the elevator across these stairs to get to my UROP

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 24, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  did you miss the EA deadline? why i applied and admissions anxiety

  

  more intimate environment when getting to know your professors, find ... narrative is that even being a valedictorian "isn't enough" to get into MIT ... , since the narrative about "stats" is pretty misguided when it comes to

  • by Victor D. '27
  • November 5, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Watch a Webcast! get ya popcorn ready

  

  . backchan.nl is a tool designed here at the Media Lab by MIT student Drew ... during our travels, we get to meet amazing students and talk to them in ... in MIT has the opportunity to come to campus, hang out with students

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / Events

  2015 Brass Rat finally unveiled!!!

  

  calls it the Brass Rat). Basically, every class gets to choose a committee ... are meant to commemorate attributes from only the class. If you google ... was/is hard to contain.The hard work and ups and downs of a year and a

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  bag twist ties to add detail along the neckline. This is supposed to be ... lingerie and sci-fi aesthetics. The title of her piece is a reference to a ... drape is made from clear tarp to offset the chaos of the bodysuit

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  “But I’m not cool…” Dr. Suess but shitty? Dr. Suess but angsty?

  

  , did the best that I can  I moved up to Maine until I couldn’t stand it ... "] Me on my actual first day of high school! T-minus two months to the ...   To the things that other people say to me when they probably meant

  • by Powers '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Biking the bridge I biked across the Golden Gate bridge to Sausalito

  

  have rented by the hour from Bike and Roll? I think not. The ... . The best part of the whole thing was taking this picture. Sausalito ... .01: Classical Mechanics. (Should I be linking to 8.01t or the 8.01 in lecture

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bedbugs (fiction) A short story. (It would make me happy if you moused over the bedbugs.) =)

  

  risen from their beds when the indoor humidity had dropped to forty ... ’t get in trouble.” “No Mom, we did not get in trouble.” There was the ... their spelling exam.” “In that case, how were your—“ In the twins’ room

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 21, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Ides of March

  

  . David is off to the CUNY Honors College next year. The STS awards ... reception, I stood as a representative of the first university to get ... event. With all the glitz, the people dressed to the nines, the great food

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 14, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  [Guest Post] Things to do while waiting for decisions by emily '22, alison '23, felix '23

  

  backpack for a week Try to get over your fear of how ugly the titans are and ... mine is make a plan to lessen that 😌 Try out every pen in your house and ... Expunge the dust from every surface in your room Learn to pick locks Read

  • by kellen manning
  • February 1, 2021
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does pass/no record work?

  Here's something else to love about MIT! The first semester at MIT is graded on a pass/no record basis: if you pass the class you get a “pass” on your transcript;  if not, there's no record you took it. The
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One weekend in New York, two (very different) operas And I didn't pay a cent.

  

  the MoMA: On the way in, Kandinsky tells the visitor what to think ... is one of the most accessible operas (The Arts Scholars went to see ... . The MET is BIG - and the performers' voices filled the space. It put to

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 22, 2013
• Blog / Class Projects

  2.009 It's not a class, it's a way of life

  

  graduate). The premise of this class is to ideate, design, build, and present ... thousands on a wait list to get tickets. ~40,000 The number of people ... - Elevate This is a wheelchair attachment that allows the user to raise the

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 28, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Giving Back (Guest Entry) Guest Entry by Kenny '13

  

  across the country come just to get their pediatric care. All we need from ... life for a second. Whether you're a current senior and getting excited ... the Leadership Training Institute to help high school kids learn to be

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 5, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Over Spring Break A flattering video of MIT Women's Tennis derping around California

  

  for having the chance to get to know all these weird (in the best ... For spring break, the women's tennis team travelled to Southern ... Orange County so I get to spend some time with them (and also pet my cats

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 11, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Soup Dumplings, Fever Pitch Yesterday after work I headed downtown for the evening. First stop was one of my…

  

  Cafe is the best place in town for soup dumplings (very, very yummy ... ). After dinner, it was over to the Boston Common Theater, Boston's largest ... course, I was one of the many folks who didn't get tickets. Instead, I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Story Of @MITStudents as told by the person behind it

  

  them back out to the best of our ability. If your student group is ... offices at MIT are. Among them is @MITStudents, an account maintained by ... me an explanation of what DSL is trying to do with it (and, for that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Supplemental material How to and when to send in supplemental materials.

  

  I'm often asked about supplemental material. None of the below is ... music and would like to be a part of the music community at MIT, you may ... acceptable). CDs will be forwarded on to the music department for evaluation

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House Showers Bring No Flowers They're just really, REALLY bad showers. Like really, REALLY bad.

  

  with ten or so others the minute they get wet, and think it's okay to ... possibility that there might be some cons to the pros - to me, MIT was perfect. This is a bad attitude to have in all regards, because while it's great

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 3, 2007