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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch and a bonus video of a cat chasing a spider.

  

  from Random Hall, and the creation of an actual glass pumpkin. You ... The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch is one of my favorite events at MIT. It ... the course of the year in the Infinite Corridor basement, each pumpkin

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 5, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  My new job @ admissions like nick saban, but for nerds

  

  most we take on here at MIT, it's a easy one to solve. As many of you know, most of my career has been essentially doing "web stuff", including ... job as an assistant director of talented outreach, overseeing our

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome to the Woodshop Don't forget close-toed shoes and please WEAR GOGGLES.

  

  lasercutter! The newest one on campus is across the hall, and it is one of three ... Laura did a pretty great job covering the variety of machine shops ... the MIT Museum way up on the tippy-top of campus (where top = North), I

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 5, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Helicopter Flight Training [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] 500 feet above Boston with two MIT Deans.

  

  nothing short of incredible, so I jumped at the opportunity. Before I knew it I was 500 feet above Boston catching a glimpse of the Red Sox ... of Student Life Benedict and Dean of Undergraduate Education Hastings

  • by ROTC
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  chose MIT and Harvard University to share one of seven national, multi ... school, for more than 30 years MIT has helped shape the field of cancer research, from the isolation of the first human cancer genes to the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] Your Guide to Boston Cafes a letter from chomps

  

  , thai tea, coconut, and ube, Maprang offers a variety of pastries, cakes ... ="attachment_108427" align="aligncenter" width="226"] preview of @grx.chomps! - like ... ; versatile and diverse, they offer a quick yet intimate glimpse into a

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT TechFair THINK Competition A national science competition "intended to motivate high school students to think about problems related…

  

  Competition! MIT Technology Fair - a group of undergraduates dedicated to ... we are inviting YOU to be a part of it! THINK (Technology for Humanity ... and technology. We're offering amazing prizes - including a scholarship

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection = Finished Wow.

  

  proud of the class we've admitted. The predominant feeling, however, is sadness - because we were not able to offer a spot to SO MANY wonderful ... it, but I never do. We'll spend the next week preparing all of the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  offer you admission to the MIT Class of 2012." Which, don't get me wrong ... MIT's offer of admission, which is full of goodies about everything from ... morning of Sunday, March 18th, I was sitting at the computer in our living

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ratification: The Story of the US Constitution History @ MIT

  

  before." Taking her up on her offer, I pored over many of the pamphlets in ... debate. Just like every political debate, the "Constitutionality" of ... Books of the Year" (Wall Street Journal) "100 Notable Books of the Year

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Personal Projects

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  laptop charger and both of our laptops are near dead.  The Sidequest ... .  I’m currently***** taking 6.101, a coding class at MIT. One of our ... hard lab, but we realized that basically all of the framework needed to

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  “There is No Place Like Home” ...especially when you are a long way from home

  

  afternoon I have seen one of the girls in the hall. It always gives me a lift ... This is the time of year where goodbye posts are pretty common on ... admitting our students. I had at times been a bit jealous of my friends and

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • July 12, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Looking Back, Looking Forward In which I take a study break, discover some embarrassing videos, and tell you why…

  

  one with you - with full knowledge of the fact that I'll probably never live it down. MIT Tech TV Oh - and I also found one of Quinton, from ... you on campus. We get to find out which of you we'll be host

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 31, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  A slightly snarkier guide to visitors How to not be the kind of MIT visitor who drives me up the wall.

  

  see in the halls aren't undergrads, so don't base your perceptions of ... interrupted by herdlike groups of tourists each morning, I thought it would be a ... you enough of the basics that you don't look like a total tourist when

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The View is Worth It but you have to make the climb yourself to find out

  

  offer as the regular part of the aforementioned hike. The benefits that ... . Anyways, we had two motivations for this trip, and one of them was hiking the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park. This is one of the most

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 7, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: Taylor Pons from the First-Gen Program #FirstGenPride

  One of the coolest parts of my job is that I actually get to spend a lot of time outside of the Office of Admissions (or currently, on Zoom ... ’s a guest post from one of those awesome people who make the MIT

  • by DJ Rock
  • April 14, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  summer tidbits a picture and annotations

  

  [annotation note="i'm going on an alarming number of flights this summer. the two sets of flights to pheonix, arizona are work-related, but the rest comes out of my paycheck. TT i'm going to anime expo in LA this

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 4, 2019
• Blog / Community Projects

  Jalapeño Bacon Mac and Cheese for the Homeless starting a campaign larger than myself

  

  , the outpouring of responses from high school and college students alike ... importantly, we're all here for each other. Well, I decided that regardless of the daily struggle of MIT, I wanted to take time out of my day to do

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 10, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  undergraduates at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, was first used ... The future of, well, pretty much everything seems to be coming to us ... -- I made a point of eating at five Chipotle locations that I had not

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Three MIT students win Rhodes Scholarships In case you're wondering, yes, that's a lot of Rhodes Scholarships.

  

  year, MIT students won three of the 32 scholarships. This brings MIT's count to 43 Rhodes Scholars. Below, find the "official" biographies of ... . Huang, Newark [Delaware], is a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 22, 2009