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• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  first memory of her is going out into the hall from my room and finding ... "), who was an alum of my hall and who had also been Matt's vice ... This is the first of my "entries-on-request" - as you probably

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summertime When the Thrills are Cheap and the living is easy.

  

  procrastinating about blogging throughout the majority of the second semester ... 'd like to major in a life science. Biology is boring in my humblest of opinions, but the mind has always been fascinating to me. This is one of the

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • July 28, 2009
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Small-Town and Rural Students take on MIT and Boston By Vaneeza R. 25'

  

  -In program this fall, we’re reflecting on the incredible success of our inaugural event. Last fall, we welcomed our first group of high school juniors ... insights into the college application process—through the unique lens of

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • March 20, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Week of Chocolate and Octagons Some thoughts and some pictures.

  

  thump-thump from one end of the hall to another. We're simply transporting our construction materials from one end of the hall to another, we say ... . Now... at East Campus, every Friday, one of the ten halls hosts a FAC

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 23, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.

  

  , the conclusion of our transfer admissions cycle, seems as good a time as ... home countries, domestic public universities and military academies; four year universities and two year junior/community colleges. There were a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  love letter to the ‘tute miss miss miss

  

  note="one of the largest lecture halls on campus"]26-100.[/annotation] i ... . Zimi Z. '25 says people who live in dining hall dorms think of food as a ... for the fall semester. i decided to do this for a lot of different

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Feeling Good And mostly musing

  

  Random Hall, the screen that indicates the presence of mail. I wasn ... letters of acceptance and rejection from wherever we applied—and on having ... defrosting, bits of ice forced into my intestines (by Cambridge’s spooky

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • November 26, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  I’m Graduating Early??? [NOT CLICKBAIT] also: the unification of course 7

  

  .002 was first offered last semester as a sort of intro lab class that first ... of the CUP first-year experiment. Here are two that actually affect me. Graduating Early We are within throwing distance of Commencement 2019, in which

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 1, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Writing is useful for science. Surprise!

  

  (universities, etc) -- some have a particular amount of time allotted to X ... the pertinence of writing to science. The answer was: writing is an ... ; *         *         *   The days of partyboy/astronomer Tycho Brahe reclining in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  uncertainly i am writing a blog post about another song

  

  getting sick of dining hall food, or getting used to it. i will be eating ... was supposed to be may 31, but because of the situation, we could (again) submit a request to remain in on-campus housing. i applied. i also

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 17, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year was one of the most competitive admissions cycles in the history of the Institute. Because of the incredible size and strength of the applicant pool we were unable to offer admission to many, many

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2014
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Concourse?

  Concourse is a unique community of first-year students committed to ... . Concourse offers small classes in the math and science GIRs as well as small ... the meaning of human nature, the basis and character of morality, the
• Blog / How to Human

  Advocating for Science on Capitol Hill, Part 1 My name is Anna Ho, and I'm here representing the American Astronomical Society.

  

  , universities (including MIT and Harvard) and teaching hospitals. 1/5 of Nobel ... . And I’m afraid that on Wednesday, I will find out that all of these ... . * * * Our training begins on Monday March 24. Around ten of us have arrived in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 24, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Life On Mars and by "Mars" I actually mean "3AB, Simmons Hall."

  

  When it comes to housing at MIT, you've got quite the array of ... one of the cultural houses, like Spanish House or French House! Want to ... variety of the living groups on campus, reppin' East Campus, Baker, Next

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 15, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The New Iron Man is a 15-year-old MIT Student and lives in my freshman year dorm

  

  rendition of Simmons Hall is to the real one. ArchNewsNow   But do ... the same dorm I lived in freshman year, Simmons Hall. There, she recreates a rough version of an Iron Man suit using parts "borrowed" from

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 8, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  CPW 2008: The Hack Edition What!? Already!?

  

  you ever been walking down the hall and caught a whiff of rotting flesh? Maybe heard the sounds of a shuffling creature behind you, limping and ... students. While traveling down the hall in building 16 you will see something

  • by Snively '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Am Excited a day in life of a student

  

  humans of the hall, I strive to find a way to their hearts. I am excited ... away from proving that the set of all real numbers (R) is uncountably infinite. That is, it’s on a whole new level of infinity, and this makes

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 23, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Recollections of a Stranded Traveler IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations…

  

  of Random Hall's culinary specialties. **Meaning that I just chucked a ... of Random-Hall-minus-Random-Residents. Unperturbed by the usual sounds ... Amidst a Dali-esque landscape of finals-related drudgery and holiday

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP, CES, and other acronyms I spent my MIT IAP with a CEO at CES in LAS, and now I…

  

  was offering two free tickets. Needless to say, I applied with excessive ... end of a prolonged battle with the flu. * I’m actually not sure about ... Markov Chain. I drafted most of this post in the eerie, apprehensive calm

  • by Joel G. '18
  • March 9, 2016