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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  deep talks , strange person

  

  boredom and copious amounts of free time; binge-watching TV shows alone ... to message and video call different groups of people. Part of it might also be FOMO—when I would hang out with people at night at my dorm, I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 8, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Let’s talk about science…and chocolate A day of scientific enlightment followed by one of chocolate consumption.

  

  In Ancient Greece, the word “symposium” referred to a gathering of ... students of a wide range of ages and backgrounds. The event officially began ... by Dr. Roderic Ivan Pettigrew, the director of the National Institute

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  snapshot diary 2.0 an image a day keeps the psets (and workday) away

  

  to this one, in which I recounted the days of the semester through ... you are looking at photos of course. During one of my classes this semester, my lab partner decided to read that blog in front of me, to my mild

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 14, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Awesome Biology UROP: florescent plants, genomes, metabolomes, big data, puzzles + more! Bonus: A VIDEO!

  

  assume that I am pre-med, or else shudder at high school memories of ... 't either of those things. Biology is an incredibly challenging, multi ... majors: 6-7, 7, and 20. I am fascinated by the workings of complex systems

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask Yourself Can you really LTFP?

  

  just taken a leave of absence. Taking a break from the Institute is not unheard of here. I can think of several people I know who are currently ... better. A lot of emphasis in choosing colleges goes towards student life

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • November 2, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Watch a Webcast! get ya popcorn ready

  

  Some of you may remember my blog entry Inside the Webcast Studio, which consisted of the following video: So what was that all about? We ... person about what it's like to be a part of MIT. But even MIT hasn

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 14, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  year 2 of the course 2 how do you become a mechanical engineer, anyway?

  

  advisor)'s office on Tuesday in search for the answers to life, the universe ... Universe but also might possibly be a magician, because: In 10 minutes he untangled the unruly tangle of shoelaces that is my life schedule and turned

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Pre-MIT prep How to prepare yourself for life at MIT -- hint: watch Chappelle's Show. Everyone else…

  

  sake of learning (or, in my case, for the sake of hanging out), not for ... ) with these instead of Arabic numerals. If you don't know them, the party ... an episode and missed most of their references to it; the most notable

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Time-sensitive matters

  

  school at Georgetown, the University of Virginia, the University of ... Lots of questions waiting to be answered, but for today I'll just ... the benefit of the doubt. Eric (MIT Class of 2009) helped out first by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Things I Know to Be True Introductions and peanut butter Oreos

  

  A few years back, I began keeping a tab of life's certainties ... uncertain when you hold them too close. Still, I add to the list. Markers of ... and uncontrollable, I return to the list. I remind myself of what I know

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • September 29, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To D or not to D? MIT's Design Lab is tempting me.

  

  I included this picture in a previous blog. I was tired of working, and it reminded me of the good times at MIT. Well, in Honduras, but related to MIT. Going to Honduras was a sort of Grand Finale to a class I

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 17, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  one of the best, most stimulating and resource-rich universities in the ... required. The University of Chicago says it will grant deferrals for almost ... the University of Chicago (and many other schools), we're happy to grant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Just a Little Patience The latest word.

  

  the geek category: alums of Caltech and the University of Chicago.Regular action applicants across the country are concerned about the processing of ... )I'm almost not sure if I should mention this, but my friend Ankur '03 is one of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  Times has seen fit to devote more inches to the topic of gifted education ... Institute for Talent Development and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY). I'm glad to see one of my favorite teachers from my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Prof. Acemoglu’s Clark Medal On the front page of the Business section of today's Boston Globe, there's a story…

  

  such as MIT's Paul Samuelson, the University of Chicago's Milton Friedman ... On the front page of the Business section of today's Boston Globe ... to an American economist under the age of 40 for making a significant

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  we are twins … but ARE OUR AGENDAS?!? (not clickbait)

  

  a pair of awesome Steven Universe socks! It adds to my steven-universe ... our entire lives (at least during the semester). Lots of people use ... plastic pocket to put in any design you want. So, I printed out one of my

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 23, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  the lying lives of adults by elena ferrante

  

  deception lubricates the societal wheels of Ferrante's universe and make it ... aspects of an affair that novels were concerned with, like whether or not ... most visible manifestation of more important, more illegible conflicts

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 15, 2022
• Blog / Uncategorized

  working very, very hard campus tourism and imposter syndrome

  

  both within and just outside of a painting. Staring ahead, a low-hanging branch frames my vision in a gentle arc of bright green. The Dome, the entirety of main campus, provides a stately, serene backdrop. Just ahead

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • July 22, 2026
• Blog / About Decisions

  Wait List Confirmation Form If you're on the wait list, we sent you an email last week.

  

  to enroll in another college/university by May 1 (even if it means ... students we will be able to admit to the Class of 2018. If you have any

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 7, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  NACAC Conference Wrap-up from the national admissions conference.

  

  of University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Donna Shalala, President of the University of Miami. At right, Donna Shalala addresses a standing room only crowd, with University of Miami Dean of Admissions Ed

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 26, 2005