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• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  take about a hundred pictures of the most random things you can imagine ... . What did they find so intriguing about a green tree, scary reptiles, and a drink? I could not understand. Nonetheless, today, as I walk along

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Well I Know That It’s a Wonderful World from the sky down to the sea, but I can only see it when you're…

  

  I slept. I slept voraciously. I slept with a vigor to make up for ... the Academic Record page for like the n! time, it was a strange feeling to find a semester's worth of rushing over to Building 68 to turn in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 21, 2008
• Blog / Public Statements

  A letter from President Reif regarding George Floyd and Minneapolis

  

  Today, the Class of 2020 graduates — virtually — from MIT. On a ... grass, taking photos and giving hugs. Of course, today is not a normal ... ongoing pandemic, the death of George Floyd, at the knee of a Minneapolis

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 29, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Q&A with Prof. Nancy Kanwisher ‘80 (CPW Preview!) One of the CPW Keynote Speakers, Brain and Cognitive Sciences Professor Nancy Kanwisher '80 PhD…

  

  their talks, I'll feature a mini-interview with each of them. Prof. Nancy ... from MIT, in 1986. Since 1997, she has been a member of the Brain & ... an official photograph, followed by the Q&A: Nancy Kanwisher is the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2010
• FAQ / International applicants

  What if my country has a different academic calendar?

  We’re aware of the different academic calendar in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, South Africa, and other countries in the southern hemisphere. Students from these countries may apply to MIT before completing high school…
• Blog / Admissions

  Regarding The Tech Article Some clarifications.

  

  all, we don't consider international applicants in Early Action. They ... !), but that's the really significant error. So please don't worry, and please spread the word so others don't worry! ----------- [Edit] My bad

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 18, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  your messages! I will reply in detail soon. Thanks!) This has been a ... a fifteen minute walk from East Campus.) The food was pretty good! I ... times per year, a swap meet-style event takes place where you can get all

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, per se a selection of fantastic dishes, part 2

  

  Bonjour. It’s me, Jacky, again. More than a year ago, I wrote a ... ramblings. A lot has happened in the past eighteen months. A pandemic closed the MIT dorm kitchens and subjected on campus students to a dining hall

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 24, 2021
• Blog / Summer

  SSP aka summer science program aka summer sleep program aka silly science people aka summer solstice…

  

  The Summer Science Program (SSP), which is co-sponsored by MIT, is a ... collaborate to complete a meaningful scientific research project, learning the skills they need through a series of challenging lectures and problem sets

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • February 10, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Free Lunch Who says there is no such thing?

  

  One of the first things I did when I came to MIT was get myself on a ... LGBTQ community, and with “food at MIT”  just to name a few. This last one is one of my favorites and I get a number of emails in my inbox from

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 23, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We are artists & writers extracting creative talent around campus

  

  in a literary magazine in high school, I knew it was something I want to continue doing. So what is RUNE as a club like? We are a group of ... inclusion in a glossy magazine published annually at the end of the spring

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime I am often asked what we admissions officers do during the summer. Frequently, people assume…

  

  . Frequently, people assume that we get a several month long summer vacation like students do. But that's not the case; admissions is a year-round job, and while we're not doing any admitting over the summer, there is still a lot

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 7

  

  finally got around to reading a bunch of articles from the MIT News Office, including one on some awesome undergraduate research. A snippet: An MIT ... , more than a billion miles across. Emily Levesque, a junior in physics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Terrible Traffic Don't even THINK about bringing a car to MIT

  

  Once upon a time, in a land far far away (called New Jersey), a young ... a college admissions officer. Occasionally, this young man had a hard ... life behind the wheel of a car getting to and from the job that he loved

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life, the Universe, and the Energy Content of Gasoline "Don't Panic. It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day."

  

  Remember that epic pset I told you about? Well, a few days after that ... right from freshman year, I came up with a plan to help me to stay calm and ward off test-taking anxiety. Quoting myself from a blog entry

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Cake-offs, chariot races, and salsa dancing

  

  As you may know, MIT has a strong and vibrant Greek community, made ... (pictures below) - Eating contest (pie tin filled with whipped cream and a gum ... blow a bubble wins.) - Participation (team with most cake/pie entries

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Spirit of Competition [by MIDN Brendan McCord, '08] Every year, the Army, Navy, and Air Force duke it…

  

  see my comrades and I could sense that their resolve matched my own. A shrill tone broke the silence and my adrenaline spiked. In a frenzy, we coordinated a flanking attack of the enemy. They fought valiantly to repel our

  • by ROTC
  • October 31, 2007
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Introduction To ROTC At MIT A new guest-author blog in response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC programs at…

  

  this past spring. In response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC, it's my pleasure to introduce a new guest-author blog that will help ... assume a challenging leadership role early on, and an opportunity to serve

  • by ROTC
  • August 14, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Surprising Research Results The chimpanzee-human relationship, and CEO pay.

  

  , startles, and really makes you think. On the train on the way back from a ... genomics research, had the following teaser on the front page: A Later Split ... Nature. The Times has a very good explanatory graphic: It's definitely

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Super Top Secret Spy Action Real Life Experience: Building a car in 2.007

  

  build a car to complete a specific task or set of tasks and score as many ... friend, Mark Cote, won the competition and he and a few of the other top scorers won a free trip to Japan to compete in an even larger design

  • by Bryan
  • February 26, 2006