Search

Search Results

• Blog / How to MIT

  Places to Sit at MIT and study

  

  change of scenery is refreshing and jumpstarts my mind to continue working. MIT has some breathtaking architecture. After four full years of being ... -senior" status) to finish up a degree. I'm excited to be taking advantage of this

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 19, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  October potpourri rambling about college admissions, stress, fun, etc.

  

  , college applications were at the forefront of my mind. I scrapped essays ... feared that colleges would reject me on basis of senior fall grades alone ... . Even under the graces of Pass No Record, I feel stressed out: it builds

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 16, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  Close up shot of Pluto. (Image Credit: NASA) On Jan 19, 2006, the New ... made its closest approach to Pluto. It sent back a preliminary photo of ... 's Central Park.   Photos of Pluto in 1930, 1996, and 2015 pic

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Underground An ode to the MIT tunnels

  

  . I googled "how to write an ode" but then got distracted by one of my ... impression that they were tunnels in the most adventurous sense of the word: cavernous cement cylinders wreathed in shadows and coated in a moldy film of

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  As you know, we had a very competitive pool of applicants in Early, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action

  • by Decisions
  • December 13, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A UROP or Two In which I ramble about how lucky I am to have such awesome UROPs

  

  a lot of juggling schedules and hard work, but I'm really loving both of the projects I'm involved with. :)

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 24, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  There have been plenty of posts about MIT's career fairs, mostly talking about the massive quantities of free stuff (water bottles, shirts, pens, cupcakes, etc.) you can acquire from hundreds of companies set up

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  We have nice things on the walls And I have pictures.

  

  French House occupies the top two floors of House 6 (one of the six towers in New House), and the top floor of House 5. There are around 27 ... own bubble wrap to it. This is on a wall in the same part of the house

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 10, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Emergency Morale Booster Night! One of my favorite e-mails of all time

  

  of Those Times of the semester) the French House social chair, Emma '14 ... resident Queen of Party, I've been getting the feeling that some of my party ... semester. So based on suggestions from some of you, I'm going to host an

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 26, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Field Trip Every day brings something new.

  

  After two and a half years here, you’d think I’d know most or all of ... Electric Vehicle Team, Formula SAE, Marine Robotics Team, and more - all of ... ’ve corresponded back and forth with a number of the student leaders in these groups

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 22, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I decided to write MIT a poem. It ... ceilings, and old marbled floor, You house the echoes of students’ footsteps ... talking of long hours Projects, Psets, Parties, Psets, Performances, Plays

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Events

  TELETHONNNNN brought to you by Domino's

  

  finished a three hour shift of the Admissions Telethon, calling to ... middle of homework. We had a team of roughly 25 students calling students ... pm EST. The best part of my job was calling students who were ecstatic

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Crew Florida Takeover My last trip to play with the dolphins

  

  So usually in the beginning of January, Boston is under a solid layer of snow and the crew team is stuck inside the boathouse while our ... this year to take advantage of their always warm weather, and most

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 1, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  As I Was Saying… My second internship entry AKA "How I copy and pasted my way to a new…

  

  since it was a thing of the then distant future. Now, here I am, smack dab in the middle of my time in the GEL program and contemplating my ... in their second year of the program. Instead of meeting expectations

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 26, 2011
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Early Action: Deferred A forum.

  

  We had a record number of Early Action applicants this year, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then we will reconsider your application anew in Regular Action. We

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Fall Hits MIT In other words: Kate dumps all the pictures she's been meaning to post.

  

  Yes, fall is here: This blog post will be a collection of several events spanning the last week of which I took pictures. To whet your ... or early next. You've probably heard of liquid nitrogen ice cream, but

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  On Being an Upperclassman Less than two years left

  

  It’s hard to believe that I am now in the latter half of my college ... throughout elementary, middle and even high school. I am now one of them. The ... copious amounts of work I have to complete. I am thoroughly enjoying my

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello, Goodbye, Hello!

  

  Can you believe... it’s already the middle of August ??? ...and we ... the people on this page! This is actually a group shot of Burton 1 - my floor! This kind of revelation is strange and mind-boggling to me. Last

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Events That You Should Come To! totally biased, but hey, it's my blog

  

  last two days have been nothing short of gorgeous (it's SEVENTY ... to be cold and rainy during the first two days of CPW :( ) Yes, you ... frats, sororities, and ILGs) called iHouse - in fact, there's only 20 of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 5, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  With a record number of applications, this year was once again the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting less than 1 in 10 ... , many, many incredible students. For those of you who fall into this

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010