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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  "sophomore"! Although I prided myself on not caving into the pressure of ... , when I went to UPMUNC in November. One of the most common questions the ... (two weekends ago) Members of the BU or MIT MUN program are given the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Splash of color! and a bigger splash of water.

  

  As something of an absent blogger over the past few months, one of ... -1 only has two days left on Hulu!", or d) all of the above). However ... , right? Also, true to form, I have returned bringing you something of a

  • by Cam T. '13
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blog Entry: Recession Edition At MIT, your spoon is too big.

  

  into the kitchen to enjoy a free dinner. Remarking on the quality of the ... In times of economic crisis, Random Hall perseveres in upholding the traditions that temper the pains of work and study with the welcome relief of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Davidson Fellows scholarship program A great scholarship opportunity from the wonderful folks at the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.

  

  From reading your applications, I know that many of you would be very ... Development, the program provides scholarships of $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 to high school-age students who have done significant work of their own

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2007
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  ? This: (video credit: Tony Eng) The official description of LeaderShape, as detailed by MIT's Division of Student Life, is as follows: MIT ... within a diverse community while developing skills in areas of problem

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The other 2 of the 3 R’s About reading and writing on campus -- forget the 'rithmetic.

  

  important than ever to look at life from new perspectives, be it the tip of a ... Trivia: What is the name of MIT's literary magazine, and which MIT Admissions blogger is its Editor-in-Chief? [answer at the end of the entry

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MISTI

  A Tribute to the people of South Africa

  

  excitement. I get yanked into a circle of plastic chairs and gregarious faces ... scientists into the nooks of low-income countries, we can "fix things." But ... friend, travel buddy and a literal queen) around with me in search of a

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 17, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Labor Day, literally Moving back into my dorm room

  

  cramming all of your things into a bunch of tiny boxes). Me driving my stuff ... my stuff out of the storage unit into the back of the truck using the ... Today was moving-in day, where I moved all of my stuff out of storage

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 3, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Matt Damon’s Commencement Speech to the Class of 2016 Turn towards the problems you see

  

  important things." Photo by Dominick Reuter, courtesy of MIT News.   ... . Matt Damon was too. Yes, when he got up on stage, one of the first things ... ’s just put that out there. I mean, I’ve seen the list of previous

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 6, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Jeux sans frontieres Who knows how to have fun better than I do? Oh, nobody.

  

  partygoers into two teams of equal skill. Each partygoer should write five ... discovered while trying to verify the title of this entry. Oh dear, I wasn ... bunch of people that I haven't seen since high school. It's a little weird

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions….. Don't Panic!

  

  Ahh Pi day. It's an important day for nerds worldwide, but it's perhaps most important for some future nerds here at MIT (not to be confused ... 't explain (the likes of which you won't see again until prom) and bandwidth

  • by Chris M. '12
  • March 13, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  If you’re scared of decision day Here's an exercise

  

  what people are afraid of. 3) For me, the best treatment was DISTANCE ... refreshing obsessively was masochistic and irrelevant to the outcome of the ... make the psychologically unhealthy decision of sitting unblinking in

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To the future! and beyond?

  

  to eat and most importantly, what to do with my life.  I've had a taste of the real world this summer when I had to track down a place to live ... with a mug of tea contemplating how I've reached the point I'm at. If

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Obama’s Visiting MIT! Does that mean he gets an advantage in the admissions process?

  

  You may recall back in March of this year there were a couple blog ... Friday! Pretty exciting stuff. Regardless of your political views, I think a visit to campus from the President is pretty darn special. Of course

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 20, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  You Make The Call So you think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to…

  

  Back in the good ol' days (winter of 1983 to be exact) there was a ... think you've got what it takes to admit the Class of 2010 to a highly ... diverse class that reflects the values and goals of your institution. For a

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  BoA & Restricting

  

  ; Planning, Jeff is now a city planner for the city of Cambridge, MA) watching ... Eugene, reminds me of a Dance Troupe concert (Dance Troupe, by the way, is one of the most popular student groups at MIT, with its concerts always

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2014…The Parent Edition Suggestions for getting the most out of CPW when you are a parent

  

  as excited about the start of Campus Preview Weekend (CPW). Yet, after ... of our admitted students and those parents who are on campus as well ... attend with my child?" In truth, there won't be very many of them if you

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life and Learning in the Other Cambridge

  

  , put a lot of effort into it, but then realize too late that their ... might ease you into the bath water of abstraction, in contrast to the ... , instead of everyone running home to lick their wounds, they launch into "May

  • by Cambridge
  • May 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Asymmetric Discussion of Shoes, the Process of Moving, and 3D Glasses Physics problem included. Some assembly required.

  

  Random Hall and into pika on Monday. The purest of all unimportant joys ... because they violate all sorts of physical laws when they fall into black ... Today I will tell you how to get into MIT. You get into MIT by

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do letters of recommendation have to be submitted in the MIT application portal?

  ) information into the Recommendations section of the application, regardless of