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• Blog / Public Statements

  The Class of 2019 Graduates from MIT

  

  most important lessons of doing anything difficult, or having anything ... into the world, the small daily ritual of slipping it on reminds me to be ... as you have had to become to get into, and out of this place. To see

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 7, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Finals Blog but not the final blog unless something terrible happens to me in the next 48…

  

  ) slept until 11:45 AM, which is when I crashed into the door of our room ... important piece of information that you will need to memorize for any test. I ... headmistress (respectively), were making the third-most important meal* of the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a lesson in the feminine arts aka mfa boston and a rant on enjoying art

  

  extremely emotional and important to walk through and understand the weight of ... I have developed a running joke about the importance of the "feminine ... , cottage core, and everything of the like into Gen-Z's minds, we

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 30, 2024
• Blog / Events

  DEALicious in which i counsel an FPOP and come out with free candy. also how to…

  

  straight into helping lead DEAL (Discover Entrepreneurship and Leadership), one of the FPOPs (Freshman Pre-Orientation Programs) offered to incoming ... , important, life-changing activities. Building a home for an egg before

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / Classes

  highlights: high points of a virtual fall Part 1 of a fall semester recap

  

  multiply. With due time, I managed to bully myself into writing, and one of ... aspects of the fall semester for the most part.  Going into the fall ... want next semester. 22 psets done Coming into MIT, the concept of a

  • by Waly N. '24
  • February 2, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Greek Way What I did for a Klondike Bar, caesar salad, chicken florentine, mushroom ravioli, chocolate torte,…

  

  inducted or inaugurated or initiated or something into the MIT chapter of Tau ... make me a little bit uncomfortable. Now, TBP isn't anything like one of ... throwing a freshman into a shower the night before the first 8.01 exam, they

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2006
• Blog / Summer

  feelings from the summer I wish I could describe more accurately partially inspired by ducks, newburyport

  

  put my head down and sort of dig into the work, and although there have ... know, not fun unless you're into that kind of thing; an increasing sense ... just sheer joy of walking out into the night, holding three books in your

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • August 5, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Ben’s Third Semi-Annual Q&A More answers to your questions.

  

  decision. We make no distinction between the importance of SATI (or TOEFL) and SATII - all of these are important components of your application ... bearing on your application, as ~50% of our admits end up majoring in

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  [Guest Post] A Whiff of Nostalgia Amidst the Scent of Youth by Daniel Barkowitz

  

  For the integrity of alumposting, I'm pasting Daniel's bio from 2009 ... Director of Student Financial Aid and Student Employment at MIT. He has over 15 years of experience in the financial aid and student financing

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 20, 2025
• Blog / Class Projects

  Mind and Hand My first CNC project

  

  , cutting grooves, notches, and all sorts of neat shapes into it. The "CNC ... parts in SolidWorks, import them into a program called "MasterCAM," and ... ! One of my classes, 2.008, focuses on manufacturing and machining

  • by Snively '11
  • October 10, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  Jill Biden waved at me D.C. during inauguration

  

  of January where students can take a long winter break, take unique ... ="because apparently y'all care about TikTok THAT much"]the second most important event[/annotation] of the weekend: inauguration. Here's a cluster of weird and very

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 19, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Finding Your Match and why it matters

  

  . But I wanted to highlight the importance of match because when I was in ... I've learned into one little nugget of wisdom, it would be the ... enroll, I wanted to take a few moments to speak directly to the Class of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2011
• Blog / Challenges

  Home(sick) for the Holidays winter break was weird: time capsule 2

  

  into the big field in front of dorm row. I played some Christmas music out loud in the dark—at home around this time of year, my dad tunes into ... changes have all melted straight into the fuzzy distance of half

  • by Allison E. '27
  • February 24, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  One of the defining experiences of my 3 years in high school(we had a 7-9, 10-12 system) was being a member of FIRST(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition(FRC) Team 1710

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  The Making of a Mystery A James Grimmelmann Guest Blog

  

  important clue in one of his blog posts. The Voices in Your Head: Seth ... important, we broke it in front of them, violently. This one required several ... organizations. While some people curl up at night with a copy of Sports

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 17, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  this wiffle ball into the octagon hexagon (see comment below) without ... -MIT program about how parents and their children rank the most important ... depressing. DormCon sponsored an area at which you threw something into

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Product Design, MIT style Sometimes, lab is the best place for a dance party.

  

  of the seniors in Mechanincal Engineering are split into teams, which ... of the idea finished. Then there's a big, stressful, majorly important ... important culmination of the entire class, and it's a Big Deal. 2.009 has one

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  and the application readers to be careful not to fall into trap of ... the importance of being himself.  I urged him not to change who he was ... ! Here are some of my thoughts. We want you to be yourself throughout this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questions and Answers Evan Broder is taking over my job.

  

  me look bad. =P I've copy-pasted all his answers into this post, in ... like that shade of Blue/Green, btw. Evan replied: Adam - different dorms ... ...get permission, and paint it back at the end of the year. Some of the dorms on the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 7, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  No Touching one plane, two planes, red plane, Corn Dog

  

  touching somebody else's airplane. This is important when you have 80 teams and their airplanes stuffed into a single Cessna hangar. There's the same sort of packed, nervous atmosphere that a hackathon has, but with

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 11, 2014