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• Blog / MIT Life

  Chang Ning District, Shanghai 上海，长宁区

  

  kind of works on my phone, and since I have the VPN I can access ... products). We (my mom and I) arrived in Shanghai last night. Today (June 3rd ... choice in going back to China. But I felt a pang of both regret and longing

  • by Selam G. '18
  • June 4, 2016
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I get a copy of MIT Facts?

  MIT Facts is a pocket-sized compendium of essential facts about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, we don't mail the booklets, but you can find it online!
• 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 ... took in the Fall of 2007 about Development. It's also known as D-Lab I ... created a bicycle ambulance for use in rural areas. Can we modify this

  • by Kim D. '09
  • February 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Semester Reflections

  

  how he tried waving at Danny, and thought I was rude (for not waving ... at MIT (and even any of our years in K-12), in that we only took ONE ... and Engineering) is extremely flexible! So as opposed to in K-12, when

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 5, 2018
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I include a portfolio with my application?

  Yes, you’re welcome to include a portfolio. Visual artists, makers, performing artists, and researchers may send portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slideroom. Detailed instructions for submitting portfolios is…
• Blog / MIT Life

  GTL the secret to a successful summer

  

  Daiso Japan in Berkeley sells these for 1.50. I imagine they work ... and talking and pointing all at the same time... I can't say it's been ... a recipe for my amazing summer, I could only tell you what I

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 4, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  tote bag tour i have so many things to carry

  

  I don’t know how it started exactly–a nice lug of canvas here, a ... hide no longer–I was in it for good, and I wasn’t going to stop. And that ... of a place or event I've been to. I think it's nice how they come with

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • May 2, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  voting for the first time. In 2004, I'd worked as an election official, on ... also all had their shot, and knowing in my head who I would have voted ... wonder how much your vote is weighted in the general election? Well

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  campaign. I was called up on a random night in October by my friend Sathya ... the homeless that he and his friends were doing. I joined and that's how ... in between all of my other commitments. Since I was travelling a lot

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  What pretty hair… This entry is about my dorm, hair dye, pork dumplings, and, of course, Alain Boublil.

  

  blog this!" Well, I can't argue with that. Luckily, I had my camera phone ... engineering ingenuity and wrapped his head in toilet paper. I'm sure they ... Joe mentioned Les Mis in his comment for my last entry, I thought I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 7, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Can I join the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge?

  One of the highlights of MIT’s yearly academic challenges and competitions, the IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge, connects students with the passion and talent to improve the world with the experience…
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I’m having a hard time completing the recommendation requirement?

  you may have had in getting your letters. One thing that teachers can ... these letters from the people who know you best and can advocate most ... recently or in the most advanced coursework. While we strongly prefer letters
• Blog / MIT Life

  Long weekend It was a looooong weekend.

  

  So this weekend was a long weekend, in honor of Columbus Day and also in honor of student exhaustion, and therefore I would like to write a ... how small. And let me tell you what, this weekend was just what I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  food diaries pt. 3 amazing restaurants around MIT

  

  Somehow, I've explored more of Boston and Cambridge while living in ... restaurants. When I tried to go in person last year, I gave up after waiting for ... is right in the middle of Chinatown, so I've walked by it countless

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another one! The return to campus, round III

  

  , and even though I can see a horde of Psets slowly approaching in the ... year. So far, I have: Moved into my new dorm. Maseeh! I live in a ... Last Sunday may not have been my first time coming back to MIT, but I

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • September 11, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  When it Rains It Pours

  

  clean. Just one more thing to add to how busy I already am, rebuilding my ... Just two and a half weeks and freshman year is over. I'll spare you the "Oh the memories, it went by so fast, if only I had more time" crap

  • by Snively '11
  • May 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our homework is to go camping on a school night...!

  

  Aye, I'm back with more architecture adventures. I feel like all I ever blog about is architecture stuff - but who am I kidding - it literally consumes my life. I complain sometimes - okay a lot - but deep

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  , and to await the Next Big Mailing (NBM) in May. 2. Yes, I will be ... ) this year in Indianapolis. It will be on Thursday, May 11. I'll fill you in on all of the details soon. Relatedly, I will also be doing a small

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Fangirl Moment kinda silly, kinda wholesome

  

  pizza and Indian food, we raved about how much [annotation note="I ... input box. I also remember attempting to figure out how pix2pix did this ... back in 2016. Back then I didn’t have the background knowledge to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • October 19, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Pluto Flyby and how MIT was involved

  

  Pluto. In measuring how much the light dims during an eclipse, Leslie ... pick out details on Pluto as small as the ponds in New York City's Central Park.   Photos of Pluto in 1930, 1996, and 2015 pic

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 15, 2015