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• Blog / Admissions

  Did the quadratic formula explode?

  

  ) I have to do for the office. My silly notion that when I blog, it should be a momentous occasion, where I have something important to say (I ... "Not the same few colleges," but I hope my point is made. Yes, we do our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Start of Something New Please forgive the High School Musical reference.

  

  parties made possible by Jay Sean. I’ve learned a couple things. Like how ... More than a month ago, I stepped drowsily off a Southwest Airlines ... clearly not a wise decision. And how the many incredible events at MIT all

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  we made things and want to show them to you 2.009: an iconic mech-e senior capstone class!

  

  for a full recovery. Since then, I have been pitching in where I can ... It feels like destiny that I ended up on Team Yellow. I was born on a ... fall, I suffered a brain injury and stepped back from my role for the

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 9, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Nadal, Federer, Helfant ‘85 Adam Helfant '85 is the new boss of professional men's tennis.

  

  one thing that strikes me is that there are a lot of MIT applicants who ... , Helfant lived in Burton-Conner, the same dorm that currently is home to ... . "He's a smart man, smart and honest and a guy I think who will do an

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cultura MIT students use online collaboration with their French counterparts to learn about each other's cultures.

  

  homework I'm doing right now is part of a unit called Cultura, where we ... things that come to mind when we think of a "good job," for example, in ... staples of daily life. The French students do the same in their own language

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  left before EA decisions. Given that the average length of a TED talk is ... extra years of life   How schools kill creativity This video is a ... , that gives 84 TED talks you can watch in your rapidly diminishing waiting

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  quickly. Case in point: in the past two and a half years, I've learned the ... challenging semester yet. As a double major in Course 6-7 and 9, I'm taking the ... class. Most people have told me that if I have a good TA, this class will

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  Antici A long time ago in a suburb far away...

  

  and Sam's Mom told me that it was coming the week of the 22nd. I think her logic was that she would have time to hide it from me, figuring I was too young and stupid to know what a postmark was. That's probably

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…

  

  energy and the environment." Today, that responsibility is embodied in the ... Energy Sources - is a six-unit class that explores a number of alternative ... Laboratory - is an architecture project laboratory that explores how to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Other ways I’ve been rejected over the past fifteen years [suffering-from-success.jpg]

  

  competing bids. I hit up a grad school acquaintance in my new city who never responded. Several essays I wrote in application to a particular early ... After my rejection from MIT in my prior post, I attended Cornell for

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  lot of overlap in purpose - find the one that works for you.) MIT is a ... !). MedLinks I am one of these!  Basically, a MedLink is a student ... 'll be a time for some new adventure before classes start.  Boston is to be

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  REXit FOMO....or JOMO???

  

  ’m excited to finally move in. I’m especially excited to be a blogger for the ... (passionfruit orange guava). i had to look up what POG stood for. POG is also a ... Today is August 31st, the final day of REX, but I’m writing this from

  • by Alex M. '21
  • September 4, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lip Sync & Toons Real singers and fake singers ...sort of like Jessica and Ashleey Simpson. (~17 pictures)

  

  Last night, I attended a concert by the MIT/Wellesley Toons, one of ... the Association of Student Activities (ASA), and is majoring in Course 22: Nuclear Engineering. Jen is powerful. Do not mess with Jen. Last

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Exhibitions@MIT [by Leah Brunetto '12] Something different amidst displays of scientific progress.

  

  student life at MIT. Before coming to MIT, I had only exhibited in groups—a ... , designing the postcards and deciding how to hang the show. In doing so, you ... involvement in the arts, MIT has a lot to offer. Aside from the numerous student

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  A day without rain + pictures of yosemite

  

  , there is none. For the first month and a half I was here I did not see a ... work. I moved to a shared house in Los Altos Hills (subletting for a short time) which is some 5 miles away. Someone asked me recently how I

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Exploring Boston Frozen yogurt quests into Boston

  

  far away.  That is, it is about a mile and a half down Massachusetts Avenue (living in East Campus, the closest dorm to classes, we have a really bad sense of what is near and far from us).  But today is a

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • March 31, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Punt Puzzle A collaborative affair

  

  , what you have before you, folks, is a punt puzzle. I don’t know how easy or difficult it is, but I expect that—whether you're a casual reader ... puzzle is—that’s pretty straightforward. A punt is more intricate, and is

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my test scores?

  , grades, and other examinations. Test scores are not the single factor that determines an admission decision (there is no single factor), but they do help ... MIT uses a holistic admissions process, so test scores are just one
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Imagination Box [by Danbee Kim '09] We can draw on the walls again!

  

  enhance who we are. How do we have time to paint murals? After a grueling ... together in a context different from the usual frantic "I must get work ... [by Danbee Kim '09] I'm a big fan of allowing your

  • by ARTalk
  • October 19, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Oh The Things I’ve Seen Warning: Hold on to your socks

  

  , here is a complete listing of all the moving picture shows I’ve viewed in ... : Savion Glover: Solo in Time (live at the Boston Opera House) I also got a chance to take a seminar during the last week of IAP in which we discussed

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • February 9, 2011