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• Blog / Mailings & Comms

  Be a Blogger 2022!

  

  it’s like to live on Conner 2, or plan REX, or UROP, or decide how to pick your classes, or a really cool new thing you learned today in class ... It is summer in Cambridge, which means that: I am growing an

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Valentine’s Day Special Featuring calculus, people who hate me, and a picture puzzle

  

  to talk about things that they write at the bottom of lists. In ... and curmudgeonry in our observable universe, I've decided to list off ... even force the Pulitzer committee to start a new Pulitzer category for

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes – Fall 04 What I took way back when

  

  fighting over whose boy it really is and refuse to perform together. In how ... to grow peas in Manhattan?” A quotation from my Biological Science ... fake antique industry in Egypt (where she used to live), and in order to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 23, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Fold, Throw, Recycle I used to get in trouble for doing things like this.

  

  In kindergarten, I used to get in trouble for throwing paper airplanes in class, but apparently, that's not the case at MIT. I received this email just now in my inbox. I might try to revive my skills. For

  • by Bryan
  • December 11, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Blog: Operation Overgourd A different kind of pumpkin drop (by Lauren H. '16!)

  

  is an air museum in eastern New York that restores and displays Golden ... , then compete to see who could make the most cuts in the paper before it ... hard to imagine how it could have made the 20-mile trip across the

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Optimal Solution It doesn't exist

  

  in Mumbai to get a rare opportunity in project planning on a major oil ... working (some would even call it playing) with my team. To help us get to ... need to decide which classes to take and where that will lead me. That in

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • September 30, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Hello, Layover (Part Two) Electric Boog-a-loo.

  

  Due to an Act of God, I am in the shiny new JetBlue terminal at JFK for the next three hours. An Act of God, in this case, refers to one ... 'm going to stop yelling. My voice is getting hoarse, and everyone in the

  • by Keri G. '10
  • June 23, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I painted a mural for Borderline! bird-erline mural

  

  in an art classroom. To get the straight edges for the background, I ... (I was born in Atlanta). Lineart It was weird to do color first and ... . #1) Graduate. #2) Paint a mural for The Borderline @ MIT. I got to

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • May 5, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

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

  

  , Helfant lived in Burton-Conner, the same dorm that currently is home to ... national average). From there he went to a New York law firm, then to the NHL ... ) before he got appointed, to sort of get the definite okay," said Federer

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Always the Art Kid many many many identities

  

  lopsided houses in school and haphazardly scribbled drawings to proudly ... 't enjoy the content; I am nervous to start biology research in case I find ... am equally fearful of trying new activities as I am to sticking to

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 28, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  every class i went to during the first week of fall all *checks notes* twelve of them

  

  I went to a lot of classes in the first week of the fall semester. According to my iCal, I have spent nineteen hours in class in the last three ... for the entire class. I really, really like this class. We get to build

  • by Rona W. '23
  • September 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  Random Hall REX! Residence Exploration events at Random Hall. Your orientation booklet is WRONG. :D

  

  of Pancakes, and you don't have to drive to get here. See how much ... over the step to the front door—you! Hello, incoming freshmen! new ... ! Learn how to crochet! Drink tea!  BMF Lounge 14:17-15:17 Liquid

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 26, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Cacti and Ice Cream

  

  get to browse some of the 1100+ projects, followed by the big lunch ... Yes, I'm in the American Southwest... Yesterday, I had ice cream ... left to right: Nick, Peak, Jijun, Johann, Mike, Donald, Amber, Kenny (MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 12, 2005
• Blog / How to MIT

  A Comprehensive Guide to Psetting on Campus ft. an updated mapping system

  

  information about it! Some of the pictures aren't working, but I'll try to get ... Google Last year during freshman fall, I made a couple of guides to random things on campus. I'd like to bring that back this year, along with a much

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • March 4, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One and one and one is three Haha, it tells me to write an excerpt. This whole entry is an excerpt.

  

  in Lobby 10 before. What are you up to? Matt: "Rejecting people." Sam ... get something in my stomach. Bye!" Sam: "Later!" Ruth: "You should blog ... in my life over the past few days. As my beloved high school friend

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 6, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  The Office of Undergraduate Admissions handles first-year and transfer admissions. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I apply for first-year admission if I already have a degree?

  bachelor's degree may not apply to MIT for a second degree in a new field. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department has its own
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection Day 2

  

  in MIT students (if you've come to an information session or read My ... discussion without needing to resort to a formal "vote." In the very rare ... administrative stuff to do before we can put the decision letters in the mail. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 4, 2004
• Blog / How to MIT

  socializing safely ...but also leaving my room maybe once a day

  

  , and it's been...exhausting, in a sense; I miss being able to bump into friends in the halls, at Stud, or as I'm hurrying down Dorm Row to class. I went to campus recently to get a [annotation note="all students were

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 15, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  No Ceilings next steps

  

  you can't get to the 1000th step without taking the first. Or the second ... , which used to feel 100 steps away (when in fact it was almost 1 ... thing to do at the time, in some sense it was the right thing to do at the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • March 12, 2024