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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  That time MIT was almost rebuilt on an artificial island in the middle of the Charles River we were THIS CLOSE to being a pirate fortress university

  

  quickly ran out of room. There's an incredibly interesting story to how MIT ... but there wasn’t any room to do that in the Back Bay. In search of a new ... Bostonian perspective to try to extend the Boston sort of consciousness out in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 22, 2016
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  an option in the immediate future. This is what is supposed to happen ... to apply again in a subsequent application cycle. There are cases when ... between applications, the admission decisions tend not to change, and in

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does my transcript count as official?

  entity. Our Transcripts page has information on how to have your counselor ... Transcripts must be sent in by your school counselor or another school representative to fulfill our requirements for an official
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  off to some of the many romantic restaurants and sites in Boston and ... sitting in class my freshman year, listening to a (differential equations ... group, to serenade some guy in the first row. At the end of the serenade

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Tim Is So Beautiful to me

  

  two. We played rock band in 10-100 together (enough to get rock band ... I began writing the script in July 2011. We started filming in September. We recorded the music in March. We premiered in in April. That

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 19, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  readmission what'd i miss?

  

  working in industry, I jumped at the chance to take a break from school ... one that left MIT. I'd like to think I'm more comfortable in public (and ... what I don't. I know how to treasure (and defend) my silence, my solitude

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 19, 2016
• Blog / How to Food

  Talking About Dining There's been a lot of talk on campus about one thing – dining.

  

  halls. And even with this in place, MIT still has had to subsidize dining ... ). Students in those dorms will have to sign up for a meal plan that consists of ... considering how much funding to award students, already budgets a considerable

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why Apply? Putting your hat in the ring if you're not so sure

  

  Hi blogosphere! I've wracked my brain wondering how to introduce myself to you. The ghosts of Uncle Labs and Beatriz have haunted me all weekend. I cannot hope to match their wit and experiences, but I am SO

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 9, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pervnert This entry is not suitable for children under 7 or finite-volume, compressible vapors.

  

  trenchcoat. All motion in the room seemed to freeze as the shadowy character ... room and he would, in fact, provide 20 extra credit points to any student ... feared in the months prior to my birth that her son would never know the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  the last twenty days burning out before the semester even starts

  

  experience; I remember organizing folks in the kitchen, trying to get as much ... , I get back to Next and I just feel like I have nothing left in me. I ... in with the people who were going to serve it. As I went upstairs, I

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 12, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Be A Blogger 2017!

  

  admissions authentically, but we can’t write about what it’s like to live in Conner 2, or plan stuff for REX, or UROP, or decide how to pick your ... the mood strikes. We may ask you to help advise creative projects in the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  21M.712: Choreography — Making Dances theater arts classes >>>

  

  excited to have the opportunity to create choreography in an academic ... . in the first few classes, we started to experiment with moving our bodies in different ways. the instructor told us to move around the room at

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • March 22, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Transfer Decisions to be Released Today

  

  applicants will be emailed their decisions at 5 pm. Eastern Time to the email ... , we had to decline admission to a great many outstanding students. We ... prepared to be part of an dynamic MIT community next fall.  

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • May 7, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Things That Have Happened To Me Recently in no particular order

  

  can't seem to find a place that makes good ones in the area). I had ... The other day I tried to hard-boil eggs for the first time. The first ... next batch came out fine. But then I ruined them by trying to turn them

  • by Qiaochu Y. '12
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  you bear to be without them? Can you imagine embarking on a journey in ... to my alma mater in only a matter of 45 minutes! It was this road that ... ever did get homesick in my apartment, I could rush home and eat amazing

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life as a Talent Scout I could be the next Randy Jackson.

  

  the Cheesy Tots. I don't even want to know how many years of my life I ... Battle of the Bands 2007? I guess you'll have to wait and see ;-) In other ... week, in preparation for a CPW event that my fraternity hosts every year

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Comments 3999 & 4000

  

  who, in the 3999th comment, provided a link to this interview with MIT ... prominent scholar in the country devoted to examining pastimes often deemed ... uncomfortable for some in the culture industries, which aren't accustomed to this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What Are YOU Up To This Summer?! (2010 Edition) Happy summer!

  

  'refrigerator'/blahblah I will post selected entries in a complete blog to come! You'll have at least 2 weeks to send them in. :) Will post when I get ... exciting picture of what you're doing this summer! You don't have to be in it

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 10, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  come in to MIT "undeclared," and use the entire freshman year to explore MIT before choosing a major. In order to provide some real, concrete ... excitement and anticipation I had on my first day back in 1996; I wish I could

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summers spending three at home

  

  last undergraduate summer, we wanted to outline what we’ve done in each ... , we were still focusing on adjusting to and getting used to college life ... 't really on either of our minds. And we were lucky enough to be in a position

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • June 22, 2019