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• Blog / People & Identities

  what is and isn’t me (rush, part 1) and the somewhat methodical unraveling of self

  

  different times in my life and especially throughout my MIT journey. And, to ... had little to no interest in joining a frat here at MIT. It was a ... set in his convictions and beliefs. If I think something to be true

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • October 7, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning: “Nerd Epistemology” with Woodie Flowers from the co-founder of the FIRST robotics competition

  

  been said. There was much to reflect on—in one hour, Professor Flowers ... human to learn how to apply calculus to improve the world. Machines ... human cognition to pose questions about ethics—how things should be. We

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • February 15, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT salutes Harry Potter ...the best way we know how, with hacks!

  

  building were relabeled to represent rooms in Hogwarts. (The number "9 ... in Boston, the two biggest movie theaters, the Boston Common 19 and ... first book back in the late 1990s. During the Harry Potter era, MIT has

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They say you learn more by living abroad than by going to school

  

  Well, there’s certainly truth to that. I arrived in China almost two ... kindergarten! I tried to go in, but got kicked out after 2 seconds. Qin ... . To get to the peak, you have to pass through something like a dozen

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • June 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anatomy of a college student’s life My life consists of library visits and pizza delivery, because I'm totally original and stuff.

  

  America, or something. In other news, this is what I see when I log in to ... residence in Massachusetts. All I had to do was bring a credit card statement ... blog entry and get back to one of my two 20 page term papers. I will

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 22, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  , or even months, before things get back to normal. Please know that for ... with your individual circumstances, whatever they may be. Get in touch ... . I was happy to be able to help out. Now, as I watch from a hotel in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / Uncategorized

  251 talks – avery a new podcast that comes out every week

  

  the talks happen in my room, which is room 251. the general goal is to ... about MIT in general. most of the people i talk to will be people on my ... recording session. i'm working to get the podcast transcribed, and also get a

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • October 21, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The kindest cut Blog and night and red all over.

  

  running up five flights of stairs to get some Neosporin for me from one of ... DID YOU KNOW? One of the top 20 Scrabble players in the country, and the #1 ranked scrabble player in all of Massachusetts, is a sophomore at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  's basically an initiative to encourage people to make a positive difference in ... mentioned, the other camp counselors and I have been trying hard to raise ... , including bake sales and Stuff My Cups; now, we're involved in something even

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Let There Be Prefrosh! And let them build ALL the things!

  

  Just one year ago, I had arrived at MIT as a prefrosh, ready to start my new life in Massachusetts.  I came here early to do a pre-orientation program (FPOP) known as FUP, where I got to do all sorts of cool community

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Forum Monday Let's make a list of questions that you feel you REALLY need answers to ASAP.

  

  week only) I'll batch the questions and reply twice daily. So to get ... Today's post is a bit different from my regular posts. As we get closer to application deadlines I know that your anxiety level is on the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT and Slavery a developing history, and a live webcast

  

  ’s advice on how MIT could best explore its historical connections in this ... , meeting in the MIT archives. In December, the students presented to me what ... to the community: To the members of the MIT community, At MIT, we

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the ... needed to get the job done right.   It was an incredible amount of work ... 2025. Getting to "meet" so many capable, compassionate students through

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Time to Complete the MIT Midyear Report Applicants need to fill out the form on MyMIT by February 15th.

  

  school. Finally, my colleagues in the Financial Aid Office are happy to ... Midyear Report serves two purposes: to get your updated grades since you have applied ("Midyear Grades"). to get any other updates since you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2022 Wait List An update for students who accepted a place on our wait list

  

  have put in to letting us know how much you love MIT, and regret that we ... to assess how many, if any, students we will admit from our wait list ... that we might be so fortunate as to see you at MIT in the future, perhaps

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / MISTI

  I jumped into the river ...black-haired Asians swam with me.

  

  line up to surf in it. Kind of like the swan boats in Boston Common, but more EXTREME! You even see a bunch of people swimming in it all the ... fear, nothing to doubt. So, in the space of about five minutes of river

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Important Information about your Financial Aid Application Track your status on MyMIT

  

  logging in to MyMIT. Students who have completed their applications by ... Financial Aid and that’s great! Applications are handled through the ... because we’ll be in committee making decisions about Regular Action

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Reaffirming our support for undocumented students and clarifying our policies for applicants as Regular Action approaches

  

  and how it will change under the next administration. In late November ... their experience here. In order to further clarify and reaffirm our ... have said to them in person: MIT's commitment to our undocumented

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 9, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  may have complicated feelings that you don’t know how to name; that ... try to see that far There, in the middle of a moment You're halfway to ... application anew and without prejudice in Regular Action. Understandably, you

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2025
• 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