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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where did my Summer Go? Written 30,000 feet above the ground in a giant piece of metal

  

  accomplishments. We talked for a long time about how I got to MIT and what it is ... So much has happened this summer. I mentioned in my last post, They Call Me Yankee, that I was spending my summer in Houston, Texas working

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 15, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  firsts of first year 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1…

  

  As we’re approaching the first of 2024, I’ve been thinking about ... year at MIT. I think fondly of that year, despite all the difficulties ... firsts. Here are some that I remembered, in roughly chronological order

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  Recently, I've been getting a lot of questions like, "Can I do my interview before I submit my Part I?" and "What happens if my teacher recommendation gets to MIT before anything else?" I'd like to answer all questions

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  million-dollar question. Suffice to say I am back and I have lots of advice ... hackers... I am more excited than usual because I will be a freshman ... are stuck with me as an advisor! ;-) Seriously, I am honored and excited

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  conference on sustainable energy with NREL, and I'm an undergrad so I didn't get to go. While anxiously waiting for their return, I've been pursuing ... . The last time I played this was in fifth grade, I remember, because it

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Party pics

  

  work. I decided it was time for another "fun" entry. I mentioned in my ... big annual parties, Reawakening. I also might have mentioned that the ... virgin sacrifice. And I have pictures! Now, if you look at these pictures

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh, sweet freedom? One girl's tale of how to (try and) fend for herself in college. Tire swing…

  

  . (Actually, I’d still get a full(ish) night of sleep every night even if I did ... before 11AM. Go ahead. Start throwing things at me while I rub it in. I ... teenager, I unconsciously start tuning out the ends of all of their sentences

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  FREE FOOD! FREE FOOD! EVERYWHERE!! AM I YELLING??

  

  This morning I got a frantic call from my mother. MOM: Is it true ... , I've already returned my MIT mug to the Coop. MOM: THAT'S NOT FUNNY ... morning I'll be getting another phone call: "THAT IS A FAMILY SECRET!") But

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 2, 2006
• Blog / Events

  bad vision try these glasses on for size.

  

  't learn in 8.02 was how 3D glasses worked, so I decided to Google it. How ... that charge, my friends and I were able to score free tickets to the New ... shark biologist (forgive me for my miseducation but I did not know we had

  • by Bryan
  • August 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Soothing Words About Deadlines From Joanne Cummings She's both the director of the freshman admissions process *and* Evie's mom, so you know…

  

  about deadlines. Rather than give you my own "don't panic" advice, I thought I'd give you the words straight from Joanne, who oversees our entire ... aforementioned number. Easy for me to say "relax," I know - but truly, materials

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Español Foreign Languages at MIT

  

  do it anyway since that’s how homework works). I’m looking forward to ... forensic science. I bought it at a hardcover sale at the Harvard bookstore on a whim. Sometimes I have good whims and sometimes I have bad whims

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 23, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Into the Unknown with bravery

  

  , we are sure one of our top 5 songs would have been Into the Unknown ... describes how the chorus of this song, from a musicology perspective, tells ... graduate application process, mimics this transition in a way. We first would

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  would like to write on your behalf, it is a good idea to have a conversation with each teacher about a) if they would be willing to write you a recommendation for college; b) which colleges you're applying to and why. I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  , I'm trying to figure out how the very intimidating AV box works ... familiar with the runway route and how to walk in sync at 115 BPM. I ... Over the past three years, I’ve been on the organizing board for MIT

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Some thoughts and advice in advance of Campus Preview Weekend.

  

  Preview Weekend (CPW), I figured it would be worthwhile to spend a little ... it, and I hope I can give you a better sense of what to really expect ... . It would be nice if it were true, wouldn't it? You should definitely

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  One Student’s Crusade to Stop Genocide I confess to regarding the phrase “never again” with cynicism. It offers a rhetorical smokescreen…

  

  documents that would come to be known as the Pentagon Papers (Ellsberg was a ... genocide was once again occurring, though this time in real-time, I just had ... ?’ I had no answer, so I started looking around and asking – I

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • November 26, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Laura’s UROP Advisor in ‘American Inventor’ finals tonight! Watch it tonight on ABC and vote!

  

  I got this email a few days back... From: Laura Nicholson Subject ... Gann Hey Matt, There's an awesome blog entry just waiting to happen, but I'll be away on vacation and unable to post it. I also don't have time to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action versus Regular Action Use this link when you get to the end of the post, you'll understand.

  

  side. Why would I apply early? There are a lot of motivations people ... categories you see at the top of the site. I decided this afternoon that I ... a category, I noticed that one of my options was "Early Action Versus

  • by Snively '11
  • June 15, 2008
• Blog / Residential Life

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  Residential Exploration (REX), which is part of how housing is assigned ... . Shuli blogged about REX the other day and you should go read that. But I ... erases the events from memory once they occur, I also wanted to upload a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Simmons (I just moved, again), I noticed something floating in the air ... line connecting the roofs of MacGregor and Simmons. How did they do it ... ! Let's go let's go let's go)   edit: I recieved an anonymous email

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014