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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walk around the blogs Think of it as summer reading.

  

  . I don't know about you, but I think that's a lot to take in all at once. I still haven't even read all of them. Which is my loss, really. Maybe someday I will. With over 2,500 blog entries, you might think that

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Challenge of Public Health Sometimes science and engineering only come so far.

  

  commonplace, and I remember that my mom would whisk me off to the doctor for ... Now with my internship going into its 8th week, I figured I should write something about what I'm doing. =p This really has nothing to do

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Institute of Contemporary Art College Night #2 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  the event. Several commented on the fact that I have (almost ... developments, I will soon gain access to the front of my cerebral cortex, where ... special solar car t-shirt. The day continued to be delightful. I got more

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / How to Human

  Life, the Universe, and Everything I’m significant! …screamed the dust speck.

  

  housemasters' dogs (confession: I'm not entirely sure whether the dogs have ... mutter to yourself, "what have I even done with my life?" Oftentimes, this ... once. I had this moment most recently while sitting in my 18

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 13, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  guess, what would you think I was describing? Watching Avatar in IMAX 3D ... get glasses. They look like this: Unfortunately, I was deliberately ... photography, apparently - though to be honest, I had no idea whether putting the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.

  

  specific dates for decisions would be just that -- speculation. I promise you ... -Year Grade Report until January, unless you're on a trimester system. I don ... December 20 would be the likely dates, but it could be any day in December

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  I have senioritis

  

  OH NO

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  A Protocol for MIT Admissions Essays Chemical SOP: Pen, paper: irritant if digested; Brains: gateway to thinking

  

  Background: I love writing. I love building on thoughts I can’t put words to, reading them back, and rewriting them until they feel true. I love knowing that I’ve said something I couldn’t say before and feeling

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

  Trip Report: IvyPlus some reflections from an admissions conference

  

  , at the same time I was heartened by how seriously and earnestly these ... Last week I, along with most of the admissions team, attended the Ivy ... conference, and very informative. I didn't know a lot about admissions before I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 13, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Introducing MIT Illuminations at the Welcome Center

  

  In September 2021, when I posted about the new Welcome Center that is now home to the admissions office and plays host to our visitors, I ... should be very soon, at which point I will blog very loudly about it (hint

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 19, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Forbes and MIT there's graphs in this one

  

  years, there have been 89 30 Under 30 MIT alumni. I was interested in knowing how what industries Forbes thinks MIT is innovating the most, so I ... 's 7.9% acceptance rate! Speaking of MIT, how many MIT alums end up on

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 19, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  size of our international audience, I thought I might take a few minutes ... actually played with your feet), and preparation for the holiday season. I ... .) In fact, I just passed Macy's on Tuesday night- the bus I take drops me

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Listing It All Out you get a list and you get list and you get a list

  

  Bean Bags - pretty comfy the first few times I took a nap here. But after a few months I felt like they needed to be cleaned so I stopped taking ... Kendall, I love love love their braised lamb and the free mini pita

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 29, 2021
• Blog / Personal Travel

  retreating and proceeding favorite thing about mit's campus? leaving it

  

  week, which was how often I checked before MIT) you'll read: "I am ... esta loam! Me alegro de que yo viajo por lo menos una vez al mes.' ). I don't think I have to detail the personal benefit of travelling, but I

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • April 13, 2013
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, La Vita Nuova a selection of dishes, part 3

  

  Ciao. It is I, Jacky of the French Dormitory. My culinary journey, as faithfully published here on the blogs by CJ, started freshman fall, when I ... sophomore year, during which I reproduced and modified recipes from my

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  , I have no belief that this would be their permanent place. Even now I ... Boston, February 5, 1861 My Dear Henry, I have just returned from ... importuned for a word, which was characteristic, as usual. I was urged to speak

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Blogger Decisions Released Many thanks to all of this year's incredible applicants!

  

  So we were a little more efficient this year in making decisions (i.e. none of this October business from last year!). I've spent a ton of time ... , I am reminded of both the breadth and the depth of MIT students and of

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 7, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Guests on The Colbert Report All the MIT guests Stephen Colbert has had on his show.

  

  I don't usually watch TV but recently I saw a few episodes of The ... chain of links and tweets that eventually ended up in my inbox which I'm sharing with you now. Have fun watching. I included the descriptions from

  • by Erick P. '17
  • July 17, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Seeing The Dalai Lama In which I join the press (for a bit) and listen to His Holiness

  

  tongue-tied when I told her how close I was to him. I didn't even ... people. Thankfully for me, I was able to see him in the first of three ... people on stage couldn't help but laugh and smile. Neither could I - or a

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Valentine’s Day Eve Day. What? Also. BEN FOLDS.

  

  of a big deal- last I checked, 50% of men are in frats, and a little ... you were curious). Paul, Chris, and I are all Greek, but that is an ... April 25. Christmas come 8 months early. Literally. I am so exited beyond

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 13, 2009