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• Blog / Admissions

  A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) A Parent's Perspective of MIT

  

  really fun stuff. I thought it would cramp Donald’s style if I showed ... looking at the link), so I was somewhat skeptical. But I am nothing if not supportive of my children’s right to choose, so I bought him a “

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  I’m in one, I have no choice but to ponder the machine surrounding me ... in mechanical box form and if she was a real person I think our ... Things always seem to come in threes. The Three Musketeers. The Holy

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of School Fall term classes began today at MIT.

  

  . For the Class of 2011, these are their very first MIT classes. I only vaguely remember my first day of classes at MIT back in the Fall of 1996. I ... for whatever else MIT would throw at me. I like that MIT doesn't just

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  Our 2019-20 Application Essay Questions

  

  ) I want to quote Mikey from his post announcing these prompts in the past: People often ask me, "How do I stand out in an essay?" or something ... begin thinking and planning in advance, which I respect and value (one of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 16, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer’s end

  

  this is the first time i've spent a summer at mit as a UROP student. in that time i have: started cooking again filled out more stamp cards than i can count at the laverdes sandwich shop walked to harvard

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bringing Down the (Lottery) House Like the movie '21,' but with scratch tickets.

  

  to more practical concerns. "Once I worked out how much money I could ... own consulting company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. One day, the story ... a gift, and started thinking about how the algorithm behind the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? If I had been born a girl, my father would have wanted ... lab after the career fair, but I saw a poster in Lobby 7 that said ... blood, and to be honest I would have done that too if I didn't have

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 21, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I apply to MIT if I am not selected as a QuestBridge Finalist?

  If you applied for the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still welcome to apply to MIT through our Regular Action cycle using our application…
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are we going?

  

  than I've seen run for any position in East Campus. We talked about ... generations of students. As someone active in student government, I spend a lot ... beyond their own time here. Of course, as I indicated previously (and in

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  democratization and governance in China. Given that I'm a twig, it never ceases to ... individuals whom I've met. She's a rock star in Course 11, a fluent Spanish ... It's been nearly three months since I graduated MIT. With the

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Take Off Gate '21 Calling for Departure

  

  would like to remind you to treat the psets with great care. In the event ... It’s been two weeks since I’ve been on campus. Two weeks since I left behind my home in Texas to make a new one here. In these past fourteen days

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 6, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week Robot and sports and owls, oh my

  

  am on Tuesday morning I was having trouble keeping my eyes open in lab ... … and promptly fell asleep in the process of setting my alarm.  When I ... finish our code in time.  I had been in lab ten hours already, and there

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 9, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  winter things a sampling of IAP plans around campus

  

  . ’25: My IAP is split in half: I was at home before January 14th, and on ... my IAP, I took a class called "Spanish Incubator" that takes place in ... flamenco workshop (ole!) and eating the best patatas bravas in Madrid :)  I

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 5, 2023
• Blog / Hacks

  CPW 2008: The Hack Edition What!? Already!?

  

  . . . why would there be a chainsaw in building 16? Sure, it's heavily ... enough, sitting in the lobby . . . Students of MIT and CPW prefrosh, I ... students. While traveling down the hall in building 16 you will see something

  • by Snively '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  An MIT Community Vigil for Black Lives

  

  in our CMS, so I ripped it down and reuploaded. The original, with ... ;feature=youtu.be In my last post, I wrote: On a day like today, I find myself thinking ... . Whether you see yourself in their words, or learn something about how other

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor quotes The spurious wisdom and even more spurious wit of MIT professors.

  

  .02, Multivariable Calculus, spring 2003. Professor Michael Sipser: "I have found in my ... about things I'm sure you all think about in bed -- structural chemistry ... is, in fact, the only frequency I can demonstrate." 7.23, Immunology

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 14, 2005
• 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…

  

  genocide was once again occurring, though this time in real-time, I just had ... exclude securities that would violate MIT’s investment principles [in ... the 1960s. In 1968, a coalition that included 48 MIT faculty members

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • November 26, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Speed Walking literally and figuratively

  

  For winter break and the first half of IAP, we are in North Miami ... our socks in pairs. And we have been walking in mismatched socks every ... speaker. We just walked and jammed without a care in the world. - Another

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 11, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Taking a Step Back Using Avatar: the Last Airbender to talk about my feelings

  

  intentional change, those of which I’m currently facing in my own life.  I ... ’s important to see the people you look up to engage in self-compassion. I know a ... something, but only if I feel inclined to. In the meantime, I’ll be eating

  • by Powers '23
  • September 23, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Blogger Retreat 2023 adventures in liveblogging

  

  group. However, I proceeded to get lost in North Station because the MBTA ... . Gloria: I was actually awake since much earlier in the morning, but due to ... A liveblog on the blogger retreat 2023 (check back in throughout the

  • by Paige B. '24
  • December 2, 2023