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• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston’s 4th of July Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has…

  

  river in East Cambridge. I think the Back Bay area of Boston is very ... Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country ... separates Boston from Cambridge and MIT. The fireworks barge is moored in the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Even Waitresses Under 30 Call Me ‘Sweetheart’… Some thoughts about how classwork and free time intersect at MIT, with a look at…

  

  sprinkle the remaining photos in somehow.) ;-) I was dining in Providence ... everything, 'Sweetheart'?" in the manner of an elderly grandmother. I started ... terribly interested in the core freshman classes -- I mean, really... my life

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  analytical deliberation not to do something often academic in nature. (2) v.i ... skimming through the glossary of my current edition of How to Get Around MIT (alternatively "How To GAMIT" or "HoToGAMIT"). Since you're reading blogs of MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Lego Heroines interview with the amazing Maia Weinstock!

  

  /or had contributed greatly in a way that people would be surprised about… I ... projects before the Women in NASA set “I kind of wanted it to be this fun ... can find them in stores “LEGO is currently tweaking the design that I

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • April 4, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  board, waves chalk in the air.) "See? Blue." "And now I'm reminded of an ... have a normal, stable relationship, and down here in the third... oh, I ... As it's been nearly a month since I posted (yeah. I've been hosed. I

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Free Flu Shots Better than free pizza.

  

  MIT sucks. About two weeks ago I stayed up until 3 AM baking a cake in ... ;   This semester I will catch none of these lovely bugs, because I ... vaccinated almost 3,000 people in six hours. The process is remarkably

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  king cake and a run-on sentence busy week

  

  the mixture because I had just finished working with yeast in the lab ... so the cake didn't rise but it took so long to prep that I put it in the oven anyway because I would rather have bad king cake than no king

  • by Abby H. '20
  • February 13, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  A reminder that there is no advantage to applying Early Action to MIT As always, you should apply when you feel ready

  

  I have stated this in this short blog post, but there is a lot going on in the world, it is a confusing time, and I want to make sure it is ... I'm writing today to remind our applicants that we do not give any

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Little Snails SciFi movie marathons rock my socks!

  

  Last night, I watched an award winning cartoon about snails, "Les Escargots." One of the things I promised myself is that this year I would try ... would they be and why? Oh, and ps, for those of you who are interested in

  • by Bryan
  • January 28, 2007
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications ... comfortable evaluating your application in context. A committee of experienced MIT admissions officers will review your application in detail. We
• Blog / Events

  Every square is a rectangle A brief look at every student activity at MIT.

  

  readjusted properly after in-house rush. Battle on, Erica. Anyway, tonight I ... demonstration. In the past, I've gotten an MIT EMS laundry bag and a neat slinky ... their smiling faces, which would probably ruin the whole image. So, I have

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I’m studying poetry to be a better engineer, and this is why

  

  ^Earthrise, 1968. This semester, I’ve read over 160 poems, spent 30 hours in class analyzing those poems, and written 5000 words on a few dozen verses. I’ve pored over meter and rhythm, imagery and enjambments

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 14, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  first-class as two words each, and father-in-law would be three. Thus, you ... in mid-December. I hope this is helpful. Best wishes as you finish ... ) deadline, November 1. I'd like to use this entry to answer some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Excitement I'll take things that cause it for 800.

  

  in their underwear. Who isn't a fan of that? Seeing as I fall into ... sororities are directly in Boston, in Kenmore Square) - and so I bring you ... organic chemistry. (Did you see that transition? How smooth am I?) There

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fall 2018 Transfer Decisions Are Now Live may the 4th be with you

  

  't: keep on trucking. I transferred, but if I hadn't, things would have been ... application. You will log in using the same email and password used to create ... to MIT), I know that this process can be a difficult experience. For

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About the MCATs All about the MCATs and what you need to take to prepare for it!

  

  reading the newspaper in my free time. I swear this entry wasn't just to ... would HIGHLY recommend taking Organic Chemistry I (5.12) the second ... Hello all! I've been a horrible blogger, please forgive, but I have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 25, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January Book List Oaks & Poems & Baldwin & Biss

  

  once. They are gentle and severe. I want this woman to teach me how to ... in Central Square and lost it on the plane back home. In between, I ... I went. I sat across the breakfast table from a friend in a downtown

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  will unmistably help in my attempts to tame the beast that is MIT. I mean, I didn’t even think I was going to come here in the first place ... childhood, and how a documentary I worked on for weeks was a total failure

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy Belated Hearts Day copy/paste irl, afk and everything

  

  card, digitized it, and printed it out in bulk. Then I cut out heart ... of thing I would have liked as a kid. Some reflections: My left ... everything. I had a wonderful day copy/pasting in the physical world

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Visiting the Museum of Science science is cool

  

  the Museum of Science in Boston this past Sunday. I love museums, and since the last time I went to a science museum was in eighth grade, it was ... legally are adults. I don’t know how to feel about that. [caption id

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 27, 2022