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• Blog / IAP

  The Abstract The adventure density has been high

  

  details than you could ever want, don't worry). To summarize, here's a map ... . On January 2, I flew to DC for a huge astronomy conference. There, I ... interviews. And believe it or not, restoring one's sanity is a totally

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  go through it all again! You might be wondering, what would I take as a first term freshman at MIT? What you'll generally see is something ... versions of: 8.01: Physics I (the Concourse version is taught by a good

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ADITL MIT's Technique spearheads one of the most interesting projects I've seen on campus recently.

  

  Technique describes as a "collective photo blog" and which allows you to view ... of my friends and everything around me is that hundreds of other people ... in A Day In The Life, a project open to the entire MIT community

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Great Gatsby In all its pixelated glory

  

  . If you're a little sad that you can't actually be on campus to enjoy ... :) You can check out the games here. Although I feel like these video game ... idea and a fun play! Enjoy! PS: If you haven't read The Great Gatsby yet

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  ? *sniff* I don't want to end on such a tragic note, so I will leave you ... Last night, we went to a carnival that was sponsored by the ... (LBGT) groups. (There could be more sponsors that I'm forgetting.) Gabe

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  I Wrote A Thing media and articles and no punctuation

  

  article I also was in a Boston Globe article about stress There is a ... I wrote a thing It is an article about hospitalizations In ... 'll write more soon hopefully There's a lot going on

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 3, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Fear of Flying Shake the haters off.

  

  reactions weren't so positive. A lot of people told me to my face, "Bryan, you ... , and thus it's essentially a double whammy when you're pushing yourself ... 've heard in a while, so for every person who got in, there had to be a reason

  • by Bryan
  • May 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snowed In at the Fraternity the blizzard is real.

  

  's my mission to give you as complete a picture of MIT as I can, I ... it out. Did you know blustery was a word? I didn't. I got an email ... you so that you can get to know them too, not just me. I know that for

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 28, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First Day of Class Sick.

  

  advised that 9.12 is a limited enrollment class and the class was full on 7 ... am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you." This is majorly ... some reason the idea of spending five hours in lecture sent me into a

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunes of the All-Night Tool Just a little night music from me.

  

  Finishing up those last problem sets you've been working on all weekend can be lonely. Fortunately, music can help. Which is why I'm taking 20 minutes off from working on genetics and thermodynamics to show you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 29, 2008
• FAQ / Interview

  How am I assigned an interviewer?

  After submitting your application, you will be notified if there is ... EC is available, they will reach out via email to schedule an interview with you. Please check the email address used on your application
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Professor accessibility Mentor, n. A trusted counselor or guide. Or perhaps a really famous biologist who lets…

  

  . This figure doesn't include recitations -- a recitation is a discussion ... .60 recitation meets twice a week in a different classroom and is taught by a ... are.) Anyway, the point of all this is that I had a really good meeting

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Next House Thanksgiving 2016 (sort of a guest post) A (very late) recount of last Thursday’s celebration

  

  wish I could tell you myself how wonderful it was but unfortunately I was ... Kyle S’16 (the organizer of the event) if he could talk a little bit about the event and this is what he told me: "The Next House Thanksgiving

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • December 1, 2016
• Blog / Athletics

  #funhogging the best thing I did over IAP. also: INFINITE ICE CLIMBING GIF

  

  experience becomes." - Steve House Just to give you a taste of what Winter ... funhogging: to take more than one's fair share of fun When I was a ... of a Patagonia catalog.  Certainly I loved hiking, and spent a lot of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 3, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Full Reading Day So far you're all awesome, of course.

  

  monotonous. The setting? Indeed. But in the same way that a good book can carry ... 's folder is a story. When I'm "in the zone," I don't notice the monotony of ... other table. You know, change it up. :-) And so far you're all awesome

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gettin’ Fancy Two formal events in two days?

  

  Abstract Ring Delivery is a time-honored tradition in which Massachusetts ... elucidate why such great effort is put into emphasizing the presence of a new ... finally put a ring on it,” or “Engaged to the institute!” While this quip is

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • May 3, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  St. George’s Day England's National Day

  

  you can't tell, the flag is white with a red cross on it. Okay, I ... 's Day is England's National Day. St. George usually depicted as a knight ... , Wednesday 23 April and has a picture of a knight on a horse. I was with

  • by Cambridge
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Hot Crosswalk Buns free food and football cleats

  

  at MIT, which is a big part of the culture here. But I've been ... sad. But no more. For today I have free food. And there is much ... - so during a break in committee I took the opportunity to cross the Mass

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  complain a lot about how ridiculously challenging MIT is, about how hosed we ... Institute. These beautiful, glorious lulls come in a variety of flavors ... in a reasonable amount of effort over the break. (Kind of like high

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  everything you own in a few hours and still get some sleep? Laundry is tumble ... before heading out to Burning Man which is about a 10 hour drive from san ... crossing area once or twice. Boston is a breathtaking city. The air is clean

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008