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• Blog / MIT Life

  merry christmas from MIT and my newsfeed a snapshot of holiday cheer from cambridge to new zealand

  

  ; Since I'm still here for a few days, my flexible family is just ... *present* to you, newsfeed style, a snapshot of recent MIT festivities ... It is standard practice to leave MIT as quickly as possible upon

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 25, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21E our major in a diagram!

  

  We are majoring in 21E, a joint major that lets you combine any ... about the requirements of 21E, and were inspired to make a diagram, sine 21E can be confusing. So, here it is, filled out with the classes we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 9, 2019
• FAQ / Transfer

  Does MIT offer fee waivers for transfer applicants?

  Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won
• FAQ / Transfer

  How much does the transfer application cost?

  The transfer application costs $75. Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the ... -blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver won’t have any impact on your chances of
• Blog / Hacks

  Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.

  

  contained a number of pictures, which I am more than happy to pass on to you ... Just over 400 years ago, a group of Englishmen attempted to blow up ... foiled at the twelfth hour, the conspirators nonetheless secured a place in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Leaving a Mark Painting a mural and turning my rat

  

  you're an undergrad, you wear it so that "the beaver is sh*tting on you ... , for the incredible mark you’ve made on me, and I hope I’ve made a ... 'd always said I wanted to paint a mural on Tetazoo, and I'd had my eye on

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  You Look: Black Mountain College 1933-1957,” a collection of art from “a ... developments, I will soon gain access to the front of my cerebral cortex, where ... ). Then there was midnight. Three of my friends and hall neighbors, M., T

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 27, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Get to know Tim the Beaver! Tim shows off some moves at an MIT men's ice hockey game

  

  siezed the moment. To the 2016ers, here's what you can expect when you arrive on campus in a month and a half! Get pumped! ... spectators waited patiently for the Zamboni to finish during a men's ice hockey

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  better place. You can watch the presentation online: Giving Back: Finding ... and service, topics that obviously resonate here at MIT. You only have ... Per Child, or MIT's Public Service Center - to name just a few - for

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ecosystems And Web Sites A science question & general check-in.

  

  ? I told you guys - I'm not a science kid. Hook me up. In other news, I ... site is going to be so awesome. Just you wait and see. :-) How's summer ... This is really, really cool. (Link stolen shamelessly from Riley

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 15, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas ... attendance. Just a few miles from my house is the famous Big Duck, which ... spend some quality time with my family... I hope many of you are taking

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Oh Sam Guess what? Ben's mom. Ha!

  

  course). Oh Sam. While I'm talking about Sam, I just have to tell you a ... , someone out there tell me you know exactly what I'm talking about and it ... . However, this entry is dedicated to Sam, who neglected to mention that HE is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  music, and of course the titular runway show. Planning MIT Gala is a ... the scenes to see how a fashion show is made. [caption id ... ) is hard at work setting up the runway with a border of iridescent

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

  New kid on the block

  

  ? You might wonder whether these words are even English. Well, they are (I ... Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, is also known as “that other place across the pond”, “Harry-Potter-style city”, a world-famous university with 61 Nobel

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  bloggers - a source of insight into MIT that I hope is of value as you ... succeed at MIT. My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT. I ... classes and in research groups you may end up working with. We are a very

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is study help available?

  MIT offers a variety of academic resources to provide support for any student facing a particularly tough academic challenge, from tutoring and study groups to time management tips and testing strategies. Here's a
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Letters Are In The Mail You are an incredible group of people, both academically and personally.

  

  Well, you heard it here first. The letters are in the mail. For the record, I can't believe what an incredible group of people you are, both ... room in the Institute for all of you, I really do. I'm off to enjoy a

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / Community Projects

  We Are All Slaves to the Wind it gets pretty windy here in Kansas. Day 3 at the 2014 Design/Build/Fly competition.

  

  and loiter in the airfield for a day or two. Let's be clear--wind is bad ... teams are noticing how beautiful Corn Dog is, too. DBF really fosters a ... ...weight tends to creep up on you unexpectedly.") Can we touch it? No. Final

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 12, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  An Experiment in Independence: PART TWO.

  

  ? Positively horrible? Waaaaay too long? (I feel you--I definitely got a little carried away there. Time flies when you're talking to a camera, I guess ... ago. It's awesome. Nevertheless, you do get a little bored living by

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 17, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  population. Really, a whole new world.    If you're wondering what an "antiquarian book" is, the Fair’s website has got you covered. Such a book is one “that is valued as a physical object above and beyond its value as a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015