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• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  then moseyed over to the Swapfest at Albany and Vassar Streets. Several ... musical prowess to a wide audience, so I donned my corridor gear and ... Rollerblade wheels, copper pipe, coffee carafe, and a camera. ;-) The carafe

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Imbibing the Nostalgia Punch More akin to jumping on the bandwagon than drinking the kool-aid in that it is…

  

  optimism and self-confidence which is slowly reduced to dust over the course ... College is generally held to be the last enchanted shore of youth. My ... now-me in the heart with a blast of nostalgia or inspiration that stings

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Senior Haus, version 2.0 More pictures!

  

  fourth floor: This is the door to GRT Vikash's room - The 4th HNC ... stairwell opening into the third floor, there's a mural of our banner with our ... - that of Kel '10 and Thom '10. Many of us spend a lot of time taking up

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How Hard is MIT? A quantitative analysis

  

  salt. Nevertheless, this post is a big step in the right direction, and ... results even refer to? And don’t even get me started on the lack of units. I ... important life decisions based on this questionable data. And to think that

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  relearning what i know now or: hi, i learned wrong my entire life.

  

  more of the former. There's a desperate part of me that wants to drop ... images of myself at the same time. There's a part of me that sees me as ... that my work ethic is going to be the thing that dooms me, and now I just

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 22, 2020
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Building a Robot in 3 Days FIRST X MIT Edition

  

  limited amount of time to design, build, and program a robot to compete. The ... , and whose judgement you trust most when a tough decision has to be made ... strangers into a cohesive team is rarely easy. I think the fact that teamwork

  • by Hala K. '29
  • January 25, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toy Design Wrapup What am I going to do with all of my time now?

  

  ran to a cluster and surfed around on the internet before finding a very ... something. . . " Off to the side of the stage a large black drape is pulled ... it. A box was opened and the contents hoisted into the air. This is

  • by Snively '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions 2007 A quick look at this year's admissions.

  

  . One of the things that make these blogs special is that there is a ... 499 students a place on the waiting list. Decisions (and, for admitted ... for MIT, and most were extremely qualified. Our task is to choose from

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 17, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  halls and courtyards. It is a sport only known to those willing to put in ... . On the Way to Class (more than just dining halls) There are also a ... ’t do that with a diet that’s 90% fried chicken!” Either way, there is a

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Openness This one's serious, no silly link. Read it.

  

  Internet. There's a lot of trust between admissions and the bloggers, but it ... . The goal is to try to show a bit of everything. To be fair, 12 students ... blogs is a current student. That means that they attend MIT and love it

  • by Snively '11
  • October 26, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Wrap-Up 2008 Looking back at MIT Transfer Admissions for entry this coming year.

  

  countries and four continents. The students come from top schools in applicant ... year universities and two year junior/community colleges. There were a ... We frequently get requests to blog about transfer admissions, and now

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 20, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Killer Mike, Lupe Fiasco, and the Dancing Body of the State five gatherings of many people

  

  'm qualified to be here because I am a black man in America, and that does not ... neat solution in the real world. However, there is an opportunity to ... Dance at Duke, gave a profound lecture to a rapt and engaged audience. He

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 27, 2015
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  How to Overcommit Responsibly sidequesting like a pro

  

  , this can also be a good refresher. Some of the following is specific to ... impact the ability of your character to perform in game. There are a few ... , and IAP (Independent Activities Period) when there is less pressure to

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • October 6, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  they've done a lot of work with the project and hope to have the ... , they'd like to take it across the country and encourage people to think ... trivia fact: Did you know that Elmer the Glue Cow is married to Elsie the

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Alumni Barbecue I love living in a place with so much history!

  

  freaking out that there wouldn't be enough side dishes, and the leftovers ... F. '31 to play in the dirt, and everyone had a great time! A bunch ... family to one another is an incredible act, and I am so happy that I got

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 6, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Turning the Tide My thoughts on an important report

  

  , in the same way that sports or an academic club is an activity, and is ... it is a very strong report that will help prospective students and ... process, and I thought I would address those topics here. I think there is a

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • June 20, 2016
• Blog / Advice

  Hey International Kids! Press 'Submit' already!

  

  to work with other people. Choosing a dorm that fits you is also ... . Boston is cold in the winter. It truly is. I’m just starting to feel that ... started. There's a recurring theme in the answers to all the questions here

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • October 25, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Trip Report: IOI 2015 in Kazakhstan of khans and computer science

  

  they have there. One of the best things about my job is I get to travel ... , situations, and try to take what you can from them. That's probably one of the ... Boston to Frankfurt, and then Frankfurt to Almaty, the cultural and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 10, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Growing Up bringing it back to 2007

  

  'll see that this is a place of heartbreaking defeats -- but at the same ... you that in the world that I come from -- and you'll get to experience ... 't found quite the same place like it. You'll go on to major in biology and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Events

  Revolution Some really cool things are happening in Boston

  

  independent country, and, in the process, to create a pretty awesome place for ... learned that freshman year is the only year that there’s a cap on how many ... interesting and worthwhile.” That's because there is an understanding that the

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 12, 2015