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• Blog / How to MIT

  nothing really matters or does everything? a tale of epiphanies and a crisis

  

  an Existential Crisis. It was basically me walking through my career in ... ."]digital communication[/annotation] in higher education from my time as a grad assistant to ... platforms, what channels they were excited about, and, most importantly, what

  • by kellen manning
  • May 6, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pre-Orientation Begins Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest!

  

  will camp out in the parks, have informal lectures with the Earth Science ... "Soccer Bots," culminating in an ultimate Soccer Bot battle/tournament at ... in the program and 12 upperclassman mentors explore one of six

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  Are you interested in any of: making governments work better ... typically don't have to advertise our programs in science, engineering ... institutional brand and our role in the popular imaginary. But, as a graduate of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  A Letter to CPW Prefrosh let the onslaught of CPW-related posts continue

  

  sister Lisa sat in on my classes - they got a crash course on galaxy ... even got to hear me read out loud in Middle English), the art of writing ... in London, so decided to make a trip out of it. Unfortunately, I'm not

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 9, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  My Life Is In Shambles… … and that’s ok

  

  . Not even his phone’s mobile navigation app can save him from his perpetual state of spatial lostness. In his words, “location just isn ... place where it occurred; I remember the directions to my aunt’s house in

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • October 26, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Discuss Disqus launching our new commenting system

  

  yourselves. In the past, the commenting system has been relatively simple ... from the general hubbub of the comments. The comments, in other words ... Engine development company, hoping to invest in our own, custom-made comment system. We

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  No Touching one plane, two planes, red plane, Corn Dog

  

  're in Kansas for the Design/Build/Fly competition, and after unpacking our mobile laboratory and assembling our plane last night, we caught a few ... has more girls than guys." She had a point--the MIT team is in the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 11, 2014
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Ethics, AI, and the College of Computing some student voices in a campus controversy

  

  It's interesting that I've never been even remotely involved in anything political, and in all such situations would always be the outsider looking in. However, in late February a protest was held at the massive tent

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 5, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT on the road Admissions officers are visiting cities across the United States.

  

  . This year, the first meetings are in the northeast: Massachusetts ... 'll talk about what MIT looks for in an interview and give you some advice ... "bonus points" on your application. We do not look more favorably on those

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 11, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life Tokens the currency of joy

  

  family was “The Game of Life.” It’s a bit like the mobile game BitLife, I ... cash out at the end of the game in exchange for money–$10,000, $20,000, even $50,000, equivalent to the payday salary of a “computer designer” in

  • by Allison E. '27
  • July 6, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Global Poverty Initiative Because you’re reading this while 1/6 of the world is illiterate.

  

  pizza so I’m going there instead. No interest in volunteering with the Red Cross? But oh, free food! Of course I’m terribly interested in getting ... .) Following this trend, then, it shouldn’t be surprising that food is in large

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 15, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  an open forum to talk it out. For right now, we just ask that you give

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many incredible applicants to the MIT Class of 2028, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. The comments on this post are an open forum for those of you who want to talk with us

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down some great students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  snapshot diary 2.0 an image a day keeps the psets (and workday) away

  

  to this one, in which I recounted the days of the semester through images. I love photos & photography since it feels like life is in many ... semester, my lab partner decided to read that blog in front of me, to my mild

  • by Waly N. '24
  • January 14, 2024
• Blog / How to MIT

  Super Sketchy Background Activity the experiment, part 3

  

  (only two of whom knew each other) living in four different time zones and ... , writing the lyrics, buying the green screen, and directing/starring in the ... Emily graduated in May, she did a [annotation note="new MIT Webtoon by

  • by kellen manning
  • June 5, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Jon and me how I came to see the world

  

  September 11th, 2001. I was a freshman at a new school in a new town in a new state; in fact, I was still living in an extended stay hotel with my ... make sense of them again. I watched TDS nearly every night in high

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 11, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  ). Maya K. '19: Some important take-aways in pros (from bonus survey): -- ~1 ... settles in EC gets flaming pink hair, nor are we all engaged in “intense ... . People can be miserable in, say, Next House just as much as in EC. It

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / Events

  An Evening With BJ Novak, opened by Barack Obama You may have heard of BJ Novak from his role as Ryan Howard on NBC'S…

  

  handful of Secret Service agents making sure nobody tried to sneak in and ... like a turtle in three pairs of sweatpants and two sweatshirts and a lot ... I'm here now! ] There are some times in your MIT career when you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Spot the Blogger where you'll find bloggers during CPW, and some bonus tips!

  

  not go out and meet them :) 2) The MIT Mobile application will help you ... :) Rachel D. '16 will be... in the EC courtyard helping to dye hair and ... you see her in the courtyard and recognize her as a blogger—she'll let

  • by Connie H. '15
  • April 9, 2014