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• Blog / Challenges

  the sun sets on another summer only one left yikes

  

  a friend who's an LA native about this feeling and he said that it ... and it's like you're caught in a time loop. i don't know if i like that ... flight to boston. this summer went by weirdly fast but in a way that i can

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • August 17, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  CPW, making a decision, and saying yes/no The clock to May 1 is ticking.

  

  bloggers via hidden messages in the comments was a joke). For those of you ... to request a deferral/gap year(s) before enrolling at MIT (for a gap ... , and for sure let us know by May 1. An important note: MIT has no

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Some CPW Thoughts The latest on CPW planning from the Admissions Office.

  

  matching you with an MIT student host for CPW. With a record number of you expected for CPW, and a large portion of the campus hoping to serve as a host ... don't, don't worry -- I assure you we have a host for you. CPW invades

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  'll have a small reception for any students visiting MIT. The reception will ... visiting MIT on what is a vacation week for some students across the country. And since I'll be sequestered with applications throughout the weekend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Celebrate the Good Times just another good reason to eat more cake

  

  , which would take place for the next six months and culminate in a final ... -ton cake replica of MIT’s campus. With my glow stick on my head and a ... hosted a graduation barbecue in the backyard for 40 people. We set up a big

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  (and maybe a little text here and there) So pretty much July 4th was all about the BBQ and fun with friends. I took in the action from Baker where I lived my freshman year. Here are a few pictures and videos from

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship Go out and Vote!

  

  entered and became a finalist in. "Gee," I thought, "A blogging scholarship ... , but I could definitely go for a blogging scholarship." Unfortunately, I heard about it just a bit late last year and couldn't apply, which is

  • by Snively '11
  • November 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Gave Love A Bad Name A night of talent.

  

  Heaven. A tribute to Santana with some behind the back guitar playing AND ... . Last night, it was made a smash hit by Michael Borohovski and the Sexy ... is basically a talent show with acts ranging from magic acts to dances

  • by Bryan
  • October 8, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  a huge achievement and will still lead to new beginnings; welcome them ... may be a difficult time for you, but we ask that you converse civilly and with the best of intentions, as that is the spirit of our process.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  We can do this! To high school seniors: we’re in the struggle bus with you

  

  qualified enough to get a job, and tried registering for extra classes only to ... schools we dreamed of, and tried to sign up for extra courses only to drop ... senior selves, and to you -- to take a step back, breathe, relax, and self

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • October 7, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Flu shots optimizing literally everything

  

  community members could walk in and get a flu shot. I was initially a bit ... me explain why. Make a guess for how many people got their flu shots that day. The clinic was held for ten hours. How many? A thousand? Two

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  California, Here I Come… I begin my Fall Travel by heading to the West Coast

  

  days in Seattle, WA at a national conference for admissions officers and ... (Written while on a Boeing 737 somewhere between Seattle, WA and ... Schmill ’86. We had a great group of students and families who attended (one

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 28, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Downtown if you could see it then you’d understand

  

  talk about. The sidewalk is level for a while. And then it leads down ... for a long time. We spent five minutes there, and then we left. It ... -down and slacks; I’m wearing a t-shirt and shorts. “Couldn’t be wearing

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 26, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  It Lives. can i be nostalgic yet?

  

  , filling them with a determination and vigor I've never quite seen before ... to wherever they had to go. Tentatively, I took a step. And another ... stride, exuding a confidence and sureness that my 17-year-old self, let

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 2, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Gobble Gobble Geeks with guns

  

  bless it with a single perfect shot. That's love for ya right there ... deep underneath a basketball court, behind several locked doors, and ... ammunition, and more guns than you can (or would want to) shake a stick at. A

  • by Snively '11
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Advice

  climbing the wall why so defeatist?

  

  appreciate and enjoy a sport, but never with a true passion that exceeds, say ... bouldering with them (think rock climbing but without a rope), I thought it would be a fun, one-time-only endeavor. And the outing began pretty much

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • October 7, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Wrapped 2024 Episode 7: The Apple Music Awakens

  

  Angie and Janet for being our most avid listeners this year, with 89 ... report top % 🤡) Andi: Mass A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players and ... internet to judge (and help you take a break from thinking about those

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 14, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Wolverine Wolverine, creme brulee, Ina Garten, BOOM. You symbiotic patriotic slam book neck, right?

  

  to the onion mixture. And then I served it with a little sour cream on ... powder, so I used a little cumin, cinammon, nutmeg and dried hot pepper ... , a cinderblock, rock climbing equipment, and an industrial

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 27, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  process. When we say that the admit rate for students with a 750-800 was 15 ... . Think of it as the difference between a living thing and its fossil. A ... the actual action happened.  and this all remains true! But with that

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Davidson Fellows scholarship program A great scholarship opportunity from the wonderful folks at the Davidson Institute for Talent Development.

  

  Candida albicans fungus with a combinatorial approach, cutting the time needed for future research from several years to less than a week. Jamie ... quality of life for millions with compromised immune systems, including

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2007