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• Blog / Admissions

  Shoulder Season Treat A little something for rising seniors to jump-start their exploration of MIT

  

  sitting down with Dr. John Durante, a parent, educator, author, and host of ... get a start on the college exploration process. For that later group I ... between peak and off-peak travel seasons, and the fleetingly brief periods

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • May 12, 2025
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  realize our applicants are very committed to their schoolwork and with their ... . Remember that your application is reviewed in context, and that we look to ... realize that students in the U.S. have a huge array of extracurriculars to
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  learning for you? Last year, Time also had a fairly interesting article that ... college education, here are a few questions: 1. What are the skills you hope ... you think you will take? 3. What do you want to learn or know that you

  • by Bryan
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  President Susan Hockfield

  

    To: "All Members of the MIT Community" From: "Kathryn A ... for Susan Hockfield   To all members of the MIT community:   You are cordially invited to a community reception to welcome Susan

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2004
• Blog / How to Human

  FOMO: Fear of Mis-Optimizing ice cream teaches me a thing or two

  

  ground; it falls with a feeble “clunk.” exhaling, i attempt to mentally ... , returning to my dorm, and sleeping, but a desire to commit to the events on my ... experiences for the academic standards i’m comfortable with? could i, perhaps

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / Hacks

  This was meant to be written a week and a half ago

  

  -made paper banner, and a grill with burgers and hot dogs. They didn't want to ... , Caltech's cannon appeared at MIT for CPW, complete with intricately machined ... meant, and I have a Monday class at 9:30 in the morning, which is early by

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  for a while. I bike year-round, but today was the first time since fall that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class ... about getting used to moving on the broom and handling the ball with just

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT = The American Dream As usual...we procrastinate like mad before finals.

  

  DONE with my seventh semester at MIT! (I am currently trying to study for it but it's not working very well >____< But it's ok. Judging by the amount of spam and youtube videos that are coming into my inbox

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 12, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  the npc life office hours with lupe fiasco

  

  Cafe Luna, a nearby diner. We talked about Lupe's course and came up with ... telling him. Branding is important. You need to come up with a rap name ... struggle with being vulnerable. A lot of writing is about sharing something

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 26, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  LAST! It's the end of the world as we know it!

  

  social advice, it's not really a good topic for party-talk). Oh and I ... case you aren't convinced of the collider's sinister intent, take a look ... rationalize gravity on the quantum level, and thus finish the standard model a.k.a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exploring the newest innovations in dessert technology A trip filled with enough desserts to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!

  

  puffs.” We tried the vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry cream puffs, with and without chocolate on top. They fill the puffs with your choice of ... July and boy, what a great concept. We had two chocolate fudge cupcakes

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Forum Monday Let's make a list of questions that you feel you REALLY need answers to ASAP.

  

  incline. As a way to help with your tension headaches, I propose the following: instead of me posting a topic and you responding, let's make a list ... Today's post is a bit different from my regular posts. As we get

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Party pics

  

  virgin sacrifice. And I have pictures! Now, if you look at these pictures ... pretty white dress and a crown of black roses, and is being led to the ... has nice black makeup and a shiny sword. <

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 2, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  where students and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the ultimate goal of finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in ... gathered not only for a kickoff speech (announcing the theme: "Normalville

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  New kid on the block

  

  ”, “Harry-Potter-style city”, a world-famous university with 61 Nobel ... am Linh, a junior majoring in Biology (Course 7) and I am currently ... , MIT has organized an exchange program with Cambridge University for the

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Selam’s First CPW Some thoughts and odds and ends~

  

  tell. It is for this reason that I try to be as tolerant and lenient with ... involved with someone and they got into a big fight. Without saying too much ... did get myself involved in things (hooray!). Today I went shopping for a

  • by Selam G. '18
  • April 18, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  mit.wikipedia.org The best dang hack there ever was [citation needed]

  

  the only way it knows how: through imitation (as flattery), and a hint ... , composed of two parallel buildings, can get away with it: Also flagged for ... for a new chancellor after Chancellor Phillip L. Clay announced he was

  • by Emad T. '14
  • January 20, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2017-18 Application Essay Questions

  

  for checking this: give your essays to a good friend and ask if they can recognize you in the words as written. If so, it's probably a good essay for ... We've gotten some questions about our essay prompts for the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 31, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Mid-year Grade Reports And Other Common Questions Quick answers to a few of the common questions in my blog over the last…

  

  worry about this. In a case where we need to see a mid-year report and it ... 're not going to see an app with poor grades and think "let's see if he ... selection, when it will be too late for them to make a difference

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT, Part VII in which I realize that I am less wise in person, and also a senior

  

  messy world, with way too many languages, frameworks, and paradigms for ... A couple of weeks ago, it was too warm and humid to sleep, so I ... happen with frosh, questions were asked, and as is wont to happen with

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • September 15, 2011