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  FUP!!! I spent my first official week at MIT as a FUPPER!!

  

  My first week at MIT was absolutely INCREDIBLE!!  There was an ... at MIT a week early to participate in FUP, or the MIT Freshman Urban ... on familiarization with MIT public service through participation in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Monday A Boston institution.

  

  Yesterday was the third Monday in April, meaning it’s Patriots’ Day (a holiday celebrated almost exclusively in Massachusetts and Maine). The third day in a four-day weekend, it also marks what has been a

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • April 19, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Half-Century of Hacking MIT's original hackers are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short…

  

  explains an ingenious use of Simpson's Rule for locating specific trains ... hand in hand. But what you might not know is that MIT's original hackers ... Nickel Plate." Anybody at MIT can join right in, even freshmen, and get

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon! Yay for the class of 2010!

  

  's really kind of weird, because I remember being so excited looking forward ... involved in applicants and prefrosh that it's hard not to get excited ... 's completely impossible. Some people we just didn't get to in time (and it was

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  A Picture is as much as Ten Hundred Words This is in fact a story that does have pictures.

  

  computer shop party in a parking building. I took a lot of pictures, but it is hard to not look like a little baby city new person when you pull ... great game for the mind and body and I want to do it more. [carousel

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • January 26, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  in your wallet?” “I’m not telling you.” For some reason, I didn’t want ... just paid my sister dwarfed in comparison to what would be my tuition for ... When I was once a high school senior drowning in college applications

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Physical Education: because your body needs problem sets, too My adventures in completing the MIT Physical Education requirements

  

  (P.E.) “points,” then you won’t receive an MIT diploma. Harsh, eh? That ... taking measurements of toxic algae concentrations while you’re on a boat in the Pacific (for example…) The 8 P.E. point requirement can be

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures at Trader Joe’s i think i might have joined a cult

  

  'm finally here to enjoy all of the great things it has to offer! For all of the Trader Joe's lovers out there, you are in for some good news! The ... down dorm row). There are a few other nearby options for groceries as

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • January 30, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Cheat Sheet This amazed me when I first saw it.

  

  Mystery Hunt is a yearly tradition at MIT, but this isn't an entry about Mystery Hunt. This is an entry about one of the tools our team has for Mystery Hunt. We rarely used it, but the sheer amount of information

  • by Snively '11
  • August 2, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  A lively Dead Week what i've been up to

  

  here in the airport on Tuesday morning, it's actually dead week that feels more salient to me, rather than finals "week." Here's an overview of ... friends I happened to run into! (When skipping an exam review session to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Our 2018-19 Application Essay Questions

  

  in an essay?" or something to that effect. As MIT admissions officers ... We've gotten some questions about our essay prompts for the ... . Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it. (100 words

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  hello, again it me

  

  climbing for the first time in ages. I'm refreshing my 18.701 knowledge ... 'd check in again--I keep meaning to blog, but each time I think about it I ... joys in my life have been derived from small, private moments--a lot of

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  [GUEST POST] CPWgCPWaCPWyCPW huh...there are some lowercase letters in the title. that's odd.

  

  club that is for LGBTQ+ folk in fraternities and Sororities! They host ... Queer West and Simmons Join Queer West and Simmons residents for an ... Thanks Yuliya for hosting this blog! I’m not out off-campus, so I

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Sneezes a deep and in-depth analysis of an everyday occurrence

  

  common reason for injury is having something in your mouth while sneezing ... I would like to start off by thanking you all for deciding to read ... sneezes per day than usual. I am not an accurate representation of anything

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  happiness springs, songs, sheep

  

  -electronic recommenders also have great problems in these cases, so black sheep is an ... have changed in the past four years, mostly for the better, and I'm a ... shower, got an early lunch, and took the 11am bus to wellesley. i caught up

  • by Allan K. '17
  • April 24, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  To begin: "If it weren't for my horse, I never would have spent that year in college." --New England proverb A prize goes to the first person ... International House of Pancakes kind of sucks, in theory... it's relatively far

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Real, live MIT students * IN HD* A look inside the world of MIT Admissions Interns

  

  -2013 Admissions Interns What role they play in the office Why they are interested in working at the Admissions Office Randomness Seriously, though, check out the page. They work on a lot of great projects in the office

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • September 21, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time Difference Written at 36,781 feet over Des Moines.

  

  with the crazy hair in 7D. (At least you HAVE hair for them to set on ... think about all the new people you're going to meet in the next five hours ... waving parents and sister and dog, you head for the burritos, and you

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 21, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk and shake it off together. We understand ... There were many wonderful applicants for Early Action this year

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2016
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open forum for you to talk and shake it off together. We understand ... There were many wonderful applicants for Early Action this year

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2015