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• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  On election day Practicing an applied civic education

  

  ’ve done all these things for generations. Indeed, the broad autonomy awarded ... , penalizing them for engaging in responsible, responsive citizenship as the ... Today, November 3rd, 2020, is Election Day in the United States. Many

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 3, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Suite Life ~20 pictures, be careful (Updated Wed, 5/17/06)

  

  ... ... for Bhangra. TV lounge on the first floor More common space, this time ... upstairs, which house 4-9 people, we use the suite lounges for eating dinner ... I live at Burton Conner (W51), at 410 Memorial Drive, along the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flat Ryan’s Adventures at MIT! There are more exclamation points in this entry than there are days of classes left…

  

  Sharp, the one who won the Nobel for discovering introns and exons??" Yes ... get to laugh at the word "pants" and not even feel bad about it ("I was ... mail. It's not a weird as it sounds, I promise). At the end of the unit

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 5, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re stressed. So are we; here's how we deal with it.

  

  , we split up, I towards Harvard to buy a Christmas present for the ... between other seniors' rooms, asking for advice or clarification on the ... , get through it, and look up only once we reached the other side. It

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Live Kernel Patching System An MIT alum and graduate student just released a system for applying Linux kernel updates…

  

  , among other things, developed the ext2 filesystem, the basis for the ext3 ... ’o. “Users in the carrier grade linux space have been clamoring for this for a ... This is partially a plug for a friend of mine, but it's also a really

  • by Evan B. '10
  • April 23, 2008
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Always the Art Kid many many many identities

  

  friend pauses thoughtfully for a few minutes and then begins to talk. The ... -related activities for the sake of maintaining my biology interest, but I've realized ... When I was younger, people called me the "art kid." I distinctly

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 28, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  talk to people! from the person least qualified to give this advice

  

  post.   Can I interest you in some background information for the ... from the airport to the stud to pick up my orientation packet. I roll my two comically oversized suitcases down dorm row to MacGregor, but on the

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 11, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Imagination Box [by Danbee Kim '09] We can draw on the walls again!

  

  projects, so we get reimbursed for the supplies we buy. It's a great way ... there, and I for one loved the fact that I could create my own little ... to generate the ideas that will bring technology and society into the

  • by ARTalk
  • October 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Looked outside my window, and what did I see I probably shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

  

  This is probably one of the last things I was expecting to see when I went to my window to investigate the staggeringly loud noise I heard ... out the best way to talk about icelandic volcanoes, Switzerland, Germany

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  [Guest Post] MIT THINK Scholars – A High School Research Program! From one side of it to the other

  

  students and faculty throughout the spring semester. Applications for the ... the 2019 THINK team saw in my proposal but THANK YOU for believing in me ... ="attachment_58237" align="aligncenter" width="300"] For more on the art of EC, Nisha D

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 31, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From The Middle Of Selection What interdisciplinary fields will exist 100 years from now? What will people be able to…

  

  . I only wish we had room at MIT for more of the amazing people on the ... 've been thinking about that's open for discussion. The announcement of MIT ... the general biology major of yesteryear with today's, for example. Now

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 21, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who is the President of MIT?

  Sally A. Kornbluth is the 18th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kornbluth follows L. Rafael Reif, who led MIT for a decade and stepped down as president at the end of 2022.
• FAQ / Transfer

  How much does the transfer application cost?

  The transfer application costs $75. Fee waivers are available for all applicants, domestic and international. You can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT offers need
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I never want to finish my P.E. requirement MIT PE might be the best thing that's happened in my whole (short) athletic history

  

  excerpt from the PE course listing for last quarter. Here's a link to the ... they center around “fitness testing”, like running the mile or doing ... class by “stretching”—aka sitting on the floor pointing at your feet, or

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • November 16, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Not admitted

  

  This year was the most competitive ever for MIT admissions. Admitting ... incredible students. For those of you who fall into this category, this is an open post for you to talk. And, if you haven't already, check out Ben

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  lin-manuel miranda scares me my final paper for an MIT class about musicals!

  

  the top-10 U.S. universities for humanities” sense. not that rankings ... musical developments that led to Hamilton. Our final essay for the class ... father, we can see how much Philip looks up to Hamilton, but in the ways

  • by Allison E. '27
  • May 24, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  receive credit for a class by taking the final for that subject. Scores for ... enough for MIT math. As a part of the GIRs, everyone must take [annotation ... already for two reasons: 1) Most people don't have access to/don't spend the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What programs fall under the School of Architecture & Planning?

  Technology; the Center for Real Estate; and the Norman B. Leventhal Center for ... Architecture was one of the four original departments at MIT, and it was the first signal that MIT would not be narrowly defined in science
• Blog / How to Human

  An (overdue) blogger update! I'm trying to come out of writer's block lol

  

  've written... I just started the first draft two weeks ago."]for several months ... with my friends, I just didn't feel the need to post about it for the ... . Hanging out in a dorm lounge with Song, and joking around for the rest of

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 4, 2026
• Blog / How to Human

  i don’t know how to comfort people

  

  academic environment, you most often turn to the people around you for ... return. i see someone stressed, upset, and feel the urge to comfort them ... don’t want to intrude on the space they need. so i stay silent. and

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • November 22, 2022