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• Blog / Events

  There is such a thing as a free event Collegefest is going on this weekend, go get yourself some free junk!

  

  with a few friends to the Collegefest in Hynes Convention Center (it's next to the Prudential Center.) Admission is free if you have a Student ... ! Enjoy your three day weekend! HURRAY FOR MENTAL HEALTH DAYS!

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You Guys Are Used To Getting No Sleep, But I Am Old To those of you who have siblings: what's the one piece of sibling-related parenting advice…

  

  Just when my 2-year-old finally starts sleeping through the night, we ... 'll be out for most of June on paternity leave, but will still try to blog ... summers. To those of you who have siblings: what's the one piece of sibling

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Small talk How about that weather?

  

  Well my friends, yesterday I took a little bit of a nap on the bus on the way home from my field hockey game, and when I awoke, what to my ... , despite the fact that there was definitely a layer of snow on the ground

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cambridge Traditions and 5 Course Meals

  

  't dry like the usual dining hall meat. I know the portions look small but ... process in which you are formally admitted into the university and your college. I think all of the colleges has a matriculation ceremony on the

  • by Cambridge
  • October 18, 2007
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT consider extracurriculars?

  realize that students in the U.S. have a huge array of extracurriculars to ... . Remember that your application is reviewed in context, and that we look to see what you did with the options available to you no matter where you
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  [context for the non-MIT folks out there: a pset, or problem set, is ... difficult" - by MIT standards] Dear psets, In the past week, you've tried ... . At times, you've driven me up the wall, literally. And I couldn't be

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Packing incoherent thoughts from move-out week

  

  in the Rye, Holden Caulfield stands on a hill looking down at the ... to stare out at a skyline that looks back at me. 84 hours left of what kinda feels like the end of senior year, the end of life as a college

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • November 18, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  4 Years advice from a freshly minted alum

  

  The first time I had a conversation with Archit Bhise I'm pretty sure ... mindset you have. It was something really general, along the lines of "what ... ". I'm about 95% sure that the specific question was about politics and

  • by Ana V. '15
  • June 8, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  what’s on my desk: messy person edition not sponsored

  

  seldom has enough free space for me to actually get work done.  [caption ... Katie Zhao’s new novel, [annotation note = "Katie and I have the same ... . she signed my book!"] The Dragon Warrior  [/annotation] a binder

  • by Rona W. '23
  • November 19, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life see what we're up to

  

  photos from some of the early birds (well, night owls), take a look! And ... 's yearbook (and, relatedly, the photography/design club) is hosting A Day in the Life.  This is one day where students all over campus - grad

  • by Piper '13
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Nerd Love Beauty and the Science!

  

  , mirrors break when I look in them, but that is because I am so handsome that they crack under the pressure of my enormous good looks. The pimples on ... One of the stereotypes of sci/tech/engineering schools like MIT is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 25, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Mac4Change MIT students raising money to feed the homeless on Veteran's day

  

  I wanted to give everyone an update on our campaign to feed the ... , Veteran's Day and the last day of our campaign, we set up at one of our MIT ... hours! That brought our total up $3,886. Special guests of the night

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 23, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if my application is disrupted by a major event beyond my control?

  unable to complete your application by our deadlines. In the interim ... safety. You will not be penalized in the application process because of ... application and supporting materials. As always, if the application fee poses
• Blog / Academics & Research

  St. George’s Day England's National Day

  

  this at the local supermarket: The signs say Happy St. George's Day ... another MITer at the time and neither of us knew what St. George's Day was ... entry on 23rd April but I'm in the middle of exams. Very stressful. More

  • by Cambridge
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  College Application Anxiety what if your biggest fear is getting *into* MIT

  

  you, far beyond where you currently stand. For the longest time I ... -chris-peterson-and-scrambles-his-brain-to-send-the-acceptance-magic. Fear! Panic! To address the worry that follows the question what if I actually

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Round 2 less shirts and more interviews.

  

  It's been a week since the Career Fair, which still feels like ... 't take as much this year, despite all the shiny swag that was calling out ... of coding experience, or maybe it was the bags full of swag that gave

  • by Erick P. '17
  • September 29, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Metabo lite s Why the Broad Institute is inspiring my exercise goals

  

  on that! Well ok, you can, but from the looks of the research, I need ... my wedding dress. This might be because I spent the whole winter in ... metabolism. I’m on a mission to figure out what the heck is going on here, and

  • by Kris Guay
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  Expanding on Pass No Record It's not so much a time machine, as it is a dodgeball cannon!

  

  'm better now for the relationships and other experiences I took advantage of ... some core classes out of the way, including single and multivariable ... , in each of these topics to choose from, but that's for a later entry

  • by Snively '11
  • October 9, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Hawk Flies High Spontaneous jazz improv at 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  back and looked at the stars, listening to the cars hiss by underneath ... the Kresge Oval with some friends. As we ran around, we could hear music ... night. At first I attributed it to the loudspeakers that blast rock and

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sam Videos Hurry, read this entry before Sam comes back from Maine and forces me to delete…

  

  will, to be frank, make you laugh, make you cry, make you look up what the hell the Biot-Savart equation is, and make you work harder on your

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 8, 2005