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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I’m a Muslim Woman and… on this #MuslimWomensDay, meet some p cool ppl

  

  idea of blogging about the Muslim community at MIT for a while now. To be ... ’t tend to leave home for college. And just coming all the way to MIT from ... look a certain way. A large percentage of the Muslim population is

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • March 27, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  The Curiosity Instinct Every MIT applicant should ask a question - but not necessarily just "How can I…

  

  you to seek out the answers for yourself, sending you off on a journey ... touch with one of my favorite English teachers - indeed, one of the best teachers I've ever had the privilege of taking classes with - from time to

  • by Emad T. '14
  • November 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  college. Unfortunately, I left the cords for my HDD in Boston, so I've got ... Let me tell you, flying home during the summer is much less painful than flying home during the winter. This is actually the first time I

  • by Snively '11
  • May 24, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  ’m sure it’s true for a not-insignificant percentage of the student ... decide to do something for pleasure for more than the two weeks that makes ... Short Stories just for me. I want to write more in the future, and it

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 1 ECs are some of my favorite people in the world and you'll like them too.

  

  each of you is looking to find colleges where you feel you can spend the ... of the process. For those of you who are applying Early Action, this is ... Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Dishwashers, parents, space: what do these things have in common?

  

  's dishwasher completely for granted. Loading and unloading the dishwasher was a ... how great they are. So, I've compiled a list! For the prefrosh out there ... for the college students, you are not alone. 1) Parents- Yes, they nag

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 9, 2005
• 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