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• Blog / Announcements

  Welcome our new bloggers! Huzzah!

  

  so much for taking the time and effort to apply. Writing for an ... After much deliberation over the 66 applications we received this ... hometown, and has much to tell you about the virtues of serif fonts in this

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • September 16, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  My New Hobby…. It's Giga-cool.

  

  The other day my roommate and I decided that there was a flaw in the ... taking a crash course in conversational German in preparation for a trip I ... whole other blog) and if this course is to be believed, the Germans spend

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 4, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Take Deep Breaths :) Deep breaths.

  

  if I sit around and wait for the news, the world around me isn't going ... For now, I'll refer you to this blog entry, but I'll be back ... be the end of my formal education, but here I am applying to graduate

  • by Bryan
  • March 16, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  the day. And also, for more on July 4, check out Matt's Blog. Videos ... all about the BBQ and fun with friends. I took in the action from Baker ... waiting for some BBQ. Jackie and Nikki share their burgers. Martijn

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Oh, the Places You’ll Go(ogle) The path to enlightenment is paved with Google searches.

  

  for the space ship to explore the Solar system in 30 years if it is ... ? Here's the answer key. For extra fun, pretend it's written upside ... Late last night, I cut the brakes on the Sleep-8-Hours

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 14, 2009
• Blog / Classes

  A Year at MIT, by the Numbers quantifying my MIT experience

  

  note="we meet 3 times a week for 2 hours during the semester and like 20 ... one for Japan. I applied to the first three programs and got into Israel ... were as a member of my living community, the Burton Third Bombers. I had

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 6, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  IAP of Coding time to catch up

  

  , for the surprising amount of support and encouragement over the past few ... college for the first time. I haven't seen my room in a while, I'm much more ... the NSF Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, who focuses on

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 5, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Odds and ends and Canada A study break, plus some other highlights of the week

  

  roommate picked up the following gem on sale for 50 cents at the grocery ... two days earlier. Clearly, the natural theme was Canada. 2.Buy food for ... machines at Random get fixed. Stay tuned for the story of my four

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember, Remember, the 17th of December… things that happened

  

  numbers and MIT selects "prime" candidates - is that a reason for the date ... for the Tunisian Revolution. The success of the Tunisian protests ... There has been some discussion on CollegeConfidential and in the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2011
• Blog / How to MIT

  A Comprehensive Guide to Course Lounges press F to pay respects to the entirety of course 21 and CMS

  

  months ago, I had the idea for doing this post, but didn't actually know ... years. The idea for this map came out of me being sad that I don't have a ... tl;dr: the google map of course lounges is here Here at MIT

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 27, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Different Kind of Learning

  

  for me this semester being the type of work we are expected to do ... different packets with readings for the next few weeks, and I am finding that ... . Well we haven’t actually left the country yet, in many ways Detroit faces

  • by Becca H. '12
  • August 25, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW time waits for no man, woman or beaver

  

  importantly, did you remember that the registration deadline is this Thursday ... drive that point home. If the W3C weren't meeting down the hall I'd even be tempted to break out the blink tag. CPW is an enormous event. It

  • by Dave McOwen
  • March 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Study Breaks, Apple Pies, and Formal Halls

  

  . They are the people that started CME and have been funding it for the ... First off a few notes of clarification. CME stands for Cambridge-MIT Exchange. This is the actual exchange program. CMI is the Cambridge

  • by Cambridge
  • November 3, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  the question, "What's the typical MIT student like?" and then they have to say something like, "Oh, the campus is incredibly diverse but all are united by a thirst for knowledge and an indefatigable work ethic

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Summer to Remember – Interphase or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Institvte!

  

  half month periods that defined my childhood. For the first time in three ... to get started. But for the first time in three years I genuinely ... QUESTIONS" and gaining a new found  respect for the macroscopic world, the GIR

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • October 5, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  International Men & Women of Mystery

  

  international students have applied for freshman admission, making the rate of ... admissions for a long time, and (finally!) here goes. First, an important definition. For purposes of MIT Admissions, an international student is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 8, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  The Abstract The adventure density has been high

  

  I owe you an explanation for my absence (and you'll get WAY more ... : After my last final on December 20, I flew home to London for winter break. On January 2, I flew to DC for a huge astronomy conference. There, I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Toga, Toga, Toga On being in a fraternity (info for parents too)

  

  actually do a lot for the community, provide a lot of development ... repair and where broken pipes aren't repaired by the tooth fairy. So for ... sleep. So to a degree, the reaction my friends had was well deserved

  • by Bryan
  • June 14, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  A little more than a year ago, we here on the blogs were celebrating the Year of the Dog. The celebration featured my favorite dog and ... . Not only does she love the riveting storylines and character development

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I GOT TWENTY DOLLARS IN MY POCKET (because I got a press pass to SpringFest 2013, of course. photos inside!)

  

  that the MIT Admissions Office does not endorse the use of dope.  Unless ... Lewis!  The star showing of the night, and the reason why this Spring ... mean the memories of the seniors I was talking to.  Since I'm a freshman

  • by Michael C. '16
  • April 27, 2013