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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day at the Forge blacksmithing!

  

  ’d gotten off the waitlist for blacksmithing!  I was in a phase of trying to remember that I am a writer. I seem to enter this phase every time an ... seemed like a solid second bet. Besides, I’m out here to gather new skills

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 19, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  Very early on in my Admissions career I happened to take a slice from a cherry pie that someone had brought into the office to share. As one ... response because I was subsequently asked to rate the pie on a scale of 1 to

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Role Of A Teacher A discussion regarding recent events in a Colorado classroom.

  

  While you guys are waiting for decisions to be released, here's a ... sort of territory with my blog, but I think it's directly relevant to ... interested in what you have to say about this. I'm referring to the story

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Home! I'm back in the US after three weeks in Asia.

  

  the swing of things tomorrow. It will be a little strange to be back ... trip to Florida starts in less than a month! Forthcoming blog entries ... continuing of the Meet the Admissions Officers series, a look forward to our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Past Enrollment On A Map [updated as to not freeze your browsers ^_^] My final project for 4.502 (Design Scripting).

  

  some data into something a bit more fun to play with. ~~~ http ... ). Mouseover a data point to see the number of undergrads from that state. Now ... projects and a writing portfolio and all that. Now I have no finals while

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  To-Do List for Regular Action Applicants With the deadline a month away, there are things you need to be doing now.

  

  If you are applying to MIT this year, here's an update on what you might want to be thinking about: If you haven't yet done so, set up a My ... , submitting your Part 1 now isn't a bad idea...] As the year draws to a close

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT TechFair THINK Competition A national science competition "intended to motivate high school students to think about problems related…

  

  Competition! MIT Technology Fair - a group of undergraduates dedicated to ... we are inviting YOU to be a part of it! THINK (Technology for Humanity ... Catherine Huang '10 just sent me this announcement and asked me to

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Deep Breaths Perhaps wisdom, perhaps not. See for yourself.

  

  my application read, I have to press it. 2. I don't own a time machine to go back in time and correct mistakes or retake tests. 3. A little ... I've been reading a lot of the comments about the applications that

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A speech, of sorts

  

  unlikely to have a real, direct impact. MIT gave me that outlet. Here, I can ... don't think of or look to the UA as a mechanism for solving them. I ... as a senator from East Campus) was to provide the kind of example for

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Montreal a.k.a my awesome birthday blog a.k.a the end of IAP Photo's! Adventure! It's like a comic book, but real!

  

  thankfully had made a suggestion for where to eat, and we were off. Now ... it. On the way, Hawkins '12 thought it would be a good idea to dare ... made. Due to a slight (actually, major) misunderstanding, we looked

  • by Chris M. '12
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  learn by doing things i've done without really knowing how

  

  making plans to build an igloo tomorrow. I've been working on a few ... how to do most things. However, a lot of people are confident that they ... to some extent, that might be true--there's a barrier to entry to every

  • by Allan K. '17
  • January 26, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  That rings a bell Made of brass?

  

  since leaving MIT. And it's a constant reminder to me (and others) of my ... . Somewhat to my surprise though, despite having a full-time job, I have continued to travel frequently, even working in South Korea for a year and

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / Residential Life

  A Place happy thoughts on East Campus

  

  the way people gather in the courtyard to build a giant fort, three ... The last week and some are a blur, a long, joyous drink of EC. When I ... I know now), they glow with a sense of MIT, and particularly East

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2021
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is there really a Game Lab?

  Can you believe we have a GAME LAB? The MIT Game Lab brings together scholars, creators, and technologists to teach, conduct research, and develop ... is to explore, educate, and engage the public by creating
• Blog / Blog Projects

  A Person Studying Persons… ...and why the Myers Briggs test is invalid

  

  for things I don’t pay attention to, until I recently talked to a few ... ” behind it (tl;dr: there is none) and was inspired to take and research a ... through teaching, organizing events, or just listening to a friend on a hard

  • by Selam G. '18
  • August 23, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fixing a hole First figuratively, then literally.

  

  my activity coefficient away. He explained to us that this was a ... the classical style, you have to prepare the 7th degree of a chord in ... pset due in at 2 PM, this chorus tends to take on a special meaning

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  *Oink Oink* Nobody panic!

  

  of influenza that was tested to be neither A or B. Flu season hasn ... him a blue mask, had him spend the night, and sent him back to live with ... to MIT Medical, and returned with a blue mask. Soon a girl in my suite

  • by Snively '11
  • September 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Everything You Ever Wanted to Know All your wishes have been magically granted.

  

  to those with a “stronger” profile, which would make the very possible ... trying to do something important with a deadline, like apply to college ... listen to your essay being read aloud, either by a computer or a friend, to

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 13, 2008
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Clinging to the Coattails of Identity Who am I now?

  

  The summer before you come to MIT, there’s a bunch of forms to fill ... culture. If you’re in the market for somewhere to be from, I give Hawaii a ... statement, though. The real claim to being “from Hawaii”–to being a true

  • by Allison E. '27
  • August 29, 2025
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  Happy New Year to all of you! I spent a good 30 minutes this morning ... ☺ And that happens to be just a little too far away, haha. Following two ... last week to a small rural area of India called Anaikatti. Since then, I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011