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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ripping shirts and other clothing mods

  

  Clothes are so fun! I love tailoring my outfits to whatever is ... flying steel. One of the major joys of MechE for me has been the ability to shape the world around me, and clothing mods are a great part of that. So

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  I Could Never Do it Alone People of a semester, thank you

  

  I finished my first semester at MIT. There's so much to write about ... a 45% on the 3.091 final. I could write about the classes I loved. The concepts I learned. The things I made. I just haven't. Instead, I want to

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 19, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  So we’re actually *identical* twins which is surprising to absolutely ... no one

  

  to a study: They found that 191 couples — 14.7 percent — were ... told they were identical. Here is a diagram to sum up the relationship ... identical, and the only way to know for certain is with a DNA test. If the DNA

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 27, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  , "Ohmygods I can't wait to watch bouncy balls fall out of the sky and play in a ... there for an hour. Or if you don't think you're the Greek type, go to a ... you've had since forever, or you get home after a long trip and just put

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  (To be serious for a moment here - I really love comments and emails, as long as they in some way have to do with MIT. If you're an '11, I ... a decision, or you haven't even applied, I'd prefer if you stuck to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Funny pictures of me I wear a New Year's party hat. That's funny, right?

  

  of her friends, and their kids (which turned out to be a surprising ... !). I ate way too much food and tried to tone down my age a bit by putting ... You want to know the hardest part about this job? Entry titles. It

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 3, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action A summary of this year's early action admissions process.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... the applicants. A similar number of students were denied, while those ... to regular action for further consideration. I am often asked why MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-wedding update

  

  , admissions officer. At the reception, I got to sit next to Julian Wheatley, a ... to catch up with many old friends, and of course to see my old roommate tie the knot. If you're wondering what a random sampling of MIT alums 3

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  the shop owner for a while, who incidentally happens to be one of the ... A couple weekends ago, the average age on campus suspiciously ... flooded the Student Center and Infinite. I'd almost forgotten what a pre

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer reading: “The Language of God” Consider adding "The Language of God" to your summer reading list!

  

  gained a lot of attention. I haven't gotten the chance to read it yet, but my lab is coordinating a book group to get together and discuss it ... was by a company called Celera Genomics which wanted to patent/sell the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  T Minus One. BRASS RAT BRASS RAT BRASS RAT.

  

  of a big deal around these parts, and wouldn't you know, it happens to ... each class's Rat are chosen by a Ring Committee, or "RingComm," a group of 12 people chosen at the end of freshman year to represent the class

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 11, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  SF AIDS Walk – Part II

  

  yesterday for the 20th annual AIDS Walk San Francisco. Thanks to your many generous donations, I qualified as a Star Walker, and was eligible to wear a ... special. I owe a huge thanks to Tiffany '06 (white hat) and Accenture

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  About Some Activities (ASA) More tangents than a trig test (~11 pictures)

  

  On Tuesday, a group of which I am a member had a large meeting in ... ) organize some of the flyers we need to distribute to representatives of each ... freshman advisee, Sha-har '09, selling baked goods to support the MIT Mock

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Food Fights behold the deliciousness that could be yours

  

  hosted a community picnic to celebrate The Howard Dining Hall, which is on ... . The picnic was outside, with all-you-care-to-eat sandwiches and a whole ... I like eating. I like eating a lot. By which I mean both that I

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  New York, New York

  

  writing habits. "It appeared to me that regardless of what a student wrote ... Chiara Coletti, a vice president. Hmm... it will be interesting to see how ... I'm in New York City now, staying in a hotel a stone's throw from the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline Tomorrow Questions? I've got answers.

  

  ;t forget to take some time to relax after the 1st, and have a Happy ... today, I've been helping answer your calls and want you to know that ... teachers and schools. Your recommendations do not need to be in our office by

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 31, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Counting On One Hand And this is where Porky Pig says, "That's all folks"

  

  'll be nice to return to flip flops and a tshirt as I bask in the warm ... farewell to my fifth semester at MIT. It's kinda creepy how time seems to be ... have to work for them. This observation was prompted by the fact that

  • by Bryan
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts On The MIT Interview ...from the perspective of an MIT interviewer.

  

  decisions. We are just people who once went to MIT (maybe in a time when it ... we do send notes on your behalf to the admissions team so they know a ... 't be summed up on a few sheets of paper. And I get to meet lots of young

  • by John DeTore '80
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  look forward to. This September, I’ll be beginning a Masters of Science ... On Sunday night, I sat alone on a bench in South Station holding what was literally and – perhaps more importantly – figuratively a one

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  applicants who apply to MIT each year, we try to build a class that represents ... our applicant pool, and thus appear to enjoy a higher admit rate than ... song (Mikey was a Log). This option is clearly superior to #'s 1-3. The

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007