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• Blog / Challenges

  poem snippets searching for hope amidst darkness

  

  good bit of hope and i jump at the sounds of passersby and each one ... measuring the times though it is hard to tell what time of the year i think ... of my presence is wafting through the air so you will know where to

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  response because I was subsequently asked to rate the pie on a scale of 1 to ... with it Why does anyone care what I think of this pie The 1 to 10 ... pie had a hidden cost in the form of this rating inquisition. Not one to

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

  MIT is “Hacked” Ultimatum

  

  prospectives or tourists, I explain that the rivalry is kind of a one way rivalry ... to be traders on Wall Street. I think the class of 2012 t-shirts say it ... above the doors that said "INSTITVTE OF NOWLEDGE" I related this odd

  • by Snively '11
  • April 1, 2009
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Applying Sideways (in Chinese) 橫向申請 / 横向申请

  

  —  should think about the process of preparing to apply to MIT. Since that time, it's remained one of the most widely read and shared posts on the ... , had thought enough of the post that she had translated it into

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 12, 2021
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Random’s 13th happy birthday random hall!

  

  was actually in the middle of giving a tour of Random to a friend when I ... the dorm! This year, since Random turned 13, Ilani, a resident of the ... As many of you know, Random Hall has come to represent much more than

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A UROP or Two In which I ramble about how lucky I am to have such awesome UROPs

  

  a lot of juggling schedules and hard work, but I'm really loving both of the projects I'm involved with. :) ... 's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program), so I decided to add my voice to the

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 24, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  LOLZ CATS In which he creates one of his own to explain his extended absence.

  

  life over the last few weeks better than any blog entry could. :-) (I'll get to your questions soon - although most of them are about missing materials, and Matt already did a great job of addressing that topic

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Candyland @ MIT Not your average gingerbread houses!

  

  My dorm’s study break tonight consisted of a Gingerbread House Making ... teams of Baker House residents built architectural masterpieces in only an hour. Though they were given the option to build anything they wanted

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 7, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  puzzled again? a little puzzle for the class of '09

  

  So this week, each day of Orientation, the students have been getting a group of scavenger hunt questions to solve, and today they get to ... this one easy. How many entries to date? Please do not post the answer

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision letters mailed

  

  Admit Letters... Actually, this photo only shows about half of the admit letters, as overall there were 4 buckets of The Big Envelope. Speaking of ... last two classes, because of an increased yield (the percentage of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can my school use Naviance?

  our Letters of recommendation page; however, we also accept electronic documents submitted through Naviance, SCOIR, or other methods. Regardless of where documents are submitted, recommenders must fill out the MIT
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  international applicants, and you can request one in the Fee Waiver Request section of the application. MIT practices need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver will not have any negative impact on your chances of
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  tips of my fingers soldering, sliced the tip of another with a box cutter ... 'd present at the end of May in a big Open House that anyone could attend ... difficult. Over the course of roughly a year and a half, I worked at a few

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?

  On the application, there are designated spaces to provide additional context on how the pandemic or other circumstances may have disrupted your coursework, access to testing, and extracurricular activities. If you feel it
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  pulse because it thinks you’re still alive. That’s the kind of sentence I ... is just because of distance, and maybe distance doesn’t really make the heart grow fonder. Or maybe this is part of the natural cycle of losing

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / People & Identities

  H I C C U P S takeaways from a Bollywood film

  

  A few Fridays ago, I sat down (as I normally do at the end of a long ... was a good-old three hours of minimal brain activity and the occasional ... interesting turn of events, Naina is hired by her own alma mater to take on the

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 15, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My advisor won $3 million Unraveling the mysteries of the universe, and helping Anna make life choices

  

  our understanding of the universe.  One of those winners is an MIT professor, and the inventor of The Inflationary Theory Of Cosmology, which is ... his research “has centered on the application of theoretical particle

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / Events

  (Paint)Ballin’ Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it

  

  short span of two semesters, the term starts to lose its meaning. It ... ask Fodor? Has anybody ever read any of Fodor's stuff?) The way I see ... . It's the equivalent of a reading period at MIT, only classes continue

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Danger Danger! Listen to Burt, duck and cover!

  

  MIT, being at the forefront of a lot of things, is a very neat place ... there is high voltage on the other sides of those signs, right? That ... open this door you will likely receive a shock to the palm of your hand

  • by Snively '11
  • January 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  optical illusions don't try this at home kids. use the crosswalk whenever possible.

  

  So one of the perks involved with being an MIT student is the ability to get into the Museum Of Science for free. A few weeks back, Diana, Evelyn, and I went to check out some of the exhibits. Now probably one of

  • by Bryan
  • August 4, 2005