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• Blog / Admissions

  Building, building, building, building This one goes out to the one I've left behind.

  

  ?" Yes, MIT is infamous for accumulating a collection of unusual and (dare ... most excited about was seeing a building designed by Frank O. Gehry. Ling: "Why are you taking a picture of this sign?" Sam: "So I don

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  look at it yourself. Here is a non-scientific list of the most commonly ... thought I'd give some tips on how to avoid simple spelling errors. Most ... if you do have a spelling error? It's certainly not fatal, but it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  semester 4, take 2 positivity edition!

  

  ! There is a lot going on, obviously. I could write a lot of posts. I could ... think to a certain extent my outlook is forever different, now, because I ... this fall, not because of administration (who is actually doing a pretty

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 23, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Jebby Awards 2024: See All the Winners Here having fun with hyperlinks

  

  Guy Joined a Band in College, and That Small Animal is Riding a Huge ... , and the Lady with Not So Much Money It's a really good movie. I had no ... [Part of the Up-Goer Blogs] Every year, a group of so

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 1, 2024
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  food diaries pt. 3 amazing restaurants around MIT

  

   these the best noodles in the greater Boston area? This place is located in a ... down, they've been doing takeout!! Which is unprecedented and a true ... . It's open 24 hours a day, which is awfully convenient for students who

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where are you going, where have you been? (Part I) Academics.

  

  Part I: Academics   "You do know that MIT is unlike almost any other college in the country, right?".   A few months ago I was ... UCSC. He had gone to see a friend from high school who was either a

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 27, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  a house tour of mit sororities! meet aphi, axo, and theta

  

  , sorority life is a thriving community here at MIT, with about ⅓ of ... recruitment and experience is like, which you can read here. Because a lot of ... personal home for the past three years. Our tour guide, Maddie L. ‘26, is a

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • February 21, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  In many ways on average-posting

  

  In many ways, the work of a critic is easy.  In the summer of 2022, I ... celebrate mediocrity. My own. But, deep down, there is always a clash between ... ; But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 7, 2023
• Blog / About Decisions

  Consider a Gap Year Deferring enrollment is an option you may want to consider.

  

  deferring entry to MIT, also known as taking a gap year. My hope is that you ... to do intensive music study. What you do is up to you. A couple months ... ... well, whatever the reason, college is a way to leave home that’s

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who’s that new kid? ANOTHER one?? Are you KIDDING me?! She doesn't even fit on the page!

  

  x 22 is, I'll tell you it's the dimensions of a half-sheet cake; I ... Is this thing on? Um, okay. Some of you are probably like me and come from one of those families where you are the only one who knows how

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Parliamo Italiano! And some other languages too.

  

  so close to each other that I often forget which is which. A perfect example: the word "and" in Spanish is "y" (pronounced like a long E), while the word "and" in Italian is "e" (pronounced like a long A). You can

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What Do You DO All Day? A guest-author entry by Joan Horvath '81.

  students how to do experiments. Maybe a parent who is uncertain whether a ... is nervousness about how thorough and multi-syllabic the response is ... coats in a nod to the visual shorthand of what a scientist is, but are

  • by mitblogs
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  our perpetual battle with the mit weather machine spinning arts needs a shaman

  

  . I would like to think it is a short and shriveling twig casting a ... during CPW fireshow. In fact, the last time we did not have a rain threat was a full year ago. [carousel image1="120072"/] Our performers mopped

  • by Anika H. '26
  • November 15, 2025
• Blog / People & Identities

  Amicus briefs and the ABCs of a diverse MIT A SCOTUS filing with Stanford et al, and a strategic action plan for an inclusive…

  

  —  and only for the reason —  that it is "narrowly tailored...to further a ... diverse student body" by ensuring there is a "critical mass" of students ... 've written about how we think about the goals of creating a diverse and

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 27, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Finding Inspiration encouraging motivational inspiration

  

  against that wall and take a nap, which is me all the time, but “people ... many of you, I’ve watched motivation jump off of a building, and with it ... to Reddit but to no avail. Motivation was nowhere to be found (a.k.a. I

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • November 7, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 3 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Techiya and Beyond.

  

  , my favorite group is Techiya. As an a capella group, Techiya does not have any professor as a director or musical advisor. Techiya is made up ... performing in Attleboro, Spring 2011 Techiya is also a very social group

  • by ARTalk
  • May 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  Let's start off with a little riddle. What is white, at least 2500 ... Busycle. The Busycle is a public art/community building/environment project ... event. Technically, the busycle is considered a bike so they'll be

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  . Founded in 1989 by Segway inventor Dean Kamen, FRC is an activity where a ... people cheering each other on, competition is as close as you get to a STEM ... -game (where a special end game is setup in the last few seconds for extra points

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Seven Years of Good Luck MISTI paid for all the MIT Japan interns to meet up this weekend in Kyoto.…

  

  opportunity to sightsee on MIT's money, but when is it NOT a great opportunity ... challenge was to visit an onsen together, which is basically just a giant ... things, then all get in a giant tub together. The water is scaldingly hot

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 3, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Bed arrangements in dorms, and beauty on campus

  

  two separate beds, but I don't know what the norm is, or if there is a norm. Over in Matt's blog, there was a question about why MIT is on the ... ) research lab, the "Los Alamos of the East". I think the ugliness is a

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 8, 2005