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• Blog / MIT Life

  Skies over MacGregor Views of campus, Boston, and the Charles River from ten stories up.

  

  spent a lot of my time in MacGregor, which is where Cory was living for ... . Summer in Boston is miserable in some ways but it is beautiful. The air is hot and dense with humidity and dust. MacGregor is like a brick oven

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2013
• Blog / IAP

  Bright IAP a post in two, kind of unrelated, parts

  

  've told that story before. What I want to talk about, is a tiny detail on ... to do this for me. Later (in a silvery package) I received an official ... change from a D to a B, shhhhhh.) I'm excited to see how the institute

  • by Paige B. '24
  • January 14, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Scootah Hockey a sport of tradition, friendship, and raw athleticism

  

  Hockey. Scootah Hockey, while rich in history and strategy, is a simple ... butt on in PE class. Each player was also gifted a weapon of pure magic ... Saturday came the last playoffs. In a heartbreaking turn of events, we were

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 13, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  NY Times article on women in science Women in science...the debate rages on.

  

  mathematics.” It seems that MIT is increasingly cited as a paragon for the ... contemplate what it is like to be a “woman at MIT.” The only differences that I ... ’s Lounge (a room with some couches, a kitchen, and beds to sleep in) and have

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Thursday liveblog Updated whenever I get a chance.

  

  liveblogging for the next hour or so... 5:24pm: Abroad Panel is over. Sam was a ... bad as I'd feared, but the rain is starting to pick up a bit now. At ... groups, having already made friends on campus. This is going to be a great

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  like a chore at first, remember that everything in you application is ... Corridor actually ends... in a parking lot Favorite thing about Boston ... in A Strange Land (Salvatore). Favorite food: BAR-B-Q and charred

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  A Very McGann Christmas Happy holidays.

  

  The Christmas holiday is a pretty big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve, Santa visits our annual family gathering, with 40+ McGanns in attendance. Just a few miles from my house is the famous Big Duck, which

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2005
• FAQ / Transfer

  Am I eligible to apply for transfer admission?

  MIT welcomes a small group of exceptional transfer students every ... non-traditional pathways.  Unfortunately, we are very limited to how ... community college may apply for transfer admission. If you are in your first
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The (New) Bloggers! I promised myself I wouldn't cry...

  

  lives in BC, where he makes very bad state-themed jokes ("Where is a ... MassArt should she come across a Time-Turner in her dorm. I hate hipsters ... . While majoring in Course 6-2 he intends to spend a lot of time combining

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  More Odds & Ends Concerts (on & off campus), doors (on campus), and lectures (also on campus).

  

  -5; this is their second stop in Boston this tour), Dave Matthews Band ... Thomas the week before, and Ludacris is in town tonight) Last entry, I ... welcome to a special CIS Starr Forum, "The Big Question: How and When to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That fear of “falling behind” Exploring options @ MIT

  

  intimidating task. But being in China this summer was really inspiring in a way ... ) in a wide variety of career fields. People are really practical but ... find out they don't like a field or said field is not faring so well

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy New Year! from post-blizzard New Jersey.

  

  transportation in the Northeast for a good few days... And I was pretty much snowed-in ... , basking entirely in food and sleep. A few days after I got home, the “Snowpocalypse of (dec.) 2010" hit. New Jersey was smack dab in the middle of it

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 31, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Final Push Who needs sleep?

  

  This is it, MIT is in the middle of finals week and the final grind is upon us. My last final is tomorrow morning (exactly 12 hours from ... the material. I've just woken up from a nap, ran to the store, and am

  • by Snively '11
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Days 8,9,10,11,12: PA, NJ, and Home! Part 5 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  , the regional EC chair, is simply a wonderful host. The Northern NJ ... in my in-box. Hope you guys had a good weekend! It's good to be back. ... Finally back in the office! When we last left off, I'd just finished

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  New Year’s Resolution …of sorts. Since New School Year’s Resolution doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

  

  year within a year is beginning. The school year, to be precise. Crops ... will unmistably help in my attempts to tame the beast that is MIT. I ... childhood, and how a documentary I worked on for weeks was a total failure

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  comes to a close culminating in graduation and Tech Reunions on our campus ... . That class is special in its own way just as the ones that have come ... really is just a nice memory. So after waking across the bridge last night

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Healthy reflections… I never know what to write here.

  

  is a hypothetical but unembellished report card. ‚ò∫ *click Let ... just a little bit; still can't get over how exotic edamame sounds. I ... mulberry trees in a little park-like setting right next to an industrial

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 31, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Three cheers for the MIT Marching Band Is the band ready? You bet they are.

  

  idea of having a cowbell soloist when you've only got 11 members in the band is pretty cool in itself. 7. The entire band shouting at a ... get the first half down. We practiced in a courtyard with two giant

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m laughing out loud cheek. muscles. cramping.

  

  Cumberbatch fangirl." Sam is a brilliant physicist so cross your fingers that Sherlock Season 3 is really bad. 3) This blog post, which I re-read in order ... when filling out your surveys. The evaluation system is supported by a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  You may have noticed that blogging has slowed down a bit over the ... semester, MIT students tend to hide themselves in their rooms ... from Chris P.) for a few minutes to welcome all the new pre-frosh to MIT

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011