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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  kitchen where John Jackson had cooked for half a century suddenly went out ... , said he received a phone call from an alumnus telling him of Mr. Jackson ... course, if a woman had to leave the room, all the men rose from their seats

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  A short entry about dorm awesomeness

  

  You know what's awesome about dorms? There's a lot of people in them. A lot of people who use iTunes. What happens when you have a lot of people using iTunes on the same WiFi network? Shared libraries! So many

  • by Snively '11
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admissions Statistics 2007 Numbers, numbers, numbers.

  

  admitted Early Action? Luckily, I can refer most folks to our website, where we offer a plethora of numbers for any statistical junkie. Recently, we updated the admissions statistics page for this year's application cycle; we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 8, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We’re #1! What's the emoticon for oversize foam hand?

  

  International Colleges & Universities, a higher education directory. I have a ... such a vibrant, creative place that if you can't find something amazing ... : OpenCourseWare: MIT courses for free on the web. What's not to love about

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 29, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump This is going to be ~14 entries in one - my fault for being too…

  

  I've been blowing off for months from external vendors; test vendor ... ), which features "everything from web control, voice activation, and a ... to: Process a bunch of correspondence from applicants who have been

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Pink Hair Problem What do you do for your college interview if you have dyed hair and a…

  

  On a recent blog entry, I got a question from a student I thought was interesting:   hey matt i've got a question. right now i've got a nose ... we can still learn a lot from the interview. And you should be ready to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bill Gates It looks like you're trying to inspire philanthropy...

  

  Per Child, or MIT's Public Service Center - to name just a few - for ... the Best Way to Make a Difference. Sadly I was unable to get him to ... Bill Gates was on campus today to speak about the need for innovation

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  an unsolicited review of the whitney biennial (not really a review just stuff I liked)

  

  it for a minute or two at a time as they move from floor to floor. I ... I only stayed outside for a few seconds to take them in–enough for the ... Last weekend, I took a short solo trip up to New York to see the

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • March 25, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  College Fair! v2.0

  

  . I will, however, be at the computer tonight from 8:00PM EST to 10:00PM ... 's going on? At CollegeWeek Live! you all can participate in a real-time, 2 ... as a live version of the MIT blogs. I'm working the MIT booth tonight

  • by Snively '11
  • March 25, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Cacophony of Coats Also, my courseload for this term!

  

  graduation requirement), I'm taking 6.UAT, a preparation class for 6.UAP, the ... ) - ...I've been putting this off for a long, long time. 6.815 (Digital & ... While waiting at a bus stop the other day, I witnessed one of the

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  chronicle of a snowstorm foretold only a week late ;-;

  

  ="300"] cookies from 2^n cookies, a traditional event for my dorm (east ... snow from Monday 06z to Tuesday 06z... — pset submission for my class (12 ... scheduled hours, without regard to a closure. More detail can be found in

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • February 4, 2026
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Slowing Climate Change, One Steak at a Time final project for 24.03 (The Ethics and Politics of Food)

  

  like the best option for me. Prospective students, I hope this post gives ... a vegan diet by 70%). Cows and sheep are responsible for 37% of the ... :  70% of the world's fresh water is used for agriculture. Almost a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 11, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Scholarship for future engineers Chance to win $2,000

  

  amount of $2000. The deadline is May 30, 2008. For more information: http://ashraeboston.org/scholarship-info.html You can also apply for this scholarship if you're a first or second year ... ? Want to be an engineer? Then consider applying for the 2008 Future

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 3, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Camp Kesem! It's magical.

  

  day, when I shelve my textbooks and notes and give it up for three wonderful summer-y months. I have a few things lined up for the summer, and ... Exactly three weeks from today, I'll be done with my freshman year of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Football home opener College football is as American as apple pie.

  

  probably at least dimly aware that I'm a cheerleader, I never write anything ... -Center pool to cheer briefly for the water polo team. (We will, as a general ... 's captains, if we could cheer for a little while. How could we say no?) After

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  SONIC JUBILANCE A day at the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building at MIT

  

  have secured a room in the Institute for holding their rehearsals this ... architects as a studio for water-color sketching and life class, and as a ... , and for the next several decades—which marked MIT’s move from Boston to

  • by Jeremy W.
  • February 22, 2025
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Woot! My t-shirt is funnier than your t-shirt.

  

  parents, birthday wishes from my sisters and grandmother, or even things I ordered for myself online, I really do love getting mail. At this point ... of getting mail. Well, for one, I wanted something to take my mind off

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection

  

  've even worn a tie (*gasp*) for the occasion! I'm excited but also nervous, knowing that we can only take fewer than 400 people during Early Action. I ... for the purpose) is very quiet, but in 2 hours it will be abuzz

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  drink from that firehose and you get it done. I can say that this semester was the first semester for many things for me. Yesterday, I had the ... 'll be nice to return to flip flops and a tshirt as I bask in the warm

  • by Bryan
  • December 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes, musicals, teaching, research, sports, and wisdom tooth surgery. I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I…

  

  a mathematical model for them] Me: "Oh! That's funny. I thought I saw ... (EVA). This break, I have a big paper to write for the class. We were ... musical. See what can come from being a little spontaneous? This semester

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 25, 2012