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• Blog / Athletics

  Over Spring Break A flattering video of MIT Women's Tennis derping around California

  

  ). This year, we rented out a huge house for all 16 of us to share, complete with a nice swimming pool, and even though we had to inflate a couple of ... . The tennis team has always seemed like a second family to me and the

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 11, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  even want a shot at getting into these classes”. Well, this was news to me! I was left scrambling at the last minute to try and get into a ... ahhhhhhh I just wanted to writeeeeeeeeee! And then I had a realization: I

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Skating or School? Why not both?

  

  , as a full-time student as a full-time MIT student, there was the all-to ... don't have enough time to train 6 hours a day, 6 days a week like my ... . Each trip to the rink not only is a 25 min commute, but add in the cost

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • November 21, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview…Part 2 The next installment of my saga...

  

  beginning—a very good place to start, I think I’ll have to start in the middle ... would just be too long but I’ll try to make a start here. There isn’t any ... they are of value to us in the process. A number of students called me

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn’t accept them all. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

  

  better time to whip up a blog about the beginning of classes? The lighting was a bit sloppy, but I do need to get back in the habit of vlogging ... courses, but I've also committed to a bunch of cool side projects/UROPs that

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  year ago. It was a beauteous midsummer morn, and I was filled to the brim ... FPOPs, chances for freshmen to dabble in a huge variety of subject and ... -offs). Contrary to popular belief, MIT is not a dystopian wasteland devoid of art

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  going to be a good night. At ten, Javi '08, Jordan '11, Dan '11, and ... listening to the soundtrack as I type, it's just that good. A skate home ... , wondering if it was a desperate attempt to keep the world from ending. That

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay Mathematics Institute's Millennium Prize Problems. A stimulating morning. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  rabbit to class. A rabbit. She brought a rabbit to a lecture about Thevenin ... a cat into a modern music class to save time after a vet appointment ... wrote, "I'm coming to visit MIT as a congratulatory gift from my dad! Any

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Long weekend It was a looooong weekend.

  

  in honor of student exhaustion, and therefore I would like to write a ... go for delayed gratification; it's easier to work work work for a few ... actually a very good case for an entry with the title "How to do everything

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Personal Projects

  summer side projects a nonzero amount of them are final fantasy related

  

  Blender! - Blender is a 3D modeling software that you can use to model a lot ... of things to learn for a while and i'm glad that i finally got around ... ="aligncenter" width="600"] i valiantly tried and failed to animate a car moving

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Can You Save the World’s Oceans? Who, me? Yes, you.

  

  erosion of diversity that appears to be accelerating on a global scale. This ... species management to ecosystem management. It just requires a big chunk of ... -life interviews, just to name a few. At the end, the consolidation of research takes

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 8, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The best Metro station ever The Metro does it best.

  

  it.) If anyone has seen a more nerdy/cute billboard, I'd like to hear ... Metro, to get downtown. While I was waiting around the Medical Center station, which is located next to the NIH and my house, I saw this

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 6, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Everybody LOVES a math joke Math jokes for a Monday chuckle!

  

  Could Lie Tangent To Your Curves!" with 42,000 members, everybody loves a ... Mathematical Society Journal, with a link to the article below). Seriously, she even told it at a Harvard party that we went to, with an audience of

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 6, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in a name mr. sushi - winner of the first annual name bryan's fish contest!

  

  In a close name contest between Groker and Mr. Sushi, Mr. Sushi edged out Groker in a 8 to 7 win, but remember we're all winners here. Katy, congratulations! I'll be in touch so you can redeem your prize.

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  There is still no magic formula ...but there are a few key ingredients

  

  -written applications) to a largely digital one (with applications and supporting ... undertaken by prospective students that ultimately leads to a college choice ... is important and what you would like for a reader to know. Student: Oh

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • October 13, 2020
• Blog / Events

  Let’s talk about science…and chocolate A day of scientific enlightment followed by one of chocolate consumption.

  

  In Ancient Greece, the word “symposium” referred to a gathering of ... -sensing contact lens that has a little patch of color that changes in response to ... to hang out with students on a Saturday night! I think it says volumes

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  my semester in a word: oof or perhaps "oof: the party, the lifestyle"

  

  't have much to show for it, except notably a fat C in 6.006, MIT's intro to ... teaches you how to be a *good* software engineer. *good* means that your ... bummed out anyways. pset 0, which was supposed to be a warmup, very nearly

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 14, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Too busy to write a blog, check out my playlist instead stuff I listen to when I code

  

  [caption id="attachment_88319" align="aligncenter" width="768"] (not by me)[/caption] https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7gPMHAyVIzQRXAkjHDbxty?si=d3d2d64a8f1d48bb Explicit lyrics. Don't play this in front of your

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 14, 2023