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• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Application Cycle Your MIT application is just the beginning

  

  rough, and can sometimes leave you feeling as if you’re trapped in a sick game that is like a scavenger hunt and therapy session rolled into one ... one. In four years, you will be in a completely different situation. As

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 1, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Some Hosed Down Hodgepodge In which I breathe, then return to my business

  

  old people do. So basically I had to edit this down a whole bunch in ...  ever! Unless I got 20 points out of 20! (that is, 20 factorial), in which case I ... scans.) Also, a gift for you - a map of the MBTA, Super Mario style! In

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 23, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  . This is the first rat I've seen in a commercial, though. And it leaves me with many questions. Who is this nominal (or actual) alumnus? Did he attend MIT and decide to wear the ring in the ad? Is this deep-level nerd-in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  San Francisco, je t’aime nothing to do with mit :3 (...intern in cali! )

  

  Back in March, I typed into our internship database: "california ... summer, I also developed fish guides (based on recommendations from edf ... ) out to the patients. Take a look! :P Common front side (click to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 23, 2009
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  East Campus (Part 1) despite everything, it's still you.

  

    I told myself that I wouldn't make a part two but this is ... or you have a fun fact I didn't include, feel free to yap and gripe at me in the comments, I will fix them.   Update: part 2 is out

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • January 29, 2026
• Blog / Residential Life

  1.1 miles as the crow flies and it takes me forever to run there

  

  ’m in Cambridge, reeling with a move cross-country and the start of the semester. In some ways, MIT is close. In other ways it feels distant, like a ... scream past, sometimes five in a week, and my computer, hearing the noise

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / MISTI

  Bonn, Games, Bonn Wherein we teach the world the true meaning of democracy.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The 17-year life cycle of the cicada is a natural defense against predators -- since it is a large prime number, no potential ... cuisine is? Well, hot dogs, duh. It's not a barbecue without hot dogs

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Last All-Nighter on mortarboards, machine shops, and graduating from MIT

  

  The night before graduation, I was about to turn in for a good night ... shop in the A.M. after finding out about Justin.TV's livestreaming app ... , rickety drill press with a broken table in the EC basement. It puttered so

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 13, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Day Eve Making your decision by May 1.

  

  statistic. But zooming in, there are 500 individuals who find a better match ... ... start thinking about an email address soon (look for more in a future ... get attached. This college process, is, of course, a two-way street. You

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  24 Hours From sleeping in a homeless shelter to waltzing in La Sala

  

  Harvard, we scurried out the sliding doors in a frenzy. We made it to the homeless shelter just in time. The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter is the only student-run homeless shelter in the US. It was opened in 1983 as a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 24, 2013
• Blog / How to Human

  how to restore an old whiteboard, mit style four years of whiteboard wear and care

  

  your toothpaste is. You may want to open a window and set up a fan in ... the how-to :P This is a guide for how to restore an old, dingy ... fix a whiteboard that had been sitting in a hallway, filled with writing

  • by Phi A. '21
  • January 17, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice for the Applicants I was in those stressed and anxious shoes last year.

  

  I could have handled things. Senior year is a rough one. With a full workload, afterschool clubs, and varsity sports, the amount that is on a ... a high thrill rollercoaster, just go onto google and type in, “MIT

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 24, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Re-Introduction of Sorts Hi, my name is Bryan.

  

  a ride in my virtual time machine and look back on some of my science ... deserves a description. Back in AP Chem, me and my friends all sat in the ... . You're in college now." Here's the catch. It's MIT, a place with as many

  • by Bryan
  • September 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  I was accepted and I lost in both of them. Yup, I was just a dude who ... The following is a guest post by Jorge T. '18.   The Power ... is only a week ahead, so I thought I would share some of the things I

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  semester is a time to make that daily fire hose drinking session a little bit ... I enjoy them all,  I learned a metric ton of material in a ... information in a 3 hour test. It was a level of understanding that my high

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maseeh Hall: Pros and Cons this is a pros and cons list re: maseeh hall

  

  oven with a cool glass of lactose-free milk (which I have discovered is ... in Maseeh. Note: This is not meant to be the definitive guide to ... . Convenient location on campus – Maseeh is located in the middle of campus

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • April 15, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Skill Issues (spoiler alert: i've got them)

  

  quiet shame of being the worst at something in a group of people who don ... . There’s a scene in which Jake, the older brother (who… also happens to be ... I recently downloaded a chess app on my phone. Now, I know people who

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • June 29, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I do what I do A few reasons I'm still on this planet.

  

  infection is a poor choice, just in case you're ever faced with the decision ... , a theatre/band/choir star in high school. I was the only person in my ... as a sophomore, and was the only girl in my class to make our school

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Navigating MIT is like flying a spacecraft* the most important things I've learned here so far

  

  hanging on my wall: I think there is a profound and enduring beauty in ... is one of the most crucial parts of flying a spacecraft, which is why ... 've had to learn at MIT is: hitting a wall is okay!  Actually, it's great

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 16, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  , but in a few minutes I will watch the Germany vs. Italy semifinal match ... off, free street parking, copious amounts of barbequed meat, and beautiful displays of explosives. That is... as long as your weather report

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006