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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Above MIT The sky's the limit.

  

  takeoff is a good place to start with a disclaimer: my father was in control ... not several thousand feet in the air staring through a camera when I ... -away-from-home in a completely new way, familiar territory through an unfamiliar

  • by Piper '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / Events

  This… is… Jeopardy! [UPDATE] Jean '09 knocks off a 6-time champion; watch her defend her winning streak tonight on…

  

  : About me: I am a senior who is majoring in 21E: Humanities and Engineering ... because there was only one temple in the area The answer (question) is at ... . I.B.M. plans to announce Monday that it is in the final stages of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Events

  media we’ve been into recently musicals, food videos, memes, and misc.

  

  Dear Theodosia, a song that Leslie’s character in Hamilton sings. This ... musical-loving friend Rukia, who we mentioned in our Waitress post, invited ... and I performed by a very green Ariana Grande and What Is This Feeling

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • November 9, 2018
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is Battlecode?

  The 6.9610 Battlecode programming competition is a unique challenge ... Battlecode real-time strategy game. This is a one-month hardcore coding skills contest for both beginner and advanced coders. It's a programming project
• Blog / Admissions

  I Wrote an MIT Application Essay on Getting a B in Calculus College Search 2KChel, how I found MIT, and how I turned the B around

  

  about the applicant who built a fully functional nuclear reactor in his garage is worth a read. Spoilers: he didn’t get in, but a bunch of other ... person that MIT would want—a person who Got A’s in Math. Apparently past me

  • by Chelsea R. '15
  • October 12, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  In the South for prospective students; in the mail for incoming students Travel & email.

  

  Hello from Georgia! We had a fantastic meeting last night in Atlanta ... must choose a username that is between 3 and 8 characters. Choose a ... ! A couple ways to check if your username is already taken: 1) put the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 9, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  50 (First) Dates You and your significant other -- where to meet on campus, where to go out,…

  

  with MIT ID? Music practice rooms -- serenade your special someone in a ... about on your first date Toscanini's -- because I have a free ice cream ... Cape Cod -- or so I hear, I've never been; ask me in a week =) Coolidge

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 29, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Third Side of Fraternities The way I see it...

  

  that live in a small dorm but is part of a fraternity, so I don't know ... around a bit in the beginning (which is still good and sound advice), but I ... , but there is a lot that goes on in fraternities before extending a bid

  • by Chris S. '11
  • September 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blinky Lights (Part I) An example of how I go about building things.

  

  's a protocol with 2 wires, and the signal is either a 1 or a 0 based on ... ? I should also warn people at the beginning that this is a long post. I ... cool project. In my advising seminar last year (6.070 - it's a great

  • by Evan B. '10
  • September 21, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questions and Answers Evan Broder is taking over my job.

  

  mentioned that. Also, BC's policy is kind of a policy in name only. If the ... an MIT student so i can't really get a glimpse of how life is in MIT ... one in class of 09/10 who is from india??i am sure there would be many

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 7, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Senior Week: Mollie Burgoon A look at some of MIT's graduating students.

  

  . Susumu Tonegawa, who's a Nobel laureate, taught 9.301, and Rudolf Jaenisch, who's going to be a Nobel laureate, taught 7.31. Favorite professor at ... in, but we went over and hung out for a while. My friend Mark made a t

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  :                                                                                           View from the second floor:     Splash is a day-long event in which ... delicious it is), I forgot about my Saturday morning cartoons a few times and ... ? Inspiration comes from people who are passionate about something. In my opinion

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class size A response to a comment brought up on Ben's blog.

  

  perspective on things. A horrible situation is what happened in New Orleans. How is living in Africa these days? or living in Baghdad? Allot a certain ... housing system is a bit unique in that, in most dorms, students (or at least

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hitting Rewind on 2013 a summary of posts I never ended up writing from IAP till now

  

  months ago...which is terrible. Senior fall ended up being a little more ... matured in college >.< ), eat my mom's food, and sleep like 10 hours a ...  externship program is a pretty cool opportunity for MIT students to take advantage of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  Gallivanting with Gilles or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the MIT Mailing Lists.

  

  , How I Came To Own and Love A 'Wagon For The Little Old Lady Who Lived In ... woman who lived in a shoe." Because Gilles was a fellow member of the MIT ... clean; Gilles is back in Switzerland, and I'm driving around a peppy

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 4, 2010
• Blog / Events

  CPW 2008 @ MIT – Awesomeness Guaranteed (Guest Entry) On things that other colleges (namely their dean of admissions) will never letyou do.

  

  about the school that I’ll be attending in just a few short months. My ... with a few friends, including one I haven’t seen in almost two years ... his room and attended 6.006–Intro to Algorithms, a course located in the

  • by Snively '11
  • April 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Moving On, Moving Out, and the Conservation of Freshmen Reflections of a (kinda) sophomore.

  

  , I've had a great time in Simmons this past year (and there are more than a few Greek guys who choose to live in the dorms - like Alan '09 ... the dorm. For about a week, the pile is a free-for-all; any student can

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 22, 2008
• Blog / How to MIT

  Deadlines and Habits Staying sane

  

  fellowship is an arrangement in which financial support is given to a graduate ... astronomy, and get a job in industry, business, finance, teaching, and ... lengths and formats). A Statement of Purpose (this is the experience I have

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Harvard Square Photoblog Complete with funny captions. At least, I think they're funny. You be the judge.

  

  a few feet away from the giant Apple sign, mooching off the free wireless and free Photoshop to bring you a blog entry about another set of ... Square. Knowing we had a long day in front of us, we resolved to fortify

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 26, 2008
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  A lot of people at MIT were probably seen as the “smart” friend in high school–the one who excelled in classes, or juggled impressive ... in their free time, creating and solving complex puzzles, or immersing

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025