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• Blog / Challenges

  am i boring or just overstimulated?

  

  .” -- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby *** I have come to the profound ... that surrounds the supposed infinite and spontaneous paths that our lives ... fully carpe diem-ing or whatever. Is how interesting I am proportional to

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 5, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  nice moments on campus things are okay, actually

  

  It's April. I’ve been on campus for close to two months now. It ... really don’t want to do much of anything except maybe lie in bed and stare ... ’t quite manage to erase. Summer really cannot come soon enough. It is coming

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 10, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Gerald Fink’s “What Is a Gene?” one of those cool talks that happen at MIT all the time

  

  biology class that they need to pass in order to graduate. What could this guest lecture actually be about? Brief sidebar here to mention that it is an incredibly nerdy thing to go to an optional lecture in my spare time

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 11, 2019
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Athletics When I picked the topic for this entry, I was cheerleading at an MIT basketball…

  

  This entry is a double cheat -- I was trying to think of something to ... other day on CC. I really was paying attention to the game, but my feet ... of sports at MIT, and a lot of ways to get involved with physical

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Kickoff! and away we go...

  

  , before most students now applying to MIT were even born. The goal of FIRST ... of FIRST is, in the words of Wikipedia, to "promote a philosophy of ... need to go to a regional event and see for yourself. FIRST might just be

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Sport CPW cpw at senior haus

  

  Infinite and through Dorm Row, we managed to get every single hot dog eaten ... relating to what can be sensitive or private material, and students come here ... second, I’m really forgetful and can never remember to take photos

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Killer Mike, Lupe Fiasco, and the Dancing Body of the State five gatherings of many people

  

  Dance at Duke, gave a profound lecture to a rapt and engaged audience. He ... on to discuss the "politically embodied concepts and dances originating ... " attempt to twerk, of Al Minns and Leon James dancing the Lindy Hop and other

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 27, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Two Videos Watch them!

  

  Watch this one first! And if you want to know more about Embrace (mentioned in the video above), check out this one too :)

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • December 10, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Every Piece of Media I Consumed in My First Week of Class that was relevant to my studies, i guess

  

  This semester, I'm taking a wide array of classes, from music to media studies to English, and as a result, I've had to consume a lot of ... first week of classes. CMS.S60 Rap Theory and Practice I'm taking two

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 13, 2023
• Blog / Life after MIT

  i’m back .gif not an undergrad, not a grad student, but a secret third thing

  

  /blogs/entry/on-comics-and-role-models/">class I took,</a> and to whom I am infinitely grateful ... in my friend's car to head back to the West Coast. We stayed in small-town hotels, accidentally drove through Canada, listened to a lot of [annotation

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Milk, Cookies and Dangerous Secrets Somewhere at the cloying helm of exponential senselessness (weird post incoming)

  

  Picture this. A pavement somewhere along the infinitely stretching ... stomach is not rumbling, but there’s enough flatness in it to proclaim the presence of an unimpressed hunger. It’s a hunger he plans to fix soon, the

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 29, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Friday morning potpourri in lab How MIT's campus makes me happy to be alive. Also stuff from Adam.

  

  I have a couple of unrelated things to relate today, so I'll put ... have no classes on Fridays (except for a 7.28 recitation to which I have ... 's all year and still happily gone off to graduate school in the fall. At

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Blog Projects

  10 Fun (and REAL) Facts About MIT! Incredibly Correct Facts about MIT!

  

  its contributions to the fields of science and technology. But do you ... alumni club living in the Charles River in an effort to convert MIT students to the "Way of the Beaver," a doctrine created by MIT students in

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 1, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  would like us to call you—preferred first name. Preferred first name is ... first name. If you have any concerns or questions, please reach out to us ... You should use your current, legal first and last name when filling
• Blog / Athletics

  There’s No “I” in Team There's also no "Tennis" or "Senior Day", but that won't stop me from writing about…

  

  In just four short weeks, my time as a MIT freshman will draw to a ... to try so many new and wildly amazing experiences here, some of which I ... , the internet is forever), and I look forward to the ones I’ll have in

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 1, 2014
• FAQ / First-year application

  Where can I find info on Graduate Admissions/Masters/PhD?

  The Office of Undergraduate Admissions handles first-year and transfer admissions. To pursue graduate study at MIT, you need to apply to one of our departmental programs(opens in new window). Each department
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What is Interphase Edge?

  academic year to help ease the transition to MIT and to build community among new students. Any enrolling first-year student may apply for the program.
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  ^ how not to do it.   "Help! I'm from [Los Angeles/Orlando/other perpetually sunny place].  What do I need to survive an East Coast winter?"   I'm glad you asked!  As a lifelong Californian before I went to

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Mist in the streets of Boston monday wanderings

  

  infinite; and dedication, choosing to stop and catch up for a few minutes in ... on the street.  We meandered down Beacon Street and stopped to watch ... friend of a friend’s place, surrounded by students from BU. We set to

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 20, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life A photographic biography of a Friday

  

  , incidentally, also happens to exist outside of cyberspace sometimes. Anyway, Katelyn slept for 2 hours and still had a headache at 10:54 pm, according to ... else on MITblogs, appears to have been born with a last name). Sympathy

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 6, 2008