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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Decide my major! Because putting your future up for a democratic vote is clearly the way to go.

  

  Alright, you and I both have some big decisions to make in the next ... where you come in. Decide my fate! Vote what major Shannon should choose ... freshmen can’t actually declare course 20- you have to apply sophomore year

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Toys II Using household items to save the world

  

  said. "This is one area where we're able to make an impact." You can ... How are you planning to spend the day? Jeffrey Warren, a Media Arts ... , one of the MIT students who in September launched a $150 camera balloon

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  about yourself: I can wiggle my ears but I can't whistle (you just got two ... , Bachelor's degree in Marketing Favorite things about MIT: I love the MIT Dome ... , which are actually similar. Favorite cartoon character: the monster in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  checks in and out. The front desk is also where you can get your mail, find ... , they have a punching bag in the main hallway so you can take out your ... in them. But I assure you they exist. Now, a little geography. All of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  participate in one of the 33 varsity sports. The MIT where, underneath all the ... prove it to you. Dominating our Conference MIT is the most successful school in our conference, the NEWMAC, with 199 conference titles. And just

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A word about the humanities It's sort of a long, multi-section word.

  

  slides can legitimately remind you of the day you discovered Paint in ... grandmother accidentally stuffed with snow As you can see, the existence of the ... is that the problem set solutions can look like this. Keep in mind, I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Epilogue An open letter about blogging, growing up, and the end of my first year at…

  

  tall. Paul, can you confirm this? Time is strange. There, at 6:30 PM on ... profession? Sorry to those of you who have actual careers like car-washing and ... mercifully scarce in a job that regularly involves glorifying the trivialities

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • May 21, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My UROP Experiences Research is kinda cool.

  

  . My advice to you is to get involved in the UROP program here. I forget ... before dead week is pretty stressful, as every class tries to cram in that ... research. I'm sure all of you know by now about MIT's Undergraduate Research

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wild Parties, Vaginas and Suburbia Can you possibly guess where this entry is going? No. You can't.

  

  around Being Stuck In This Crummy Place, Not Caring That You're Stuck In ... picture taken by me in the whole entry. Now you know why I rely on other ... because it was jazzy and the show in general was pretty energetic and nice

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Atomic Friends a comic

  

  Bohr atomic model sits in the middle of the panel. The background can be ... moving in this big cloud.   CAPTION: Usually we can guess where they ... illustrator will take our script and transform it into the comics you know and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 17, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Take Me Back to Tech (Guest Entry) So hurrah for technology, 'ology, 'ology oh.

  

  . You can hear part of a Random Hall tour in the background As even these ... less than glorious. It can be summed up well in one picture yea ... . Thats what we called you in high school. Everyone was afraid of the

  • by Bryan
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An Ode From A Science Fair Junkie in honor of intel isef 2018

  

  the confetti traveled in both scenarios. As you can probably guess, I ... you go through adds to your being in some way or form. You essentially ... experiences deserve equal recognition in who we become, some just color you more

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 13, 2018
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  didn't make me any happier. All you can do in life is try to solve the problem in front of you. *Deepest thanks to Winston Churchill, Dory, and ... rink. I used to take ice skating lessons in Indiana, but all I can

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  the fear and delight of fire spinning do not this at home! I am a trained (semi?)professional.

  

  real than the one you sit around toasting marshmallows in on a camping ... , because it's really really fun. It’s not something I can fully describe in ... day comes to close, a fire in my hands, a warmth in my soul

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 21, 2025
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  “So what’s being a blogger like?” i spill the (lukewarm) tea

  

  about your life, which seems easy as pie, but everything you write is ... see, which can make it kiiiinda stressful. We often get questions about ... of summer. You have to answer a few short questions and write three

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 1, 2023
• Blog / Advice

  an essay writing journey one of my MIT essays, as told through revision history

  

  express those sentiments in under 250 words. But as you can see, it took a ... you who are now in college and used Google Docs to write your essays, I ... proud of this essay and I still am. When you can read an essay two years

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • July 25, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  can become engaged in international development through student groups ... you can correctly guess what that quotation references ... International Development Network (IDN) Crafts Fair in Lobby 10 Though today is

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  , or you want to learn more about it, you can read more here. Waiting can be tough because it feels like there's nothing that you can do, but—if you look beyond the thing you're waiting for—it can also be full of

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  I’m Awesome (at) Parkour! and other fun things i'm doing this Independent Activities Period

  

  time :D During the semester, if you live in a dorm with a dining hall ... many non-credit classes you can take during IAP: it's taught by two MIT ... language is hard! But it's hard in a good way, the kind where you practice a

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • January 22, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  one who is concerned. I can tell you from conversations with my ... yourself in a way that is reasonable for you, while making sure that your ... that you have balance in your life. What we are saying is that, despite

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006