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• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  classes and in research groups you may end up working with. We are a very ... to be willing to participate; if you engage yourself in the vibrant ... bloggers - a source of insight into MIT that I hope is of value as you

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  State of the Mail We're processing a lot of mail.

  

  largest volume of mail you've ever seen. There is a lot of mail to be opened, sorted, entered into the database, filed, and reviewed. My advice to you is to please be patient as you watch the application tracking system on

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Who’s that new kid? ANOTHER one?? Are you KIDDING me?! She doesn't even fit on the page!

  

  embrace questions. Any and all. But I do have one for you - I'm temped in ... Is this thing on? Um, okay. Some of you are probably like me and come from one of those families where you are the only one who knows how

  • by Jess K. '10
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Bad Ideas Month word of the day is oops!!

  

  days in [annotation note="Independent Activities Period"]IAP[/annotation], Bad Ideas Weekend takes hold in MIT like glitter: it’s everywhere, if you look hard enough, and it catches the light, even in the dark

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 3, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  The Lessons I’ve Learned and it only took three full semesters and a summer

  

  happened that semester? Did you have your time management skills in order? Did you try hard enough in the class?" Yes I tried hard! Yes I devoted ... . This semester, having learned from my freshman year mistakes, I worked in

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  Growing up in the Midwest, my "beach" experiences consisted of the sands of Lake Michigan or small lakes in Wisconsin and Michigan. Living (or going to college) in the Boston area is a real luxury because the

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  [Guest Post] Take Me *Home* to the Ballgame By Claire S. '25

  

  you hate baseball (in which case I’d argue you just don’t get it, but ... Of all the things to happen in college, I never expected baseball to ... . Louis Cardinals—it was practically a requirement to live in the small town

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer Reading What’s in your beach bag?

  

  in. This is one of the best parts of summer in my mind. Whether you ... ’s a great read. Totally transports you to NYC in the late 60s. Awesome ... In Matt’s latest post he says that MyMIT will be up August 19. This

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Leaving a Mark Painting a mural and turning my rat

  

  art skills, did you?) and patiently filled in all the details: the ... positive mark on you in return. ... In my last days at MIT, I painted this mural on my hall. I

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Chocolate Tasting Nuts, olives, and 99% cocoa

  

  In honor of some holiday, MIT's Laboratory for Chocolate Science hosted chocolate tasting last night. I went to a similar event in IAP 2004 ... to tasting, though; you're supposed to let the chocolate piece melt on

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Boston Calling Everything I know about having a phone at MIT.

  

  numbers. If you already have a cell phone in your hometown and buy a new one in Boston, I'm pretty sure that you'll have to change your phone number ... students. In reality, however, it's just an excuse for me to advertise this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. Located in the vast Hynes ... population. Really, a whole new world.    If you're wondering what an "antiquarian book" is, the Fair’s website has got you covered. Such a book is one

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Silent Dance Party If we had the chance, we'd ask the world to dance.

  

  number, size, and volume, to the point that people in China can almost no ... living in a double), it does have its perks (I can drink juice from the ... MIT - it's been a crazy few weeks, but I'm finally settled in and ready

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Boston Marathon ‘08 I'm back!

  

  tie my shoes in the morning. There is no EXCUSE!" I have no excuse. It ... , Dance Troupe, and the last study break we had in which we drank milkshakes ... kickin it in the sunshine out in Killian Court, or eating whipped cream out

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 14, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2021 Wait List Today, we have closed out the wait list for the Class of 2021.

  

  you have submitted. We appreciate the time and effort you have put in to ... very best in college and beyond. We know you will make a huge impact on ... The May 1 reply deadline has come and gone, and we know many of you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 10, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How Hard is MIT? A quantitative analysis

  

  ] (which makes sense if you think about it). In my excitement, I gripped ... ’d also like to thank you, the reader, for making it this far in this blog ... alone use them in future experiments? Which hardness scale do these

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 26, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  oh, the crash and the burn

  

  toll on me. So much so, in fact, that I've finally crashed. So I have ... responsibilities and just sit for a couple of days. This week has exploded in my ... hottest fucking mess in existence right now. I've spent a lot of time

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 26, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  Kekka dake da! "Only the results remain!"

  

  "lightening the load" and how you can choose to overexert yourself but don ... so I wanted to fill it in with a different class. "Ok", I thought, "I ... .100A has been very helpful (I can actually do psets), and 9.00 is

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • March 7, 2019
• Blog / MISTI

  More entries about buildings and food Same as it ever was. I'm still single, but at least I'm in Belgium.

  

  , Belgium. Because I was in Brussels, Belgium this weekend. if you happen to ... you, even though my favorite meal in the world is chicken and waffles ... little bit cheaper. If you're in New York, I definitely recommend checking

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 3, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Experiencing Psycho in Full G(l)ory Sharon L. '21 joins the blogs to talk about movies and art by and large

  

  in Boston. There tends to be a mentality on campus where you feel ... experience in class with people you’d never otherwise meet. Getting to see the ... stuffy.   Somewhere in high school, I decided that I needed to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 3, 2018