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• Blog / Athletics

  Guest Blog: Operation Overgourd A different kind of pumpkin drop (by Lauren H. '16!)

  

  production mechanisms. (I'm a physics nerd; not gonna apologize for that ... wanting to be flown back home because he can’t work on the grounds during ... turns out, are not the best projectiles…but it was still cool seeing the

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  lost to view will have their time again. You do not suppose, my lady ... the class is attractive to MIT students because not only is Old English ... English knowledge required!) and in a single semester will work our way into

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Welcome Home Like what we've done with the place?

  

  Financial Aid office, not only with an overview of our financial aid ... and transfer applicants in helping them understand how our process works ... , and we hope you will be too. Of course, we're not done thinking of ways

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 11, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Human After All Unlike customer service nowadays, MIT (and its admissions office) is 100% human. Give or take…

  

  's almost like we're not crippled by our social awkwardness! I may be being a ... assignments, not getting every question that comes my way, and making a note of ... - it's all getting done, in short but furious bursts of work. If you

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Comments-ment Webcast A few comments on the past week.

  

  instead, because Matt McGann does not pay me for recycling. 10:26 pm: Should ... global warming, catch tuberculosis** and work in lab for 5 hours. *Don ... bugs were not found in any of the ingredients. The next distribution

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • June 5, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just a Yellow Lemon Tree… I wrote a rap song for you.

  

  passed so fast it's like crazy. -Got tired of working in a biology lab, so ... mentioned here - although in the entry it was the Stanford Splash, not MIT ... school, and my parents were really worried that my English was not up to

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 11, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Day in the Life A photographic biography of a Friday

  

  . Other news: I have at this point exhausted the bloggability of not being ... “Today, I want to show you guys what I've been working on lately,” to which ... project in pronoun reference semantics, not pastry-making. On my way back

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 6, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Your MIT ID PLASTIC! Shiny plastic, at that!

  

  stuff that works its way into your envelope or folder is exponentially ... RULE THE WORLD! well, not so much. What are MIT ID cards good for (other ... off campus (I’m about to talk about my not-so-obscure reference). Boston

  • by Snively '11
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Smaller than the eye can see but with the potential to change the world: nanotech!

  

  (not Nate…or his friend…) who was concerned that MIT did not offer any ... . Sangeeta Bhatia. She has done really cool work with designing injectable

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  of thousands of photographs, their work was turned into the largest ... feet by 7 feet. You can even buy the book at Amazon.com! (For those not ... the world is our lab, not just the campus," Mr. Hawley said. "These

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Worlds within worlds

  

  ("having lots of work to do", "sympathy for peers who can't go to some fun ... not, however, the sort of living group I would tend to click with in ... things, you can have that too. If you're on campus, and you're not finding

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 14, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  Schedules and expectations The do's and dont's of freshman scheduling, and what to brace yourself for.

  

  's home than your own. The point of this diatribe is that I would not try ... boring As ґand therefore As not worth having! The professor read her set of ... going to work, but I DO genuinely believe that MIT has a similar

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alaska Where I am right now.

  

  I have decided that today I will operate under the assumption that I am in Alaska. Not because it's cold or anything, just because it's a change of pace. Your thoughts on Alaska are welcomed.

  • by Snively '11
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Thoughts on Removing the Long Essay from the Freshman Application So long, extraneous passages of florid prose.

  

  Brevity is wise. ...but I'm not the one being affected here. What are your thoughts?

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  May 4, 2007 Spider-man, Spider-man,Does whatever a spider can,Spins a web, any size,Catches thieves, just like flies,Look out!…

  

  Is not the day I graduate... On the other hand: Spiderman 3 comes out. They just released the trailer here. YES!

  • by Bryan
  • June 27, 2006
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I submit the MIT application with my QuestBridge application?

  If you are named a QuestBridge Finalist, you do not need to submit an ... that did not rank MIT, but you would like to apply for our Regular Action ... the QuestBridge Match but were not selected as a Finalist, you are still
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  . December 31st of 2015 was my last day of work at Triad Speakers in Portland ... 's nothing quite like a week long trip to Disney World with no work hanging ... kinda a dick (either a method actor or a disgruntled actor, not sure which

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s alive! I built a little car.

  

  For better or worse, my 2.007 car actually drives. It's not quite as cool as Melis's, but it will do. Pictures and reflection about the ... , in lab, Professor Blanco helped me on my car! Thus, it's still not done

  • by Bryan
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / CPW

  Backstage at the CPW Closing Show “Other duties as assigned”

  

  of Trello, Google Sheets, and Slack helps us get the work organized ... Closing Show. (We’re not so lucky for the opening ceremony of the weekend ... Activities Complex works their magic to build us a temporary stage, set up a

  • by Jeremy W.
  • May 19, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  CMS.621: Fans & Fan Culture the class that changed my career trajectory?

  

  nervous since I'm not super confident in my writing, but all of the topics ... learned so much about my aunt, not having known about this fan-girlish past ... community through my many shitposts and works. Then, I touched on the actual

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 17, 2021