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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Tour of an MIT student’s notebook my brain is a mess so my pages have everything

  

  their own style of taking notes and keeping organized. But if you ... [/caption] Historically, I’ve only ever finished three notebooks out of the dozens I’ve had ... scrapbooking. Obviously, it’s impractical to take a picture of each and every

  • by Anika H. '26
  • July 8, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Tunes of the All-Night Tool Just a little night music from me.

  

  a few of the top hits on my playlist right now. Some of these are old ... pretty good for helping me stay up. :) Enjoy! REM: King of Birds Stars

  • by Paul B. '11
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Year of the Origami Dog A beautiful folded-paper version of Evie the dog.

  

  was created by Jason '09, one of MIT's terrific origami artists. Count

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  deferred, you are one of the applicants who are going to be reconsidered without prejudice in Regular Action. A lot of MIT students, past and present, were initially deferred; you can read about a few of them here, here

  • by Decisions
  • December 18, 2021
• Blog / Events

  Trick or Treat! Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.

  

  I begin this entry with a photo of the aftermath of one Saturday ... : Far. So one of the highlights of this weekend was the annual Pumpkin Drop where students drop pumpkins off the top of the Green Building

  • by Bryan
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I am a bachelor of science and a master of engineering. In which I make a Voltaire reference and the soup is a metaphor but luckily…

  

  My thesis is done. It is 384 pages long, 2.0833% of them text, 4.9479% of them pictures, and 90.365% of them code.         Here is ... recipe. Potato Soup Chop four carrots, three or four stalks of celery, an

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • May 21, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Think YOUR research is crazy? Why doesn't spaghetti break in half? There is an answer, because someone has dedicated their…

  

  of the 20 Craziest Scientific Researches. Some of the Craziest ... Organization) It calculated the number of photographs you must take to (almost ... . «Fragmentation of Rods by Cascading Cracks: Why Spaghetti Does Not Break in Half

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick updates Miscellaneous Admissions Office updates.

  

  haven't gotten the NBM, please email the Orientation Office at orientation-www at mit dot edu. They know more than we do at this point.I have ... quite busy here!It is Finals Week for students at MIT. Good luck, everyone

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Beautiful snowfall A nice snowfall today in Boston.

  

  The view outside my apartment window this morning, as I sat down at my desk to read applications. Coming shortly: Questions Omnibus.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 23, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Is there an International Student Association/Community?

  The International Student Association (ISA) was established to bring together the diverse international community at MIT and to support international causes on campus.  
• Blog / MIT Life

  On abnormality

  

  biology research is one of the loves of my life). So I decided to devote this entry to a small subset of the ways in which I am either unique (if you're my mother) or weird (if you're the rest of the general public

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Spring Break! A little guessing game.

  

  At approximately 9.30 pm on Thursday night, Spring Break will begin. I leave for (blank) on Saturday. Anyone want to guess where I'm going? Hint #1: It's not the Pappalardo Lab. (although if I were staying at MIT

  • by Bryan
  • March 23, 2006
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn’t accept them all. We have placed a small number of students ... can also be full of unexpected growth. We adapt and continue onward

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we just couldn’t accept them all. We have placed a small number of students ... time to nourish yourself, it can also be full of unexpected growth. We

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Approaching Adulthood In which I spell out my semester to hopefully feel less overwhelmed

  

  MIT and Boston are in the middle of the actual Snowpocalypse, so what better time to whip up a blog about the beginning of classes? The lighting was a bit sloppy, but I do need to get back in the habit of vlogging

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Events

  MIT is Utopia Because the nice guys were here.

  

  The last 2 weeks have been such a whirlwind of activities. Last ... CSC (Chinese Student's Club) hosted it, and a bunch of students from ... a lot of fun. Then, yesterday night Wong Fu Productions came to MIT

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 15, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Leadership & Double Dare 11 pictures of the leadership conference, and 16 pictures of the Double Dare sex challenge

  

  Conference I attended last Saturday as part of Women's Week Here are ... hotel's website, NOT to its email address) Dean Jones (Dean of Admissions) smiles with her tablemates Here's Dean Benedict (Dean of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 12, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the ... academic study and the excitement of discovery with the support and
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Where can I find info on the School of Engineering?

  The MIT School of Engineering is world renowned. Covering everything from ocean engineering to aeronautics, there's something exciting going on in every department, lab, and classroom. There's way too much to
• Blog / MIT Life

  9000 Words This post doesn't have 'em.

  

  Figure 1. Life outside of classes. A) Study break to make Matt ... something to my cello case while I was out of the room. G) My hallmates and I have taken to sitting out in the hall. This is one of our handful of

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 9, 2011