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• Blog / Class Projects

  Product Design Lab Wakka wakka wakka

  

  's this class at MIT that designs toys, have you heard of it? It's hard to ... multitude of new tools, woodworking equipment, and supplies to convert an ... all of the new tools. We spent about 45 minutes cutting leather, opening

  • by Snively '11
  • March 11, 2008
• Blog / People & Identities

  I Could Never Do it Alone People of a semester, thank you

  

  on the floor of New Vassar. I have absolutely no recollection of this ... I finished my first semester at MIT. There's so much to write about ... use my final post of 2021 to share the best part of MIT — the people. I

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger selection 2008 results We have completed the selection of this year's bloggers!

  

  is the most senior of the current student bloggers? [answer at the end of the entry] You may recall that last month we put out a call for new ... reveal this year's new bloggers, I'd like to share with you some of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Pictures that don’t belong anywhere else – Part I because i'm a slackslackslackball.

  

  This entry is a lot of things. Read! First here are some pictures ... , all dressed up for Christmas. This is my side of the room: and ... through the middle of our room and you might even be wondering, "What?! Are

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 17, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  5n, n=1

  

  Networking Brunch," and, perhaps the best of them all, Tech Night at the Pops: For 108 years now, Tech Night at the Pops has been one of the most beloved traditions at the Institute. Generations of MIT alumni, guests

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Joy of Building a chronicle of my failed attempts to create things that work

  

  several pieces of paper. This really hurt my brain at first. It took awhile ... . It was a fear of being wrong that came at the price of making progress ... left before Demo Day, frustrated and tired of staring at code, we banged

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • March 3, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The swing of things MIT happenings.

  

  projects are all happening at once, and lots of people are pretty hosed ... students. The unveiling of the Brass Rat (at an event called Ring Premiere ... It’s mid-October, which means that life at MIT is crazy right now

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 16, 2006
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is Math fun at MIT?

  A lot of our students select math as their field of interest when applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the ... 's Mathematics Department represents a broad spectrum of fields ranging from the
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answering questions for those who were deferred to Regular Action.

  

  Report for your updates. Should I send in a whole new version of my ... ? Should I still be hanging around reading the blogs? At MIT, a deferral isn ... by the committee during regular action. You are at no advantage or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students Answers to some FAQs.

  

  Report for your updates. Should I send in a whole new version of my ... ? Should I still be hanging around reading the blogs? At MIT, a deferral isn ... by the committee during regular action. You are at no advantage or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 14, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  welding spiels metal hot glue gun go brrr

  

  about 1mm away from the piece of metal at a perpendicular angle, press the ... advantage of all the cool resources Metropolis has to offer and to finally ... One of my favorite places on campus is the Metropolis makerspace. It

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • January 9, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  IAP=Watermelon in January I honestly can't think of a better analogy.

  

  composed of representatives from companies who then offer interviews to ... My computer reminded me of what we're all thinking. Independent ... 2 classes for credit. I took 8.01L, which is a version of physics you

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  On the Scattering of Senior House or: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Acknowledge the Bomb

  

  . They are released at the end of May for the incoming freshmen to decide ... back to those at a later time with more of an open mind. After delving ... no means the views of everyone at MIT or even myself for that matter

  • by Abby H. '20
  • July 12, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Why did the engineer cross the road? Maybe there was a cape for sale on the other side

  

  offerings of chemical engineering industry opportunities. Recently, I came upon this one for a junior polymer engineer at a hydrocarbon recovery ... of advice:  smile :) I wrote this entry a few weeks ago, but wanted to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Recent Questions! Fun for parents @ CPW, enrolling questions, etc...

  

  know that some students will accept our offer of admission while ... I'm kind of confused - if we want to commit to MIT, we simply bubble ... recommendations for parents: Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm Come meet yours truly at

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 4, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  For EA Deferred Students FAQs for students deferred from Early Action.

  

  decisions in mid-March. Should I send in a whole new version of my application ... by itself increase your chances of admission. What about new test ... Here are some FAQs for deferred students... Is it all over for me? At

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  “But I’m not cool…” Dr. Suess but shitty? Dr. Suess but angsty?

  

  universe and did the impossible and fell in and out of love in a million ... look at it:   I got into MIT, I swam in seas of blankets With the ... "] Me on my actual first day of high school! T-minus two months to the

  • by Powers '23
  • August 18, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  The last few days of summer I think I spent them well.

  

  during the school year. But those seven days at the end of the summer ... for; he lives in Maine, and invited friends to go visit at the end of ... the totally relaxing non-MIT parts of my late summer adventures. At a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Class of 2018 Spring Welcome Events Come to Your Area Get a head start on meeting other members of the Class of 2018.

  

  list of all of the events. Saturday Watch the sun set at an evening ... School at the Art Institute of Indianapolis at this afternoon reception in ... other new MIT admits I want to let you know about some exciting

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 20, 2014
• Blog / Events

  (Paint)Ballin’ Hey, if you're already hosed, you might as well have a good reason for it

  

  constituted, at some point, a hell week. But dead week is on a whole new level. It's the equivalent of a reading period at MIT, only classes continue ... in New Hampshire, which is to say we went paintballing at OSG. Among

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 19, 2011