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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Phi Omega Leadership, FRIENDSHIP, Service

  

  a common source of pizza and rolls at MIT.) And that made my day ... recruiting new pledges and helping them go through the process of becoming ... competition, running a Book Exchange for students at the beginning of the

  • by Kim D. '09
  • September 24, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Spreading yourself too thin At MIT, the saying goes that you can work, sleep, or play, but you have…

  

  The beginning of a new term is always accompanied by a mix of anxiety and excitement. New classes, professors, deadlines, and activities ... time because I’ve become involved in a lot of activities that are a huge

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 10, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Deferred Applicants Q & A Have a question about your MIT EA deferral? Read on...

  

  . Should I send in a whole new version of my application, or all new essays ... ? Should I still be hanging around reading the blogs? At MIT, a deferral ... at no advantage or disadvantage versus the regular action applications

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  its own life. There’s always a crawl of congested traffic at its ... unremarkable day. It’s the middle of the school week. Adults are adrift at work ... ’re all at risk of dying at any point, from disease, from an electrical

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  . Last night, by special invitation, the Academy met at the house of ... saved at whatever cost. The fears of State Street and the prejudices of Beacon Street may have some effect, but the great mass of New England and

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Warning: Contains Biology This entry may be unsuitable for children, liberal arts majors, and mathematicians.

  

  part of bioengineering here at MIT, where so many fantastic discoveries ... As you hopefully already know, I am a sophomore in Course 20 here at ... provides all students with a common core of foundational scientific knowledge

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Friends, Part 1 a cross-registration love story

  

  Cross-registration is one of the most amazing features to exist at ... study. I kept stopping to look out at the amazing views. It's now one of ... at an open house about quantum information hosted by the the Museum of

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • July 28, 2020
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist who ranked MIT but was not matched still apply for EA and/or RA?

  offer made up of grants and scholarships that will meet 100% of your ... students, regardless of citizenship. If admitted to MIT through the Quest
• Blog / MISTI

  The Last Day at Gymnasium Untergriesbach as part of the MIT-Germany Global Teaching Labs Program

  

  the brink of the end of my time here at the Gymnasium, and there are a ... creeping over the steeple of the church as I arrive at school. 4. I will ... since my first day at Gymnasium Untergriesbach. Surrounded by excellent

  • by MISTI Program
  • March 12, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You’re Not That Old [by Elise '14] Not having done it before should be a reason to try, as…

  

  time to learn a new skill. It’s okay to be a n00b at age eighteen ... some of you overachievers) to figure out your hobbies and interests. Many of you probably have been playing an instrument for years or

  • by ARTalk
  • June 17, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Just Dance! Dance = Awesome.

  

  In its 149 years of existence, MIT has been involved with many of ... northeast! Through a collaboration with Boston University's dance team, Dheem ... proud of this video! We practiced sooo much for this performance. It

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m doing this IAP i guess i need to be more specific

  

  and spend more time at home, or travelling. Some of my friends are doing ... Activities Period—this glorious month of fun classes and activities. It’s kind of hard to describe IAP because people are just doing wildly different

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 16, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Monteverdi to Mozart: 1600-1800 An organ, three harpsichords, and lots of learning

  

  of the sound. The organ is off to the side of the auditorium, at the ... traditionalist and as one of the "universal synthesists." Using the French Suite No ... classical music-loving group. My neighbors are members of concert choir and

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 11, 2013
• Blog / Challenges

  conversations with friends so many different ways to feel lost

  

  running out of them m: definitely r: and at some point we gotta ... free evening on pursuit of knowledge at least these days i don’t p: i ... m: i've been having a lot of trouble blogging lately so i'm thinking

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • August 21, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Communication Intensive Jumping on the semester-in-review blog train

  

  , not about the “at MIT” part.) As part of MIT’s general institute ... writers and orators. A large part of that comes from exposing us to new ... problem (and hopefully secure funding too). Within a few days of staring at

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 4, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art is Everywhere! [by Emma Frank '15] Public Art at MIT

  

  . Public art at MIT took off during the Cold War as a way of humanizing the ... ’d notice unless someone told you, or you spent a lot of time looking at the ... public art at MIT reflects how artists see our campus. MIT is a mishmash of

  • by ARTalk
  • October 17, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Unwinding how i destress

  

  Island is a British dating show where a group of people live at a villa for ... support in the form of Boones, upgrades you earn at the end of defeating a ... 'm horrendous at the game, but I've been trying to watch a lot of streamers play

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2020
• Blog / Residential Life

  it’s not the same, but it’s still home back at MIT

  

  , as were the chairs at the tables—but there was enough to remind me of ... warned by all of my friends and by all of the informational videos about on-campus living in the fall that there would be a lot of restrictions. Things will

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • September 7, 2020
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Ultimate Showdown Making important college purchase #1

  

  parts - Sometimes more powerful The Cons: - Not mobile - A lot of equipment to keep track of LAPTOP The Pros: - Mobile - Lightweight - Can do most tasks of a desktop The Cons: - A little more expensive than

  • by Bryan
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  549,033 words how do you measure, measure a year?

  

  lifetime of 19 years. In honor of the passing of 1000 days, I looked at the ... playlist of all of them is here, for you to shuffle at your own risk: https ... also been a little barren, devoid of many of the experiences that a year

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • May 7, 2021