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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bubbles and UROPs OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question, because I…

  

  . Some interesting theories have been tossed around, and I'd like to ... due to proteins and oils sloughed off the skin of the people on the ... and the things in it (salt, chlorine, oils) play some kind of role in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  riven i don't like moving ;-;

  

  riven im excited to move back to east campus and cambridge and be at mit   but i'm also really stressed and tired and upset thinking about leaving and having to pack and unpack all my stuff and

  • by Victor D. '27
  • August 19, 2026
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I join a fraternity/sorority?

  MIT's Fraternity, Sorority, and Independent Living Groups (FSILGs) include 26 fraternities, 10 sororities, and five living groups. With core principles of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship, the FSILG Office
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DarkMatters, Green and Wild, Chocolate Cake and Raspberries around here lately (with pictures)

  

  ," a night of spoken word, collective art, and informative camaraderie. I read Chin's book about five years ago, and was madly into it at the time. She's equally (and differently) impressive in person. The whole night

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 6, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  And So It Ends, And So It Begins May 1 marks the end of this admissions cycle and the beginning of the next.

  

  admissions cycle and the beginning of the next. From an admissions perspective, it's time to say farewell to the class of 2009 and hello to the class ... people - and our correspondence has been the highlight of my experience

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Brains and treason and bouncy balls, oh my! A brain dump largely about - what else? - brains.

  

  up "no later than this Friday." Two and a half Fridays later (or ... .03 recitation on Thursday and said, "I am officially Course 16!" The next day ... ). Even so, the last month had me mentally flipping between Brain and

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Beacon St. and Marlborough St. Rooftops and flowers on two streets in Boston.

  

  Over the past few years, toward the end of my full-time undergrad and ... Boston, and Somerville—the vines and flowers and old brick against skyscrapers; black skies, grey roofs, and red brick sidewalks and rooftop

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 27, 2016
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on fitness, health, and food a couple of moments over the years

  

  relationship with food, health, and fitness has always been rocky. I don't know ... school, I was relatively hyperconscious about my weight and my physical ... 's something that my family members would poke fun at and point out and I think

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  ..and Here We Go Again! [by Ken Haggerty '11] ARTalk is back!

  

  tiring place. There are lots of P-sets and lots of work to do. Which is why it's even more satisfying and exciting to see ARTalk get back up and ... on the arts! We'll be highlighting anything and everything art

  • by ARTalk
  • February 5, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Roller Coasters and Dance Parties Sunday was the East Side party! Lots of loud music and prefrosh!! Still, no fun.

  

  East Side and prefrosh (now frosh!?!?)  from all around MIT came to see the fantastic roller coaster and fort for themselves.  Everything felt super safe and awesome. Here are some videos and pictures that I took

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 25, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays and Good Luck As regular action deadlines approach, try to relax a little

  

  California for Christmas, enjoying balmy daytime weather and good home cooking. Already, I find myself missing Boston and MIT, and I'm looking forward to the spring classes and to my return in January, when I'll be taking a

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And Then There Was One Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor.

  

  Folks, it is a sad, sad day in the MIT Admissions Office. Juan Salvador Acosta has broken the pact and succumbed to the mighty razor. His ... the only remaining wookie. I must go now and weep gently. May my beard

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 31, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Stop and Smell the Seasons Before it's winter and your nose is so numb you can't smell anything.

  

  The leaves are falling like snowflakes and sometimes when the sun ... fabled season of fall has arrived in all of its deciduous glory and is ... absence of any real comparable seasonal changes, are idealized and heavily

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 3, 2013
• Blog / Uncategorized

  places around and at mit godless and holy

  

  that documents my time here at mit...but i'm really lazy and it's difficult to compile footage all together and i'm really trying my best. but ... scientific and technological advancement, as well as close to one of the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 13, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Updates And Shannon’s Formula Random mid-week fun, and a few small updates for admitted and waitlisted students.

  

  , simply send a message to [email protected] and we'll be happy to take ... best job in the world. And then I [think about the admit rate], and I ... -job-in-the-world (this year's admit rate) and 88.4% this-job-sucks. Except... while in the

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Tragedy for MIT and Boston Devastating news for our community.

  

  were Eric and Ann Whaley. Last night, an MIT Police officer was killed ... , and another is reportedly on the run in Watertown, a city that borders Cambridge and Boston. MIT and Boston people are following the news on the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2013
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  ) and it was close to Halloween: my birthday. My little sister poked her ... my towering intellect and spirit, and not the combination of bushy brown hair and big front teeth. The third time was a little more peculiar

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Admissions Decisions and Mystery Hunt A few thoughts and a lot of puzzles.

  

  Two years and 363 days ago I was on a plane home from Tenerife, two days after my eighteenth birthday and a few hours after MIT decisions ... decision for me and I might have hunted for wifi at intersections. When we

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 12, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  And it’s all beginning…

  

  Back in Massachusetts! And Rush stuff is starting! *excited* There ... the freshman point of view and one from the upperclassman point of view ... incoming frosh, remember, take it seriously and go look at places! I don

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Life After (and During) MIT Greetings from beautiful adulthood

  

  little darker than my avatar's and when I smile in real life, my face looks ... ), and then my brower froze when I was about to publish and I lost the ... MITx and OpenCourseWare), meaning that I never actually left this place

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • May 28, 2014