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• Blog / Challenges

  breaching discomfort

  

  Lately I've been occupying space. Many spaces, in fact, especially ... crying and sitting in silence and really experiencing these new emotions of ... personality was interesting and the people were interesting. I chose to live in

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 16, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  preserving student community what does it take?

  

  helping students transition in and out of the dorm and navigating student ... formative in establishing my interest in preserving student culture across MIT, starting with my own dorm. As you might have heard, in the renewal, Burton

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 20, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  the first time! Established in 1872, it's the oldest public arboretum in ... vines. It was designed in collaboration with Frederick Law Olmsted, whose ... in me was hyped to hear that. The arboretum is a good ~5 miles away

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  log in using the same username and password that you use to log in to ... you are ready to receive your decision online before logging in to ... Massachusetts to Malaysia and many places in between. We can't wait to welcome

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  There is a bench it’s a nice bench

  

  The rhythm sets in. It’s a steady rhythm. Roll out of bed at ten in ... buy lunch, and work on my problem set in the lounge at our floor. Head ... , yet another student group has a meeting. There are free dinners in each

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 19, 2019
• Blog / Challenges

  things work out following up on confusion

  

  to decide whether to stay in our current major, 21E Humanities and ... solely CMS. One axis we were considering in this post was Time, specifically in terms of a course 6 class we ended up taking last semester, the

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • April 9, 2019
• Blog / Announcements

  For those impacted by Hurricane Michael (and other disasters) clarifying our policies for applications affected by catastrophic events

  

  America, tropical cyclones (and military conflicts) in the Middle East, and an earthquake in Haiti. And, while our Early Action deadlines are approaching, these catastrophes have left many of our prospective students in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 22, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A brief history of 2.007, the MIT class that inspired FIRST Robotics Complete with 1970s-era footage of Woodie Flowers

  

  in 1992. What I didn't know at the time is that FIRST was actually modeled after a legendary MIT class in mechanical engineering, 2.007, which Woodie started teaching at MIT in the early 1970s. For decades, 2.007 has

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2016
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  in class; everyone around you will think you’re stupid for not ... sight and tendency to zone out. Don’t ask for clarification in an argument; that’s a sign of weakness that will immediately result in losing

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t worry, the king lives…

  

  study...uhh (something in the media lab I don't understand), for a year ... move around their schedules, but in truth, my main goal for this next ... responsibilities in the Admissions office and my assumption of said responsibilities

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 7, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings we want to meet you!

  

  Saturday, MIT alumni from around the world will host parties in their hometowns for students admitted to the Class of 2016. If there's one in your ... spend a bit of the afternoon in the home of a wonderful MIT Alum. Sunday

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 21, 2012
• Blog / Events

  MIT Can Talk! Bon appétit!

  

  comfortable standing in front of an audience and trying to convince them of ... Child was a cook, not a chef. She grew up in Pasadena, CA, went to Smith College in Massachusetts, and worked for the US government, travelling the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 4, 2012
• Blog / Events

  How to MC Hammer AKA embarrassing yourself for charity

  

  challenges of varying degrees--I can proudly say I've already seen a concert in ... --participating in a charity event. I got to display the full range of my talents (or lack thereof) and learn more about the sisters in my sorority while

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 20, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Celebrate the Good Times just another good reason to eat more cake

  

  hosted a graduation barbecue in the backyard for 40 people. We set up a big ... in a circle. We bought balloons, we bought beer and hard lemonade, we ... full day on Saturday while surveying the yard in anticipation, I said to

  • by Kris Guay
  • June 6, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Nadal, Federer, Helfant ‘85 Adam Helfant '85 is the new boss of professional men's tennis.

  

  , Helfant lived in Burton-Conner, the same dorm that currently is home to Laura, Jess, Snively, and Shannon. He majored in Materials Science and Engineering, earning his degree in just three and a half years. After MIT, he

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  This will default to miscellaneous Finishing this blog entry was my biggest accomplishment today

  

  When the most stressful thing in your life is having repetitive ... . Things like rearranging the plates and cups in our cabinet in an artistic ... . Then I took a nap. After my nap I fixed a rip in my pants, hooked up some

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  One year later MIT is like a surprise birthday party, but without the birthday or the party.

  

  ” is October 24th, which is when the first paragraph was conceived in a ... for an entire 12 hours. Cambridge was wrapped in a wet blanket of cold ... the hotel failed to serve bagels in the morning. I did a campus tour

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Dah noo-loo Hey kah ay-ay u-nye

  

  their "talk to people not from MIT" routines. It's funny, MIT is in a bubble in that, as an MIT student, you start to forget what the outside ... actually were given a 15 minute talk in the bus about how to behave while not

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  more and more about my own freshman year - in particular, the choices I ... freshman was choosing to join a fraternity. It was, in retrospect, also one ... other Greek men, I have a great deal of pride in not only my own

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Crotchets and Quavers The evensong tradition

  

  ). In reality, only one college (King's) manages to do it every day, but ... all the pretense of being a real Trinity student and sat down in one of ... candle lit. The choir process in in two neat rows, followed by the dean and

  • by Cambridge
  • March 9, 2008