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• Blog / Events

  4th of July Celebrations Boston, and the MIT campus, are great places to celebrate the 4th of July.

  

  canons for 1812 are always a big hit. Here are some photos I took from the ... arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ZigZag Episode 7 A new episode features Commencement highlights and an interview with the party button guys.

  

  working on a Masters in Fine Arts degree full time for the next year; Zig ... Episode 7 of MIT's video podcast ZigZag is out now. Stories include Commencement and MIDAS (a.k.a. the party button). Check it out. Marsha Bolton

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Adventures in Italy, Part 2 Tales from Rome, Take Two

  

  . Now this made me a little perturbed, and if you who is responsible for ... hallmarks of our entire trip. Walking around the city trying to find a ... , EVERYTHING IS A NUMBER. So we arrived at our first restaurant after not too

  • by Bryan
  • April 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  for women until Persian traveler Jonas Hanway popularized umbrella use ... was because she is really a vampire and does not show up on film, but ... Jeannie, where she has to make a robot Jeannie to walk down the aisle with

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Fun With Photoshop Do you have mad Photoshop skills? Show us.

  

  loves into a desktop for her computer: Your turn! Post your links in ... Things are still pretty crazy around here, so until I get a chance to ... mascot. What you may not know is that Joanne is, like me, a die-hard Lost

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ack, finals!

  

  Sorry for my lack of posting lately. This is just a notice to say ... quite a lot, and I have three finals in the next two days. Blah. Oh, how I hate finals week. I'm glad it only happens twice a year. Also, my camera

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  In Stereo

  

  Huckabees with a pretty enthusistic MIT crowd. LSC has these sneak previews ... today's entry to talk a little bit about school visits, so I won't let a ... small number of high schools that I do each year, I'll often feel a little

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2004
• FAQ / First-year application

  Does MIT have any age limits?

  We don't have any age limits or restrictions. If you've been away from high school for a while, we would expect to see the results of your ... courses at a community college or in a non-degree program prior to applying
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What are GIRs?

   (GIRs). Basically, you must take two semesters of math, two semesters of physics, a semester of biology, a semester of chemistry, and a selection of courses from ... foundation for study in your major. In your second semester, you might add
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I play football at MIT?

  football team completed its historic regular season with a 24-13 victory over ... New England Football Conference crown and were selected for the 2014 ... garnered a lot of press from coast to coast, with announcers pointing out
• Blog / How to Human

  had i known how to save a life on self-care

  

  thursday, i go to mit mental health for my appointment. we talk for a little ... off for a while because i was busy. i sleep at 3 am again. on friday ... . he could still be alive, if not for you. three i have a friend, whom i

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 17, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  graduation would be a time for goodbyes and reflections. "Just four years ago ... biology teacher Barbara Pittenger for inspiring him to pursue a major in ... a rather grandiose term for it," Mr. Sahin said. "It basically

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  recruiting thing works anyway. I know for a fact that plenty of MIT lacrosse ... Responses to comments: Edward: Hey, thank you for answering my ... your answer. You play field hockey at MIT right? Did you contact a coach

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  athletics facilities for a while now, so I think this is the perfect time to ... learned for everyone, especially during this tour today – whether you’re a ... an investor, so I begin my hunt search for a new tour guide. And I find

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Big Dreams, Small Mind The troubles of being in school and doing research for too long.

  

  completely honest a big reason for that decline is in fact my time at MIT. Now ... (except for you... you know who you are...) For those of you who don’t know ... University. I am currently working on a number of blog posts that will be

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 24, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  medium was so new for most people that they just wanted a chance to explore ... type thing) purely for demonstration purposes and stuck a Benjamin ... In a public high school with about 700 people per class, there was

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

  I graduated My brass rat is upside-down and my dorm room is bare

  

  check a sign for my line number (19) and all was well. We wore stickers ... by New House for a final swim test? Most people took the swim test ... screamed for friends, took a few bathroom breaks, visited my family in the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 8, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Got The Gig So excited about ALL the Things!

  

  got to go to Washington D.C. for a week and I met the most intelligent ... home, I sat in front of the computer for a good fifteen minutes ... , I went straight to bed and slept for a little bit and then I went to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 29, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Beyond the Iron Cur…I mean, Mass Ave

  

  (for which I worked as a security guard and media handler). The hacking ... suffering for him to feed on, so we wake him up with a huge party that ... Laura '09 had an interesting bit a while back in her blog about East

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  zero bandwidth it’s not burnout if you have to keep going

  

  brace for impact and hope for the best. You have to fall with them a ... things just a little bit better for the people around you? Not, of course ... —cooking every day for a week, writing poetry again, attending the occasional

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • February 17, 2022