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• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2019!

  

  in the office and serve as a shibboleth for student culture. We pay you ... become a Plant Dad (tm) and am growing tomatoes in my office window The ... right outside my office for some spinspiration It's time for those of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2019
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Me: A Video Tour of Campus in which you get to hang out with my friends and walk around MIT through…

  

  roped my friends Cathy '17 and Tara '17 into making a video for all you ... ...and more! For a complete list of places visited, reference the end ... about MIT, life, the universe, and other super specific things, like grass

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 23, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  What Essay Questions Should We Ask?

  

  blogger applications; this week, I'm modifying the Maker Portfolio for ... at old requirements for admission.  Last year I posted our essay ... , and think about whether we want to change them.  Strategically

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 27, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Match Game

  

  discovering and applying knowledge for the benefit of society remains at the ... of interesting discussion after my last post, and lots of good ... to be a "good match" for MIT? What do we look for? Alignment with MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Full Circle Here's to yesterday.

  

  -school senior, I enrolled in Harvard's Secondary School Program for four weeks during the summer. Unfortunately, the science options for the summer were sort of lacking...so, instead, I signed up for an art history class

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / Uncategorized

  I made an AI write most of this post because I forgot I needed to post this week

  

  topic for the rest of this post and the points listed underneath are all ... I didn't know what to write this week, so I made GPT-3 do it for me ... learning to make human-like text, based on whatever prompt and parameters you

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • December 2, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  an art exhibit at MIT (in the New York Times!). And for now, off to ... few odds & ends... CPW update: for everyone who has registered ... . For one thing, the weekend is not planned out for you, it's more of a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  So it's Nobel Prize week, and this year, MIT has been able to add another name to it's list of professors, affiliates, and alumni who have won ... , Robert Grubbs, and Professor Richard Schrock. Professor Schrock won the

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  What are my chances of admission?

  a sense of what we look when selecting students for admission. Basically, we're looking for students with broad interests, both academic and ... and don't have a formula or weigh any part of the application. Although
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

  

  Faye '10, Sukrit '10, and Ian '10 address the crowd. On Wednesday night ... . The table at dinner. In the first picture, Ethan, Desh, Matt, Maggie and Maysun (all '10); in the second picture, Alice, faye Faye and Ploy (again

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  He Zigs, He Zags MIT's new video podcast.

  

  featuring stories that capture and communicate the richness and diversity of ... , sports, and the occasional hack." I hosted Episode 4, check it out! Hosting is harder than it looks! I have a newfound respect for Jon Stewart

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  preserving student community what does it take?

  

  preserve its communities. For one, our murals are being painted over, and we ... to a global pandemic, our dorm is being renovated for two years, and we ... —miscellaneous small and large scale events that have been maintained for decades? Is it

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

  In The City That Never Sleeps NEEEEEEEEW YORK CIIIIIIIIITY

  

  , I applied to two different UROPs for this IAP and spring: A Marvel ... Amy Wibowo, for MIT Career and Professional Development office. I am ... (i tried escargot for the first time and ray had filipino food for the

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 17, 2022
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ode to a Package of Dial Soap Substantial entries will come soon!

  

  to see how much I've grown In brainpower and stamina for sleepless ... shopping there And when I was about to buy soap, I Reached for the three ... be something that will be quite interesting for most of you :D (and I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • December 6, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  More about Residence Based Advising Still have questions about RBA?

  

  are about 8 others) and a Resident Associate Advisor (RAA), who is an upperclassman that helps run the seminar and is a resource if you ever have ... an RAA and I can confidently say that they are a group of really great

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 7, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  More from Ahia I even manage to do MIT-related stuff when I'm 750 miles away.

  

  Parade on January 2. Watch for the Pickerington band! And maybe watch for ... met last night -- hi again! Don't forget to comment. And for everybody ... foam #1 finger for Draper Labs. And yes, pearls are my favorite jewelry

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  An Interview about the Interview Remember: questions of science, science and progress, do not speak as loud as [your] heart.

  

  MIT and have specific questions for them. This does not mean you should ... Please note that, as of August 2018, our process for assigning ... . "Your interview gives us a vivid sense of you as a person and how you

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans + Peanuts + Crackerjacks i practically pulled another all-nighter, and again, for a non-academic reason.

  

  for Mystery Hunt. Now let me tell you why. I woke up Friday morning getting ready for casual Friday at work where I get to wear flip-flops and a ... guy came through and passed out our numbers to wait in line for tickets

  • by Bryan
  • July 17, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Happy V-Day

  

  candy factories (including those for Tootsie Roll, Necco Wafers, and ... book is somewhat, well, different and challenging for many, but the cause ... , couples (yes, there is dating at MIT!) will get all dressed up and venture

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 14, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Yes, This Actually Happened wwydfcfa - what would you do for chick fil a

  

  on some stupid quest for chicken nuggets and end up in some apocalyptic ... milkshake. And for about five minutes, we're all completely silent as we engorge on this Chick Fil A, save for a few "Oh my god I missed this" and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 20, 2020