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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Twenty-One Days Abroad in Twenty-One Photographs a curated photo dump of an IAP in Spain

  

  Over IAP, I had the opportunity to participate in one of MIT's IAP ... taken Spanish Conversation and Composition in the fall semester, I thought 21L.590 would be the perfect chance to finally take a Literature course

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 8, 2017
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Thanks Guys A thank you from a blogger to the best audience ever.

  

  were...... Finals. On the other hand I was about to be able to go home ... break from the endless hours of studying and just go through some old ... those of you that haven’t gotten there yet, Chris always has some of the

  • by Ben O. '19
  • December 27, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: Parts 1 and 2 for Early and Regular Action applicants

  

  your essays, cut down your extracurricular list to the top five ... , right? Only one month until the results come out. Until then, remember: you have completed the application. The confirmation email means, “You

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  Remembrance Another year of old people remembering things

  

  into the World Trade Center," Brian quietly informed me. Only then did I realize that the news was playing on the radio. We pulled up a news site on the office computer and watched the replay of the crash. I started to

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 11, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MITSO Gone Wild! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] MITSO performs with Aardvark Jazz Orchestra!

  

  [by Shelby Heinecke '13] This past Friday, the MIT Symphony ... composed symphony. How often does an opportunity like that come around?! The symphony was composed by Charles Shadle, a faculty member in the Music

  • by ARTalk
  • March 15, 2010
• Blog / How to Food

  Procrastination For Finals ...so I cooked dinner instead.

  

  My last assignment for the semester was turned in on Tuesday, and basically three finals stand between between me and the summer! (i have them ... rice to get the consistency you see in risotto) 1/3 can of beef stock (in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 13, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  : Conduct first-hand research on the process by which humans die by freezing. Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of ... break on the previous eve. Half-priced sunburst tangerine from the organic

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Update Stories from the parties today; more stories, and questions answered, tomorrow.

  

  Tonight, I'll post the first of the reports back from this week's Admitted Students Parties. Tomorrow, I hope to answer questions. So, in the comments, please leave more of your thoughts from the Parties, or drop me a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bryan Owens: Developing bioreactors An interview with fellow blogger, Bryan Owens, to find out more about his awesome UROP…

  

  Drug discovery is a difficult and expensive process. The approximate ... the process of drug development. He is incorporating his Mechanical ... create a device with the capability of culturing very small pieces of 3D

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Ups and downs and extras

  

  Last night after work and before the Red Sox game, I went out to ... . The borscht was very, very yummy, and the cherry vareniki (apparently one of their specialties) was even better than advertised. Then the Red

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 28, 2004
• Blog / Athletics

  A sporting chance

  

  or 9 years old and have been ever since. After the Red Sox' big comeback against the Yankees, my mom scanned in an old "baseball card" of myself in a Red Sox uniform taken sometime in the late 1980s: While

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 22, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Schools of dreams

  

  As you know, I've been traveling frequently these days, and the trips ... . Recently books include Count Down (about the International Math Olympiad) and ... ), which I'm currently reading. So, I sit here on Amtrak with the book, and I

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2004
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The End. ftw.

  

  Just in case you were wondering… As of 11:27 PM, I have completed every requirement for graduation from MIT. Excuse me while I go celebrate. =)

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds It's crunch time for college decisions.

  

  With 10 days to go until the May 1st postmark deadline for your college decision, I figure now is as good a time as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we help you make your decision? What more

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 20, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The Aftershock In memory of Kate Hunter ‘20 (1997-2017), who will always be remembered for her big…

  

  emotions that when released, flew around the room in every which way ... was a slobbery, deflated mess on the floor. For the sake of writing a ... sometime before the New Year’s countdown. Thinking it was just to wish me a

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 18, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The ________ Outdoors What do you think goes in the blank?

  

  , whose only concept of the outdoors is an item that is outside the ... group on campus called the MIT Outoors Club that caters to the surprisingly numerous students who enjoy the outdoors and travel. If there's one

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 10, 2010
• Blog / People & Identities

  the pieces scattered behind you

  

  Each time you come home, you’re faced with the self you left behind ... jewelry supplies are still in the desk drawer, though I've taken my best ... , stuffed full of fantasy. My eyes flick to the books I loved, gloss over the

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 28, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Deadline where I attempt to reason through an approaching all-nighter

  

  in the large washer. Chocolate and peanuts and granola make me groan ... intervals on the same day. I call it Dark Thursday. Learning at MIT is hard. Weekdays are a blur of work and socialization, with lines between the two

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 17, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waitlist This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. No…

  

  nutshell, we're not going to be able to admit anyone from the waitlist this ... fewer applicants this year - fully intending to use the waitlist in order ... convinced that we'd have to admit at least a few from the waitlist. I was

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 10, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The After

  

  taking those first steps through Lobby 7 as a prefrosh. The inevitable soul ... , working in the machine that is Big Tech. My day to day involves a lot less work on psets, a lot more talking with people, and probably the same

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 26, 2025