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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  TLM The Land of MIT. It's a planet.

  

  that I knew in grade school. Not even the Earth that I knew from my ... in the Infinite Corridor they glow. Seriously. You can practically see ... 'm supposedly in one of the dorms (McCormick) where people actually sleep. I don

  • by Marcela R. '13
  • October 3, 2009
• Blog / Challenges

  whiplash feelings from yesterday

  

  somehow always manage to feel burnt out at this point in the semester ... and there are no other drinks, so you buy a cookie even though you ... more about this school than you did in any previous year, that after

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • November 30, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  Green Building Challenge hex wins third place!

  

  I competed in the Green Building Challenge as part of this year's Bad ... ="aligncenter" width="438"] I couldn't have done it without them![/caption] My team ... placing third, with a total of 103 climbs! I climbed the Green Building a

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • January 31, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  72 Hours Later… I have the "morning-after" syndrome.

  

  , you don't sound like a college professor in real life!" I'm sure now ... next few days. But I just want to say something. In a word, you guys are ... passions in high school, from research (I don't know how many ISEF and

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Paris Hilton comes to MIT Just kidding, but I bet that got your attention

  

  Patriot’s Day on Monday (can anyone say “Boston Marathon” ... and Sam ran it together in 2006). We also got Tuesday off because MIT is ... so I still had class on Tuesday afternoon.) I think every MIT student

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 24, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Sneak peek at the new admissions and SFS sites what we've been working on all summer

  

  _O3iwGo&feature=youtu.be As you can see, it's in some respects a ... As I've mentioned here, here, and here, I've been spending my summer ... .mit.edu. We're coming up to launch on both sites and so I wanted to take this

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2018
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] Your Guide to Boston Cafes a letter from chomps

  

  Dear fellow chompers, A year ago, I was asked: … and in typical hosed ... introduced me to 30 cafes in the Greater Boston area, and since then, I ... caffeine companion in town” and deservedly so. I always mention this cafe

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • January 15, 2025
• Blog / Events

  APPLE BAKE channeling midterm stress into baking, sculpting, and completely destroying apples for decades

  

  /cobbler/crisp Apple Pie/Cobbler/Crisp Apple Art - can be non-edible, can feature ... traditional ingredient used in your recipe for a healthier choice (you will have ... randomly selected from each floor. There was over $500 in prize money, in

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 5, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Thanksgiving on First East – Team Bemis makes hand turkeys!! (For justice and the greater common good.)

  

  turkeys: Kelly (09) demonstrates step one in purple: Louis (07) can do it ... , the steps involved in making a hand turkey are as follows: 1.) Stock up ... our names on our turkeys and they sat proudly on our doors, perched in

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • November 24, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Alpha Delta Phi To Be The Best of Men

  

  in the wrong direction, I saw Random Hall for the first time. As I ... my mind. I wrote them down on a board in my room. They stuck. Shifting ... college experience not defined in bulk by beer pongs and drunk friends, I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  importance of collaboration originated from my work in theater long before I ... rigorous," but it hints at how even a music class can embrace technology in ... Today after the admissions info session in Kresge (where it also took

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Repainting the Smoots A Wacky MIT Tradition

  

  boy enthusiasm. I can’t help but get as hyped as them, and soon enough ... dozen times in several disorienting patterns of color.  As I wander ... than usual. I am holding pallets of bright green, yellow, and purple

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • October 27, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Field Trip! I meant to blog this a long long time ago.

  

  in the Girl's Bathroom," one to a ranch, and a few others I can't seem ... room (with a TV!! except I don't get to watch TV that often...) - In ... representation of the extent to which our room can look like utter chaos. I cleaned

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 26, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Waterfall Camping in Shenandoah National Park Snakes and fireflies.

  

  armies and a slave named Caroline Terry. In case you're interested: As I ... 't think I've seen a snake that big, except maybe in the zoo. Or in the first ... back in the day, when a little green tree snake slithered over my foot. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  New kid on the block

  

  of DNA was discovered (I am a biology major, I have to throw that in). Now you wonder what in the world I am doing here, on MIT Admissions blog ... am Linh, a junior majoring in Biology (Course 7) and I am currently

  • by Linh V. '13
  • February 9, 2012
• Blog / Summer

  i visit Cape Cod and discover the most beautiful beach on Earth

  

  less. i have never ordered a venti in my LIFE. before we reached the ... i had a magical long weekend. a fellow rising sophomore friend, her boyfriend, my boyfriend, and I all rented a Zipcar and drove down to Cape Cod

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 24, 2020
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  my STORY of helping Wyoming students shoot for the STARS get it? do u get it??

  

  institutions, I often wondered how to give back. In Fall 2023, I joined the ... school counselor handed me the microphone after her warm welcome I was in ... the Grand Tetons[/caption] This spring, I had the chance to reconnect

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • July 31, 2024
• Blog / Class Projects

  MIT Brings You Unwanted Attention You want to be popular? Really?

  

  helped to create giant underground lakes in ancient Egypt . . . at least I ... There are definitely perks to attending MIT. For example, at MIT I ... downsides. I think this comic does a great job summarizing: ___ ___ You

  • by Snively '11
  • May 17, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  Help@MIT welcome to student resources

  

  , in my mind, is the mega-resource.  You can go to them for just about ... get if you call 911.  In certain medical emergencies (I hear sports ... freshmen are just starting to filter in due to FPOPs or international

  • by Piper '13
  • August 24, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  What Is Your LΔ? What about heart? What about determination? What about resilience?

  

  knowledge base. By focusing on LΔ we can really zero in on YOUR individual ... , and standardized tests. Can we rely solely on these tools? I say no ... One of the first things that I learned about MIT is that everyone

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 18, 2007