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• Blog / Personal Travel

  chasing the aurora a celestial hunt

  

  the beautiful is one I can't pass on. [caption id="attachment_100807 ... next many years in the US!" "WOW GUYS you can see it with your bare eyes ... This past Friday evening, I wished I didn't want to see the aurora

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • May 13, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Ode to the Institute Better late than never.

  

  In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I decided to write MIT a poem. It ... house us in a place where we can be inspired and taught By one another ... As we diligently shuffle along the infinite corridor. I hear us

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 16, 2012
• Blog / Class Projects

  Designing a Calculator with FSM Logic A web dev lesson from an MIT sophomore!

  

  in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I hope you enjoy his post as much as I did!    As far as I can tell, making a ... for most operations, and noticing the imperfections in it can be subtle

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 25, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Chris inspired me to do dumb things I went to Disney World. It was fun, I guess.

  

  .  "Perfect!" I thought to myself, "I did MIT, I can do this! Besides, I get 6 medals if I do this one!" I registered in April and began my training. I ... increased my distances until I was ready to run my first half marathon.  In

  • by Snively '11
  • July 20, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Attack! My war diary.

  

  but just as I got in I was struck by a snowball from behind, finishing ... aren't expecting. I plan on doing a bit of that myself actually, so ... all the time, snow means fun! The only issue with having fun in the snow

  • by Snively '11
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest Post: Rush & Recruitment 2012 Evan and Denzil weigh in on this hectic week

  

  see each sorority with open and objective eyes. I can confidently say ... Chair of the Interfraternity Council, asked if I wouldn't mind sharing ... three years ago has certainly significantly impacted my MIT experience in

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • September 3, 2012
• Blog / How to MIT

  THAT’S RIGHT! AP scores and computing at MIT, these are a few of my favorite things...

  

  ...haha) I came home to find the envelope waiting for me in the front hallway. My dad asked why I was excited to see the mail and I said, "Oh well I ... Well my fellow 09er's, as most of you already know, AP scores are in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Snow-bama Snow? Obama? At MIT? AHH.

  

  snow-that-can-barely-be-called-snow deigns to appear about once in ten ... the snipers: As you can no doubt tell, I was a little hyper by this ... video-editing skills were more impressive, I would zoom in - over and over

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 23, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  committee. That night I edit 50 pages of copy for the new viewbook in ... over Route 2 on my way in to MIT. On the way I pick up Nance Nance ... 're almost there. At the end of the day we count. I can't give you details (so

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Parent’s Guide to CPW ...it's not just for Prefrosh!!

  

  check in occasionally so I'd suggest you pick an event where you can meet ... weekend has in store for that set of guests. But before I do that here are ... -ed dorm. I was, after all, her "little girl". We both enjoyed our time in

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • April 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mini-Guide to the GIRs Now I've been through them - don't make the same mistakes I did.

  

  in the head. :) 2. Chem fall, bio spring. This year, I went for ... to do it again, I would do 5.111 in the fall and 7.013 in the spring ... perhaps no more than 70 students in the class. Contrary to what I've been

  • by Chris S. '11
  • June 10, 2008
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  and expenses, and I stressed about the rest of my life. In September ... new. I did social media research and sat in on team meetings about it ... , I worked on the end stages of some art installations in Boston. For

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  CMS.621: Fans & Fan Culture the class that changed my career trajectory?

  

  world around me and see things in a perspective I've never really ... I first saw the class in the course catalog during my freshman year. I ... . Last fall, I saw it would actually be offered in the spring and taught by

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 17, 2021
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  places at mit (favorite) places (to work/study)

  

  has been sitting largely in its tote bag on my shelf because I wanted to ... usually travel on a daily basis, I want to cover as much as I can. I want to ... pretty quirky, MIT can be beautiful. :) Two... I told someone the other

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • July 27, 2017
• Blog / Advice

  17,707 words writing at night like you're running out of time

  

  for me in a way that I haven’t done since college applications ... [/annotation] how much writing I’ve done in just the past month for classes ... way) was the most joy I’ve had while writing in a long time. 2113

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?

  On the application, there are designated spaces to provide additional context on how the pandemic or other circumstances may have disrupted your coursework, access to testing, and extracurricular activities. If you feel it…
• Blog / Events

  Spending the F.A.T. with Arthur Ganson A missed opportunity to build kinetic sculptures with artist Arthur Ganson.

  

  Friday, Nov. 24.” I can’t believe I missed an opportunity to build ... News flash: Thanksgiving vacation is over. I spent my three days at ... . At the time, I knew that two actions were notably absent from my list

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Events

  21: The Movie Night From the Bay Area to Boston, Seattle to the Florida Keys, Houston to Chicago, the…

  

  anything like that classroom in the movie." I actually thought the movie 4-145 was closer to the real thing than most of the rooms in the movie (I ... Robot. Their CEO, Colin Angle '89 SM '91, makes a cameo in the movie (I believe

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  preserving student community what does it take?

  

  that come and go but are united in their values, and so on. I know that ... someone wearing a Bomber shirt ten years in the future who I don't vibe with ... out multiple times in the past, I know I'd do the same for any future

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

  The Class of 2020 Hacks Back

  

  out in little silver tubes. Every year we enclose something different. A ... Class of 2020, we enclosed the following note in the tube:   ... for the pictures)  I strongly suspect the Class of 2020 is trying to

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2016