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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Coming Soon! In which I briefly account for my I-haven't-been-blogging-so-much-recently shenanigans

  

  intermittently ever since IAP. In fact, I was able to get a taste of neuroscience ... -lovable Elizabeth, '13, by snapping a picture of one of these people in uncomfortably ... a great degree of compassion and commitment, and I greatly look

  • by Emad T. '14
  • April 28, 2011
• Blog / Advice

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

  

  discovered all sorts of stuff. Highly highly recommend. I’m in this class just ... . Part of it is because I remember reading these blogs back in the day (and ... all of the writing that I’ve done in the last month, mostly because of

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • October 24, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  about next steps to come in early April. Congratulations to the Class of ... enroll next fall, please make it a better place. I know you can. I hope you ... MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2027 are now

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas

  

  of registering for an event), they can be design (i.e. a notably ... We're closing in on Pi Day and still in the midst of making decisions, which I know many of you await with varying degrees of anxiety. But while

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 9, 2018
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  want to make the most informed decision we can in Regular Action ... decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a ... members of the Class of 2028. I'll be closing comments on this post to focus

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 16, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline Update Submit your MIT Part 1 and 2 by Jan 3, 2013 at 11:59pm EST

  

  As I mentioned in my earlier post, I wanted to follow up with more ... moment! To submit Parts 1 and 2, log in to your account on MyMIT. You can ... the same stuff I just wrote above. In a few weeks, after we've conquered

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • January 3, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions Omnibus, Part 2

  

  half done, so I'll answer my backlog of questions in several parts. Here ... when I can. Kiran also asks, "Is it true MIT is aiming for a class of ... upperclassperson in college; lots of things can change, and lots of doors can open

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 7, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  3D Ping Pong Quantum Mechanics (Or why the sciences here are even better than you may think)

  

  's acoustics. From one lateral end to the other, all you can see are rows of ... guess, what would you think I was describing? Watching Avatar in IMAX 3D ... in the context of a chemistry class, that no amount of astonished

  • by Emad T. '14
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guide to MIT: Academics requirements, resources, and miscellaneous info

  

  ), 8 HASS subjects (including at least one in each category of Humanities ... number of electives. The units required depend on your department, and can ... should also check in with the professor in the second week of the semester

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • May 6, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  My brother is cooler than me The plight of the less-cool older sibling.

  

  's "Can I play in the Simmons ball pit????" (Yes, my dorm has a ball pit. Yes, I play in it during the year.) b) Ry and Dad are fans of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives (which is one of the few things we disagree on - I

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • October 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  My 21st Birthday More details about the transition to Halloween than you ever wanted to know.

  

  because, in my music prof's words, "I can't tell you how many Sonatas in E ... there -- I liked that, because it felt like I had my own set of toys that I could play with at my leisure. Can anyone PLEASE explain to me how

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 30, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight

  

  month, Glenn passed at the age of 78. You can read his obituary in The ... . A lot of doors. And a lot of them with letters on them, like this one:   What you probably don't know is that, since 1994, all of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Are you a high school student? Do you want to learn more about MIT or possible career paths? If so, read…

  

  29, 2011, from 2:30 to 4:00 pm in Lobby 10 at MIT. Students can fill ... Hey friends, I'd like to pass along a message from Jennifer Li, the Event Outreach Chair of MIT's Society of Women Engineers (SWE) - one of

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 9, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Repainting the Smoots A Wacky MIT Tradition

  

  dozen times in several disorienting patterns of color.  As I wander ... than usual. I am holding pallets of bright green, yellow, and purple ... ’s rewind 65 years ago to when it all began.  POV: it's 1958 In the fall of

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

  Does MIT Offer Application Fee Waivers? In a word, yes. Click through for the extended answer.

  

  attend but just want to see if they can get in). How do I know if I should ... intention of this process. There is a big difference between "I can't afford ... to MIT can be a barrier for those of modest financial means or those

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 16, 2007
• Blog / Events

  DEAPS 2005 Yellowstone freshman year.

  

  's something truly impressive. I love this picture: you can see the two layers of ... in a pre-orientation program they thought I'd be able to help. Instead ... graduate of Hamden High School, #6 in my class, good grades fine scores

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Current State of Mind ewoufbwu iyfh[things I must do]w39478ry3927rhiwf83tr

  

  explosion of things to do here (which I will go into more detail in later ... Yesterday, (or was it a few days ago?) I reached into a pocket in my ... , if you want to look at it that way.) I was in line at La

  • by Ana V. '15
  • May 6, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Sounding Stupid More Ramblings Of A Spring Semester Senior

  

  you’re wrong, even in the face of undeniable evidence. You can always ... argument; that’s a sign of weakness that will immediately result in losing ... in your free time. Or, ignore all of this terrible advice because you

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 1, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We even learn stuff here! There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  As I told you in my last entry, my mother has become concerned about ... (just kidding! I did my share of the work! Promise!) and taking pictures of LEGOs. But do I actually do any work? The answer, surprisingly, is

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  love people. cook them. tasty food. meet pecker!

  

  embroidery floss! in all sorts of [annotation note="I have a weakness for color ... I live on the top floor of a small pile of donuts named Random Hall ... , because I forgot the mat in Connecticut a screwdriver with many many

  • by Alice L. '24
  • November 27, 2021