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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  One Year After Michael Jackson An out-of-place tribute to the King of Pop

  

  ; consider though that for the first, I was only in elementary school, and for ... new kind of shock. I spent my morning and afternoon in lab at MIT ... square with only a few hours of daylight left which I hoped not to spend in

  • by Cam T. '13
  • June 30, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Stephen, I’m Putting You On Notice!

  

  besides reading applications to MIT. One of the things I enjoy doing in my ... recently coauthored a book on how higher education is failing in America. During that interview Hersh - who I think it is fair to say is somewhat

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Something is coming, part 3… And the anticipation builds!

  

  To begin, add to Next, mix in a little of this (slightly nsfw for about 3 seconds) Now, put Jess and I in charge, give us a couple of months to stir, and what do you get? Wait and see! (no spoilers in the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Interview Deadline Approaching! It's time for applicants to contact their local MIT representative.

  

  recommendations for the interview, which I think are pretty good: Review the ways in ... application and what you can tell us in the essays. Think about why you are ... are conducted in your home area (not on MIT's campus) by an MIT alum, a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Dance ‘Til You Drop 53rd planning a 53-year old party i've never even been to

  

  , back in April 2019. I had no conception of what the Bombers were at this ... students talking about the ongoing party. I had no interest in parties at the time and wasn't about to be let in anyways, so I didn't think about it

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 3, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family

  

  killed in the bombing two years ago, I also ran it for Sean.   ... killed in the line of duty by the Tsarnaev brothers on April 18th, 2013 ... difficult subject for me to write about, so I am going to stop and let you

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “…being a geek works out…” A UROP at the Center for Sports Innovation.

  

  about a UROP that appeared in yesterday's Boston Globe, New England ... his expertise in fluid dynamics to develop and, he hopes, patent his own advances in aerodynamic cycling gear. Not bad, considering that Cote, 21, is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Top Blog Posts of 2015 widely viewed and capturing the essence of 2015

  

  something. As we move onto 2016, I like to think about what in my own life the past year went well, what didn't go well, and what I could've done better. But, as much as we can learn from ourselves, I believe we can also learn

  • by Erick P. '17
  • December 31, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home Sweet College Surviving first semester.

  

  you might find in a BuzzFeed headline. (I’ll do my best.) Since I ... 70%. Or 90%.) In the beginning of this year, I suffered from a lot of ... that in going to college, I had officially left something of myself

  • by Selam G. '18
  • January 29, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) Day Burton 1 celebrates Pi Day as we generally like to celebrate all unofficial nerd holidays…

  

  only take a second, and I haven't blogged in so long that I got pushed ... (CONGRATULATIONS, Class of 2012! I'm way excited to meet all of you, and also not because you make me feel old. But I'm mostly excited

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2021!

  

  For the last six years now, I have started this post with a jaunty ... pandemic disrupted, but here in Cambridge, vaccination rates are high, and so ... inside my house now. i love it, but fear for when it a w a k e n s a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Deadline November 1 is the Early Action deadline.

  

  everyone doing? Not too stressed out, I hope? While you're working on ... , the Admissions Officers had a "mail opening party." In reality, it wasn ... , it can take a week or more to complete all of these steps. The mail is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Mandatory: MIT Mid Year Report What you need to know.

  

  ? Everyone! Even those already accepted in Early Action.   When should I ... [Editor’s note in 2023: This post contains outdated information. The ... (including those admitted or deferred in Early Action), and is to be completed

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • January 16, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Back to back to back maybe i am doing too much

  

  ’ll continue my theme of talking about my problems in public, and I’ll walk you ... [annotation note="The floor I live in on East Campus."]Floor Pi meeting[/annotation] in the spring, where we elected committees. I was again serving on Tea

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 27, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How to make a glass pumpkin In celebration of the 2023 Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

  

  this time. In theory, pretty simple. In theory.[/caption] As you can ... [annotation note="I may be wrong about this estimate because I’ve never been on ... months before the sale. When I first learned about this fact, it raised

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • September 29, 2023
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the Deshpande Center?

  researchers to make a difference in the world by developing innovative technologies in the lab and bringing them to the marketplace in the form of breakthrough products and new companies. In turn, those innovations can help
• Blog / Hacks

  Fall Hits MIT… in the form of a Giant Spider! I promise I'm not a blog-hog, this is just too good!

  

  Let's cut right to the chase: THERE'S A HACK IN 6C! Natanya's already told you about 6C, but I'll bet it didn't feature a giant spider on a web! I've decided to name him Lucifer. He's huge! He has the

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 28, 2010
• Blog / Events

  beautiful moments i think too much

  

  are young, i felt like i regressed a few years that night, in that way ... i've been so busy and sad and angry about everything lately, that it's been harder to notice the nice and pretty things in life: sailing on the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 21, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  culture within culture i moved to east campus

  

  as a former Burton Conner resident, i had a two options in dealing ... wanted to meet new people; i was deprived of doing so in a pandemic and ... more convenient in pretty much every way, i prioritize having a "campus

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 15, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  Over is the Wait Just thoughts...

  

  being waitlisted, and a whole spectrum of feelings in between. I remember ... , I had no idea what MIT was. It could have been in Michigan or Maryland ... essentially, she is why I am right here, right now. In the voice of your mind

  • by Ana V. '15
  • March 18, 2012