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• Blog / Academics & Research

  PSA: new HASS concentration in Computing and Society studying humans? studying computers? porque no los dos?

  

  're in the area for any of them and want to drop by! ... concentration in Computing and Society that I am stupidly geeked about and want to ... rise to the level of a [annotation note="Although, if a minor is offered

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 29, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Upside-down and Reversed: Photography at MIT [by Biyeun Buczyk ‘10] I came to MIT thinking I’d put art aside for the…

  

  on forever). I came to MIT thinking I’d put art aside for the ... , but if you don’t want to buy film it’s a good deal ... ;s also a host for many talks related to photography. Since MIT is an

  • by ARTalk
  • March 23, 2008
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Some Time in New York City I'm not much of a man by the light of day, but by night I'm…

  

  grandparents, but they're a little too touristy for a future Boston resident to pay $26 for a ride--after all, you can just get upperclassmen to to tell ... , we had to sneak out for two hours in the middle of the party. We

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 12, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Things I did instead of thinking (about decisions)

  

  school teacher, encourage you, a cool reader of the MIT blogs, to go for it ... teeth that need to chew on something or you’ll grow wild and mad, and so you turn to chewing on college applications. Perhaps you’re like how I

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Advice

  False Precision ...and the advent of the cherry pie scale

  

  information in order to make a decision, but there is no substitute for ... , desires and objectives. Just a little food for thought, as the time to make ... Very early on in my Admissions career I happened to take a slice from

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • April 7, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Flow: Writing Like Yourself *insert prospective 2021 clickbait tagline*

  

  to a prompt. You are not your résumé. Specifically for the MIT ... application game where people try to one-up other peoples' personal challenges ... good fit for the school. Who better to develop your character than you

  • by Abby H. '20
  • October 19, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  choosing where to go for my younger brother

  

  ago, Kyler came to Cambridge for Visitas, Harvard’s visiting weekend for ... left home for college.  I used to measure his height through its ... by those who came before us, to define the unknown for ourselves

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 1, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  I went to the Arnold Arboretum!!! i become one with nature

  

  On Friday, I went to the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University for ... seen myself as the "frolicking in nature" type (due to my allergies, for ... North America, and is home to over 1.3 million trees, shrubs, and woody

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 25, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lazy hazy crazy Summer for me means lab and cooking. I'm not sure which I like better.

  

  year is a pretty normal time for biology people at MIT to get involved ... lottery? Personally, I do think it's bad to be locked into a dorm after the ... might want to move, you shouldn't pick an RBA dorm. (I also, personally

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  [Guest Post] Halfway Through MIT Where I’ve been, and where I’m going

  

  new experience to sit on the subway for so long. We ate lunch together ... excited to try new things. For the first four semesters of MIT, this has led ... strawberries for a dollar each. It was a sweltering hot day, so we retreated to

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • September 25, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Hello, Goodbye, Hello!

  

  up a personal blog post from a year ago – HAPPY BACK TO SCHOOL !!! ... ’re all getting ready to go back to school… Returning students are probably still wrapping up summer ventures, but 2014s are probably almost ready to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week The beginning of the final week for MIT's Seniors.

  

  that I know who replied to my request for a profile =) As such, some non ... ; etc. In short, this is for you to get a sense of some seniors ... Professors," a trip to Six Flags New England, and Tech Night at the Pops. And

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Residential Life

  The River Freezes Over and other nifty things about being on campus

  

  placed at exactly the distance it takes for your body to warm up, so that ... I set my alarm for seven am yesterday and stumbled up to snooze it ... for up to one hour. It feels like being in limbo — everything should be

  • by Amber V. '24
  • February 19, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  . :-) ------------------------------------------------------- Campus Preview Weekend Registration Deadline The deadline to register for ... personal favorite). If you've been admitted to MIT and haven't joined yet ... requesting to join - it's how Emma and Michael (the admins for the facebook

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  you can’t be everything to everyone you just can't

  

  to work on the hunt. so i was looking forward to it for quite a while now, and it's traditional for people in my living group, floorpi, to ... say, okay, well, i'm going to the party. i'll be there for an hour, max

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 8, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sewing minus the machine Costume Design: Featuring the best non-stick-figures I've ever drawn!

  

  personal use. Instead of designing for one person, you're designing for a lot of different interests. You're trying to build a visual identity for ... . And you're designing for an audience, so your choices have to be clear

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 21, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  a salmonella saga weekend outing tingz

  

  everything we'd need to sustain ourselves for four days. I'm the type of person ... grounds at 9:30 and had to wait an hour for two people to grab their ... splattered mud all over me for good measure. we tried pushing it, but to no

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 17, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  had nothing else planned for the day, and decided to try something new ... ’ll be grateful for always trying to start off my day well.  Also ... metaphor for life. Why scramble it? Why solve it? All to come back to the

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Yes, This Actually Happened wwydfcfa - what would you do for chick fil a

  

  section to buy something for Loop kitchen-side cat, Zella, and a lighter for ... 's food opportunities. There are some great places I've come to find ... Boston. The closest one is in a town called Dedham, MA. My craving for

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 20, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To ASE Or Not To ASE preparing academically for freshman year

  

  college-level class -- Go for it! You have nothing to lose on PNR, you like ... --the majors are designed to be that way. For me, I'm going to MIT so I can go ... already for two reasons: 1) Most people don't have access to/don't spend the

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • June 26, 2025