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• Blog / People & Identities

  am i doing this all wrong? thinking thoughts and feeling feelings

  

  to my friends: fyi: I maintain an email list for my friends. It's a ... sometimes, there's nothing more for us to do than the two most human things ... ...blah. I don't even feel a right to feel bad about those days because nothing

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 4, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  of this semester. Perhaps even enough to compensate for the fact that ... for the class. The best part is I have the opportunity to take him out ... his busy schedule. Currently debating whether it’s too weird to ask for

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Waitlisted

  

  on the waitlist. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist ... what to call; that's okay too. For right now, we just ask that you give ... A lot of students applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately, we

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2022
• Blog / Events

  TBT: The Science of Chocolate The school down the street does cool things

  

  I learned a couple months ago is quite poor, so all I have to show for ... (Sorry if you were expecting to read more about MIT, but exploring ... of the best things about going to school at MIT is that you get to live

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 9, 2015
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Not Admitted

  

  This year well over 18,000 students applied for admission to MIT in ... unable to offer admission to many, many incredible students whom we would love to have on campus. For those of you whom were not admitted, know

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  The POWER of a Mechanical Engineering

  

  to travel often to Italy and perhaps return for an extended period of ... plant for the western U.S.; this project led to a future publication at ... technologies to provide a basis for evaluating future turbine acquisitions. This

  • by MISTI Program
  • December 7, 2011
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  As I type this it is 3:28 AM. I have to be awake for work at 4:45 AM ... time for BATMAN! I was supposed to get there at 10 but was about five ... 't get to actually watch the movie, but I respect you for that. Treat

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Math = Broken Whatchu know about math?

  

  This OFFICIAL MIT blog is probably not designed for late ... ). Here's when you know it's time to go to bed. Roommate Jon: "Did you get Part II, 4) d?" Me: "No, solving for k was impossible, not even

  • by Snively '11
  • February 22, 2008
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  Every June 21st, thousands of people flock to Stonehenge to watch a ... perfectly positioned to shine through the narrow opening between the heel ... years ago and historians still do not know whether it was built for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Maybe later

  

  I was going to spend a couple of hours today formatting the many ... is GORGEOUS outside, and I am a sucker for warm weather. Winter is nice ... 's warm now, and that's all that matters. I'm going to go outside to read or

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  US News & World Report… Just Save Your Wrist Watch. If I were to create a minority-based ranking of colleges, here are some of the…

  

  who was known for his crazy sayings and no nonsense demeanor. He had little patience or tolerance for anything that wasted his time. Whenever he got tired of listening to us complain about a particular topic, he

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 24, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  uncommon for exams at MIT to be open book; we don't want to test rote ... how to use them. Professors aren’t as concerned about if an experiment ... to collaboration: problem sets (psets) are typically completed in
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What are the housing/dining options?

  choose to join a conventional meal plan with access to dining halls, or you might prefer to live in a cook-for-yourself (and often, your friends ... culture and traditions. MIT housing is guaranteed for your entire
• Blog / Admissions

  This is what happens when we don’t do work Here is the infinite rollercoaster of fun I promised not to take you on.

  

  I'm long overdue for a blog update. To dispel your mental image of me ... excitement. Actually, there's been too much excitement for me to find the time ... to Rohan'15 for this gem of a conversation I'm about to share: Rohan

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 24, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  MITwitter That's possible the worst portmanteau I've ever made.

  

  traditional blogging. For one thing, it's easy to post cool things that happen ... title, this has something to do with twitter. It is in fact a historic day for me, much like the day I bought my Mac, after being vehemently

  • by Chris M. '12
  • June 19, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program: Now Taking Requests Plus... a fun mitadmissions.org milestone!

  

  's an art!) so it can take up to a week for you to receive a response ... 'd mention here that the MIT Overnight Program is open for business. You can ... two weeks notice prior to your arrival, we've already begun taking

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Home is where the heart (of Texas) is Going away to school isn't such a bad thing.

  

  ,000 resident city-within-a-city, so we rarely had to leave. For my sophomore ... , most people from my high school decided to stay in Texas for college for ... have to call my grandparents every day too. They still worry for me, and

  • by Bryan
  • December 30, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Dirty Little Secret? Free concerts rock my socks.

  

  the bathroom that decided to spray water all over the house. While fun for the moment, it was not that fun to clean up. OK...begin the real ... So I began this entry on Sunday night, but am just getting around to

  • by Bryan
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 5 and a day off (kinda)

  

  fantastic applications, the highlight of the day (for me) was my making mango lassis for the staff, to go along with the Indian food we had from India ... set to go for international selection, less than two weeks from now

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  On MIT and Humanities I promise I will stop philosophizing (aka. sounding like an old man) in my entries…

  

  self-study and proceeded to get 5's in all three subjects. For a long ... history was a real passion for me, I'll always be able to do it on the side ... best choice for me (they love to say, disdainfully, "isn't MIT a school

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 19, 2009