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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Glassblowing at MIT my IAP excitement

  

  making contact with this molten mess would be quite unfortunate for both your mind and body. We’re actually recommended to wear long sleeve shirts and jeans to shield ourselves from the heat. Anyways, we also learned

  • by Fiona M. '20
  • March 10, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  i [don’t] have covid?? in conclusion, i am the absolute worst at managing stress

  

  tested negative for COVID, but this did little to assuage my concerns ... figured that I'd inevitably gotten it from him. That night, I danced for four hours straight with my friends to 2010s bangers, which was the most

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • September 17, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Admitted Early

  

  YOU GOT IN! It's time to You might be wondering, “What’s next?” Well, [annotation note="or now depending on when you see this"]later today ... out for that. In meantime, enjoy the moment and celebrate, because it

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  . We'll have some additional advice and instructions for Deferred students shortly, to help you manage those complicated feelings. 

  • by Decisions
  • December 13, 2014
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Graduation, Livestreamed cant talk gotta walk

  

  http://www.justin.tv/rhotic/videos ignore test videos and my potty mouth. may be off periodically to conserve battery 9:24am network ... embed option  chris edit 2: your precious tables are no match for

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in CA, IL, MI, NV, OH MIT Admissions starts to look forward to the Class of 2013 (!).

  

  a great opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors to hear ... & Yale Universities for meetings in Northern California/Nevada and the ... , we will also host breakfast meetings for your guidance counselors. We

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Susan Hockfield’s Private Concert La la la la la la la laaaaaaa!!!!

  

  Yes, we are this cool. We perform our drinking song, in capes, for our president. Also, last year, the Marching Band was a bit more destructive. As you can see, Alex (a prefrosh then, an '11 now) decided to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vacation = Relaxation, right? What I do over vacation...

  

  counts for pretty much your whole grade. While this is not such a big deal to students in, say China, it’s a big change from MIT where our ... the real killer, all the exams for the entire year happen during a 2

  • by Cambridge
  • January 4, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.

  

  MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks. Long a ... provost for student life, brings gadgets and other hack artifacts and gives ... , humor and a high regard for hackers and hacking. He explains that hacks

  • by Laurie Everett
  • August 2, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Competition Tomorrow Better than Battlebots! 2.007 competition tomorrow!

  

  Alright everyone, tomorrow and Wednesday are the days I am SURE you have been waiting for. In the Johnson Athletic Center at 6:30 pm, we will ... , it's going to be insaneeeely exciting.

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Citius, Altius, Mens et Manus In the words of a great woman, "Yay, a hack!"

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The United States won 9 gold medals in the most recent Winter Olympics in Torino. ..and many thanks to Joe '06 for showing up with this photograph at 6:30 in the AM. Bigger? Even bigger

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Mail Date: March 11 Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy stressful time.

  

  As you've probably read via the homepage, Friday, 3/11 is our goal. If that slips for any reason, I'll let you know. Less than a week until I get to shave... NICE Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  [Liveblog] MARC 2025 A sciencey science conference, feature Anika '26 and me

  

  about serious science; it's also an opportunity for the MTL community to ... for the conference. It was just that I had to wake up at 6 AM ... to think about how long it takes for academic research to become

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 14, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  When MIT Gets Tough, CAAAATTTT Everything was terrible, and then I cat

  

  past weekend, I rushed my mom and sister to come visit me at MIT because I was feeling particularly stressed out and at a loss for how to deal ... claimed my bed and my heart. I want to sit and cuddle her and she's all

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nerdin’ Out algorithms are too cool

  

  up this Thursday ( O.O ahh ), and in the process of studying for it, I ... class is so incredibly relevant to daily life. (warning: i'm about to nerd out hard core, so feel free to go back to homepage and click on a

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • October 7, 2012
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Whoooo!

  

  sad. It's hard to explain how incredibly jealous I get of friends who ... such a sheltered life so to speak, and when I gush over the fact that my friends have been to even the UK (of all non-exotic places, at least from

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 9, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s all about the numbers… Jump back into the basements for the first of two entries early this week on…

  

  Here at MIT, just about everything is referred to by its number. To get from East Campus to LaVerde's Market, you enter Building 66, pass ... Building 7. And when you register for classes, you speak of taking 3.091, 8

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun with Legos A photo journal of THE coolest room I've ever seen.

  

  thing that's cut off to the left of the photo- that's a phone booth. For ... So all freshmen are assigned to a faculty advisor who helps them make ... advisor, which is an upperclassman who acts as a something of a mentor to

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Wheels on the Bus Go Round And Round what do you get when you cross the flinstones with public transportation?

  

  prototype ready in September for people to ride across the city. Eventually ... another hint. Typically on my commute to work, I read the Boston Metro. It's not as substantive as other newspapers but it's good for finding out

  • by Bryan
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  Always the Art Kid many many many identities

  

  importance to people, but for me, I've always used it as a way to ground myself ... friend pauses thoughtfully for a few minutes and then begins to talk. The ... before going to sleep; I'm also planning to sign up for a reading-based IAP

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 28, 2023