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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

  

  : lived in. The hallways of MIT are alive. From well before 9:00 am to well ... papers to come in. I leave to use the bathroom and for a blessed moment of ... favorites from the past year: Impromptu Concerts There’s a piano sitting in

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Facebook & Google Plus open thread on social media. teach me something.

  

  involvement that used to happen in the blog comments now takes place elsewhere ... ’s mission and role in people’s lives. So that's one thing that I'd like to ... college, I'm now beginning to feel "old" in that I realize my own

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pottermania hits MIT Excitement for the release of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.

  

  in the book. Psychiatrist David Jones of MIT advises parents to read ... the release of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series ... fandom in general and Harry Potter in particular have shaped contemporary

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 19, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I swear this isn’t an ad for Google But Bard is so much more fun than ChatGPT

  

  you know it used to be Metallurgy back in 1873? But even that wasn’t its ... Memorial is old, it was only built in 1916 when MIT moved from Boston to ... Earlier this year, I had planned to write a blog post testing whether

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • December 31, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble This ain't your AP English class's Shakespeare.

  

  groups on campus, specializing in everything from improv comedy to jazz ... and I went to see the one of these 50 student groups in action ... shown to wear yellow to indicate his loyalty to Olga and Louis - in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Weekend of Hacking three events, one weekend

  

  students as well as other students from all over the country flocked to MIT to compete in these three hackathons: HackMIT, Hacking Arts, and MIT ... screen as the narrator's voice warmly speaks "Welcome back to MIT Planet

  • by Erick P. '17
  • October 24, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Weekend From Craigslist searching to meat-MIT building, this certainly is an experience

  

  to see the challenge in action!  Also, I got to hand out inspirational ... Ever wanted to sculpt a masterpiece out of butter?  Make a city out of meat?  Toss a watermelon back and forth in some sort of deranged

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 27, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Peanut Butter Delusion Arguments as old as man.

  

  the powers of Course 16 in the form of Raul '10 to back me up. Arun ... between 5.111 and 8.01, I headed to the Student Center for some food. In ... Australian man ever actually said was “I don't need to believe in God to

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Most of You Will Be Deferred Option three

  

  In the near future, MIT Admissions will release the EA decisions. To kickoff the season, I thought I'd share a little bit about my acceptance to ... th, 2020 Last year, on Saturday, December 19, 2:14 PM CST, I drove to

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • December 6, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  application anew and without prejudice in Regular Action. Many MIT students were ... , here, here, here, and most recently here. Some of you may feel happy to ... feelings that you don't know how to name; that's okay, too. For now, just

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2023
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  would like us to call you—preferred first name. Preferred first name is the name we will use in all official print and email communication from ... may use your preferred name or your legal name in communications
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  deferred, take solace in knowing that we will reconsider your application anew, and without prejudice, in Regular Action.  Also, remember that this ... may feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may

  • by Decisions
  • December 19, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  As you know, we had a very competitive applicant pool in Early Action ... in Regular Action. Many MIT students were initially deferred; you can ... feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  As you know, we had a very competitive applicant pool in Early Action ... in Regular Action. Many MIT students were initially deferred; you can ... feel happy to be deferred. Some of you may feel sad. Some of you may have

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2018
• Blog / Hacks

  Hackapult Sieges The Dome

  

  hackapult, to be more precise. According to the IHTFP Hack Gallery: In an ... On Friday, September 4th, I arrived in my office shortly after 7AM ... , especially in the early rays of daybreak, when the sun strikes my solar

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t Panic! MyMIT will be inaccessible on Saturday, October 31 from 6:00am until 10:00am EDT for essential…

  

  coming from me the day before instead of in the morning when you fired up the browser to finally submit your EA application. Rest assured there ... completed. Go ahead and sleep in, read a book, watch some cartoons, finish

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 30, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  What it’s like being back

  

  just can't seem to take it all in, you feel like you Have Truly Found ... School is back in session, and I know the question burning in the ... and their effect in the English language would have you believe, I

  • by Chris M. '12
  • September 10, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The Match Our thoughts, and a request for current MIT students to weigh in.

  

  the better part of the fall. I apologize for this, and thanks to all of ... MIT students (and alums, if any feel like weighing in!) will comment in ... think make good matches to the undergraduate culture of MIT - academic

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 5, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  doesn't look like this: Well I may not go to see the fireworks today, but in a few minutes I will watch the Germany vs. Italy semifinal match ... 've got my money on Germany. Good thing the weather conditions are better in

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dewey Love Libraries? Yes we dew!

  

  oftentimes embark on library crawls, during which I visit up to 3 libraries in ... minutes sitting, slouching, kneeling, and wiggling around in various chairs for the Dewey furniture survey. (Clearly, I don't have enough work to do

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 10, 2006