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• Blog / People & Identities

  butterfly season the very tired caterpillar

  

  In late May, I wrapped up my second semester at MIT and moved back home—back to Iowa. June was spent in a transitory state. Slowly packing ... , in second grade. I got a little cup taped to my desk and I would watch

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • July 31, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  a shocking look inside a macgregor single where my loners at

  

  I have to move out of my room that I've lived in for four semesters and a summer. It stings a little, but I figured I'd introduce you to my setup. (You might want to max out the quality if you really need to see

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 23, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Final Push Who needs sleep?

  

  This is it, MIT is in the middle of finals week and the final grind ... the material. I've just woken up from a nap, ran to the store, and am now hidden away to study all night. It's a straight push through till

  • by Snively '11
  • December 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Progression of Spirit You must be this tall to ride the MIT Emotional Rollercoaster

  

  down the hall in hysterics increase. How does Jon react to the added ... to watch the progression of the emotional state of MIT students. The year starts with 1,100 studious new freshmen who are ready to experience

  • by Snively '11
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  We Brought Something? Um, no. No, we didn't.

  

  everywhere. That was in no way what I'd been looking forward to. Maybe ... Colin '10, Nina '08, and Timur '10 waiting for it to snow. A couple of hours after I left them to go back to my room, snow it did. It wasn't much

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The summer begins…

  

  've got my freshman advising application in, as well as my MIT ID card photo ... like summer has actually begun... and it's time to enjoy my last months at home with friends and family before heading to MIT. I'll be leaving

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 15, 2005
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  How do I access the MIT QuestBridge Supplement?

  about how to access our MIT QuestBridge Supplement. If you are a Quest ... your QuestBridge application to apply for our Regular Action cycle, but you must let us know in advance by emailing questbridgeinfo
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Is the Sloan School of Management for undergrads, too?

  MIT Sloan School of Management will challenge undergraduates to ... prepares you for your next step, equipping you with the tools you need to ... . Fueled by the groundbreaking work of our faculty in such critical areas as
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  bridges and become the first Asian pop star to succeed in America. A few ... It's snowing here tonight, so when I got home I decided to curl up on ... up in applications that I didn't read Sunday's New York Times, usually

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The New MIT Viewbook! Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw…

  

  to chuckle. In looking back a year, he references this post, in which I ... final proofs next week - and then it's off to the presses! I can't wait to hold the first copy in my hands. Those of you who will be applying next

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick update

  

  don't have to send in the midyear report? A. No, you must send in the ... late for extra materials to be reviewed in selection committee, any ... I guess the folks who staff the phones in MIT Admissions received

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  meet the simmons elevators! aka me thinking wayyy too much about elevators

  

  Things always seem to come in threes. The Three Musketeers. The Holy ... I’m in one, I have no choice but to ponder the machine surrounding me ... always seem to be sharing the elevator with a stranger in awkward silence

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • March 12, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  You can’t live without clean water Alfinio's sustainable water initiative

  

  1667a.html In the summer of 2007, four Harvard graduates will go to Costa Rica to work with their partners in a community to eradicate the ... most prevalent and preventable problem in developing areas around the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  New ZigZag video podcast & behind the scenes An inside look at the new video.

  

  ... check it out! Let us know what you think, either in the comments section ... came up last semester over a lunch meeting at the Forbes Family Cafe in ... would be like to be a first semester student on campus. From there, we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More humanities than a humanities major Bitter complaining and fond reminiscing. Can't beat that with a stick.

  

  off the week with an A+++ in 21M.271 and gradually regressed to a 54 ... Okay folks, here's what I have to do this weekend... 1. Write a blog ... . Write introduction to 10.28 advanced technical review for Monday 7. Work 4

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Festival of Learning a hackathon for students and instructors connecting technology with education

  

  them to not be conducive to learning. In order to help teachers, we need ... materials. Now MIT is trying to implement technology in a way that works best ... pedagogy together, there are tractable issues to solve in existing online

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • March 17, 2017
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Follow Me: A Video Tour of Campus in which you get to hang out with my friends and walk around MIT through…

  

  allergies and how to pronounce the word "Stata". If that sounds like a fun way to spend your next 21 minutes, then you're in luck. Boy, oh boy, do I have the video for you. Our goal was to make an accessible, virtual tour

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 23, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  avatar a weird metaphor for careers

  

  people had to do all of those things for you you know how in ‘avatar ... civilization you expect me to just work a chill tech/quant job and relax in my ... making decisions like what job to work at after college. i think we’d be in

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • May 10, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  World Cup Finals

  

  , Roberto Baggio. (It was in no small part due to his braids, I'll admit.) My ... , I bought posters of him in Little Italy, NY, and even went to an ... A story from a few years ago: During the 1994 World Cup, I lived in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  [guest blog] 1,694 Miles Away by Favianna C. '26

  

  the Charles River and stop in the middle of the road to take a picture ... captivating, but to me, they were expected, unlike the ones here in Massachusetts. Similar to the subtle disparity in twilight coloring, I

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 1, 2023