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• Blog / Admissions

  On the other side of CPW Being an MIT undergrad during CPW is definitely an interesting experience

  

  were interested in becoming bloggers or at least really excited to meet ... be different - but I didn't expect everything to be so weird.  It made ... the weekend to have such a terrible end to it - see Anna H. '14's post

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedilemmas Schedule + dilemma = most incompetent-sounding portmanteau ever

  

  , discovered three new species of granola in an unexplored section of the pantry, preheated an oven to the wrong temperature in Fahrenheit but exactly the right temperature in Kelvin (on accident), took a partial derivative, tossed up a pan

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 7, 2009
• Blog / IAP

  small changes feeling big my winter in Armenia

  

  gremlin in me that's always eager to experience new places. Access to global ... 't have access to them growing up. I dreamt of seeing worlds beyond my own ... place really like? I was there to teach a renewable energy course at

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 17, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  To go along with Chris' entry about excitement for the unveiling of ... , for the unveiling of the class ring. The design process begins in ... lucrative ring contract: 90% of all students will purchase the ring in a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins Putnam math competition

  

  undergraduate mathematics competition in North America. Of the top 5 students ... (N), of successful free throws she has made in her first N attempts of the season. Early in the season, S(N) was less than 80% of N, but by the end of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cubes, Tetrahedrons, and Wind Chimes Silly lil musical instruments for a silly lil guy (me)

  

  .) and various sensors (accelerometers, capacitive sensing, etc.) to create ... encourages us to go wild with our imaginations, as long as the end product ... semester (although I haven't had the chance to build most of them... yet

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 5, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus, Part One Photos and commentary of a sample floor of the East Campus dormitory.

  

  few times, but still is no match in cleanliness or plushness to shiny ... you have to live at East Campus in order to find it :-). Each of the ten ... class that many of us roll out of bed five minutes before we need to be in

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 26, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Watch this year’s 2.s009 final presentations designing kindness during a time of covid

  

  This is a very brief blog post to remind you —  as our announcement ... is tonight! Every year we blog about 2.009, a capstone course in ... webcast at s009kindness.com, where you will also be able to ask questions of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 7, 2020
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Your college application motivation soundtrack for November Reflect, rewrite, repeat

  

  months furiously writing and rewriting their personal essays to [annotation ... in your college app process: good job! You're doing really good, keep ... those personal essays. I recall really having to dig down deep into what

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 2, 2019
• Blog / Events

  Pics or it didn’t happen? It happened!

  

  in our stories. The contestants, from top to bottom, left to ... , "From Generation to Generation" // Bruno Faviero, "Vision" // Bruna Moscol ... ; It was incredible to hear how 15 different MIT students interpreted the

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 10, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  On the Road Again Adventures in Texas!

  

  account - feel free to follow me @MikeyMIT. So far it's been mostly text updates, but I'll try to include more pictures for those that want to try ... to Boston. A whirlwind trip, no doubt! Hopefully I'll see some of you

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 4, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  So How Does It Feel? Now all you have to do is wait.

  

  asking others for advice. It got to the point where I nearly had my writing memorized, and I grew tired of seeing the same little letters in the same ... cause me to be instantly rejected from MIT, I calmed down slightly, went

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW and other acronyms C.Y.G.W.T.S.F? I.F.C,I.B.Y.C!

  

  weather machine is up and running in order to give you all some of the best ... be setting foot on campus, many of you for the first time, to experience what a little bit of MIT is like. Can't sleep? Curious about what to

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 16, 2009
• Blog / Class Projects

  Product Design Lab Wakka wakka wakka

  

  toy? Our assignment in lab the next day was to build a pull toy. You ... inaccuracies, the ghost doesn't have to be blue in order for the PacMan to chase ... the 3rd floor of building 35 you ask? Well there used to just be a

  • by Snively '11
  • March 11, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  Today, of all days, in Jonestown, PA, eight members of my family bore witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two-hour food coma immediately after dinner, I think it's pretty safe to say that

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Odds & ends

  

  nice photos in his latest post of the final class of 3.091: Introduction to Solid State Chemistry. Professor Don Sadoway, arguably the best and most popular teacher at MIT, always wears a tuxedo to his final 3

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist who ranked MIT but was not matched still apply for EA and/or RA?

  're welcome to enter our Early Action or Regular Action cycle. We'll send an email in early December outlining the options available: You may use your QuestBridge application to apply through Early Action. You may use
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (My Third) First Day In which I attempt (and fail) to do a timelapse vlog

  

  give me steady enough footage to not cause motion sickness. Whoops. The ... you try to speed up an already-wobbly video to 800%, it becomes a blurry rollercoaster of MIT scenery that is pretty unpleasant to watch. Even post

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 7, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  “The Flying Luxury Hotel of Tomorrow” The luxury cruise of tomorrow is sweet!

  

  precise adjustments in flight dynamics to compensate for outside conditions ... and oceans as they stroll leisurely about the one-acre cabin or relax in ... additional lift to keep the behemoth and its 400-ton payload aloft while

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2011 Closing Remarks and Variety Show Singing, dancing, juggling, and more!

  

  examples of a cappella.) Kim actually used to be in the Chorallaries, and I used to be in the Logs (back in our undergrad days). These are, of ... cappella groups), Fri 6-8pm in 10-250 - Wind Ensemble and Festival Jazz

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 6, 2011