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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  competition! Thanks! One of the biggest culture shocks coming to MIT for me, a ... Facebook group that you get to join when you're a student here that's called ... 's like killing a friend person 1:.... ***** Girl to group of friends: "You

  • by Snively '11
  • November 11, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  the classes among us reflections and too many flashbacks on classes ft. ESG

  

  , taking a class surrounded by countless other students. Similar to the ... need some time to get accustomed to a new atmosphere, but over time, I ... hard anyway, so I might as well try to have a floatie to lessen the

  • by Waly N. '24
  • October 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January Blues living alone, daily grind, angsty music

  

  tastes sour and another friend whose chair is comfortable to sleep on. a ... overlooks a city but is not quite part of the city a thought: my capacity to ... to main memory (system 1). a work in progress: almost finished

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what makes fear worth it musical theater and anxiety

  

  , to me, existed as a series of songs someone had compiled in a You ... college students to tell a story so vividly and intensely? It was about more ... , requires a commitment to fantasy. Yes, in this world everyone else knows the

  • by Kai V. '25
  • February 27, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Next House (on Wheels) *vroom vroom*

  

  remember walking up to the front desk, stomach full of butterflies and a ... possible. After attempting to wipe it up a bit, I quickly deposited it at the ... wouldn’t have to deal with the moving carts for a while (if only because

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 24, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Film! [by Nathan '14] Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

  

  how to use serious equipment to create a film. Above is a photo of me ... went with Doug, a fellow ARTalk blogger, and our friend Natthida, over to the MFA to see a screening of the documentary Urbanized. It is by Gary

  • by ARTalk
  • November 28, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Newly Admitted Student Events… ...coming to your neighborhood.

  

  area, you should check it out -- it's a great opportunity to meet some ... home of a Kansas City MIT Alum for a lovely Sunday afternoon. Be sure to ... Applications its time to start meeting you all! Kim was kind enough to let me

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  ZOMG CPW rawr.

  

  't worry - you WILL have a host and a place to stay once you get here. We ... arrangements, a meeting time/place, and everything!) Anyways, in addition to ... (Doors open at 5:30pm) Kresge Auditorium (Here's a link to the online CPW

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  College students do eat real food! ...sometimes. I now present: the culinary adventures of Laura and April.

  

  putting some Chef Boyardee in a pot for lunch. That's not to say that I ... directly. Her boyfriend, Chris, just flew in to visit, so she cooked a real ... thought it would be a good time to finally try some real cooking. April

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  You know, I'm not a real admissions worker, but I bet they often get ... to say something like, "Oh, the campus is incredibly diverse but all are united by a thirst for knowledge and an indefatigable work ethic

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More CPW Pix

  

  -awesome)! It's also a time to see some folks we haven't seen in a while. It was ... birthday to Kelly. We took a group photo (see below). We chatted some more ... I'll start off by linking to some of your photos: Anthony et al

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Mathematics of People Guest post on Economics

  

  from the library and is probably trying to make a shelter for the local ... a practicing Buddhist, and after meditations I try to use my clear ... I took a train to Naples. The train was delayed, and the local showing

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • April 28, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  Low Balance A epic story of Chinese food, heartbreak, and loss. All because I have no TechCash.

  

  I didn't start out this weekend trying to write a scathing expose on what it's like to survive at MIT with no TechCash, no cash, and a terrible desire to spend money on food at least once a day. This certainly

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 18, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Ended Up Working for a Reality TV Show

  

  . It was a journey, but it taught me to be very resourceful. My next goal is to type one up entirely from a Mac at an Apple store.   ... brothers from Des Moines that went from not knowing how to cook to starting a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why Course 2A is Cooler than You I'm back from the dead, to tell you all about my major and its ridiculously…

  

  blogging again. Maybe I'll even try to match how prolific I was as a freshman ... scary.) Now, there are a couple of side notes to some of these majors. A ... sure it's up to scratch. I was invited to attend a meeting for the ABET

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 29, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  knot again my spread for Infinite Magazine Issue 9

  

  knew I definitely wanted to do a spread for Issue 9, and specifically a ... be a spread lead, and was accepted. I then pitched the idea to the club at large, and was able to get a handful of people who would assist me

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • February 20, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer on the West Coast A visit to the west coast to see what life is like on the other…

  

  a shuttle with a lot of other students each day to JPL.  There is also ... campus everyday on each hour.  Quite a few MIT students go each year to ... and exciting. After an awesome tour of Herbert's lab, I got a chance to

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 19, 2013
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Visiting the Museum of Science science is cool

  

  My roommates and I haven’t had an outing for a while, so we went to ... since the last time I went to a science museum was in eighth grade, it was ... to a few notable ones: Theater of Electricity All three of us are

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • February 27, 2022
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I include a portfolio with my application?

  Yes, you're welcome to include a portfolio. Visual artists, makers, performing artists, and researchers may send portfolios for review by MIT staff or faculty through Slideroom. Detailed instructions for submitting
• Blog / How to Human

  what does the end of high school mean, for you? the days pass so slow; the months pass so fast

  

  to whom it may concern: two years ago, you pushed open a metal gate in a fence that led to a parking lot. you stumble a bit stepping down ... things have happened to you. you went to a party the day after graduation

  • by Boheng C. '28
  • June 10, 2026