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• Blog / About Decisions

  Deferred? Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt).

  

  Shameless thievery from a colleague's blog topic (sorry Matt). There are a great many more of you that were deferred that admitted. I'm sure ... still have a shot at MIT. Unlike Langston Hughes' poem A Dream Deferred

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 13, 2005
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Does MIT have a first generation community on campus?

  The First Generation and/or Low Income Program (FLI) is committed to building a sense of community among first generation MIT students, faculty ... th president, Dr. L. Rafael Reif, is a member of First Gen!
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Too busy to write a blog, check out my playlist instead stuff I listen to when I code

  

  [caption id="attachment_88319" align="aligncenter" width="768"] (not by me)[/caption] https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7gPMHAyVIzQRXAkjHDbxty?si=d3d2d64a8f1d48bb Explicit lyrics. Don't play this in front of your

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 14, 2023
• Blog / Classes

  Exam Cram a comic in which my friend tries to save me from chem

  

  Bonus: 3.091 (Solid-State Chemistry) class has a weekly meme contest. Because I'm a try hard and didn't know how to make proper memes, I drew a comic. The topic was on orbitals and hybridization. I really like it, so I

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • October 24, 2022
• Blog / Athletics

  Video: New Zigzag MIT's podcast takes on athletics on campus, and more.

  

  A new episode of MIT's video podcast, Zigzag, is now available. It includes a nice piece on MIT athletics as well as a Thanksgiving story. Zigzag is produced by Academic Media Production Services (AMPS) and is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo of the Day – Installment #1 Photo of the day #1

  

  While I try go get in the swing of things with the start of the semester, I'll begin what I hope will become a new tradition (pending the ... 's appropriate given the start of the term. Is this a good or a bad sign?

  • by Bryan
  • September 7, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  puzzled again? a little puzzle for the class of '09

  

  a group of scavenger hunt questions to solve, and today they get to solve mine. This blog is supposed to have a question on it, so I'll make ... as a comment. There are iPod shuffles at stake here.

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Day at the Beach: Quick Trips From MIT The ocean is only a short train ride or drive away!

  (or going to college) in the Boston area is a real luxury because the ocean is only a short train ride or drive away. In fact, many of ... train or a ferry. This means that the trips wind up being really

  • by mitblogs
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  cooling off it snowed? snew?

  

  seems to go right. Frustration is a part of the human experience and a ... to appreciate the good things, like a letter from home, fried eggs and toast, or powdery snow on a sunny day. When everything sucks, try to

  • by Abby H. '20
  • March 1, 2019
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  And here I am!

  

  five thousand miles of fishing line and a solid hook? :-) I've long maintained that one learns more in a week of travel than in a month of high ... , and a bunch of photos during this coming week. Stay tuned!

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 8, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  Does MIT offer exchange programs?

  MIT offers a number of opportunities to study, work, research, and teach abroad.  
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  Colors of Campus and other random things on my camera.

  

  A few snippets of life .   Inspired by Kai's Parallel Universe Post      

  • by Richard O. '28
  • February 28, 2025
• Blog / Events

  How the World Cup Will Conclude Backed by Science

  

  I like to think of myself as a fortune teller. And since predicting a tournament's outcome is basically telling a fortune, I've decided to tell ... , biased by virtue of my being a Ghanaian:     And yes, all

  • by Richard O. '28
  • June 30, 2026
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comodidad y facultad ¿Te asusta postularte en facultades lejos de casa? Entonces, lee esto.

  

  paisajes, los aromas y los rostros familiares a los que estás acostumbrado desde pequeño? Y, principalmente, ¿tus padres lo permitirían? Comencé a ... que sus hijos abandonen el nido para ir a la facultad. Y es una realidad

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • May 1, 2012
• Blog / Events

  The return of photos to my blog!

  

  where every week feels like a hell week in some way. It's also been quite a while since I put any pictures in this blog - I want it to be ... nearly a month ago. We had the retreat in Cody, New Hampshire. It was very

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 2, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can I get a copy of MIT Facts?

  MIT Facts is a pocket-sized compendium of essential facts about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, we don't mail the booklets, but you can find it online!
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Well, you just cost me money.” Best. Desk Call. EVER.

  

  this. I'm still working on the Ring Premiere entry, but a friend ... : hello, Bexley Desk guy: hi, is this MIT? me: this is a dorm at MIT. guy: can you connect me to the science department? me: this is a dorm, I don

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 23, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Teehee

  

  Chris, my new Junior Lab (and cheerleading stunting) partner, w/ a little girl we met while cheering at a basketball game. Photo courtesy of Rita and her cell phone.

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Indra Nooyi presentation A presentation from Indra Nooyi, President & Chief Financial Officer for PepsiCo.

  

  This afternoon I went to a talk on Diversity in Action by Indra Nooyi. She spoke at Sloan (MIT's school of management) as part of a series that will host the following speakers later this semester:

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Science Times

  

  A great article about MIT Professor Erik Demaine in today's New York ... . The intricately pleated sail-like form swooshes gracefully in a compound ... origami mathematics, the formal study of what can be done with a folded

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 15, 2005