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• Blog / Challenges

  A Mentor to Remember – Patrick Winston (1943-2019) Celebrating Professor Winston

  

  but he spent a great deal of time talking about how important it was to ... things he's said is that: "MIT is not a war", "what are you doing for fun ... A collaborative post by guest blogger Jessica Quaye '20 and Caroline

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • July 24, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Lost in other people’s stories My brand of escapism

  

  experiences, though. It means you get to be that person for a little bit. You ... . You get to be that person with a genius idea for every predicament. You ... around them. Perhaps most importantly, living inside a book requires zero

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 28, 2025
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Other ways I’ve been rejected over the past fifteen years [suffering-from-success.jpg]

  

  desensitizing force, for me. Ultimately I remember only a few subsequent ... favored over candidates from outside the region. It made for a nervous 1 ... After my rejection from MIT in my prior post, I attended Cornell for

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • January 21, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hometown Heroes The first of articles about awesome MIT '09s.

  

  for instilling the importance of education in his life. He recalls long ... 'll highlight it in a future entry! A little background: back in the summer of 2003, the MIT News Office did a series of these articles called "Hometown

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 25, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  TEDxCambridge! 1. How TED talks can improve your life 2. Recently hosted and filmed right here…

  

  Battle for Power on the Internet. Sara Seager, Galactic Explorer (what a cool title). A Real Search for Alien Life. You can find all the videos ... open to it. It's 11:44 am right now and there are 24 hours and 30 minutes

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • December 13, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  -selling author, though, he's a pretty busy guy. We were pretty lucky to get him for ... Standing Room Only, so yay. From 1-2, we hosted a round-table discussion for ... campus on Monday and spent two hours at events for undergraduates 2. Iqbal

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Keg of worms and phytoplankton

  

  applications I've seen. I thought about this for a while, and what I came up with ... the student isn't being a poseur for the sake of admissions, are the ... I'm at home now in Hampton Bays getting ready for the first of my

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 7, 2004
• Blog / People & Identities

  your best american girl on my first boyfriend

  

  enough that I didn't notice for months. The car he drove was a hand ... me visiting the beach house never resurfaced. For him, I did a lot ... . But after a few rounds, he got bored. "You're not good enough for this

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Share the joy

  

  with a fun academic summer program. Many of the best summer programs ... , Entrepreneurship, and Science (MITE2S), which the website describes as "a rigorous six-week residential, academic enrichment summer program for promising

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 8, 2004
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Snippets of Iceland some rhymes from spring break

  

  2024 has been quite a year for the Sun—in addition to the total solar eclipse, this year is also a [annotation note="when the Sun is at its most ... so lucky, but I did write a handful of rhymes for giggles on our bus

  • by Allison E. '27
  • April 17, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lessons Learned in Lab Applicable to life.

  

  if I should put 2 microliters of a probe (used for FISH: fluorescence ... me for a moment, then said, "Really, Hamsika? Really?" After which I ... Yes, I know it's a Sunday, but nonetheless, I went to lab around 2

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer, East Campus rush, and the new term East Campus orientation activities, the summer, and the upcoming term.

  

  The month of August was pretty busy for me - a combination of work ... -tripped DC for some work meetings (6.5 hours each way makes for a long day ... works as a director for a rather large freight railroad in the West. It

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  QuestBridge 2014 FAQ

  

  This is a blog entry specifically for finalists in the Quest ... Bridge application? A: Yes. Follow the MyMIT instructions for the supplement ... ’t worry! If you are a finalist – congratulations! We

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • October 21, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW at Random Hall! While the science gets done, you can build a neat fort with the Settlers drinking…

  

  recognized me and asked for a sticker because of something I said a year ago ... . Come tuck into a meat-free feast prepared for you by Randomites. If you ... of Fortress Awesome invite you to their castle for a glorious feast

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2013
• Blog / How to MIT

  71 More Things to Do Before You Graduate the 101 things expansion pack

  

  . Take a class without having the prereqs for it. Drop a class 11 weeks ... Sciences"]HASS[/annotation] reading. It's good for you. Take a class that ... home. [annotation note="Had a lot of strangers ask me for directions

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 10, 2020
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU GOT IN!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSWcy-bx_lg Come celebrate with us in the comments and—more importantly—share this ... , cylindrical information for you soon.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2025
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Admitted

  

  YOU! GOT! IN! https://youtu.be/oyFQVZ2h0V8?si=Tx2tBog4BB2hei4B Come celebrate with us in the comments and—more importantly—share this wonderful ...  information for you soon.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Missing Documents Deadline check your MyMIT account now

  

  us both if you can, but the transcript is the more important one for us ... Hi all- I’m taking a break from reading applications to give our Regular Action applicants a quick update. As of today, we have

  • by Kris Guay
  • January 18, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Breadsticks and Business Just remember, undergrads are like puppies in the eyes of an alum

  

  where advising groups often meet for dinner; it’s where we’ve had a few ... order pizza, but then ask for a bag of those famous pizza dough rolls to ... . Andrew, who works for a Cambridge-based startup called Panjiva, said his

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 24, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Metropolis and the Alloy Orchestra "The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must be the Heart!"

  

  [by Farre Nixon '11] Check out the Metropolis trailer! On Saturday, March 5, the Somerville Theatre was packed for a World Music Crash Arts ... shown, a large orchestra would play a score made especially for the film

  • by ARTalk
  • March 13, 2011