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• Blog / Athletics

  Football home opener College football is as American as apple pie.

  

  rule, cheer for any team which asks us to. The water polo coach came in ... there are very few pictures of me in a cheerleading uniform on good hair ... experience. (As some others of you may also be dimly aware, I was in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Random Post While Reading Apps. Because we need some new posts...

  

  I'm sitting at my desk in my robe right now. I'm on my 5th cup of coffee. I ate some Count Chocula. Nice visual. For those not familiar ... I need to post something. The blogs have been dormant for a few days

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • November 7, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laurie Burns: Studying Triple-GEM foils Senior Laurie Burns is conducting a comparative study of foils used in triple-GEMs.

  

  oscilloscope, it can detect, for example, whether a particle is an electron or a ... In 1997, Fabio Sauli invented the Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) at ... detector.) The composite sheet is then patterned with an array of 600

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / UROP & Other Research

  On UROPs Research at a private research institute? Naaaaahhhhh, couldn't be!

  

  , one day in a December, an email showed up in my inbox from the Game Lab. A UROP! That I was under-qualified for? Let's see the relevant skills: Unity: ❌ C#: 👍 Developing for VR headsets: ❌ Developing for

  • by Mimi S. '22
  • January 21, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  friends, and other things memories that come rushing back to me

  

  , sometimes for worse, but so often for the better. see you in a few weeks ... morning: Although we seem to be interconnected in almost every way imaginable - we have the same romanized last names, we're both in the same

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • May 25, 2017
• Blog / Events

  MIT wins the Putnam ...for the third year in a row!

  

  , securing the MIT team's first-place ranking--our team has finished in first place for three consecutive years. This year, the winning team consisted ... of the Putnam--but for those who haven't, it is a six-hour proof

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  Assistant Director for Minority Recruitment at MIT…..which is in Kendall ... rapper) In Piscataway New Jersey born and raised In the backyard is where ... at my desk as the Assistant Director for Minority Recruitment (I told

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sketches from the Independent Activities Period Yultide Day 1

  

  . Wisconsin Interview and Cheese Last week, I went to Madison, Wisconsin for an ... hikes. Queer Stand-Up Comedian Performs at MIT In November, I received an ... looked into opening an Etsy shop for nerd embroidery (e.g. math cross

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • January 25, 2018
• Blog / Advice

  applying sideways, beyond admissions a rendition of Petey's hit blog

  

  outlines for how to get into MIT are do well in school, be nice and pursue ... of priority list for my interests, and an overarching goal for what I ... so focused on scolding myself for not knowing them in the first place

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 22, 2021
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining at MIT How to not starve

  

  fundraisers in Lobby 10 Making good friends who cook for themselves Creating a group and cooking for yourselves on rotation Free coffee in select ... Psi, cooks its own meals on weeknights, and in return for helping cook

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 29, 2014
• Blog / How to Food

  Talking About Dining There's been a lot of talk on campus about one thing – dining.

  

  dorm dining halls (currently only open for dinner), students who live in ... ). Students in those dorms will have to sign up for a meal plan that consists of ... accommodate for the additional costs resulting from the plan. Those in

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions & Coca-Cola Check-in Last-minute questions, and Coca-Cola Scholars check-in.

  

  With CPW less than a day away, I'd like to use the comments for this entry for: Asking any last minute CPW questions you have (you can also do this in Mollie's latest entry). Students who have to miss CPW for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Before You Arrive On Campus: Packing Edition for the pre-frosh we're excited to meet

  

  In 4 weeks, you will leave home for an academic journey of 4 years ... up space. Don’t assume what you need. For example, some rooms in East ... . Always feel free to consult an upperclassman for directions and advice. We

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 5, 2015
• Blog / Events

  dtyd weekend all party, no planning (for once)

  

  , I was receiving an award for the first time, and in what felt like a blink of an eye, I was in charge of making them? something about that felt ... this weekend was a hectic one for my living group. [annotation note

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Your Questions Dec 2006 This is a big one!

  

  to grades? For example, would a B+ in an application be viewed in the ... and program one points in his/her application? Is it possible for ... . ------------------------------------- Fahad wrote: "What if someone who has studied in an engineering

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  let’s talk about financial aid a different kind of holiday miracle

  

  does that actually mean for the MIT student and how does it reflect in ... during the semester. This is meant to cover the cost of flights for move-in ... MIT "set aside" a certain amount of money for me to eat. Now that I'm in

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • December 24, 2025
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  On Being the “Dumb” Friend and the freedom from comparison

  

  ’t come to MIT on an equal playing field. My friends came in with a massive advantage, and even though they worked for it, it’s still an advantage. There ... A lot of people at MIT were probably seen as the “smart” friend in

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2025
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  's something to be said for watching people do really random, stupid, amusing things. For me, there is nothing to be said for locking yourself in a room ... student groups try to fit in one last activity before IAP comes to an

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To stay at MIT over the summer, or to not stay at MIT over the summer…that is the question With so many summer employment options, what's the best choice?

  

  ,700-$2,100 for a single. -Boston is reallllly nice in the summer! The winter ... different options next summer... thanks." In response, I have to say that my ... allowed me to live at home. For this summer, it was more economical and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final projects from the fall three coding projects and an alien in disguise

  

  to reflect an aspect of human cognition in some way. Unfortunately, I ... I had four final projects this past semester. As busy as I was for ... 've taken. We learned how to create image-editing effects in C++ that would

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • January 16, 2025