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• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s alive! I built a little car.

  

  . My car is sitting in front of me begging for some TLC. UPDATE Today, in lab, Professor Blanco helped me on my car! Thus, it's still not done ... For better or worse, my 2.007 car actually drives. It's not quite as

  • by Bryan
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  All Applicants Can Now Apply For Either Early or Regular Action MIT Admissions announces a policy change allowing international students access to either Early or Regular…

  

  I wanted to let you know of a change in the admissions process for the forthcoming admissions cycle. As you may know, in the past ... . There is no preference in our process for early applicants. We use the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2015
• Blog / How to MIT

  New Year’s Affirmations can i run MIT affirm id be so good at it 🥺

  

  , plunging thousands of students into an directionless, affirmationless squalor ... in the semester (I contributed the stickers). But though we planned to ... a new year naturally lends to new affirmations, and as I waited for my

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • January 1, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  semester, MIT students tend to hide themselves in their rooms/lounges/libraries/other favorite study spot to ready themselves for the barrage of final projects and ... from Chris P.) for a few minutes to welcome all the new pre-frosh to MIT

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  planned for later in the year! Hmmm, I think I'm going to need a bigger ... lamenting our lack of access to Pixar's render farm and kicking myself for not ... if MIT is where you want to be, but please feel free to send me an

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  in Boston, it's pretty exciting to have an awesome concert a minute ... , where a national musical act performs on campus. The headliners for this ... wrapped into Spring Weekend for the first time this year (though both occur

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Dive: a cultural app take a look at my team's microsoft project!

  

  tackle specific issues. In order to do this, we created empathy maps for ... wanted to see if there was an actual audience for our app, so we asked ... plans for the rest of the day. I found these check-ins to be incredibly

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 8, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  walking mechanics how to walk faster using Facts and Science

  

  stability. we can’t go into all of them here, and in fact we can’t say for ... reflected in their foot structures, which optimize for springiness and ... extent this is still true. in fact i think this is the case for most people

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • October 15, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Hardest Thing Ever FOP, family, and how I'm doing so far... plus some findings on frisbee and free…

  

  rocky Appalachians. I was all over the place. The meditation camp in New ... sipping Trader Joe's 100% maple syrup from the bottle to make up for lost ... was leaving. I'm in love with Oregon, and I'm obsessed with my family

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • September 4, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hi, I’m New Here The requisite introduction.

  

  for built-in excuses for not knowing what's going on!) I was born in ... , acting in plays and musicals for two years before I switched to the dark ... straightforward, actually - play some good music for people to enjoy while they work

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  Brown & Yale Universities for meetings in Texas and Arizona. Details ... , hopefully we'll be nearby in September or October. Look for the fall visit ... opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors (that is, rising juniors and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  January Blues living alone, daily grind, angsty music

  

  Thursday a feeling: walked home in 24-degree weather after ... was playing as it occurred to me that i have no friends in this city ... fear: spending my life like i am this month, in a bubble of people who

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • January 16, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Other Side of Fraternities What if. . .

  

  fraternities as possible in order to really figure out which one is for you ... , after Rush they really don't beg for you to come in and visit them. You ... changes as needed. Ok, so, now onto content. For the last week

  • by Snively '11
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  this), engaging him in a dolphin-meowing match for half an hour. He ... its way into a corner of the hall, was swiftly consumed in full by an ... behavior problem in his old age. When Hannah was out of town for IAP, this

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Mac4Change MIT students raising money to feed the homeless on Veteran's day

  

  I wanted to give everyone an update on our campaign to feed the ... difference. Over 60 people donated and we raised a total of $275 in just two ... resources and little experience and in less then a month we got national

  • by Erick P. '17
  • November 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  T Minus One. BRASS RAT BRASS RAT BRASS RAT.

  

  semester. It's one of the most recognizable rings in the world, based on ... in designing the class ring (and plan Ring Delivery, but first things first). There's an extensive entry on Wikipedia; I would link to all the

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 11, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Special Edition! Speaking of Valentine's Cards . . .

  

  -day cards signed by all the bloggers. This means that we sat down, faced an ... for fun," referencing "All Star" by Smash Mouth, the song I was listening to when I signed that card. 1 of the cards says "IHTFP" in binary

  • by Snively '11
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Reason to Celebrate My advisor is a genius.

  

  So over in the world of UROP, things were pretty exciting this week ... : Yea, I know that. She's an MIT professor. Friend: No, she's a GENIUS. Me ... to say that I work for her, and despite her achievements, she's really

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Amy Perez Name: Amy Perez; Job title: Assistant Director of Admissions; Hometown: Lubbock, TX

  

  , Bachelor's degree in Marketing Favorite things about MIT: I love the MIT Dome ... Office. I also love getting discounts as an MIT affiliate at the Boston ... , which are actually similar. Favorite cartoon character: the monster in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The DHL Fiasco I really want to thank those of you (you know who you are) who turned…

  

  bumping threads on the third-party sites in an effort to minimize the damage ... , maturity, and common sense. For those who don't know what happened, someone ... students via the DHL website (our shipping company), in essence publishing

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 14, 2005