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• Blog / Admissions

  Five Years of Admitted Student Gatherings MIT community is getting bigger

  

  typing. If at any point you stop typing for more than 5 seconds, ALL of ... *Scene opens* I'm standing in front of a house with my family. MIT branded balloons are tied to the mailbox. There is a poster of the Dome on

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 29, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  The past four weeks, in maps. 3 continents, 4 weeks, 11 planes, made comprehensible.

  

  my absence from the blogosphere explained, using a series of maps. I spent a substantial amount of time at each arrow tip. Where? In order: Purpose of visit: Notable cuisine: More specifically... Pre-IAP: IAP

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Our new video And yeah we’re kind of jazzed about it

  

  MIT and a lot of students take part in them at a very high level. But ... By now many of you have seen our new promo video on the website. And ... video to be featured right on the homepage. Its part of our overall

  • by Kris Guay
  • February 7, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art in the Infinite, Vol. 2 MIT meets King Koopa.

  

  is the last day of my 5th semester at MIT. Time flies when you're having fun. More photos of the rest of the day coming soon. ... the good ol' days of Nintendo. The small dome with it's very own Mario

  • by Bryan
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Time Traveling and Teleporting

  

  , three of the media outlets I most respect have covered it -- NPR, The Economist, and, this morning, the New York Times -- on page 1 of the national edition! Also, for those of you wishing for teleportation powers so you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  and i am afraid of falling a long winded chess metaphor

  

  gets what, who ends up on top at the end of the day. I've been listening ... would smile and laugh a bit. I'd stare at the corner of the screen where I ... succeed, at the expense of never being able to fail. So this break, my goal

  • by Cami M. '23
  • December 21, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  On a week of ups and downs a life update for those who care

  

  day and get some extra food. At this point I kind of fell into a funk of ... getting out of bed to rush to my 8.01L quiz at 9. I opened up the quiz. Our ... I hadn't really touched any of my jobs at all, hence this post. I know

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 9, 2019
• Blog / How to Human

  A Cautionary Tale of Two Students You may be surprised by how many first year students at MIT believe that they…

  

  mention that now? You may be surprised by how many first year students at ... surprisingly is the number of students applying to MIT that cling to that Hollywood fantasy. NEWSFLASH... NO ONE MAKES IT AT MIT/COLLEGE (OR IN LIFE

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 22, 2006
• Blog / Advice

  Things I did instead of thinking (about decisions)

  

  puzzling at the end of eighth grade, but as high school dug its claws into me ... at our lunch table. Within a few days of returning home, I fell in love ... I know a lot of you are stressed. You have busy brains with rodent

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 27, 2024
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  For those of you who didn't notice, the Supreme Court of the United ... Great Dome is one of the most iconic pieces of architecture on campus, and ... Dome as a medium of art, commentary, and celebration. The Dome has been

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Did MIT invent hacking?

  distinguishes itself not only for its seriousness of purpose but also for its unique sense of humor, as expressed in the arena of hacking. Hacks at the ... creativity, cleverness, and difficulty of execution. A 1958 prank in which the
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  was also a chance to see brothers of the house at their best. Lots of ... excerpts from a bunch of old stories: He jolted, sitting up straight at once ... the walls of my school were visible. It was at the edge of this field

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Events

  Mist in the streets of Boston monday wanderings

  

  , where I met new people who were at most one connection away, a friend of a ... circles. I was thinking of all the communities at MIT: how I’ve grown close ... My friends and I met at noon on the Harvard Bridge, shoulders hunched

  • by Amber V. '24
  • April 20, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  College Fair! v2.0

  

  Hello everybody! I'm still alive, I promise, just not at the computer. I will, however, be at the computer tonight from 8:00PM EST to 10:00PM EST to answer all of your questions about MIT in gory detail. What

  • by Snively '11
  • March 25, 2009
• Blog / Personal Travel

  New York A break from Cambridge.

  

  ever find yourself at MIT with 48 hours of absolutely nothing worth doing ... on the bus to Times Square. The eye-frazzling shock of Manhattan at ... . Settling at last into a posh-yet-Zenlike bench at one of the swankier, less

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Blog Projects

  VEDA (Vlog Every Day of April) cami edition

  

  vlogging every day of April and trying to release videos somewhat on time ... 'm trying to get used to the new interface. I am at no means super ... they are mundane to show you what life is on a day-to-day basis at MIT

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 19, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  EA Blogger Application Decisions The results are in.

  

  variety of reasons we have decided to take only one blogger at this time and ... I just want to say on behalf of the committee that we are truly impressed with all of the applications (and there are MANY). Your collective

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 8, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life, the Universe, and the Energy Content of Gasoline "Don't Panic. It's the first helpful or intelligible thing anybody's said to me all day."

  

  used to be really good at taking tests. I never had any kind of test anxiety or anything like that. But tests at MIT...well, they're hard. So ... .01 exam. So on the back of my index card, after writing in all the last

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Pass No Record, Oh How I Loved Thee. A quick look at first semester!

  

  exhilarating. Let's look back at the two aspects of MIT and see how they applied ... When it comes to MIT you can put everything you do into one of two categories "for classes" or "in the spirit of having fun". While the two aren

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / Events

  The Newest Member of Our Family What could possibly be more exciting than prefrosh?

  

  (they called her Brittany at the shelter), but I really like Arya, like in Game of Thrones. The little kitten is so cute! She jumps all around and ... 'm back at MIT, and there is a new little kitten hopping about. Everything

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 17, 2014