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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Public Art Projects An art piece that captures the essence of the title of my blog.

  

  This was today's surprise as I walked down the Infinite. I think the title of this art piece could be "Hitchhiking across the Infinite." What ... for one of the art classes, but I'm not sure.

  • by Bryan
  • December 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

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

  

  So this week, each day of Orientation, the students have been getting 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

  • by Bryan
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties

  

  Have any of you attended one of the Admitted Students Parties that our MIT alumni have thrown in various cities around the country (and around the world)? If so, how was it? I'd love to hear how it went. Also

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 28, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision letters mailed

  

  Admit Letters... Actually, this photo only shows about half of the admit letters, as overall there were 4 buckets of The Big Envelope. Speaking of envelope sizes, since I've received a number of questions about this, I can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 10, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

  

  was pleased to find that I wasn't too far off in any of my ratings and ... " with the rest of the office is already pretty good. Go instinct! I was ... " section: When we admit a class of students to MIT, it's as if we

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 25, 2004
• FAQ / First-year application

  May I include supplementary materials with my application?

  of Technology Office of Undergraduate Admissions 77 Massachusetts
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What student disabilities services are available?

  MIT is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for students with disabilities. Our objective is to ensure that qualified students with disabilities receive equal access to all of the Institute's programs
• FAQ / First-year application

  Can my school use Naviance?

  We prefer that students use our MIT application portal detailed in our Letters of recommendation page; however, we also accept electronic documents submitted through Naviance, SCOIR, or other methods. Regardless of
• FAQ / First-year application

  How do I request a fee waiver?

  section of the application. MIT practices need-blind admissions, so requesting a fee waiver will not have any negative impact on your chances of
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Philosophy Things liberty, property, consent - that kind of stuff

  

  Economics is a weird kind of science. Like biologists or chemists, economists are of course concerned with gathering empirical data to support or ... deal in the habits of atoms and molecules, economics explores those of

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 11, 2016
• Blog / Residential Life

  what’s on my wall too many postcards, that's what

  

  Covering my walls in postcards and various other pieces of paper is my preferred method of decoration. I've covered pretty much every wall of my room at home, to the point where I started stashing away cards

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 1, 2021
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  of the content and a deeper appreciation for the creators. But even if ... to be SO interesting. Perhaps one day I’ll join the ranks of video ... form of media studies content. Unfortunately I hate video editing, so for

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / How to MIT

  MIT-ish on being MIT enough

  

  who get excited at the prospect of a challenging math problem or physics conundrum, has thrown me into some sort of spiral of "not being MIT enough ... 'm reminded of why I'm at this school in the first place. Being an MIT student

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 20, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  am i doing this all wrong? thinking thoughts and feeling feelings

  

  bouts out of the blah. On one of my days of the blah, I sent an email out ... nice way to still connect with those close to me outside the world of ... being able to tell longer-form stories and play around with the media of

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • March 4, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  winning embracing positive-sum

  

  for most of my life i was very prone to envy. part of that was because of the academic environment i was raised in - other people doing ... instance, i remember feeling little pangs of resentment whenever one of my

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • April 2, 2023
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  [Guest Post] The Alleyway by Isabella Y. '24

  

  During the storms of May, the Charles rages toward the ocean while ... as they laugh at the sheer amount of water pouring from the sky. I’d observe them from [annotation note="room on the second floor of tEp, the

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 11, 2022
• Blog / Residential Life

  Don’t Stop Believing you can take the east camper out of east campus but...

  

  Last Sunday, one week ago, I moved out of East Campus. The hours ... in my key and walking out the door. I knew it was coming, of course ... the moment of checking out still felt unexpected, and surprising: these

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • June 6, 2022
• Blog / Classes

  9.00 with no context are you a cool rat?

  

  of the most interesting and fun lectures I've ever had at MIT. As a result, some students compiled a list of of his weirdest, strangest, and best quotes from lecture. Shout out the 9.00 group chat for all of these

  • by Cami M. '23
  • May 25, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  . For the past couple of years, I've used an app called Sleep Cycle to ... night, which sounds kind of creepy on the surface and definitely raises ... . Besides, it gives me a lot of insight into my personal data: when I fall

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  New York Trips that we went on with Arts Scholars!

  

  One of the groups we are a part of is Arts Scholars. This is a group ... sort of art. The group hosts various art-related speakers, outings, and events and is a great way to join an artistic community at MIT!  One of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • March 5, 2020