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• Blog / Athletics

  Beaver Nation An intro to athletics at MIT

  

  a student-athlete in a place where the “student” part is so heavily ... that time is a valuable resource here. That’s why it’s a bit surprising ... important thing I can say is, in my 3 years on campus, I have never had to

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • November 12, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  The MySpace Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part two.

  

  't supposed to do? yes 041. Been in love? yes 042. Fired a gun? no 043. Been ... . How many things, in your past, do you regret? only a few, thankfully 087 ... Mid-summer frivolity, part two... 001. What is Your Name? Ben 002

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Dear Prospective 2020s Passing on advice that good people have given me

  

  are coming out in a couple hours. Yuliya K. '18 made a lovely post ... overwhelmedness – but I also find a lot of solace in kind, honest words. So that ... , if you're a bundle of nerves and it feels like your future is riding on

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 16, 2015
• Blog / Classes

  work expands to fill the space available

  

  number of classes i can take while maintaining full-time status, which is a ... pset in the first third of the semester, one paper presentation, a big ... either acquaintances or strangers. how many people do we need in a room

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 28, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  this: Mr. Jackson [was] a father figure to generations of young men in ... . Jackson, a father figure to generations of young men in the house, died of ... dinner was like in 1948," said Ted Devlin of Somerville, a self

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Polymer Police Using spectroscopy to prove my mom wrong (except she was right and I was actually…

  

  scarves arriving in a box that literally said “CHEMICAL TEXTILE” in big bold ... a fire alarm and have everyone in my dorm freeze to death in the ... than a minute per sample. The data it collects is clean and consistent

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 16, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2010 Apply...if you dare!

  

  blogging). However, a blog is not required. Prior experience in the medium ... the application. We are looking for people who can communicate in a ... demonstrate your (in)ability to do this. We would prefer it to be a blog. We

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 7, 2010
• Blog / Featured Blogs

  ms paint sidequest by kayode and caleb on a monday night

  

  about the class in my next blog, to be posted this week, but this is what ... :  Yesterday, I made a comment on Ellie’s Fantastic Blog, in which I quickly ... a bit, and matched the colors to the closest ones in the default ms

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • March 4, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  TESS Science Conference III My first science conference!

  

  their poster is about. I was intimidated at first to be in a room full of ... Survey Satellite, or TESS, which is a NASA/MIT-led satellite that monitors ... an exoplanet orbits a star and passes in front, it causes the light

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • August 7, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21E our major in a diagram!

  

  We are majoring in 21E, a joint major that lets you combine any ... about the requirements of 21E, and were inspired to make a diagram, sine 21E can be confusing. So, here it is, filled out with the classes we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • September 9, 2019
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread talk amongst yourselves

  

  Decisions come out in 36 hours, and I know a lot of you may be ... about admissions. this is a safe haven from that. you should not be ... can talk about stuff you do that you might have included in your

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  Facebook. Because social networking makes you cool.

  

  Hey all, I'm sorry you haven't heard from me in a while; I'm working on passing the aforementioned 18.022 exam. Final in 8 hours, you ... /group.php?v=info&ref=search&gid=286456620522 Congratulations again! (Disclaimer: This group is in *no way

  • by Cam T. '13
  • December 16, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Wahoo! MIT takes over Doonesbury! Alex Doonesbury is coming to a campus near you.

  

  . Basically, a hacker from Baker wrote up a script in Flash ActionScript in 15 ... #3 on it), Alex Doonesbury is officially going to MIT! Look out for her around campus next year...at least in The Tech. Here's today

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thoughts On Global Leadership Susan Hockfield + others quoted in Newsweek on the topic.

  

  My mom just sent me the link to an interesting article in the latest ... begins: Can the United States remain competitive in the changing global environment? Newsweek asked 15 leaders in the fields of science, technology

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 7, 2006
• FAQ / International applicants

  How do international students apply to MIT?

  comfortable evaluating your application in context. A committee of experienced ... financial need. We are one of only nine schools in the U.S. that is need blind ... to schools in the U.S., but almost one-quarter of MIT's applications
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Karma What goes around comes around.

  

  die is when you add that to the normal stresses of MIT life. Not a lot ... : On each daily webpage there is a summary of the day's material. These ... say that I was not in a pleasant mood after reading it. I'll accept that

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool Toys II Using household items to save the world

  

  , one of the MIT students who in September launched a $150 camera balloon into near space, will be photographing the spreading oil slick in ... How are you planning to spend the day? Jeffrey Warren, a Media Arts

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Sport CPW cpw at senior haus

  

  . I organized CPW in my dorm last year. It is one of my favorite times ... descriptions I could. So, in a particular, but not chronological, order, here are ...   BBQ With Tireswinging A historic tradition in Senior Haus, we had

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • April 13, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Take Only Memories Leave Only Footprints

  

  years. I joined GEL for the opportunity to develop leadership skills in a ... different person than the Maggie from 2008. When I came to MIT, I lived in a ... turned in a pset and heard a grader say, “wow, that really made me change

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • June 8, 2012
• Blog / Events

  (Still) Celebrating the 150th! Boy oh boy is it delicious (and free!)

  

  groan, now.) MIT is a fairly unique school when it comes to on-campus dining options; there's a huge cooking culture in many of the dorms, as ... Student Center steps. I don't know why the lighting in this photo is so

  • by Cam T. '13
  • July 17, 2011