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• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  democratization and governance in China. Given that I'm a twig, it never ceases to ... individuals whom I've met. She's a rock star in Course 11, a fluent Spanish ... It's been nearly three months since I graduated MIT. With the

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Nerd movie update

  

  bit nervous going in, I thought the film did quite a good job; I enjoyed ... author of Hitchhiker's Guide, spoke at MIT while I was still a student in ... opening of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace in 1999 (the first day

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 24, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Kick to the limit! The Korean Flying Tigers! What could possibly sound more exciting than that?

  

  the Korean Flying Tigers, and since half of my floor is in the club, I decided to head down to the athletic center to check it out. I happened to ... school newspapers) for letting me sit in their special press section so I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Being Home and Answering Questions some changes, some constants, and the end of pass/no record

  

  I'm writing this blog post sitting on my bed in my room at home in ... finals were on Monday, which meant I could spend all of Tuesday sleeping in ... , and arrive home in California by noontime. I promptly called up some

  • by Allan K. '17
  • December 21, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivered celebrating halfway at the finish line

  

  In this blog post, I’ll share the saga of the Class of 2022’s Ring ... the new Brass Rat design. I went to the Class of 2022 Ring Premiere in ... while I waited in line. I ordered two rings: one [annotation note

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • February 22, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  bloggers.addAll( newBloggers); System.out.println("Hello, World!");

  

  recommend trying again next summer. I got in as a sophomore, the second time I ... , and his approval helped me believe in myself enough to improve. I didn ... covered in 6.UAT: in particular, I think it’s worth your time to listen to

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  First day of classes What some MIT freshman schedules look like.

  

  excitement and anticipation I had on my first day back in 1996; I wish I could ... ) And what did I take, back in the fall of 1996? Student #Matt 18 ... 's latest entry. Finally, for those of you in Central Florida, I'll see you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 8, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Announcing New Bloggers for 2010! A digital debutante ball...

  

  . And the gigantic flamethrower I ordered was stuck in Beijing. "I've gotta beat them somehow," I said, in an impromptu dramatic monologue ... . David plugged in his axe, amp, and mic, cranking up every dial. I put on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 16, 2010
• Blog / Blog Projects

  seven questions with youtubers the mit side of youtube

  

  years--was knowing that I was making a difference in the lives of hundreds ... days, whom I met for the first time in person when I arrived for ... -6 videos in bulk, and production would be done horizontally; for example, I

  • by Rona W. '23
  • August 14, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  Nadal, Federer, Helfant ‘85 Adam Helfant '85 is the new boss of professional men's tennis.

  

  : "I met him in December and he also saw Rafa (Nadal) and Novak (Djokovic ... I've been reading many, many applications over the last month, and ... like tennis, both playing and watching it. Thus, I'd guess a lot of the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Thanks, man I'm feeling human again.

  

  happen this morning. I woke up dead tired in the house we're renting here ... in right-side-up, so I just left it. Whatever. Here's a toast to all ... the mountains with their shadows. I'm sitting on the porch of a

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • August 27, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Peanut Butter Delusion Arguments as old as man.

  

  between 5.111 and 8.01, I headed to the Student Center for some food. In ... Australian man ever actually said was “I don't need to believe in God to ... and another freshman were the only skeptics in the audience. I asked

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • September 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  And it’s all beginning…

  

  Back in Massachusetts! And Rush stuff is starting! *excited* There's building in the courtyard. I'll take pictures as soon as I replace the batteries in my camera. Rush - REX officially - is seriously one of the best

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  All the 2019 i3 videos megapost your annual Interactive Introduction to the Institute

  

  (I3) videos, which are produced by students to show off their life and culture of their residence halls. In the '90s and early '00s, these were ... Tube/Vimeo/etc they are now posted online, so I thought I would embed them below for

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 30, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Senior Week: Anjum Sharma A salute to one final senior.

  

  500 firms. Living Groups: Freshman year in MacGregor House "I Entry ... CEO and Chris as Chief Engineer. In sophomore year I lived in Baker ... minor in 14 [layman's terms: Management Science with a minor in Economics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  browser archaeology (fatima's version)

  

  pretty bad..."]any tabs[/annotation] in the last 3 years, since I got my ... , gradescope, canvas, "<enter any city I have lived in the last 3 years ... "How to not be afraid of everything" by Jane Wong. I read this book in

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • May 3, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  Remembrance Another year of old people remembering things

  

  iMac in the center of the room. We watched as a second plane flew into ... try. "Where's dad?" "He went in to work this morning. I haven't been ... On September 11, 2001, I had just begun my junior year. I was running

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • September 11, 2013
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if I don’t have a class rank or GPA?

  holistic admissions process, we're much more interested in how an applicant "fits" with our culture than if they were No. 1 in their school. If your
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Idol A selection committee fantasy.

  

  In a few minutes I'll head over to the committee room to begin Day 7 of selection. Things are going well; for some reason I'm enjoying committee this year even more than I have in past years. Maybe that's just

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 22, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Senior Week: Jonathan Lii A look at a senior from the Class of 2006.

  

  15 with a minor in 14 [in layman's terms: a double major in Mathematics and Management, and a minor in Economics] What's next: Working as a ... Random Variables with Prof. Richard Dudley. It was a class in probability

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 5, 2006