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• Blog / Extracurriculars

  It’s Nice to Meet You Finding my confidence through inline skating.

  

  until I got to MIT my freshman year. I got a pair for $25 with kneepads ... mind, hitting a sidewalk crack and falling straight to my knees. I put ... ." But when I saw those same skaters struggling to learn a new move or to

  • by Caroline M. '18
  • March 29, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I’m not a double major anymore Because four years of insanity would totally cramp my style?

  

  a double major anymore. Why did I ever decide to double in the first ... it to last a second in a department where everyone seems to be premed ... to be a doctor. I've been taking science classes purely out of interest

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  blogger wrapped 2022 judge our music taste (the 5th installment)

  

  year of blogging with another blogger wrapped. these have become a consistent tradition, and if I had to guess, they'll continue for a while ... always been on top. slay fatima did a lot of listening to TSwift this

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 8, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Transfer Decisions to be Released Today

  

  accepting around 20 students. Obviously with a selection process that rigorous, we had to decline admission to a great many outstanding students. We ... applicants will be emailed their decisions at 5 pm. Eastern Time to the email

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • May 7, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  other side of the room. Anyway, the TV room is a cool place to hang out ... -distraction walls. It's a good place to study without being tempted by your computer or TV or friends. It's also a good place to look for course bibles

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I just need to write my thesis oh nooo ouhghguhh uuuuUUUGGHHGh

  

  What it looks like right now:

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 27, 2026
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Ellie on the M.T.A. writing about the T, on the T

  

  managed anyways, somehow. I’ve talked to a woman crocheting while waiting ... Harvard (the horror!) at 1 a.m. My roommate and I rode the bus to Symphony Hall, and we discretely listened to a college-aged guy use linear algebra

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • November 9, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photojournalism and answers to some questions

  

  carrying an umbrella in a snowstorm doesn't make immediate intuitive sense to ... asked me to take pictures the next time it snowed (snew would be a better ... 's a lion on his head. I also wanted to share the "Picower manifesto

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • December 9, 2005
• Blog / Travel

  spring break! so much happened, but also so much didn't happen

  

  -filled time, a time to relax, hang out with your friends, and have the ... "]Miami.[/annotation] Instead, we came up with a somewhat unorthodox plan: we'd fly to New Orleans, spend a couple of days there, then rent a car and drive from Louisiana to

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • April 16, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to train your sticking-together rock I am so happy that "computer" is not a no-no word today

  

  ! How does a computer work? I like to think of a computer as a big house ... use this "not and" door to do... well, a lot of things. Like adding ... these questions, we have to look at a sticking-together rock up close

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • January 17, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Advice On How To Approach Your Interview Advice on how to approach your interview.

  

  , test scores, etc. They want to learn about you as a person. This is your ... tell us in the essays. Think about why you are applying to MIT. Do a ... that the interview is not only a way for us to get to know you better

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 12, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fact: Architecture majors have to code I don't remember signing up for this

  

  first project in 4.113, each one of us had to thoroughly research a ... reaction. Source It would be a pain to manually draw recurring shapes over ... , a TA is hovering around Google Earth on the side trying to show us

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 22, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Refreshment We need your help!

  

  's basically an initiative to encourage people to make a positive difference in ... send a larger group of kids to camp. There are a thousand project entries ... here's a form you can fill out if you're willing to create a Pepsi

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… You don't need to take up the crumhorn to look "different."

  

  I wanted to offer a few more comments on the interview. While we have ... are also a good chance for you to learn more about MIT from someone who ... these conversations are a way for you and for us to learn about each other

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My 7 Favorite Places to P-Set! Eat, Work, Repeat.

  

  my favorite place largely due to the mall of food just a staircase away ... a few spots that are normally open at the hours that we like to P ... four years here. On a side note, I rode my longboard there to take the

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • November 10, 2017
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what we’ve been up to recently a short list about winter break

  

  attempt to not fall off the face of the blogs, here is a list, in no ... . Like literally 100+ hours at this point Going to the beach a couple times  Going to pilates with our mom a couple times Going on lots of

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 12, 2020
• FAQ / Visit

  How do I sign up for an info session and/or campus tour?

  without a reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. But don't feel like you have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for ... We look forward to showing you what makes MIT so special! We offer in
• Blog / Admissions

  New Portlets? Just throwin' some ideas around.

  

  manage to sequester a few minutes of Quinton's schedule, you'll see them in ... MIT. His to-do list is a mile long.) Anyway, new portlets. Here are the ... the hope is to have a portlet that will display various streaming video

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2004
• Blog / How to Food

  A week told through food warning: lots of food pictures

  

  , I need to supplement my diet with human food. So I took a picture of ... —there were too many clouds to have a long enough viewing window to appreciate ... or not to take a picture of it. Tuesday I sleep through breakfast. The

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 18, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Holding out for a piece of Pi because there wasn't enough to go around the first time

  

  . Those accepting a spot on the Waiting List, need to choose another ... to apply again in a subsequent application cycle. There are cases when ... out a year hoping to be favored by chance. Plausible, however, does not

  • by David duKor-Jackson
  • March 26, 2012