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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Following My Passions At MIT [by Susan Shepherd '11] Can a writer fit in at MIT?

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] Choosing a set of colleges to apply to can be ... questions and working hard - even though the weekend is normally a chance to ... that comes to mind when you picture a typical MIT student. But if you

  • by ARTalk
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  At What Cost A summary of my fall semester

  

  apply to grad school, there’ll be a glaring “D” in my Fall 2007 semester ... class seriously. I’ve wanted to get back into music for a long time (I ... second degree in physics because I want to get a PhD in physics after I

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • December 21, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  From The Midst Of Selection A recount of EA selection committee.

  

  until the group comes to a unanimous decision. If one can't be reached ... us head over to The Miracle of Science to decompress for a bit. MIT is ... to a snowstorm. The roads have not been plowed nor salted. I slide all

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  maturation. You only need to sit in a poetry class, people-watch at a few ... friends, to realize that people are, well, complicated. We're a pretty ... team in 16.00 (Introduction to Aerospace Engineering) building a blimp

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  Making an Entrance On being helped to my feet.

  

  lobby. Rewind four weeks, to a field in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where I ... right. Eyes on the Frisbee, I began to run sideways. BAM. Crashed into a ... from my 4th floor room in New House (a dorm with no elevator) to the

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Hello from Palo Alto My California not-so-vacation.

  

  a shuttle across the bay to Berkeley. Dinner is pizza and beer at the ... all the recruits attend. All the recruits and all the faculty head to a ... a bus to Palo Alto. I go to dinner at the home of leftcoast mom, a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  total eclipse of the cruft

  

  ’s surface. Truly a magical experience that you have to see in person. (Minor ... upgraded to an enormous fuel-guzzling pickup truck. As a Californian who normally drives a pragmatic efficient EV I’ve now been radicalized to being a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2024
• Blog / Admissions

  Spreading the word Yesterday, new father Ben and I did a presentation on blogging for the annual conference…

  

  case. Need blind admissions have allowed more students to have a chance ... hammer home the point of how blogs can be used to build a community, we ... 't get a chance to thank you in person so here it is, "thank you". My

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Lots of questions today! Lots of answers, too.

  

  , because we have a standing agreement not to go to dances. We used to go ... go out to a restaurant for dinner. I haven't been to one of the dining ... year. If you plan to live here over the summer, I'd recommend buying a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Mathematics for Computer Science – “Top 10 Proof Techniques NOT Allowed” 6.042 has been a very engaging and entertaining class thus far.

  

  down every theorem or result known to mankind and then adds a few more ... : An issue or two of a journal devoted to your proof is useful ...  seen on 6.042 exams when there was not time to include a complete proof by

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • September 12, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing

  

  homework, I obliged with a final exam. One of the most surprising things to ... train ride to Sondrio, a small valley town in the Alps, about 30km from ... , and a few even expressed interest in MIT. In addition to my pitch on MIT

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 17, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  The Aftershock In memory of Kate Hunter ‘20 (1997-2017), who will always be remembered for her big…

  

  sometime before the New Year’s countdown. Thinking it was just to wish me a ... earth-shattering. I started to imagine the worst-case scenarios. I’m a ... such a close scale before, so none of me knew how to react. My head was

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 18, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Awesome Robot Competition? LIVE?? Check out the 2.007 Final Robot Competition! LIVE May 12th/13th!

  

  class and plan to write a longer blog about our experiences, but we couldn ... Monday to earn as many points as possible, and a top 32-robot single-elimination tournament on Tuesday! Quote from an email: "Each head-to-head match is a

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • May 12, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Career Fair Thoughts In which I didn't try to acquire 50 different company shirts

  

  becoming a camp counselor or taking time off to spend with your friends and ... throughout the Z-Center. This year, I didn't succumb to the frenzy of: This is mostly because I've given away far too many company shirts to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 21, 2014
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Thread: Deferred Early

  

  As you know, we had a very competitive Early Action applicant pool, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was ... students shortly. In the meantime, please feel free to use this forum to chat

  • by Decisions
  • December 14, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  An MIT Adventure Life at the 'Tute

  

  : had never seen a taxi, had never been on a subway (except for the one at ... immediately sent to NYC to conduct some school visits. I was so nervous riding the subway for the first time, but getting to meet the students at the

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • August 20, 2012
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Early Action: Deferred A forum.

  

  We had a record number of Early Action applicants this year, and unfortunately we could not take all of them. If your decision was deferred, then ... shortly. In the meantime, please feel free to use this forum to chat.

  • by Decisions
  • December 16, 2010
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  With a record number of applications, this year was once again the ... applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many ... category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Admin
  • March 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  This week in verse There's a song that describes exactly what I'm feeling right now.

  

  Rather than write a real blog entry, I instead urge you to consider the following: An MIT surveyor came upon the gates of Hell, He looked ... already 'cuz you went to MIT." That is all.

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Decisions Day Threads

  Open Forum for those Not Admitted

  

  With a 17% increase in applications, this year was once again the ... applicants from our amazing applicant pool means that we had to turn away many ... category, this is an open forum for you to talk.

  • by Decisions
  • March 14, 2009