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• Blog / Classes

  Things I enjoyed reading in 2022 (ok, i didn't enjoy all of it)

  

  , lauded for its innovation. The cute graphics and innocent opening belie a ... before, but this is a writing classic. It's 99 retellings of the same story ... . I know the post title is things I enjoyed reading, but this was one

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 21, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Women Rock All sorts of folk, and folk songs too.

  

  One thing I like to talk about with prospective students is the fact that there are all sorts of folks at MIT. For example, there is no ... have terrific gender diversity for a science and engineering school. The

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 7, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  said, "Ana, the only thing you ever have to worry about is about doing ... school life you're in). "Just do your best," (lol just) is quite an open ... 's or about getting in to your dream school. "Being the best you can be

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  world record for fastest solve time by a robot. Yes, the cube is scattered ... curiosity got the best of us. On one sweltering day, my oldest brother and I ... had nothing else planned for the day, and decided to try something new

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Classes Yo-Yo's and Cell Biology...Rock on

  

  is the first time in my life that I've participated in Lent. For the ... would think it's easy, but it's really not. So this semester is the FIRST ... practices for analysis and design of manufacturing enterprises. Emphasis is on

  • by Bryan
  • February 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  day in my life except it’s a live blog

  

  the last book for my reading seminar (infrastructure systems in theory ... out in the end. sent some emails for club stuff (vgo) responded to ... for a second--the moment already zipped by before you could register it

  • by Victor D. '27
  • December 7, 2025
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  athletics facilities for a while now, so I think this is the perfect time to ... bubble is used for the tennis teams during chilly/rainy/snowy conditions ... It’s a beautiful spring day here at MIT – the sun is peeking through

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Summertime, and the livin’ is easy Unless, of course, you've decided to do something with all that free time.

  

  summer is still comprehensive enough for you to take what you will from it ... amounts of free time. Let's start off with the Center for Talent ... , for example) both in the United States and abroad. Boston University

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 13, 2006
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  experience. My own description is a little shorter: The best six days of my ... President for Institute Affairs and Secretary of the MIT Corporation), who led ... days. They actively asked for our feedback and tweaked the program to

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  World’s Largest Collection of Brains The new Brain & Cognitive Sciences Complex opens tomorrow.

  

  Brain and Cognitive Sciences: The disorder is complex, both in its genes ... define diseases. The hope, he said, is to find patterns in the brain scans ... school's president, Susan Hockfield, is a neuroscientist, and the institute

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 1, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  care to create the best possible team to climb the mountain that is ... MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2020 are now ... in the open threads for admitted, waitlisted, and not admitted students

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 14, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  defeated before you begin." Your enemy/challenge is the College application ... University, 1989, BA Sociology (Home of the Spartans!); University of Delaware, 1999 Masters of Public Administration (Home of The Fightin' Blue Hens AKA

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  61 Photos from my Time at MIT from freshman to senior year

  

  wonderful way to say goodbye for the summer. Speaking of friends, my best ... Banti G. '17 won a contest for best dorm room in Boston! He built the loft ... On the day before my non-senior friends left for home, we went out on

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 3, 2018
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Maine, Episode I: Hey Joe The one with the game of ultimate frisbee in the rain.

  

  to their houses for a weekend. Joe lives in Portland, which is "Maine ... up for the weekend. From there we went back to Joe's house with his ... Liz and Manya went home and Joe and I checked the weather forecast for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Tying up some loose ends On getting old and doing things I hadn't yet done in Boston. Also, hot dogs.

  

  weren't old. As in, not for a distant cousin or my mom's best friend from ... around with in the back of my best friend Wes's Explorer, who started ... homemade Jedi costumes for Halloween our junior year. Wes once shot the guy

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 20, 2010
• Blog / MISTI

  a night in hannover one of the most chaotic travel experiences of my life

  

  , everything is close, which allows for easy travel to different cities and ... were there for my dad's work) and chill on the beaches of Chalkidiki. I ... the research group I'm working at for MISTI has a [annotation note

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • July 13, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Avoid spelling errors! The most commonly misspelled words I see on MIT applications.

  

  using spell check for that. More often, I see spelling errors in the ... the application. My favorite spelling error on MIT applications is ... look at it yourself. Here is a non-scientific list of the most commonly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  above it. The shelf is a convenient place for the necessities: gel ... for all the dorm bathrooms (which I'll leave to blog readers to describe ... the other dorms and have heard some stories, so I'll just do the best I

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / Athletics

  The Craziest 3 Days of Soccer Ever broken records, halloween practice, and senior day!

  

  and loves me, and that just really wants the best for me. Senior Day ... rip a shot into the upper corner of the net will never get old. She is ... time for one of the most iconic MIT Women’s Soccer traditions: Halloween

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • November 4, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  Thanksgiving Reflections Be thankful.

  

  day. You can pray for 36, but it isn't going to happen. One of the best ... the night before your exam [it's not high school anymore ;)]. MIT is famous for its stereotype, "Nobody ever sleeps." In fact, this is not

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 24, 2007