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• Blog / MIT Life

  And now, for a brief interlude from our regularly scheduled finals whining. I should be studying E&M right now, but this is much more fun.

  

  Sometimes, I forget how much I love MIT, and then I realize that the ... few weeks ago, I was heading over to my sorority house to study one ... going? me: Back to the house… to study…. Them: False. You’re coming with

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  to be taught how to make a snowman, which I feel is some essential life ... ’m from Michigan, so Boston cold is still no big deal. To be honest, if it ... personal enthusiasm levels inversely proportional to the temperature, though

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  freshman class starting school tomorrow, it's strange to think that I won't be returning to my beloved 254 suite in Burton-Conner, hanging out with ... times a day. I miss MIT dearly, but feel so lucky to've experienced even

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

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  to be a man of few words, and my guest-entry was going to revolve ... consider me to be a pretty serious, goes to bed at 10, enjoys jazz music type of guy. So from the minute I leapt off my five-hour plane flight to

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Updates for the Admitted There's good stuff on your MyMIT portal.

  

  Release Form. Notes to the wise: if you're flying in, book your plane ... President's Welcome & Faculty Keynote Lecture to more unique events like the ... have checked in to introduce themselves. Since only admitted students can

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Professors Are Human Too (Really!) My name is Eric Grimson, and I am a professor at MIT.

  

  consider applying to or attending the Institute. Since this is my initial post, I'd like to briefly introduce myself, and then talk about how to ... I am delighted to join the impressive cadre of admissions office

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / IAP

  I Am Prepared! Getting ready for IAP! (Find out how to join our mystery hunt team, too!)

  

  MIT events, hands down. And STAY TUNED to see how you can join our team ... hope you had an umbrella, Mollie. (Yes, I decided to watch in on TV.) So I leave California on Saturday morning to enjoy the wonders of IAP

  • by Bryan
  • January 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedules are up!

  

  's a requirement for biology majors to graduate, and I'm a senior this ... looking forward to it. Multivariable calc is a prereq. Eep.) I also have to take 21A.100 (Intro to Anthropology) -- I'm concentrating in anthropology

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Painting and a trip into Boston

  

  Yesterday evening I came back from work to discover my friend Kim, a 5th East alum, primering the room into which I'm supposed to be moving ... badly, the more I found excuses not to paint, because I just didn't want

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  a fun bet spicing up the admissions process

  

  going anywhere at all. I wanted to go to college, but how would I possibly ... her to know how much I had earned from art commissions. “Is it more ... quite enough. By the point I was halfway through trying to woo the places

  • by Anika H. '26
  • December 3, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Stories That Made Me My identity in books

  

  to blog. A major obstacle to if and how people read is discovering ... , the stories you relate to are a direct reflection of your personhood ... summaries, but I'll leave a link to an article about each piece. I'll also

  • by Ella T. '25, MEng '26
  • November 19, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  three things i made recently lasers, radio, and a chocolate chip cookie loaf

  

  in session yet. the snow's only just turned to rain and we've had two ... package of semisweet chocolate chips INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 375 ... dish. Use a knife to draw a pattern on top if you're feeling fancy. Bake

  • by Allan K. '17
  • February 15, 2017
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  A New Time, A New Place 2011 and India!

  

  , regardless of how many questions I ask. Yesterday, I was given the chance to ... , I’ll just have to see how it goes ☺ In any case – I wish you all a ... Happy New Year to all of you! I spent a good 30 minutes this morning

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 1, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I do too much stuff at MIT 1)My mom doesn't have a problem with it.

  

  easier than listening to people who barely know me prattle on about how I ... top 25 albums of 2007?! Come on, Blender.), when it occurred to me that it would be a really good idea to write a post. My dentist doesn

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 13, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hot town In which I complain about the heat and expound wisdom about the bio department.

  

  beautiful polka-dotted sundress which keeps me cool walking to work on hot ... of things to try this summer -- so Adam rigged up a foam ducting system ... department: "I might be interested in doing Biology at MIT... so I have to ask

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 11, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  glassblowing & me a series of memories

  

  , trying to make ourselves better. How can both be true? Failing to believe ... The other day, I had a little epiphany that came to me in the shape ... thought that was funny, and kind of cool, and I wanted to share it with you

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • April 18, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  Regular Action Deadline Q & A Have a question about your MIT application? Read on...

  

  or anything that is likely to need changes or edits. No need to wait ... us know ASAP. Be sure to validate your Part 2 (on page 10) well ... are related to not validating early enough. Also, don't forget to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Their Own Words (Part 2) The dog days of summer.

  

  (learning how tomorrow), and keep people company (who wants to be alone at 2 ... United Methodist Church in Tallahassee, Florida, began as an effort to provide repairs and basic necessities to homes of impoverished families in

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vast Oral Tradition Bela Bartok, a fluorescent rabbit, and Helen Keller walk into a bar. Stop me if…

  

  next week, and teachers aren't allowed to schedule any exams or major ... tickets to the BSO through the college card program. They were doing an a ... . MIT pays for college cards, so basically anybody willing to brave the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 10, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  here i go again i have watched Mamma Mia! seven times this year

  

  to be amused by how excited I was. Others were mostly just bemused ... how much fun the actors are having throughout the movie, up to the ... , Jonathan H. '25, wanted to replicate Austin Weber's legendary video, aptly

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 9, 2022