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• Blog / MIT Life

  the runaround a star-studded event twenty years in the making.

  

  dinner, some of us went to JP Licks for some ice cream. (This summer I have ... deal before you offer your intelligence :) for those who want to join ... from the runaround: Many thanks to the Godzillas for one of

  • by Bryan
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  Be a Blogger 2019!

  

  live in Conner 2, or plan stuff for REX, or UROP, or decide how to pick ... for this. It's a pretty good gig to be honest. Your application will be ... right outside my office for some spinspiration It's time for those of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 1, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Don’t Worry, Be Happy A few words of advice.

  

  for something. The years that I'd worked hard to get into college had ... will be an emotional weekend for us all, but just remember to have some ... try to find your way around. Have fun. See MIT. And for anyone who

  • by Bryan
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6 / New Year, New Me Looking back, looking forward & staying in the present

  

  to the US and to carry with me for the rest of my life. I wanted to ... Champs title Visited Vancouver with my mom Day tripped to Portland for ... , and went to my first bar in the US FALL Started a new series for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 12, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Room Tour 2017 edition

  

  2021s, can't wait to meet y'all this week! To give you guys a sneak peek of what is to come, I (finally!) got around to learning how to film and edit videos. Here's my first shot at it, and a room tour to show for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • April 6, 2017
• Blog / About Decisions

  Transfer Decisions Released Today

  

  An update for our transfer applicants: Emily Sheldon, who coordinates transfer admissions for our office, will be emailing all applicants with their decisions this afternoon, so you should expect to hear from

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 3, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’M BACK!!! This, kids, is why you should store your passwords somewhere safe, just in case Firefox…

  

  here is a puppy for your trouble: If you just skipped directly to ... firefox to remember my password to login to the MIT blogs website. I ... very well, which is why I told Firefox to just remember it. It worked

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 9, 2009
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s MIT’s mission statement?

  The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in ... nation and the world in the 21st century. The Institute is committed to generating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge, and to working with others
• Blog / How to Human

  and i try to find my place

  

  and I told him that for once in my time at MIT, I want to be good at ... 'd compromise my morals for a job because frankly, I needed to take what I can get ... difficult classes for everyone else came easily to him. Despised how he could

  • by Cami M. '23
  • November 23, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Jargon

  

  useful, is a badge of honor. drop - (1) v. To de-register for a subject ... . (2) n. An inelegant shortcut to get something done quickly, for example ... length equal to the height of Oliver Smoot '62, most commonly used for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  most likely assigned reading for your classes that just add to the time out of class contributed to mastering the material. For me, I cannot ... to use when working. This way, we all can work and display our work for

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

  Ich Liebe Deutschland! A video entry - because I was too lazy to type

  

  (Sorry for the abrupt ending! I accidentally pushed the button to stop recording a few seconds before I was actually done speaking, haha)

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 15, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  While You Wait… Like robotics? Like the Rubik's Cube?

  

  Like robotics? Like the Rubik's Cube? Check out this video that someone sent me. Discuss. (Sorry for the short post! Back to selection...)

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 5, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the MIT motto?

  MIT's motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT's founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application.
• FAQ / First-year application

  What’s the difference between Early Action (EA)/Regular Action (RA)?

  difference in the review process or criteria used for admission in EA (non-binding) vs. RA, and thus no advantage or disadvantage to applying for either round, aside from learning your decision earlier. Every applicant has to
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Boston’s Climate Strike youthful activism

  

  around to call for climate justice. At MIT, and other schools in the area ... began to feel hopeful. For one of the first times in my life, I stopped in ... Today has been a hectic day, to say the least. It's only around 9pm

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 20, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vlogging about Course 3 and Applying to MIT A video in which I talk to myself and I am an awkward MIT student…

  

  I did the vlog thing!   I didn’t take a video of a cat, but here is a picture of Rory:

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas thanksgiving and warm fuzzies all around

  

  course, Thanksgiving weekend. I have...a lot to be thankful for. Mom, if ... Thanksgiving day, we went to Chinatown for Thanksgiving dinner and had a ... . After stopping by a bakery to buy some roll cake (for breakfast the next

  • by Allan K. '17
  • November 30, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Note To Prefrosh With Time Machines and/or Good Ideas Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this saturday at 10PM EST.

  

  Don't forget to show up for the Time Traveler Convention this ... to be exact. Amal, the guy who organized the convention, was ... examples: the "Bicilavadora" team, for their pedal-powered washing machine

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 3, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  avoiding responsibility writing this blog to procrastinate on stuff

  

  , running a quick setup test for a UROP, filling out a when-to-meet, things ... expected to feel refreshed, ready for a round three. But it’s not happening ... , but my hardware is reacting otherwise. It’s taking longer for me to wake

  • by Anika H. '26, MEng '27
  • April 6, 2023