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• Blog / Admissions

  Building, building, building, building This one goes out to the one I've left behind.

  

  appeared on the 2005 Advanced Placement English Language and Composition test ... under the Great Sail on my way to class every morning, because I think it ... on the outside doesn't work for me, and the inside is so gray and full

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 28, 2006
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Can I join a fraternity/sorority?

  MIT's Fraternity, Sorority, and Independent Living Groups (FSILGs) include 26 fraternities, 10 sororities, and five living groups. With core ... living-learning communities provide. The office works to promote a cohesive
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Augmented Reality in Action one step before holograms

  

  first time. Above is a short demo of me using the Meta 2. On the computer ... digital objects around the room, spinning and zooming in on them with ... were MIT grad students in the Media Lab working on AR/VR tech. The main

  • by Erick P. '17
  • January 26, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Coworker Shenanigans Summer friends

  

  Today, I walked into my office (cup of iced tea in hand), logged onto ... : under my keyboard, behind my monitor, on the side of my computer. Raphael ... hid in the biggest one, on top of the bed. Heroically maintaining a

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions updates ...including the state of the mail and EA application tracking.

  

  recommendation on the application tracking system. Allow two weeks from submission ... on the blogs. Until that time, relax. Don't worry about the Mid-Year Grade Report until January, unless you're on a trimester system. I don

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Flame War A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.

  

  , so I posted it again. People caught on, and all of a sudden people were going off on semi-anonymous tangents about how they didn't like the design ... revolting, just a couple of data-entry failures on the part of our class

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Pimp my sukkah. I really can't think of a better blog entry title than that.

  

  holding a fantastic event TODAY in our Sukkah on the Kresge Oval. We'll be ... equally German last name is also on Hillel's mailing list, so at a ... student ID, a form to apply for my athena username, some instructions on the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  back in east campus jiggity jig

  

  helped with transportation again, and i had the foresight to distribute the ... , will help this place feel more alive. last wednesday i finally retired ... laptop was broken, and put it on floorpi's free food table. hopefully some

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 13, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Info for the Class of 2013 The "Next Big Mailing" is on its way out, and with it lots of goodies…

  

  The Next Big Mailing (NBM) is on its way out the door. Formally known ... folks are super-excited to help answer your questions as you transition to MIT. Other helpful sites include the firstyear and Orientation sites

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 8, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  meeting to work on a game I'm helping write for the Assassins' Guild ... A little bit ago, a prospective student wanted some insight on what a ... . From bhangra dancing to fighting poverty, from helping improve MIT

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  You’re Not Alone Even if you think you are.

  

  : Astronomy Lab Last Monday (actually it was Tuesday morning) I was on my way ... wrong. Can you come over and help?" Yeah, I can come over. We worked for a couple of hours, and I found myself lying on the floor of the lounge

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • October 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We ... . What score should I get on the TOEFL? A. TOEFL is the one test for which ... testing date (yes, these scores will reach us on time without rushing). If

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / How to MIT

  Dormire et Laborare Sleeping and Working at the Institvte

  

  I am only a freshman, I have decided on a thesis which I will defend ... opposite student dozing off or sleeping somewhere on campus.” ....All right ... ) holds true virtually anywhere on campus, but no place portrays this law as

  • by Selam G. '18
  • February 28, 2015
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Leavetaking and homecoming

  

  liked the house we already lived in, an old adobe building at the edge of ... printed on semi-trucks, Fry’s and Coke and Target, coming in to the city ... , running my finger through the thick dust on the empty shelves. I wound up

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 28, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  You Prep, I Prep, We All Prep How to prepare--or at least, how I did.

  

  last week of May, then I hope this will be helpful! I myself am pretty ... it might help some of you. Writing down my own strategies is nice ... school, and my mother and I spent even more hours on even more Saturdays in

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 13, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  mid semester check-in all about my classes

  

  of the four technical classes I had picked out or put one of them on ... sophomores to help with resume writing, applying to internships, etc. and ... two weeks, but on the same Thursday. 18.701 has weekly problem sets due

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • October 22, 2022
• Blog / IAP

  nothing & everything again & again my senior iap

  

  senior year I got to be on campus, living life but not living it too much ... other things). Living on campus again this fall, I got to feel a lot of ... -choosing, etc. I didn't have time to finish my poster at that session but it lived

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • February 11, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cute! an MIT mood meter – Are you smiling today?

  

  awkwardly on the side taking a picture; the camera's hiding my face. harhar ... (smiling!) or a mellow yellow face (not smiling...)... plastered on their ... as well as check out a live tracker of smile intensity at all four

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 16, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  What Are YOU Up To This Summer? click me! click me!

  

  'll post it on my next blog! What: A picture that's somehow related to your ... interesting you would like to say about yourself/where you live/what's in the ... MB each. kthx. :P My email's up there on the banner. Will post once I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 4, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  5E Rush Photos

  

  everywhere. Kathleen '10 ended up living on 5th East! I can tell that she ... . :) He made an appearance on the side of the Green Building during Hall

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006