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• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  corrode them and make them look "older." / THIS IS NOT MIT. February 5th ... visit MIT yet. They may never walk the tunnels before they decide to apply ... campus as a freshman. While reading these blogs is a great alternative, it

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  . But this is MIT - what were you expecting? ;) I'm actually looking ... the last problem sets I will ever do as a freshman, which is a pretty awesome feeling. All that's left to finish up this semester is the final

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  uncomfortable lecture halls at MIT: The Green Building is something like 21 ... things. For me, there is nothing to be said for locking yourself in a room ... exceptions to rules here at good old M.I.T. Anyway, I wasn't really around for

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I like to do the jumble sometimes

  

  helped me quite a bit. At MIT, the interview is an important part of the ... MIT interview was with an elderly alum, known to me as Mr. Neighbours, who was one of MIT's Educational Counselors, or ECs. He had retired to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 9, 2004
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and ... of you give back to the community. It is not hard to tell when someone is just going through the motions or trying to pad their application. I

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  summer’s end

  

  this is the first time i've spent a summer at mit as a UROP student ... sail at mit is free to the mit community!) fallen into the charles ... campus (i see you RSI, i see you WTP, i see you MITES, i see you MIT Launch

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 5, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  There Goes My Baby The first music video from the MIT Logs.

  

  As it says in my introduction, I used to sing in the MIT Logarhythms ... the recording studio at MIT which I helped build (from scratch!) back ... goes to show that MIT students are all about making things happen. It

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Put a Ring On It 2013 RING PREMIERE!

  

  who don't: the MIT class ring (a.k.a. Brass Rat) is not only one of the ... About three hours ago, a large majority of the MIT Class of 2013 ... with which every MIT student hopes to graduate (aside from a diploma, of

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 11, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Prof. Acemoglu’s Clark Medal On the front page of the Business section of today's Boston Globe, there's a story…

  

  , there's a story on the John Bates Clark Medal being awarded to MIT Economics Professor Daron Acemoglu. The Clark Medal is awarded every two years ... , 11 have gone on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics. MIT Economics

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bicycle Race More things happen, and I pretend that I've read your comments.

  

  correct answers. That is not uncommon for MIT. Today in UROP Andy presented ... bicycle at MIT? I was not able to attend CPW so it is like hard to imagine how big is campus and how far are the buildings from the MIT map." I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 4, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  nothing really matters or does everything? a tale of epiphanies and a crisis

  

  answer because, quite frankly, MIT is just a place. Nothing more, nothing ... created by the denizens of MIT, and my goal as a member of this community is ... is who we are. Without people, MIT isn’t much more than a random pile

  • by kellen manning
  • May 6, 2021
• Blog / About Decisions

  College Application Anxiety what if your biggest fear is getting *into* MIT

  

  worried not about getting rejected from MIT, but rather what would happen if they did get into MIT by some miracle-lightning-strikes-a-unicorn-and ... possibly getting into not only MIT, but to any rigorous, awesome school

  • by Connie H. '15
  • June 26, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  It isn’t what you know, it’s who you know The rules of the networking game

  

  looking at. The MIT connection is a great way to find an in. You have to ... Networking is important. Probably one of the most important skills you'll use. The MIT Career Development Center collects statistics on the

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 12, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Love Affair: 11.027 & New Orleans [by Janet Li '12] Spring break in NOLA.

  

  standards in New Orleans. Course 11—Urban Studies and Planning—is one of the smaller majors at MIT, and it is an absolutely awesome field. MIT’s planning department is one of the best in the nation and

  • by ARTalk
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Living with Rain Beyond the umbrella

  

  where it just rains. This week is one of them. It has been raining pretty ... rain thing down. The first thing I’ve discovered is that umbrella’s don ... , but rainboots are a very nice invention. Especially on MIT’s campus. For

  • by Becca H. '12
  • October 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hwæt! Did you know that you can study Old English at MIT? The language of Beowulf and J.R.R. Tolkien's Rohan

  

  a scene from Tom Stoppard's 1993 play Arcadia (which MIT is currently ... Prof. Bahr is teaching the course. And 29 - TWENTY NINE - MIT students ... the class is attractive to MIT students because not only is Old English

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  hokey pokey is the best ice cream in the world (unbiased take)

  

  lot of moments at MIT that remind me of how different this school is ... ’s no talk about what you’ve done. MIT is full of a particularly ... ="yeah the number system sucks"]why building 26 is bunched between 12 and 36

  • by Janet G. '27
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  line given about lotteries at MIT (eg the HASS-D lottery) is that putting ... Questions 1. Sevi asked, here is a question for you about Mac ... , but some slarifications is needed. What is it in feet

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Five Years of Admitted Student Gatherings MIT community is getting bigger

  

  *Scene opens* I'm standing in front of a house with my family. MIT branded balloons are tied to the mailbox. There is a poster of the Dome on the front door. Inside, we are welcomed into the MIT community by alums

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 29, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Guide to CPW: Logistics and Planning packing, housing, strategy, and events

  

  event. The excitement of the new Class exploring MIT is extremely ... resource for me to figure out MIT life. And talking to current students is ... different dorms and FSILGs, see them for yourself. MIT’s housing system is

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 6, 2018