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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I can tell that we are gonna be friends (part 1) I'm talking to you, Alan Guth.

  

  exam at MIT? please.) and I informed him that "um, yes. 8.012 is ... the most of your time at MIT, and for working towards completion of your ... part is a lie. I do not actually have Alan Guth's home address. However

  • by Anna H. '14
  • September 2, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  I Lived, I Learned, I Got Burnt not necessarily in that order

  

  stand up again. People say that MIT is the hardest thing you will ever do. I’m not sure how true that is. And I for sure now that MIT is by no means a golden ticket for the next step. But what I can say is that MIT

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • May 26, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Little Rectangles Thoughts from Junior spring

  

  thing MIT did”, or “This is what MIT looks like”. This is not that blog. I ... thousand times since I’ve arrived at MIT, but it’s never phrased exactly like that. “How can I be so stupid?” is common. “Why can’t I get this

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • May 14, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Questbridge College Admissions Conference A guest post from Louis Lamia '14, an MIT Quest Scholar.

  

  Scholars. MIT is a very diverse place, but every once in a while, it’s fun to ... reading/evaluating applications, the summer is the primary time during the ... MIT as a place they could apply to, be admitted to, and afford to attend

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • September 8, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Scratches On My Mind A brief introduction, so you'll know why I see MIT the way I do.

  

  my first steps on campus as an MIT student. This blog is about ... world with the same eyes. Mine work just like yours do. My sun is yellow just like yours is. However, we come to different conclusions because we

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • September 20, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer days, driftin’ away

  

  issues in the future. The parent wrote: Why is it so important to have gone ... MIT admissions process look at this as a factor? Why? It seems to me ... two reasons I wrote my last entry. The first is, to be quite truthful

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 9, 2004
• Blog / IAP

  Different Perspectives IAP from the minds of a few different people

  

  IAP is a wonderful time here at MIT, where the month of January is ... sponsors the class, but it’s open to anyone in the MIT community and is ... is a time to take advantage of the opportunities at MIT that you

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • January 26, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a not-so-cruel summer this one's for the girlies

  

  it is the hot girl summer //   went to The Eras Tour and over-thought, over-analyzed, over-felt every moment of it // dyed my hair purple // watched Qala a little too late and cried a little too much // cut my hair

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  To the 2024s: Wishing You the Most don't be scared of growth

  

  of campus that make you happy. If you feel like MIT is too hard to ... approximately where you are now. A summer of waiting to start at MIT had finally come to a close and I was trying out my shiny new label of "MIT student

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • September 1, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Monday (in Snaps) and my longest Snapchat story ever

  

  organizing the Banquet for xFair, MIT’s spring career fair and expo. A futon is ... at MIT post)   8:45: Wakeup. For real this time, after 10+ snoozes. 8:53: First snap! Of a TMAYD MIT (Tell Me About Your Day MIT

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 28, 2015
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Leaving a Mark Painting a mural and turning my rat

  

  graduated. At graduation, one of the traditions at MIT is for all the ... In my last days at MIT, I painted this mural on my hall. I ... catalyzed by a sense of urgency: I was leaving MIT so soon, and I felt like I

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 12, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  3 Things We Don’t Remember Enough About each other

  

  In any given school year or work week, there is so much we can stress about - academics, career, finances, etc.- so much so that the ... .  Sure, there are a lot of cool and a lot of awkward moments at MIT, but

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Chem Lab Boot Camp!

  

  So course 5 (Chemistry) is doing something cool. Last January, filmmakers followed around the participants of 5.301 Chemistry Lab Techniques as they struggled with the intensive, high stakes world of ChemLab Boot

  • by Chris LaBounty
  • August 22, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Truth About Science comic-style.

  

  So the good news is that the series of scientific mishaps I blogged about last week no longer exist. Yay, happy dance: (Devin '13 showed me this video a while back - I've watched it approximately 20 times since

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 22, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Rachel was at SF Pride with Facebook

  

  out of bed early enough for the parade, which when you think about it is

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 1, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Engineering leadership: the one-hour edition President Hockfield makes a surprise appearance!

  

  'cool' factor that trips up some MIT students." This is a lesson I ... About 20,000 visitors took a peek at MIT during last Saturday ... many visitors on campus is as if about ten Campus Preview Weekends took

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  We bring the sketch to you! The internet is full of weirdness!

  

  invention on the internet, and it's called Omegle! The theory behind it is ... that they were talking to a room full of MIT students. As it turns out, they had a friend that was just accepted to MIT EA. I'm not sure how much

  • by Snively '11
  • February 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Mattress Dominoes! One of many reasons why my summer is better than yours.

  

  is awesome and all, but that's not what I'm here for right now. Neither

  • by Keri G. '10
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Happy Pi Day!!! 3.14159!

  

  3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510..................... How many digits do you know? More to come later today about how MIT ... UMA is celebrating our favorite constant in style with the following

  • by Bryan
  • March 14, 2007
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Biking the bridge I biked across the Golden Gate bridge to Sausalito

  

  is beautiful. Looks like Mr. Center of Gravity understands 8 ... you're at MIT, though! Join the MIT Cycling team. Don't have a bike? Check out TechBikes, "MIT Campus Bikeshare Program"

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 20, 2006