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• Blog / Hacks

  MIT wins the gold

  

  shot from far away. Note how the medal design has a hole in the middle just like the Torino medals. A much more close-up shot. You can see the construction and securing details. It was a very windy day, but the medal

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two ... I emerged victorious. I wanted to turn the turkey carcass into usable ... appetizing. Unless, of course, you believe the twelfth or so verse of "We Are

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The summer begins…

  

  Now that I've completed the FEE, it's time for the math diagnostic. I've got my freshman advising application in, as well as my MIT ID card photo and housing lottery preferences. With most of this behind me, it feels

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet The Admissions Staff It's my pleasure to introduce you to our current team.

  

  I've been trying to think of a good way to kick off the new ... place off campus at the MIT Endicott House. Various presentations were given on the previous year. We discussed things that worked really well

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  The burning question in my in-box is "Can you tell me why I didn ... , passionate people. Go figure - I just described the vast majority of the applicant pool. So the simple answer is - you didn't do anything wrong, and

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wearing the apron This was written on an empty stomach

  

  One of the greatest parts of college is independence. One of the ... . Same classes, same classmates, everyone is doing the same assignments and studying for the same tests. Your schedule is like the food trays in the

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • October 8, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Imbibing the Nostalgia Punch More akin to jumping on the bandwagon than drinking the kool-aid in that it is…

  

  College is generally held to be the last enchanted shore of youth. My ... . I haven't revisited these blogs in some time; the public ramblings of ... into the present and, lest MIT spontaneously implode, many more strange

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 3 Helping the Class of 2010 with their decisions.

  

  The third in a series... With fewer than 10 days to go until the May ... good a time as any to the students who are still undecided: How can we ... morning before I have to run... Ariadne wrote, "The only thing holding me

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Moving Across The Pond From One Cambridge to Another

  

  The same day the United States Government furloughed non ... fresher(Freshman) once again. Settling into classes I attempted to fix the ... (clubs). One aspect of University that is often over looked is the fact that

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To the future! and beyond?

  

  Life after college is scary.  I can't believe the time has come when I have to think about the real world.  Things like where to live, what ... of the real world this summer when I had to track down a place to live

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Rewind the Tape b.good so you can find the golden ticket.

  

  somewhat reminded of the day I turned 18 and tried to buy a lottery ticket and the attendant REFUSED to look at my ID. I was hurt. Tuesday, my office decided to take the monthly company party outside of the office and

  • by Bryan
  • July 26, 2005
• Blog / IAP

  the view from my window and netflix's view of my window through another window

  

  's a screenshot from the Neri Oxman episode of "Abstract: The Art of

  • by Abby H. '20
  • January 21, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A word about the humanities It's sort of a long, multi-section word.

  

  On the Coming of Winter in Boston November peels away like buttery ... grandmother accidentally stuffed with snow As you can see, the existence of the ... student, I devote at minimum ten hours a week to thinking about the

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 25, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Has Been Found! Mystery Hunt 2007 is quasi-over.

  

  "At 2:14am on Sunday January 14th Dr. Awkward managed to defeat the devil and regain their immortal soul (in coin form)." This means Mystery ... seeing what the puzzles were like, either email me or leave me a comment

  • by Bryan
  • January 14, 2007
• Blog / MISTI

  I jumped into the river ...black-haired Asians swam with me.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Oprah Winfrey once dated Roger Ebert. So the Isar River also runs through the English Garden. It's scenic. And people line up to surf in it. Kind of like the swan boats in Boston Common

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question Part 2 An extension of the previous thread, which grew quite long.

  

  Quoting Prashant from the last thread, "Number of ways to compare two applicants from a pool of 10,500 is 10500(C)2 = (10500!)/(2!*(10498!))" I don't need to win the USAMO to know that's a lot of ways. What a lively

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 17, 2005
• FAQ / Interview

  What is the interview deadline?

  There isn't a specific deadline for the interview. Students submit their application by November 1 for Early Action or January 6 for Regular ... Educational Counselor (EC) if there’s one available. ECs will typically use the
• Blog / Classes

  Little Pieces of Living january & february & march & now, april

  

  innovation internship at the Boston Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center through one of the MIT Priscilla King Gray (PKG) Public Service Center programs ... -centered design interview methodology, all in the span of the month. I shadowed a

  • by Sara N. '28
  • April 2, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What Is This, a Crossover Episode? Jacob Collier and Yo-Yo Ma come to MIT

  

  During the first MIT Wind Ensemble (MITWE) rehearsal this semester, Fred Harris (the director of MITWE) was going through the semester’s important dates and logistics. It was all the typical stuff – CPW concert in

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 23, 2025
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Guest blog: “Me, Marvel, and MIT” Jade's experience working on a SHASS UROP for me

  

  Cami '23 and Shayna '23 —  spent the last few years working on a UROP that I supervised about MIT in the Marvel Multiverse. Jade just published ... went into the making of an article like this, and what it's like to do a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 2, 2023