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• Blog / Admissions

  On Mens et Manus The realizations one has whilst building improvised flotation devices.

  

  Name the first thing that comes to mind when you think “MIT” and ... -building. Taking apart and reconstructing various household appliances. Screwing around with computers, and circuits, and microchips (oh my!). Yeah, I

  • by Natanya K. '14
  • October 14, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Looked outside my window, and what did I see I probably shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

  

  impossible to try and capture it all in a blog. Never fear though, I'll figure ... , the future of cars, and Bill Gates at once, even if it means I just have

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Meetings with Brown & Yale in Texas and Arizona Learn about three great schools at once in the American Southwest.

  

  Brown & Yale Universities for meetings in Texas and Arizona. Details ... opportunity for high school sophomores and juniors (that is, rising juniors and ... will talk a little about what makes it unique, and will also describe

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DEATH AND THE POWERS: The Robots’ Opera [by Ken Haggerty '11] An * exclusive sneak peak * of Prof. Machover's exciting new…

  

  [by Ken Haggerty '11] Death and the Powers: The Robots' Opera has stunning visuals and technology, but it is Prof. Machover's haunting melodies ... many fitting themes of Prof. Tod Machover's masterpiece Death and the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Prof. Jeff Karp and his gecko-inspired band-aid Mimicking nature to create a better surgical adhesive

  

  researchers wanted to create the next and best surgical band-aid, they turned ... three feet per second, and in last decade scientists have begun to ... are individually relatively weak and unstable but can combine to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 31, 2008
• 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
• FAQ / First-year application

  How does MIT use my name and preferred name?

  You should use your current, legal first and last name when filling ... the name we will use in all official print and email communication from ... your legal name and the Office of the First Year may use your preferred
• Blog / Hacks

  The Great Dome, Marriage Equality, and a Proud Hack Better yet, all three in one picture!

  

  Great Dome is one of the most iconic pieces of architecture on campus, and ... Dome as a medium of art, commentary, and celebration. The Dome has been ... the Rings, Star Wars, and Relay for Life, among countless others. And

  • by Joel G. '18
  • June 27, 2015
• Blog / Uncategorized

  albums i like and why i like them pov: i ramble about music and won't shut up

  

  I like music. A lot. And I like telling other people about the music ... to [insert mildly obscure musician here], and their random album from 2018. I keep having new ones, and I want some way to document why I like

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • September 8, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  I know my calculus… and U2. Bono takes on global poverty, fashion, and Course 18.

  

  opportunity and artistic statement. Think of it like that classic episode of ... same story is told, in turn, from the perspective of Rob, Laura, and ... , economic analysis of Bono's visit, my entry is about rock concerts and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Everything I Miss and Don’t Miss About MIT Frolicking in nostalgia

  

  and 24 (but not 13, 19, or 23) n 1 and 24 (but not 13), that important ... on 3/14 around 2 p.m. I found out I got into MIT. And now, after all ... after graduation)—and yes, I've witnessed these responses in the wild

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-France: To The Observatory of Paris and Beyond The MISTI experience of Anjali T. '09.

  

  once home to the Prime Meridian and is the world's oldest working ... photography, and the list goes on with names such as Laplace and Lavoisier ... illuminated the time and date on the meridian, traced on the floor. Right: Salle

  • by MISTI Program
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  Weekend," and the highlight of the weekend is the annual Spring Concert ... year's Spring Concert will be hip hop stars Fabolous and Lloyd Banks ... Fabolous from his songs such as "I Can't Deny It" and "Breathe," and you may

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  we made things and want to show them to you 2.009: an iconic mech-e senior capstone class!

  

  webcast. There's also an awesome accompanying liveblog by Janet G. '27 and ... fall, I suffered a brain injury and stepped back from my role for the ... , supporting my team the way I had hoped, and taking a backseat overall. But, it

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • December 9, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  what is and isn’t me (rush, part 1) and the somewhat methodical unraveling of self

  

  different times in my life and especially throughout my MIT journey. And, to ... came to MIT, I really didn’t think frat life was for me. And there is a ... most part up here in the North, or at least at MIT. And, for two

  • by Caleb M. '27
  • October 7, 2025
• Blog / Classes

  On Greek history, and this strange end-of-semester sprint  tl;dr nerding out over a final essay

  

  really fun to dive into; and I'm a frosh on [annotation note ="pass ... have a focus on writing and speaking, and we've got to take one each year."]CI-H[/annotation] class. I've really enjoyed it. I never got to take Greek and Roman history

  • by Amber V. '24
  • December 11, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What has carcinogenic chemicals, alum bloggers, and ~art~? embracing my inner hipster

  

  like to photograph a lot, and in fact I've done quite a lot of it in the ... ) never touched film before. And that's where this post comes in. You see ... floor and wander around until you find a door with a multicolored

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  Mr. Antunez, a new teacher who had grown up in Spain and Argentina and ... teacher, and 2) completely butchering everyone's names. I spent the year ... it was a portmanteau of my first and last names and could therefore

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Interview with Hanhan Wang: EECS, robots, and more! What it’s like to study electrical engineering and computer science at MIT

  

  Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (more commonly referred ... undergraduates. The EECS department is the best in the country and has pioneered the fields of artificial intelligence, computer science theory, and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2007: I Got Served, and It Felt Grrreat!! By: Seleeke, '11

  

  experience was one of the most liberating, invigorating, and awe ... breakdancing competition at Tufts University and my little venture to Chinatown ... and I attended an hour-long breakdancing class, which involved none

  • by Bryan
  • April 18, 2007