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• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  up a story like this. You can read about the entire saga here ... idea being to get as close as possible to the fireworks on the 4th of July (and have the coolest boat on the Charles River). Seriously, you

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Do students apply to a specific major?

  Registrar's Office has more details on majors and minors. And we know you want to ask.... but MIT doesn't allow triple majors anymore. You can spend your extra time getting your Pirate Certificate instead! (Just
• Blog / Events

  Curiosity What were you doing?

  

  decided that I didn't want to play the HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU USE THE WORD ... meantime, comment below and answer this: Where were you and what were you ... Square (I'm jealous of you, whoever you are!) I imagine it wasn't just me

  • by Anna H. '14
  • August 10, 2012
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Decisions Now Available Online

  

  Class of 2016 are now available at decisions.mit.edu You can log in using the same username and password that you use to log into your My ... how our Early vs. Regular and deferral process works you can read my

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 17, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  occasion to get paid just to sit back and have fun, so I definitely seized the opportunity. I had to leave early to get to campus to film the documentary that I've still told you nothing about minus the fact that I

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

  On psets and projects and why "midterm season" is all the time

  

  of year that the days get shorter, colder, and rainier, which can ... ."]"lab".[/annotation] It's called a lab because it involves a checkoff, where you talk to ... number is hard: do you count distinct classes, or should you weigh classes

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 25, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Restoring Sanity… and Fear And love of cats.

  

  -worse-than-vacuum-sealed-sardines trains: Look at the platforms, just look at them! If you didn’t get on the train at one of the suburban stops, you weren’t getting on at all; there ... managed to startle. But I’ll take what I can get.

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • November 1, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dancing Days Nerd love, as the summer evening grows.

  

  's dancing, you can shake it, much like one might shake a Polaroid picture ... if you get the opportunity. One summer night, after staying in lab ... DID YOU KNOW? Almost all household plumbing originally contained lead

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Talk to Strangers you might want to keep what they have to say forever

  

  for those of you that will eventually sign up, it's a class you can take ... microphone, you don't have to answer any questions--instead, you get to witness people's confused, surprised expressions. You're the one that gets to watch

  • by Ana V. '15
  • July 22, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Speed Walking literally and figuratively

  

  “PUSH IT PUSH IT.” Immediately, we both just grinned, because how can you ... speed walking through it, by maintaining a pace that will ensure you get ... class. Other times, you can slow down, and take the time to stretch you

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • January 11, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Temporary Band Entry Title And we hope we passed the audition.

  

  leave. So this is where things start to get strange. Well, we're now at ... costume. Most frequently used line of the evening: "If you or anybody you ... mit dot edu!" And so should you! Story tomorrow. I'm spent. Hokay, so

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Work Hard, Play Hard MIT students actually have lives, occasionally.

  

  (somehow) that despite the scary workload, you guys find some fun/enjoyment in the work and what you're learning. Is that true? (I dearly hope it ... questions. I get it fairly often, and I'd say it's pretty valid since MIT

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 8, 2007
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  you can’t get from a book are the humans you meet along the way, and what they can teach you.']I could have picked up the basic principles of ... , I have heard every complaint and critique you can imagine from every

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a physics major (for now) feeling scholarly, part 2/2

  

  'll spoil the punchline for you: I'm officially a course 8 major now. And yet ... major, but I really can't help myself. The thing is, I'm not actually ... intuition for a new topic. I love taking physics classes enough that I can see

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • June 26, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  February updates Midyear grades and more.

  

  freshman admission this year. As you can see on the admissions statistics ... anything you send in as a supplement. I think it is important to remember, however, that if you have completed your application, we have everything

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Human Factor And String Theory Two links to start your weekend.

  

  York - you can find every single kind of person here, even Red Sox fans. This trip will conclude my fall travel season, so I'll get back to ... links to tide you over: First, The Human Factor is a video that MIT has

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 26, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Mystery Of The Missing Application Tracking Portlet A quick clarification.

  

  a quick entry to let you all know that everyone's portlet has been ... excuse to let go of the process a little bit. You've done everything you can do, so try to have some fun in these next few weeks. Hang in there

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 3, 2007
• Blog / Athletics

  AIDS Walk San Francisco Shameless solicitation -- join the fun

  

  '06 will be walking with us as well. If you're in the Bay Area this ... fundraising goal. I want to do as much as I can to make a difference in the ... no cure in sight. Moreover, young people are still getting infected at

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  ...that you get invited to have lunch with the president of MIT ... you can be a part. Sincerely, Kirk Kolenbrander Senior Advisor to the ... - 6 graduate and undergraduate students. She very much hopes that you

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  created by the entire team every so often for you all to try, and then a couple days later, I'll post the solution. Maybe you can join our team ... this we're even already getting ready for next year's contest. As part

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005